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Honored ContributorNewbie Qsys Question
Hello, here's a quick question, does using Qsys imply that one must instantiate a Nios processor? I'm looking at using Rapid Serial IO or PCIe on my FPGA to interface with a TI DSP chip. But I don't ...
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Honored ContributorI would guess not. The Qsys tool is just another way of defining your hardware configuration for the FPGA. If you were to use a nios core then you would use eclipse to develop the software for it. You could also define the hardware via a schematic if it were simple enough I suppose. The third option, I think, is to define the hardware via VHDL or Verilog files but I think that's what Qsys does behind the scenes. Someone with better info should comment on my comments pls.
