This page provides links to technical documentation about the SOPC Builder system development tool available in the Quartus II software. The SOPC Builder User Guide provides an introduction to all SOPC Builder features, complete usage reference, and tutorials for building custom systems. Click the links below to view and download documentation about SOPC Builder and related subjects. For more SOPC Builder support, visit the SOPC Builder Support web page.
Check out the Avalon Interface Specifications for more information about Avalon Interfaces.
Embedded Design Handbook (ver 2.9, Jul 2011, 7 MB)
Chapter 1. First-Time Designer's Guide (ver 2.3, Jul 2011, 416 KB) - Chapter 2. Developing Nios II Software (ver 1.4, Jul 2011, 685 KB)
- Chapter 3. Debugging Nios II Designs (ver 1.3, Dec 2009, 480 KB)
- Chapter 4. Nios II Command-Line Tools (ver 2.2, Jul 2011, 208 KB)
- Chapter 5. Optimizing Nios II C2H Compiler Results (ver 1.2, Jul 2011, 892 KB)
- Chapter 6. SOPC Builder Design Optimizations (ver 1.2, Jul 2011, 1 MB)
- Chapter 7. Memory System Design (ver 1.2, Feb 2010, 307 KB)
- Chapter 8. Hardware Acceleration and Coprocessing (ver 1.2, Jul 2011, 638 KB)
- Chapter 9. Verification and Board Bring-Up (ver 1.3, Jul 2011, 517 KB)
- Chapter 10. Interfacing an External Processor to an Altera FPGA (ver 1.1, Jul 2011, 553 KB)
- Chapter 11. Avalon-MM Byte Ordering Considerations (ver 1.1, Jul 2011, 835 KB)
Section I. Introduction
Section II. Nios II Software Development
Section III. System Level Design
Related Documentation
Nios II Hardware Development
- AN 531: Reducing Power with Hardware Accelerators (ver 1.0, May 2008, 151 KB)
Design Files for AN 531 (1 MB)
- Nios II Hardware Development Tutorial (ver 4.0, May 2011, 1 MB)
Design Files for Nios II Hardware Development Tutorial (14 KB)
- Nios II Custom Instruction User Guide (ver 2.0, Feb 2011, 1 MB)
C-to-Hardware Acceleration
- AN 531: Reducing Power with Hardware Accelerators (ver 1.0, May 2008, 151 KB)
Design Files for AN 531 (1 MB)
Benchmarking and Design Migration Techniques
- Comparing IP Integration Approaches for FPGA Implementation (ver 1.1, Feb 2008, 195 KB)
SOPC Builder System Development
- Avalon Verification IP Suite User Guide (ver 3.2, May 2013, 5 MB)
(Includes SOPC Buider and Qsys tutorials)
Avalon Verification IP Suite Design Files (19 KB)
- Embedded Peripherals IP User Guide (ver 11.0, Jun 2011, 6 MB)
- AN 632: SOPC Builder to Qsys Migration Guidelines (ver 2.0, May 2011, 271 KB)
- Qsys System Integration Tool (ver 3.0, Jun 2012, 436 KB)
- Nios II System Architect Design Tutorial (ver 2.0, Jun 2011, 2 MB)
Nios II Architect Design Tutorial Design Files (5 MB)
- AN 446: Debugging Nios II Systems with the SignalTap II Embedded Logic Analyzer (ver 2.0, Jun 2011, 397 KB)
signal_tap_test software file (9 KB)
- Applying the Benefits of Network on a Chip Architecture to FPGA System Design (ver 1.1, May 2011, 549 KB)
- AN458: Alternative Nios II Boot Methods (ver 2.1, May 2011, 514 KB)
AN458 design example files (36 KB)
- Qsys System Design Tutorial (ver 2.0, May 2011, 1,015 KB)
- SOPC Builder User Guide (ver 1.0, Dec 2010, 2 MB)
- AN624: Debugging with System Console Over TCP/IP (ver 1.0, Aug 2010, 423 KB)
- AN 346: Using the Nios II Configuration Controller Reference Designs (ver 1.2, Mar 2009, 793 KB)
- Comparing IP Integration Approaches for FPGA Implementation (ver 1.1, Feb 2008, 195 KB)
- AN 323: Using SignalTap II Embedded Logic Analyzers in SOPC Builder Systems (ver 1.1, Nov 2007, 386 KB)
- AN 398: Using DDR/DDR2 SDRAM With SOPC Builder (ver 1.1, Aug 2006, 775 KB)
