Introduction
The release notes for the Nios® II Development Kit version 5.0 introduce new features, enhancements, host support, etc., associated with a specific version of the kit. These release notes cover only the development tools included in the Nios II Development Kit. For revision history of the Nios II processor hardware, see the Nios II Processor Revision History chapter in the Nios II Processor Reference Handbook.
Table of Contents
- New Features & Enhancements
- Hardware
- Device & Host Support
- SOPC Builder and Quartus II Software Support
- Peripheral Support
- Software
- The Nios II IDE
- Toolchain (GCC, GDB, etc.)
- Target Software
- Changes to Development Tools Behavior
- Example Designs



