Nios® V Processor Software Developer Handbook

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Date 2/14/2023
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5.2.2. Applications versus Drivers

Application developers are responsible for writing the system’s main() routine, among other routines. Applications interact with system resources either through the C standard library or the HAL API. Device driver developers are responsible for making device resources available to application developers. Device drivers communicate directly with hardware through low-level hardware access macros.