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11 years ago

Usb blaster nios and eclipse?

Guys, how can I download .elf to the board. I can not find usb blaster in eclipse. How can I find it? it can be found on quartus 12.1. any clues? thx Please see attachment...
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11 years ago

I'm beginner for Nios....

Here's what I've got from the board DVD

General Process is as follows:

1. Copy the Nios II processors (Quartus II projects) to your computer, which are located in "DVD_ALTERA_EN\data\program\EP4CE6\nios\Quartus II Project".

2. Launch Nios II IDE

1) Create a new Nios II project.

2) Config the Nios processor by specifying the PTF file directory on the "Select Target Hardware" section. The PTF file directory depends on where you placed the Nios II processors in step 1.

3) Copy the corresponding c code in "DVD_ALTERA_EN\data\program\EP4CE6\nios\Nios II C Code" into the new project.

4) Build the new Nios II project.

3. Connect the development board to the PC through a download cable.

4. Back to the Nios II IDE

1) Download the Nios II processor to the FPGA, select"Tools->Quaters II Programmer" to download the sof file.

2) Run the Nios II project (right click the makefile, select "Run ->Run As->2 Nios II Hardware", it may takes several minutes). When download completed, the demo code should starts to run automatically.

What do you reckon ?