nios II IDE problems

[Altera_Forum]

Iam facing a problem with the Nios II IDE. After generating the system on SOPC Builder and then running c/c++ application programs in the IDE iam getting the following error: 

" The image on the board is older than expected.  read time stamp as -xxxx and expected-yyyy"  plz tell me how to resolve the problem and also iam unable to use the s/w guide

[Altera_Forum]

The time stamp issue is not a problem, it's a feature. It's just telling you that the HW that you have loaded on your FPGA is older than what the software expects to see. 

 This means you have to, at a minimum, re-compile your FPGA design in Quartus II. You may also have to re-generate your system in SOPC Builder.  Also, there is a checkbox option in the Run... dialog box which will enable you to download and run on hardware that is out-of-date.  What do you mean you are unable to use the SW guide? You don't have a PDF viewer (acrobat reader)?  Cheers,  - slacker

[Altera_Forum]

If you want to use this feature you can include the system ID component with your system (it's very small). That way if you happen to change something in your system you will get a warning telling you that your software may not run properly (handy if you make a lot of changes). 

 If you are the careful type however then just turn it off (that's what I do).