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alt_timestamp returns the same value

Altera_Forum
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Hello, I'm trying below: 

int main() 

alt_u32 t1; 

alt_u32 t2; 

alt_u32 t3; 

 

int ret = alt_timestamp_start(); 

t1 = alt_timestamp(); 

usleep(1000000); 

t2 = alt_timestamp(); 

t3 = alt_timestamp_freq(); 

 

return 0; 

 

ret is 0, t3 is 50000000(the input clock of Interval Timer object), 

but t1 and t2 always show 4209704959. 

It seems that the Timer is not ticking. 

I also tried alt_nticks which always returned 0; 

I wonder what might be the problem here. 

 

-Cyclone V Dev Board 

-QuartusII 15.0(64bit), Qsys on Win7 

-NiosI 15.0 Software Build Tools for Eclipse 

 

Thanks in advance.
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Altera_Forum
Honored Contributor II
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could you try to place the usleep with some for loop delay just to isolate this is time stamp feature nor working first?

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Altera_Forum
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Thank you pororo, 

I tried below but still not working: 

int main() 

alt_u32 t1; 

alt_u32 t2; 

alt_u32 t3; 

unsigned int i; 

 

int ret = alt_timestamp_start(); 

t1 = alt_timestamp(); 

for(i=0; i<0x00ffffff; i++) IORD(ONCHIP_MEMORY2_1_BASE,0); 

t2 = alt_timestamp(); 

t3 = alt_timestamp_freq(); 

 

return 0; 

 

I still get 4209704959 for both t1 and t2. 

I had never faced this problem when I was using 

Cyclone IV Development or Custom boards with 

QuartusII, SOPC Builder & NiosII 11.0sp1. 

I wonder what I am missing..
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Altera_Forum
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Sorry, 

It seems that my problem was not connecting data_master of NiosII and slave of Interval Timer in Qsys. 

Instead, I was connecting instruction_master. 

Thanks!
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Altera_Forum
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Sorry, 

It seems that my problem was not connecting data_master of NiosII and slave of Interval Timer in Qsys. 

Instead, I was connecting instruction_master. 

Thanks! 

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good to hear that!!!
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