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

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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

8. Document Revision History for the Ashling RiscFree* Integrated Development Environment (IDE) for Intel® FPGAs User Guide

Document Version Quartus® Prime Version Changes
2024.07.26 24.2
  • Added Agilex™ 5 in the topic Supported Devices.
  • Added new chapter Getting started with the Ashling RiscFree* IDE for Intel® FPGAs. Moved the chapter Installation and Setup to be part of the new chapter.
  • Retitled Debug Setup for Nios V Processor System to Using Ashling RiscFree IDE for Intel FPGAs with Nios V Processor System and added the following subtopics:
    • Setting Run Configuration to Download Nios V Processor Project
    • Setting Debug Configuration to Debug Nios V Processor Project
    • Setting Debug Configuration to Debug a Booting Nios V Processor Project
    • Debugging Tools
  • Retitled Debug Setup for Arm Hard Processor System to Using Ashling RiscFree IDE for Intel FPGAs with Arm Hard Processor System.
  • Updated Appendix Performing External Tools Configuration.
  • Updated Table: RiscFree* IDE Open-Source Components.
2024.05.13 24.1
  • Added a note in topic Graphical User Interface.
  • Updated topic Importing Nios® V Processor Project.
  • Updated Table: Options and Description.
  • Updated Table: RiscFree* IDE Open-Source Components.
2023.12.14 23.4
  • Updated Table: RiscFree IDE Open-Source Components in Open-Source Components in RiscFree IDE.
2023.12.01 23.3 Added new topics:
  • Intel® Simics® Simulator Support.
  • Ashling* RiscFree* IDE for Intel® FPGAs Interaction with Intel® Simics® Simulator for FPGAs.
  • Debugging the Linux Kernel.
  • Debugging in Intel® Simics® .
  • Debugging with Command-Line Interface.
  • Updated Table: RiscFree IDE Open-Source Components in Open-Source Components in RiscFree IDE.
2023.07.20 23.2
  • Added a link to AN 980: Nios® V Processor Intel® Quartus® Prime Software Support in the topic Intel® Quartus® Prime Software Support.
  • Updated Table: RiscFree IDE Open-Source Components in Open-Source Components in RiscFree IDE.
2023.04.10 23.1
  • Edited topic Debug Setup for Nios V Processor System to add the mention of Zephyr and FreeRTOS.
  • Updated the following figures:
    • Debug Configurations for Nios V Processor —Debugger Tab
    • Debugger Settings for Intel Agilex® 7 Arm Cortex-A53 Core
    • List of Available Cores for the Selected Target Device in RiscFree IDE
    • Startup Tab Settings
    • Enabling OS Aware Debugging in Heterogeneous Debugging
  • Added new topics:
    • Debugging FreeRTOS Application.
    • Debugging Zephyr Application.
  • Added Ashling* RiscFree* IDE for Intel FPGAs and OpenCSD to the table RiscFree IDE Open-Source Components.
  • Updated product family name to Intel Agilex® 7.
2022.12.19 22.4
  • Added new topics in Debugging with RiscFree IDE.
    • Arm HPS On-Chip Trace
    • Trace Toolbar
    • Trace View
  • Updated Table: RiscFree IDE Open-Source Components in Open-Source Components in RiscFree IDE.
2022.10.31 22.1std
  • Added more devices to the Supported Devices section.
  • Added links to the documentations supporting Quartus® Prime Standard Edition in Supported Devices section.
  • Updated references from Intel Quartus Prime Pro Edition to Intel Quartus Prime to indicate support for both Pro and Standard Edition.
  • Added steps to download Ashling* RiscFree* IDE for Intel® FPGAs in the Standalone Installation section.
  • Added a figure Installation Warning Message in Standalone Installation with Supported Intel Quartus Prime Software section.
2022.09.26 22.3
  • Updated the document title from RiscFree* Integrated Development Environment (IDE) for Intel® FPGAs User Guide to Ashling RiscFree* Integrated Development Environment (IDE) for Intel® FPGAs User Guide.
  • Updated the features in the About the RiscFree* IDE section.
  • Added a note in the Standalone Installation with the Quartus® Prime Pro Edition Programmer and Tools session.
  • Updated the RiscFree* IDE launching method and added a note to avoid the niosv-stack-report warning for standalone installation in the Command Line Interface section.
  • Added information on Nios® V applications OS support in the Debug Setup for Nios® V Processor System section.
  • Update the Setting Debug Configurations and Downloading Nios® V Project Using RiscFree* IDE section.
    • Updated the Debug Configurations for Nios® V—Main Tab diagram.
    • Added step on OS Awareness settings.
  • Added note to state that RiscFree* IDE supports Arm* HPS standalone debug in the Debug Setup for Arm* Hard Processor System section.
  • Updated the Setting Core Configuration section.
    • Updated the Target Application Tab Settings diagram.
    • Added step on OS Awareness settings.
  • Added the following sections:
    • Debugging µC/OS-II Application
    • Help Content
    • Open-Source Components in RiscFree* IDE
2022.06.21 22.2 Initial release.
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