Tutorial III: Nios II Processor Software Development

Designing systems with embeddeded processors requires both hardware and software design elements. A collection of CAD tools developed by Altera enable you to design both the hardware and software for a fully functional, customizable, soft-core processor called Nios II. This tutorial steps you through the software development for a Nios II processor executing on the DE board. A Nios II processor reference design targeted for the DE board is used here. To design a custom Nios II processor refer to Tutorial IV (in the following chapter), which introduces the hardware design tools for the Nios II processor.