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13 years ago

Multiple Nios2 cores inside an FPGA?

Hello, Is it possible to have >1 Nios2 core inside a modern cyclone FPGA? And if so, can all the Altera development tools support this sort of platform? Thanks! Lefty
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9 years ago

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In addition, If I use a large Cyclone III, would 2 or more NIOS fit?

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I think the easiest way to find out is to download Quartus, select a device (Cyclone III or IV), launch Qsys, and start to add Nios into your system. Then, compile to have a rough idea of the % logic utilization. Hopefully this can help you to make device selection easier.

Note that Cyclone III is no longer supported in the latest Quartus release, but Cyclone IV is still supported.