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Hi Njoroge,
RiscFree also supports Cyclone V HPS. But otherwise you are correct. Arm DS only debugs Arm cores. RiscFree debugs HPS and Nios V.
Sue
ContributorHi Njoroge,
You can find examples of debugging with both tools on our GitRepo: https://altera-fpga.github.io/rel-25.1/ed-demo-list/ed-list/
Search for Ashling and ARM DS or ARM Development Studio.
Please review those and let us know if you have questions.
Thanks,
Sue
Occasional ContributorFrom what I gathered, Ashling RiscFree IDE can be used for all hard and sofcore processors software development of the 10 series and Agilex devices since it supports both Risc-V and ARM ISAs while Arm-DS can only be used for Arm HPS processors but supports all Altera FPSoCs.
Hence, for example, if I plan to use the Agilex 5 or Arria 10 SoC devices, all I need is the RiscFree IDE for all software development for both the Nios-V and HPS processor cores. If I was using the Cyclone-V SoC devices, I would need RiscFree for the Nios soft processor then Arm-DS for the HPS. Correct me if wrong.
Thank you
- SueC_Altera
Hi Njoroge,
RiscFree also supports Cyclone V HPS. But otherwise you are correct. Arm DS only debugs Arm cores. RiscFree debugs HPS and Nios V.
Sue
