Bare Metal User Guide

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Date 11/30/2015
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1. Bare Metal User Guide
1. Bare Metal User Guide x
1.1. Introduction 1.2. Bare Metal Overview 1.3. Prerequisites for the Bare Metal Development Environment 1.4. Bare Metal Compiler 1.5. Bare Metal Development Flow 1.6. Using DS-5 AE to Create and Manage Bare Metal Projects 1.7. Importing, Building and Debugging in a Make-Based Example 1.8. DS-5 ARM HWLIBs Project Derived from Make-Based Project 1.9. Minimal Preloader 1.10. Appendix: Troubleshooting
1.6. Using DS-5 AE to Create and Manage Bare Metal Projects x
1.6.1. Simple Bare Metal Project Using On-Chip-RAM 1.6.2. Preloader 1.6.3. Modify Project to Run from SDRAM Instead of On-Chip RAM 1.6.4. Alternative Way to Create a Simple Bare Metal Project Running from On-Chip-RAM
1.6.1. Simple Bare Metal Project Using On-Chip-RAM x
1.6.1.1. Create Project 1.6.1.2. Create New Scatter File to Locate the Bare Metal Application in the OCRAM 1.6.1.3. Build and Debug the Project
1.6.2. Preloader x
1.6.2.1. Loading and Running the Default Preloader 1.6.2.2. Importing Preloader into a DS-5 Project
1.6.2.2. Importing Preloader into a DS-5 Project x
1.6.2.2.1. Import Preloader 1.6.2.2.2. Create New Debug Configurations and Debug Preloader 1.6.2.2.3. Download and Debug 'Hello World' Example in the SDRAM Memory
1.6.3. Modify Project to Run from SDRAM Instead of On-Chip RAM x
1.6.3.1. Create a New Scatter File to Locate the Bare Metal Application in the SDRAM
1.7. Importing, Building and Debugging in a Make-Based Example x
1.7.1. Import the Project 1.7.2. Build the Project 1.7.3. Debug the Project
1.8. DS-5 ARM HWLIBs Project Derived from Make-Based Project x
1.8.1. Create Project 1.8.2. Build Project 1.8.3. Run/Debug Project
1.8.1. Create Project x
1.8.1.1. Copy Files 1.8.1.2. Configure Build Settings
1.8.1.2. Configure Build Settings x
1.8.1.2.1. ARM C Compiler Settings
1.8.1.2.1. ARM C Compiler Settings x
1.8.1.2.1.1. ARM Assembler Settings 1.8.1.2.1.2. ARM Linker Settings
1.8.3. Run/Debug Project x
1.8.3.1. Create a Debug Configuration
1.9. Minimal Preloader x
1.9.1. Minimal Preloader Example Project
1.10. Appendix: Troubleshooting x
1.10.1. Debug Cable Does Not Work 1.10.2. FPGA Is Not Programmed Successfully 1.10.3. Temporary Directories not Writable
1. Bare Metal User Guide

1.4. Bare Metal Compiler

The Bare Metal Compiler that is shipped with the Altera SoC EDS is the Mentor Graphics® Sourcery™ Code Bench Lite Edition. The compiler is a GCC-based arm-altera-eabi port. It targets the ARM processor, it assumes bare metal operation, and it uses the standard ARM embedded application binary interface (EABI) conventions. The bare metal compiler is installed as part of the Altera SoC EDS installation.

There are 2 types of bare metal compilers provided:
  • ARM Compiler
  • GNU Compiler Collection (GCC)
ARM compiler is supported by the Full ARM DS-5 edition (for all ARM processors) that requires a license, while the GCC is provided by DS-5 Altera Editions which is free.

For more information on the Bare Metal Compiler, refer to the "Bare Metal Compiler" chapter in the Altera SoC Embedded Design User Guide.

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