Design Examples

Embedded Processors

Altera’s embedded portfolio offers you the FPGA industry’s #1 soft processor, the Nios^® II processor

The embedded IP portfolio consists of many free SOPC Builder components as well as licensed Altera^® and partner SOPC Builder-ready cores. These cores also feature support for SOPC Builder's system interconnect fabric for quick and easy integration.

In addition to 32-bit processor architectures, the Altera IP portfolio includes 16- and 8-bit microcontroller solutions from several partners. Visit our Embedded Processing section to learn more about Altera’s embedded solutions.

Design Examples	Device Targeted	Development Kits Supported	SOPC Builder Ready	Qsys Compliant	Quartus II Version	Design Type
Avalon-MM Master Templates	-	-		-	8.0	SOPC Builder Hardware Templates
Avalon-MM Slave Template	-	-		-	9.0	SOPC Builder Hardware Templates
DDR3: 8-Bit Wide DDR3 UniPHY-Based QSYS Integrated in Stratix IV FPGAs (Verilog)	Stratix IV GX	Audio Video Development Kit, Stratix IV GX Edition	-		11.0	Systems Design
Nios II: 3C120 Microprocessor System with LCD Controller	Cyclone III	Cyclone III Edition, Altera Embedded Systems Development Kit, Cyclone III Edition		-	8.1	Systems Design
Nios II: 3C25 Microprocessor System with LCD Controller	Cyclone III	Nios II Embedded Evaluation Kit (NEEK), Cyclone III Edition		-	8.0	Systems Design
Nios II: Accelerated FIR with Built-In Direct Memory Access	Cyclone III, Stratix II	Nios II Embedded Evaluation Kit (NEEK), Cyclone III Edition, Altera Embedded Systems Development Kit, Cyclone III Edition, Nios II Development Kit, Stratix II Edition		-	9.0	Systems Design
Nios II: Alternative Nios II Boot Methods	Stratix IV GX, Cyclone III	Stratix IV GX FPGA Development Kit, Nios II Embedded Evaluation Kit (NEEK), Cyclone III Edition, Altera Embedded Systems Development Kit, Cyclone III Edition	-		11.0	Software Designs
Nios II: Altia Red Touch Screen HMI for D/AVE	Cyclone III	Nios II Embedded Evaluation Kit (NEEK), Cyclone III Edition		-	9.1	Systems Design
Nios II: Application Selector	Cyclone III	Nios II Embedded Evaluation Kit (NEEK), Cyclone III Edition, Altera Embedded Systems Development Kit, Cyclone III Edition	-		11.0	Systems Design
Nios II: Applications Processor MMU Design	Cyclone III, Stratix IV GX	Altera Embedded Systems Development Kit, Cyclone III Edition, Stratix IV GX FPGA Development Kit		-	10.1	Systems Design
Nios II: Avalon Verification IP Suite Design Example	-	-			11.0	Software Designs
Nios II: Board Diagnostic	Stratix II	Nios II Development Kit, Stratix II		-	10.0	Software Designs
Nios II: C2H Mandelbrot	Cyclone III	Nios II Embedded Evaluation Kit (NEEK), Cyclone III Edition, Altera Embedded Systems Development Kit, Cyclone III Edition		-	8.1	C2H Compiler Designs
Nios II: Checksum Hardware Accelerator	Cyclone III	Nios II Embedded Evaluation Kit (NEEK), Cyclone III Edition		-	10.0	Systems Design
Nios II: Compact Configuration Design Example	Cyclone III	Nios II Embedded Evaluation Kit (NEEK), Cyclone III Edition, Altera Embedded Systems Development Kit, Cyclone III Edition		-	8.1	Systems Design
Nios II: Count Binary	Stratix II	Nios II Development Kit, Stratix II		-	10.0	Software Designs
Nios II: Custom CRC Accelerator	Stratix II	Nios II Development Kit, Stratix II		-	7.2	Systems Design
Nios II: Custom Instruction Design Example	Cyclone III, EP4S	Embedded Systems Development Kit, Cyclone III Edition, Nios II Embedded Evaluation Kit, Cyclone III Edition, Stratix IV GX FPGA Development Kit			11.0	Systems Design
Nios II: Debugging Nios II Systems with the SignalTap II Embedded Logic Analyzer	Cyclone III, Stratix IV GX	Embedded Systems Development Kit, Cyclone III Edition, Nios II Embedded Evaluation Kit, Cyclone III Edition, Stratix IV GX FPGA Development Kit	-		11.0	Systems Design
Nios II: Debugging with System Console over TCP/IP	Cyclone III	Nios II Embedded Evaluation Kit (NEEK), Cyclone III Edition		-	10.0	Systems Design
Nios II: Dhrystone Benchmark	Stratix II	Altera Embedded Systems Development Kit, Cyclone III Edition, Nios II Development Kit, Stratix II		-	8.0	Software Designs
Nios II: Ethernet Acceleration	Stratix II	Nios II Development Kit, Stratix II		-	9.0	Systems Design
Nios II: Ethernet Standard Design	Cyclone III, Stratix IV GX	Nios II Embedded Evaluation Kit (NEEK), Cyclone III Edition, Altera Embedded Systems Development Kit, Cyclone III Edition, Stratix IV GX FPGA Development Kit	-		11.0	Systems Design
Nios II: HAL Device Drivers	Cyclone III	Nios II Embedded Evaluation Kit, Cyclone III Edition	-		11.0	Systems Design
Nios II: Hardware Development Tutorial Design Example	-	-	-		11.0	Systems Design
Nios II: Hello MicroC/OS-II	Stratix II	Nios II Development Kit, Stratix II		-	10.0	Software Designs
Nios II: High-Performance Example with Bridges	Stratix II	Nios II Development Kit, Stratix II		-	7.2	Systems Design
Nios II: IMAGEM Technology Solution Demos	Cyclone III	Nios II Embedded Evaluation Kit (NEEK), Cyclone III Edition		-	9.1	Systems Design
Nios II: Low Power	Cyclone III	Nios II Embedded Evaluation Kit (NEEK), Cyclone III Edition, Altera Embedded Systems Development Kit, Cyclone III Edition		-	8.0	C2H Compiler Designs
Nios II: Memory Test	Stratix II	Nios II Development Kit, Stratix II		-	10.0	Software Designs
Nios II: Micrium µC/GUI Demo	Cyclone III	Nios II Embedded Evaluation Kit (NEEK), Cyclone III Edition		-	9.1	Software Designs
Nios II: MicroC/OS-II Message Box	Stratix II	Nios II Development Kit, Stratix II		-	10.0	Software Designs
Nios II: MicroC/OS-II Mutex	Stratix II	Nios II Development Kit, Stratix II		-	10.0	Software Designs
Nios II: MicroC/OS-II RTOS with the Nios II Processor	Cyclone III	Nios II Embedded Evaluation Kit (NEEK), Cyclone III Edition	-		11.0	Software Designs
Nios II: MPU Usage	Cyclone III	Nios II Embedded Evaluation Kit, Cyclone III Edition		-	9.1	Systems Design
Nios II: Multiprocessor Design Example	Cyclone III	Nios II Embedded Evaluation Kit (NEEK), Cyclone III Edition	-		11.0	Systems Design
Nios II: NTP Client	Cyclone III, Stratix II	Stratix IV GX FPGA Development Kit, Nios II Embedded Evaluation Kit (NEEK), Cyclone III Edition, Altera Embedded Systems Development Kit, Cyclone III Edition, Nios II Development Kit, Stratix II Edition		-	9.1	Software Designs
Nios II: Planetweb SpectraWorks Digital Photo Frame	Cyclone III	Nios II Embedded Evaluation Kit (NEEK), Cyclone III Edition		-	9.1	Software Designs
Nios II: Planetweb SpectraWorks GUI Feature Demo	Cyclone III	Nios II Embedded Evaluation Kit (NEEK), Cyclone III Edition		-	9.1	Software Designs
Nios II: Profiling Nios II Systems	Cyclone III, Stratix IV GX	Embedded Systems Development Kit, Cyclone III Edition, Nios II Embedded Evaluation Kit, Cyclone III Edition, Stratix IV GX FPGA Development Kit	-		11.0	Systems Design
Nios II: Read-Only Zip File System	Stratix II	Nios II Development Kit, Stratix II		-	10.0	Software Designs
Nios II: Simple Socket Server	Stratix II	Nios II Development Kit, Stratix II		-	10.0	Software Designs
Nios II: Simulating Nios II Embedded Processor Designs	Stratix II	Nios II Development Kit, Stratix II	-		11.0	Software Designs
Nios II: SPI Slave to Avalon Master	Cyclone III	Altera Embedded Systems Development Kit, Cyclone III Edition		-	9.1	Software Designs
Nios II: System Architect Design Example	Cyclone III	Nios II Embedded Evaluation Kit (NEEK), Cyclone III Edition	-		11.0	Systems Design
Nios II: TES D/AVE Graphics Accelerator Demo	Cyclone III	Nios II Embedded Evaluation Kit (NEEK), Cyclone III Edition		-	9.1	Systems Design
Nios II: Tightly Coupled Memory Tutorial	Cyclone III, Stratix IV GX	Embedded Systems Development Kit, Cyclone III Edition, Nios II Embedded Evaluation Kit, Cyclone III Edition, Stratix IV GX FPGA Development Kit	-		11.0	Systems Design
Nios II: Triple-Speed Ethernet Processor System	Cyclone III	Altera Embedded Systems Development Kit, Cyclone III Edition, Stratix IV GX FPGA Development Kit		-	10.1	Systems Design
Nios II: Using the NicheStack TCP/IP Stack	Cyclone III, Stratix IV GX	Embedded Systems Development Kit, Cyclone III Edition, Nios II Embedded Evaluation Kit, Cyclone III Edition, Stratix IV GX FPGA Development Kit	-		11.0	Systems Design
Nios II: Vectored Interrupt Controller Usage and Applications	Cyclone III	Nios II Embedded Evaluation Kit, Cyclone III Edition		-	9.1	Systems Design
Nios II: Web Server	Cyclone III	Nios II Embedded Evaluation Kit (NEEK), Cyclone III Edition		-	7.2	Systems Design

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