What is meaning of NIOS "Instance ID" in Eclipse ?

Question

I have 3 Nios processors in my design. In QSYS they are named NIOS_1, NIOS_2 and NIOS_3. When I start eclipse to run test code, it offers me a choice of 3 Nios processors to connect to; with names nios2_0, nios2_1 and nios2_2, and instance ID of 0, 1, 2 respectively.

From trial and error, I found that Eclipse nios2_0 connects to my QSYS NIOS_3.

How can I tell which Nios I am connecting to in Eclipse ?

ahmed_h_intel1 · Answer

Hi,

You need to add the system ID component. The system ID peripheral safeguards against accidentally downloading software compiled for a different Nios II system. If the system includes the system ID peripheral, the Nios II SBT for Eclipse can prevent you from downloading programs compiled for a different system.

Please check the following page for more info:

https://www.intel.com/content/dam/www/programmable/us/en/pdfs/literature/an/an717.pdf#page=15

Regards,

Forum Discussion

What is meaning of NIOS "Instance ID" in Eclipse ?

1 Reply

Recent Discussions

AshlingRISCFree IDE Build system: 'source directory does not appear to contain CMakeLists.txt"

Correct way to use mSGDMA with a NIOSV/m processor on a MAX10 FPGA

University Program IP for NiosV

Nios-V on Cyclone IV

Nios II IDE File Name too long error