The Altera Nios II Software Developer's Handbook provides an overview of the Nios II embedded development environment, including the Nios II architecture, design, and programming, and how to create application software for Nios II systems.
The document serves as a guide for developers working with Altera's Nios II embedded processor. It details the setup of development environments, including both graphical interfaces within Eclipse and command-line scripting tools.
Key topics include creating software projects, configuring Board Support Packages (BSP), managing source code, building applications using Makefiles, and debugging on hardware. The manual also covers specific tasks such as programming flash memory, utilizing third-party tools like ModelSim, and customizing build processes via Tcl scripts.
The document identifier is NII5V2-11.0.
This handbook serves as a guide for Nios II software development, covering topics from an overview of the embedded design suite to specific procedures for creating projects and board support packages.
The suite includes the Nios II Software Build Tools (SBT), the Eclipse workbench, and the Nios II Command Shell for command-line development.
Users can start the editor by launching it from the Eclipse workbench, which provides a screen layout with command and console areas.