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13 years ago

Terminal in PC to store USB port data

Hello, I want to store data coming from USB port of FPGA in some form like text file. The data on the USB port is generated after some processing in FPGA. The data rate is 12 Mbps. Is th...
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13 years ago

The easiest way would be to (assuming you are using a compatible devkit) implement a nios and a jtag uart bridge. With the right drivers it should appear as a USB-to-Serial device, and you can printf all sorts of stuff in the Nios to your computer's terminal emulator. Then make an avalon wrapper around a bunch of registers containing the fpga data you need on the PC, connect it to the nios complex, and printf to your hearts content.