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Literature: Nios II Processor

These handbooks serve as the primary documentation for the Nios® II processor.

  • 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 Quartus® II Development Software Handbook, Volume 5: Embedded Peripherals describes Altera-provided peripherals that work seamlessly with the Nios II processor and are included with the Quartus II software.

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

Embedded Documentation One-Click Download New

This file provides a snapshot of Nios II, the Nios II C2H, SOPC Builder, and embedded peripherals documentation. After extracting the files, refer to the documentation.htm file for a list of included documents.

Additional documentation:

Nios II Processor Reference Handbook (ver 7.2, Oct 2007, 1,970 KB)

Section I. Nios II Processor (685 KB)
Section II. Appendices (1,211 KB)

Nios II Software Developer's Handbook (ver 7.2, Oct 2007, 4,292 KB)

Section I. Nios II Software Development (1,809 KB)
Section II. The Hardware Abstraction Layer (666 KB)
Section III. Advanced Programming Topics (492 KB)
Section IV. Appendices (1,367 KB)

Quartus II Handbook Volume 5: Embedded Peripherals (ver 7.2, Oct 2007, 2,421 KB)

Section I. Memory Peripherals (1,532 KB)
Section II. Communication Peripherals (1,311 KB)
  • Chapter 8. JTAG UART Core (ver 7.2.0, Oct 2007, 197 KB)
  • Chapter 9. UART Core (ver 7.2.0, Oct 2007, 263 KB)
  • Chapter 10. SPI Core (ver 7.2.0, Oct 2007, 242 KB)
Section III. Display Peripherals (1,026 KB)
Section IV. Multiprocessor Coordination Peripherals (1,035 KB)
Section V. Other Memory-Mapped Peripherals (1,185 KB)
Section VI. Streaming Peripherals (1,135 KB)

Embedded Design Handbook (ver 1.0, Mar 2008, 4,663 KB)

Section I. Introduction (382 KB)
Section II. Nios II Software Development (3,239 KB)
Section III. System Level Design (993 KB)

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