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    Literature: Nios II Processor

    This page lists the Nios II literature available at the time of release of the Nios II Embedded Design Suite (EDS) v10.1. For the latest and most up-to-date documentation, visit Altera's on-line literature page.

    • The Nios II Processor Reference Handbook answers the question “What is the Nios II processor?” and is the primary reference for the Nios II processor architecture.
    • The Nios II Software Developer’s Handbook answers the question “How do I write programs for the Nios II processor?” and is the primary reference for programming the Nios II processor.
    • The Embedded Peripherals IP User Guide describes peripherals provided by Altera that work seamlessly with the Nios II processor and are included with Quartus II software.

    Other related documents, such as tutorials and user guides, cover specific topics that are not included in the handbooks.

  • Nios II Processor Reference Handbook

      Section I. Nios II Processor Design

      • Chapter 1. Introduction
      • Chapter 2. Processor Architecture
      • Chapter 3. Programming Model
      • Chapter 4. Instantiating the Nios II Processor in SOPC Builder

      Section II. Nios II Processor Implementation and Reference

      • Chapter 5. Nios II Core Implementation Details
      • Chapter 6. Nios II Processor Revision History
      • Chapter 7. Application Binary Interface
      • Chapter 8. Instruction Set Reference

    Nios II Software Developer's Handbook

      Section I. Nios II Software Development

      • Chapter 1. Overview
      • Chapter 2. Getting Started with the Graphical User Interface
      • Chapter 3. Getting Started from the Command Line
      • Chapter 4. Nios II Software Build Tools

      Section II. Hardware Abstraction Layer

      • Chapter 5. Overview of the Hardware Abstraction Layer
      • Chapter 6. Developing Programs Using the Hardware Abstraction Layer
      • Chapter 7. Developing Device Drivers for the Hardware Abstraction Layer

      Section III. Advanced Programming Topics

      • Chapter 8. Exception Handling
      • Chapter 9. Cache and Tightly-Coupled Memory
      • Chapter 10. MicroC/OS-II Real Time Operating System
      • Chapter 11. Ethernet and the NicheStack TCP/IP Stack - Nios II Edition
      • Chapter 12. Read-Only Zip File System
      • Chapter 13. Publishing Component Information to Embedded Software

      Section IV. Reference Material

      • Chapter 14. HAL API Reference
      • Chapter 15. Nios II Software Build Tools Reference

      Appendix A. Using the Nios II Integrated Development Environment

    SOPC Builder User Guide

      Section I. User Guide

      Section II. SOPC Builder Walkthroughs

    Embedded Design Handbook

      Section I. Introduction

      • Chapter 1. First-Time Designer's Guide

      Section II. Nios II Software Development

      • Chapter 2. Developing Nios II Software
      • Chapter 3. Debugging Nios II Designs
      • Chapter 4. Nios II Command-Line Tools
      • Chapter 5. Optimizing Nios II C2H Compiler Results

      Section III. System Level Design

      • Chapter 6. Avalon Memory-Mapped Design Optimizations
      • Chapter 7. Memory System Design
      • Chapter 8. Hardware Acceleration and Coprocessing
      • Chapter 9. Verification and Board Bring-Up
      • Chapter 10. Interfacing an External Processor to an Altera
      • Chapter 11. Avalon-MM Byte Ordering Considerations FPGA

    Related Documentation

     

    Release Notes

    Nios II Hardware Development

    Software Development

    C-to-Hardware Acceleration

    Design Guidelines and Applications

    SOPC Builder System Development

    Other Related Documentation

     

    GCC Related Documentation

    • A list of GCC related documents can be found in the 'Nios II Documentation' located in the Windows start menu. Click on 'Start -> All Programs -> Altera -> Nios II EDS (Altera version) -> Nios II (Altera version) Documentation'.
    • To view the complete reference for the Nios II compiler tool-chain, in the left navigational panel of the Nios II (Altera version) Documentation, click on 'Literature -> Using the GNU Compiler Collection (GCC)'. Refer to the Table of Contents for links to Nios II processor-specific content and constraints for ASM operands.

    Related Links (the links below will lead you to Altera.com)