SOPC Component Editor

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Hi, i am a beginner with the SOPC builder and i want to create a prototyping system in which i have used a NIOS II/e core, on chip RAM, JTAG UART and a PLL. What i want to achieve is that i have a VHDL design file, which creates a component that basically performs the xor operation. The ports are as follows: 

 1)Two 32-bit vectors 2)clk, reset 3)A 32 bit vector returning the result and also a flag bit  I want to creat a component in SOPC builder based on my design. What i hope to achieve is to write a C application in the NIOS IDE, which will just basically connect the RAM to the ports of my design. I will have a dedicated section in RAM, where i will have my data stored.   Now the problem is that i am not sure how do i make the component in SOPC builder? Once i add the HDL file i have to define the signals and i not sure how many avalon interfaces should i use because basically i want to have 3 ports for input and 2 ports for output so that each can be accessed a specific memory location. These ports will read/write to the RAM.   So in the SOPC component editor: 1)What interfaces should i use for the signal? 2)What signal types should i declare (export, readdata, writedata)? 3)What settings do i need for the individual interfaces?  Do i need any changes in my VHDL design file because i didnt write it thinking i would integrate it with the NIOS II Processor core. Any help would be appreciated.  Thanks

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--- Quote Start ---  originally posted by khurrum@Jul 28 2006, 12:13 AM hi, i am a beginner with the sopc builder and i want to create a prototyping system in which i have used a nios ii/e core, on chip ram, jtag uart and a pll. what i want to achieve is that i have a vhdl design file, which creates a component that basically performs the xor operation. the ports are as follows:  1)two 32-bit vectors 2)clk, reset 3)a 32 bit vector returning the result and also a flag bit  i want to creat a component in sopc builder based on my design. what i hope to achieve is to write a c application in the nios ide, which will just basically connect the ram to the ports of my design. i will have a dedicated section in ram, where i will have my data stored.   now the problem is that i am not sure how do i make the component in sopc builder? once i add the hdl file i have to define the signals and i not sure how many avalon interfaces should i use because basically i want to have 3 ports for input and 2 ports for output so that each can be accessed a specific memory location. these ports will read/write to the ram.   so in the sopc component editor: 1)what interfaces should i use for the signal? 2)what signal types should i declare (export, readdata, writedata)? 3)what settings do i need for the individual interfaces?  do i need any changes in my vhdl design file because i didnt write it thinking i would integrate it with the nios ii processor core. any help would be appreciated.  thanks <div align='right'><{post_snapback}> (index.php?act=findpost&pid=17198)  --- quote end ---    --- Quote End ---    Hi Khurrum ,  This link may help you in general understanding about how to make a component in SOPC : http://www.altera.com/literature/hb/qts/qts_qii54007.pdf (http://www.altera.com/literature/hb/qts/qts_qii54007.pdf)  Cheers,  Quan