AN 741: Remote System Upgrade for MAX 10 FPGA Devices over UART with the Nios II Processor

ID 683661
Date 2/21/2017
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1.6.1.4. Altera UART IP Core

The UART IP core allows the communication of serial character streams between an embedded system in MAX 10 FPGA and an external device. As an Avalon-MM master, the Nios II processor communicates with the UART IP core, which is an Avalon-MM slave. This communication is done by reading and writing control and data registers.

The core implements the RS-232 protocol timing and provides the following features:

  • adjustable baud rate, parity, stop, and data bits
  • optional RTS/CTS flow control signals