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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

Hey Danny,

To use NIOS-1 processor you will have to use the Quartus II ver 4.0 and below along with SPOC builder ver 3.02. These are the ones that have support for the NIOS-1 and peripherals used by it. For more refer the following link:

https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/programmable/support/intellectual-property/processors/nios2/compatibility.html

You can download the Quartus tools from here:

https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/programmable/bin/get-download?swcode=WWW-SWD-QII-WE-40-PC