Nios II Processor—The World's Most Versatile Embedded Processor
Build an Exact-Fit Processor System in Minutes
A major challenge facing embedded developers is selecting a processor that best fits their applications without overspending for performance or sacrificing features. The ideal embedded solution allows you to:
- Choose the exact set of CPUs, peripherals, and interfaces needed for your application
- Remotely upgrade in the field to stay competitive and address changing requirements
- Increase performance without changing your board design—accelerating only functions that need it
- Eliminate the risk of processor and ASSP obsolescence
- Lower overall cost, complexity, and power consumption—combining many functions onto one chip
With the perfect fit of CPUs, peripherals, memory interfaces, and custom hardware accelerators to meet the unique demands of every new design cycle, Nios® II processors offer you tremendous flexibility where you need it.
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Broad Embedded Software Tools Support
If you’re designing with the Nios II processor, everything you need to develop robust software applications is provided for you in the Nios II Embedded Design Suite. You’ll feel right at home with the Eclipse-based Nios II Integrated Development Environment (IDE) and a full range of software and operating system support provided by Altera and its partners. Need to boost performance? No problem; simply right-click to accelerate your ANSI C application using the Nios II C-to-Hardware (C2H) compiler.
World’s Most Popular Configurable Processor
Nios II training resources—an ideal mix of features, cost, and performance—a processor that allows you to avoid costly obsolescence and get to market quickly.
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