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CWarr1
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6 years ago

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

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 ni...
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Ahmed_H_Intel1
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6 years ago

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,