Configure NIOS firmware burning interface

[ZhiqiangLiang]

Hi,

I would like to run NIOS II in FPGA. I am now use Cyclone 10 LP 10CL120.

I have a few questions:

1)  how to enable/configure UART burning interface in Quartus Platform Designer?

2) If I don't enable/config UART burning interface, is there any other way to burn firmware to NIOS on FPGA?

3) If I configure RAM and ROM size for NIOS, I don't know what is the maximum size I can set as I don't know what is the remained resource in FPGA?

4) in Platform Designer, if I create a New Component, it is very difficult to config "Signals & Inferfaces" in Compent Editor. For example, what is conduit?  how to config AXI4 Lite Slave interface?

5) if I enable/configure SPI or Ethernet, is the C driver enabled in Eclipse? how to enable the driver?

[SueC_Altera]

Hi ZhiqiangLiang,

Please start a new thread for a new question.

Thanks,

Sue

[ZhiqiangLiang]

@JitLoonL_Altera 

I get new questions about burning ROM or flash.

in my Cyclone 10 FPGA, I instance NIOS II, RAM(120KB), ROM(80KB), UART, JTAG, but no EPCS Flash controller as which is not supported by Cyclone 10 family.

I am able to program jic file via JTAG and the tool: Quartus-->Tools-->Programmer.

but I can't add elf file to Quartus-->Tools-->Programmer. elf type file is not supported by Programmer which supports 5 types(sof, pof, jam, jbc, ekp, jic).

Eclipse-->NIOS II -->Flash Programmer, I can't program elf as well, because:

1) The tools report error: Target is broken and needs to be reset, however, Quartus-->Tools-->Programmer is able connect and burn jic file to flash.

2) I don't know where the elf is burned through Flash Programmer?

is there any detailed guide that tells me how to burn elf file to ROM that I instance in FPGA?

[BoonBengT_Altera]

Hi @ZhiqiangLiang,

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