Ashling* RiscFree* Integrated Development Environment (IDE) for Intel® FPGAs User Guide

Download PDF
ID 730783
Date 7/26/2024
Public

A newer version of this document is available. Customers should click here to go to the newest version.

Document Table of Contents
Document Table of Contents x
1. About the RiscFree* IDE 2. Getting Started with the Ashling* RiscFree* IDE for Intel® FPGAs 3. Using Ashling* RiscFree* IDE for Intel® FPGAs with Nios® V Processor System 4. Using Ashling* RiscFree* IDE for Intel® FPGAs with Arm* Hard Processor System 5. Debugging Features with RiscFree* IDE for Intel® FPGAs 6. Debugging with Command-Line Interface 7. Ashling RiscFree* Integrated Development Environment (IDE) for Intel® FPGAs User Guide Archives 8. Document Revision History for the Ashling RiscFree* Integrated Development Environment (IDE) for Intel® FPGAs User Guide A. Appendix
1. About the RiscFree* IDE x
1.1. Supported Devices 1.2. Quartus® Prime Software Support 1.3. Intel® Simics® Simulator for Intel® FPGAs Support
2. Getting Started with the Ashling* RiscFree* IDE for Intel® FPGAs x
2.1. Installing RiscFree* IDE for Intel FPGAs 2.2. Getting Started with RiscFree* IDE for Intel® FPGAs 2.3. Creating the Project 2.4. Building the Application 2.5. Run and Debug Configurations in the RiscFree* IDE for Intel® FPGAs 2.6. Debug Information in the RiscFree* IDE for Intel® FPGAs
2.1. Installing RiscFree* IDE for Intel FPGAs x
2.1.1. Bundled Installation with the Quartus® Prime Software 2.1.2. Standalone Installation
2.1.2. Standalone Installation x
2.1.2.1. Standalone Installation with Supported Quartus® Prime Software 2.1.2.2. Standalone Installation with the Quartus® Prime Programmer and Tools
2.2. Getting Started with RiscFree* IDE for Intel® FPGAs x
2.2.1. Ashling* RiscFree* IDE for Intel® FPGAs Workbench
2.2.1. Ashling* RiscFree* IDE for Intel® FPGAs Workbench x
2.2.1.1. Perspective, Editors, and Views 2.2.1.2. Starting a Project 2.2.1.3. Navigating the Project 2.2.1.4. Building the Project 2.2.1.5. Configuring the FPGA 2.2.1.6. Running the Project 2.2.1.7. Debugging the Project
2.3. Creating the Project x
2.3.1. Specifying the Project Location 2.3.2. Specifying the Project Name 2.3.3. Specifying the Project Type 2.3.4. Specifying the Configurations
2.5. Run and Debug Configurations in the RiscFree* IDE for Intel® FPGAs x
2.5.1. Opening the Run and Debug Configuration Dialog Boxes
2.6. Debug Information in the RiscFree* IDE for Intel® FPGAs x
2.6.1. Variables 2.6.2. Expressions 2.6.3. Registers 2.6.4. Memory 2.6.5. Disassembly
3. Using Ashling* RiscFree* IDE for Intel® FPGAs with Nios® V Processor System x
3.1. Importing Nios® V Processor Project 3.2. Building Nios® V Processor Project 3.3. Setting Run Configuration to Download Nios® V Processor Project 3.4. Setting Debug Configuration to Debug Nios® V Processor Project 3.5. Setting Debug Configuration to Debug a Booting Nios® V Processor Project 3.6. Debugging Tools
3.6. Debugging Tools x
3.6.1. View Variables 3.6.2. Adding Expressions 3.6.3. View Memory 3.6.4. Disassembly View with Registers View/ Stepping into assembler functions
4. Using Ashling* RiscFree* IDE for Intel® FPGAs with Arm* Hard Processor System x
4.1. Pre-requisite for Debugging Arm* HPS Project 4.2. Importing Arm* HPS Project 4.3. Setting Debug Configurations and Downloading Arm* HPS Project Using RiscFree* IDE
5. Debugging Features with RiscFree* IDE for Intel® FPGAs x
5.1. Debug Features in RiscFree* IDE 5.2. Processor System Debug 5.3. Heterogeneous Multicore Debug 5.4. Debugging µC/OS-II Application 5.5. Debugging FreeRTOS Application 5.6. Debugging Zephyr Application 5.7. Arm* HPS On-Chip Trace 5.8. Debugging the Arm* Linux Kernel 5.9. Debugging Target Software in an Intel® Simics Simulator Session
5.1. Debug Features in RiscFree* IDE x
5.1.1. Viewing Global Variables 5.1.2. Launching Memory Browser 5.1.3. Debugger Console 5.1.4. Specifying the SVD File 5.1.5. Breakpoint Settings 5.1.6. JTAG UART Output Terminal
5.2. Processor System Debug x
5.2.1. GUI for Debugging
5.3. Heterogeneous Multicore Debug x
5.3.1. Importing Nios® V Processor and Arm* HPS Projects 5.3.2. Setting Core Configuration
5.7. Arm* HPS On-Chip Trace x
5.7.1. Trace Bar 5.7.2. Trace View
5.8. Debugging the Arm* Linux Kernel x
5.8.1. Preparing Linux for Kernel Debugging 5.8.2. Debugging the Arm* HPS Linux Kernel
6. Debugging with Command-Line Interface x
6.1. Running Ashling* GBD Server 6.2. Running GDB 6.3. Nios® V Processor Example 6.4. ARM HPS Core Example
A. Appendix x
A.1. Optional Toolchain Configuration A.2. Performing External Tools Configuration A.3. Help Content A.4. Open-Source Components in RiscFree* IDE
A.1. Optional Toolchain Configuration x
A.1.1. Toolchain for Application and BSP A.1.2. Toolchain for Arm* Processor A.1.3. Modifying Toolchain Configuration
1. About the RiscFree* IDE
2. Getting Started with the Ashling* RiscFree* IDE for Intel® FPGAs
3. Using Ashling* RiscFree* IDE for Intel® FPGAs with Nios® V Processor System
4. Using Ashling* RiscFree* IDE for Intel® FPGAs with Arm* Hard Processor System
5. Debugging Features with RiscFree* IDE for Intel® FPGAs
6. Debugging with Command-Line Interface
7. Ashling RiscFree* Integrated Development Environment (IDE) for Intel® FPGAs User Guide Archives
8. Document Revision History for the Ashling RiscFree* Integrated Development Environment (IDE) for Intel® FPGAs User Guide
A. Appendix

1. About the RiscFree* IDE

Updated for:
Intel® Quartus® Prime Design Suite 24.2
RiscFree* is Ashling’s Eclipse* C/C++ Development Toolkit (CDT) based integrated development environment (IDE) for Intel® FPGAs Arm* -based HPS and RISC-V based Nios® V processors.

The RiscFree* IDE provides a complete, seamless environment for C and C++ software development and has the following features:

  • Eclipse* CDT based IDE with full source and project creation, editing, build, and debug support using the RISC-V GNU compiler collection (GCC) toolchain.
  • Project Manager and Build Manager including Make and CMake support with rapid import, build, and debug of application frameworks created using the Quartus® Prime software.
  • RISC-V GNU GCC toolchain with support for newlib or picolibc run-time libraries using the Nios® V Hardware Abstraction Layer (HAL) API for hardware access.
  • Integrated support for Intel® FPGA Download Cable II JTAG debug probe.
  • ROM or RAM based debugging support, for example, hardware breakpoints for flash-based support.
  • High-level Register Viewer based on industry standard System View Description (SVD) files.
  • Integrated serial terminal.

Section Content
Supported Devices
Quartus Prime Software Support
Intel Simics Simulator for Intel FPGAs Support

Related Information
Level Two Title