The Altera® Monitor Program allows students to easily compile and debug both assembly language and C programs. It displays the status of the Nios II processor as programs are executed, such as the contents of processor registers and system memory. It allows the user to single step through a program and set breakpoints.
This software is available as a part of the University Program Installer. The suite also contains the University Program IP Cores and example computer systems.
The Altera Monitor Program does not support systems developed using the new Quartus II system generation tool, Qsys. Please continue to use the SOPC Builder software to generate systems for using with the Altera Monitor Program.
The following table shows the available materials. Some of the material exist in multiple versions, dependent on a hardware description language (Verilog or VHDL) and a Quartus II version. Use the filters below to choose the ones that are appropriate for your course.
| Filter Materials | |||
| Choose HDL: | Choose Board: | Choose Quartus II Version: | |
| Table 1. Altera Monitor Program Materials for Quartus II 12.1 | |
| Title | Downloads |
|---|---|
| Tutorials | |
| Altera Monitor Program Tutorial | |
| Using HAL Device Drivers with the Monitor Program | |
| Tools | |
| University Program Installer (Windows) | EXE |
| University Program Installer (Linux) | TAR |
| Table 1. Altera Monitor Program Materials for Quartus II 12.0 | |
| Title | Downloads |
|---|---|
| Tutorials | |
| Altera Monitor Program Tutorial | |
| Using HAL Device Drivers with the Monitor Program | |
| Tools | |
| University Program Installer (Windows) | EXE |
| University Program Installer (Linux) | TAR |
| Table 1. Altera Monitor Program Materials for Quartus II 11.1 | |
| Title | Downloads |
|---|---|
| Tutorials | |
| Altera Monitor Program Tutorial | |
| Using HAL Device Drivers with the Monitor Program | |
| Tools | |
| University Program Installer (Windows) | EXE |
| Table 1. Altera Monitor Program Materials for Quartus II 11.0 | |
| Title | Downloads |
|---|---|
| Tutorials | |
| Altera Monitor Program Tutorial | |
| Using HAL Device Drivers with the Monitor Program | |
| Tools | |
| University Program Installer (Windows) | EXE |
| Table 1. Altera Monitor Program Materials for Quartus II 10.1 | |
| Title | Downloads |
|---|---|
| Tutorials | |
| Altera Monitor Program Tutorial | |
| Using HAL Device Drivers with the Monitor Program | |
| Tools | |
| University Program Installer (Windows) | EXE |
