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DNewm1
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8 years ago

Why is the NIOS I core now missing from the sopc builder in a legacy build that needs to be rebuilt?

I have a customer who has to alter an older design in cyclone 1 device. It was originally compiled in Quartus 7.2 Build 203, using SOPC Builder, with a NIOS I core. Now when they open the project m...
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Abe
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8 years ago

Since the tools have been updated as well as IP blocks and softcore processors, the NIOS 1 has been replaced with NIOS-II in all later versions on Quartus. If you still want to use the NIOS-I then you will have to use the version of Quartus that has this support. If using later versions of Quartus, you will have to update the design to use later components and IPs such as NIOS-II, the earlier versions of NIOS have been obsoleted.