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17 years ago

External clock in SOPC builder

Hi I have an external clock (1Hz) which i would like to use as an input to my system. I would use this clk for the 7segment displays on the Altera DE2 to show the time. I would like to know ho...
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17 years ago

Are you planning on using NIOS?

If yes, you could simply add an "Interval Timer" to your system and set the period to 1 second. The 50 MHz clock will then be divided down to give you an interrupt once a second.