Using the NicheStack TCP/IP Stack - Nios II Edition Tutorial

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1. Using the NicheStack TCP/IP Stack - Nios II Edition Tutorial
1. Using the NicheStack TCP/IP Stack - Nios II Edition Tutorial x
1.1. Introduction 1.2. Nichestack Support and Licensing 1.3. Hardware and Software Requirements 1.4. Tutorial Files 1.5. Software Development Flow 1.6. Nios II Simple Socket Server Overview 1.7. Important NicheStack TCP/IP Stack Concepts 1.8. Where to Go Next 1.9. Hardware Setup Details 1.10. Document Revision History for the Using the NicheStack TCP/IP Stack - Nios II Edition Tutorial
1.4. Tutorial Files x
1.4.1. Hardware Design Files 1.4.2. Software Files
1.5. Software Development Flow x
1.5.1. Creating a New Nios II Project 1.5.2. Configuring the BSP 1.5.3. Examining the Nios II Simple Socket Server Project Files 1.5.4. Building and Running the Nios II Simple Socket Server Project 1.5.5. Interacting with the Nios II Simple Socket Server
1.6. Nios II Simple Socket Server Overview x
1.6.1. Software Naming Conventions 1.6.2. Software Architecture 1.6.3. MicroC-OS/II Resources
1.6.3. MicroC-OS/II Resources x
1.6.3.1. Tasks 1.6.3.2. Inter-Task Communication Resources
1.7. Important NicheStack TCP/IP Stack Concepts x
1.7.1. Error Handling 1.7.2. NicheStack TCP/IP Stack Default Task Creation 1.7.3. Creating Tasks that Use the NicheStack TCP/IP Stack Sockets Interface 1.7.4. Task Priorities in the Nios II Simple Socket Server Design 1.7.5. Task Stack Size
1.7.4. Task Priorities in the Nios II Simple Socket Server Design x
1.7.4.1. MicroC/OS-II Internal Tasks 1.7.4.2. NicheStack TCP/IP Stack Internal Tasks 1.7.4.3. Networking Initialization Task 1.7.4.4. User Networking Tasks 1.7.4.5. User Non-Networking Tasks
1.9. Hardware Setup Details x
1.9.1. Network Connection
1. Using the NicheStack TCP/IP Stack - Nios II Edition Tutorial

1.5.5. Interacting with the Nios II Simple Socket Server

The Nios II Console view displays a message with the default IP address as configured in simple_socket_server.h. If DHCP is enabled, the DHCP server-supplied IP address displays a message that indicates the DHCP client for the Ethernet interface acquires a DHCP IP address.

The message “Nios II Simple Socket Server starting up” displays when the NicheStack TCP/IP Stack is ready to accept commands.

After the NicheStack TCP/IP Stack is ready, you can start a telnet session to interact with the stack. To start a telnet session, follow these steps:

  1. From your operating system, open a command shell.
    Note: On Windows, you can also use Run on the Start menu.
  2. Type the following command, specifying either the static IP address or the DHCP server-provided IP address:
    telnet <IP address> 30

If the connection to port 30 on the development board is successful, the menu of available commands displays in a command window. When you enter commands at the command prompt, Ethernet sends the commands over the telnet connection to a task waiting on a socket for commands. The task responds to those commands by sending instructions to another task that manipulates the LED. Figure 7 shows the Nios II Simple Socket Server menu, along with entered commands 1, 2, 3, and Q.

Figure 7. Interacting with the Nios II Simple Socket Server Via Telnet

Figure 8 shows the corresponding output that appears in the Nios II Console view.

Figure 8. Nios II Console Output During Telnet Session

To test the functionality of the Nios II Simple Socket Server, enter the following commands in the telnet session:

  1. Type <n> , where <n> is a number from one through nine, to change the LED's state on your board.
  2. Repeat step 1 several times, varying the number, to see the LED turn on and off.
  3. Type Q to terminate the test. The socket connection on the development board terminates and the telnet command exits.
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