AN 980: Nios® V Processor Quartus® Prime Software Support

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Date 4/01/2024
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1. Overview 2. Quartus® Prime Software Support 3. Board Support Package Editor 4. Document Revision History for AN 980: Nios® V Processor Quartus® Prime Software Support
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3.1. Generating the BSP in Quartus® Prime Standard Edition 3.2. Generating the BSP in Quartus® Prime Pro Edition
1. Overview
2. Quartus® Prime Software Support
3. Board Support Package Editor
4. Document Revision History for AN 980: Nios® V Processor Quartus® Prime Software Support

3.1. Generating the BSP in Quartus® Prime Standard Edition

  1. Enter the Nios V Command Shell.
  2. Invoke the BSP Editor with niosv-bsp-editor command.
  3. In the BSP Editor, select Main > New BSP to start your BSP project.
    Figure 1. New BSP Window

  4. Configure the following settings:
    • SOPC Information File name: Provide the SOPCINFO file (.sopcinfo).
    • CPU name: Select Nios® V processor.
    • Operating system: Select the operating system of the Nios® V processor.
    • Version: Leave as default.
    • BSP target directory: Select the directory path of the BSP project. You can pre-set it at <Project directory>/software/hal_bsp by enabling Use default locations.
    • BSP Settings File name: Type the name of the BSP Settings File.
    • Additional Tcl script: Provide a BSP Tcl script by enabling Enable Additional Tcl script.
  5. Click OK, and a BSP project is started with a default BSP settings
  6. Configure the necessary BSP settings based on the application.
  7. Click Generate BSP to generate the BSP project.
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