Nios® V Processor Software Developer Handbook

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Date 7/08/2024
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8.5.1. The Relationship Between the .qsys File and system.h

The system generation tool, Platform Designer, generates the Nios® V processor system hardware. Hardware designers use the system generation tool to specify the architecture of the Nios® V processor system and integrate the necessary peripherals and memory. Therefore, the definitions in system.h, such as the name and configuration of each peripheral, are a direct reflection of design choices made in the system generation tool. These design choices are encapsulated in the .qsys file. system.h is derived from the .qsys file.

For more information about the system.h header file, refer to the Developing Programs Using the Hardware Abstraction Layer section.