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Agilex® 5 Software Development Guided Journey

The interactive journey helps you navigate the system architecture & planning phase of your design using the Agilex® 5 FPGA devices.

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Nios V Soft-core Processor

Embedded Software with HPS

Before you Begin Review Key Documents Take Online Training Install and Evaluate Select a Processor Variant Get Development Tools and Licenses Evaluate Example Designs Select Software Stack Ingredients Select Operating System and Boot Loader Include Drivers and Middleware Create Design Develop Processor System on FPGA Develop Software Application Popular Use Cases Debug and Verify Simulate Processor System Debug Processor System
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Please select the desired journey step from the flowchart to view the applicable assets.

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Please select the desired Before you Begin sub-step from the flowchart to the left to view the applicable assets:

  • Review Key Documents
  • Take Online Training
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Please select the desired Install and Evaluate sub-step from the flowchart to the left to view the applicable assets:

  • Select a Processor Variant
  • Get Development Tools and Licenses
  • Evaluate Example Designs
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Please select the desired Select Software Stack Ingredients sub-step from the flowchart to the left to view the applicable assets:

  • Select Operating System and Boot Loader
  • Include Drivers and Middleware
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Please select the desired Create Design sub-step from the flowchart to the left to view the applicable assets:

  • Develop Processor System on FPGA
  • Develop Software Application
  • Popular Use Cases
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Please select the desired Debug and Verify sub-step from the flowchart to the left to view the applicable assets:

  • Simulate Processor System
  • Debug Processor System
Nios® V Processor Overview
infoNios® V Processor for Altera® FPGA
infoNios® V Processor Developer Center
picture_as_pdfNios® V Processor Software Developer Handbook
picture_as_pdfNios® V Embedded Processor Design Handbook
picture_as_pdfNios® V Processor Reference Manual
picture_as_pdfNios® V Processor Migration Guidelines
Nios® V Processor Training
infoNios® V Processor Portfolio Video
infoNios® V Processor Design Walkthrough Video
infoNios® V Processor E-Learning Sessions
infoNios® V Processor Youtube Videos
Nios® V Processor Variants
picture_as_pdfNios® V/c Processor
picture_as_pdfNios® V/m Processor
picture_as_pdfNios® V/g Processor
picture_as_pdfNios® V Processor FPGA IP Release Notes
Embedded Development Tools Overview
picture_as_pdfAltera® FPGA Embedded Development Tools
Quartus® Prime Design Software
infoQuartus® Prime Design Software
picture_as_pdfGetting Started User Guide: Quartus® Prime Standard Edition
picture_as_pdfGetting Started User Guide: Quartus® Prime Pro Edition
picture_as_pdfNios® V Processor: Quartus® Prime Software Support
Ashling* RiscFree* IDE for Altera® FPGA
infoAshling* RiscFree* IDE for Altera® FPGA
picture_as_pdfAshling* RiscFree* IDE for Altera® FPGA User Guide
Nios® V Processor License
picture_as_pdfNios® V Processor Licensing
Hello World Tutorial
picture_as_pdfNios® V Processor Tutorial
Example Designs
infoNios® V Design Examples on Altera® FPGA Design Store
infoNios® V Design Examples on Altera® Developer Site
Operating System
picture_as_pdfBaremetal with Altera® HAL
picture_as_pdfMicrium* MicroC/OS-II RTOS
picture_as_pdfFreeRTOS*
Boot Loader
picture_as_pdfNios® V Processor Configuration and Booting Solutions
picture_as_pdfNios® V Processor Booting from On-Chip Flash
picture_as_pdfNios® V Processor Booting from General Purpose QSPI Flash
picture_as_pdfNios® V Processor Booting from Configuration QSPI Flash
picture_as_pdfNios® V Processor Booting from On-Chip Memory
picture_as_pdfNios® V Processor Booting from Tightly Coupled Memory
Embedded Peripherals Driver
picture_as_pdfAltera® HAL Driver
Third-party Peripherals Driver
picture_as_pdfDevice Drivers for Altera® HAL
Software Packages
picture_as_pdfMicroC/TCP-IP Protocol Stack
picture_as_pdfFreeRTOS-Plus-TCP Protocol Stack
Processor System Design
picture_as_pdfNios® V Processor Hardware System Design with Platform Designer
IP Core Integration
picture_as_pdfEmbedded Peripherals
infoOther Altera® FPGA Intellectual Property
Software Application Development
picture_as_pdfNios® V Processor Software Development
picture_as_pdfNios® V Processor: Application Optimization
Embedded Peripherals Driver
picture_as_pdfAltera® HAL Drivers
Third-party Peripherals Driver
picture_as_pdfDevice Drivers for Altera® HAL
Third-party Software Package
picture_as_pdfMicroC/TCP-IP Protocol Stack
picture_as_pdfFreeRTOS-Plus-TCP Protocol Stack
Develop Boot Loader Application
picture_as_pdfNios® V Processor Configuration and Booting Solutions
Migrate from Nios II Processor System
picture_as_pdfNios® V Processor Migration Guide
Design Processor with Ethernet
picture_as_pdfNios® V Processor: Building Networked Embedded System Applications
Design Processor with Remote System Update
picture_as_pdfNios® V Processor: Remote System Update
Design Processor with Custom Instruction
picture_as_pdfNios® V Processor: Using Custom Instruction
Design Processor with Lockstep
picture_as_pdfNios® V Processor: Lockstep Implementation
Develop TinyML Application
infoTinyML Applications in Altera® FPGAs Using LiteRT for Microcontrollers
Simulation and Debug
picture_as_pdfNios® V Processor Design Simulation
Simulation and Debug
picture_as_pdfNios® V Processor Hardware Design Debugging
picture_as_pdfNios® V Processor Software Design Debugging
Before You Begin Learn About HPS Design Review Key Documents Select OS and Software Tools Define Software Architecture Define Embedded IP and Interfaces Define Booting and Configuration Select Hypervisor Define Remote Update, Debug, and Software Security Explore Design Resources and Implement Design Review Golden Hardware Reference Designs Review Golden System Reference Designs Review HPS-FPGA Interfaces Demos Review Software Tools Implement Configuration and Booting Port Operating System and Develop Device Drivers Port the Operating System Develop Drivers for Custom IP and Peripheral Devices Perform Software Development Develop the Software Application Implement Remote Update and Debug
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Please select the desired Before You Begin sub-step from the flowchart to the left to view the applicable assets:

  • Learn About HPS Design
  • Review Key Documents
  • Select OS and Software Tools
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Please select the desired Define Software Architecture sub-step from the flowchart to the left to view the applicable assets:

  • Define Embedded IP and Interfaces
  • Define Booting and Configuration
  • Select Hypervisor
  • Define Remote Update, Debug, and Software Security
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Please select the desired Explore Design Resources and Implement Design sub-step from the flowchart to the left to view the applicable assets:

  • Review Golden Hardware Reference Designs
  • Review Golden System Reference Designs
  • Review HPS-FPGA Interfaces Demos
  • Review Software Tools
  • Implement Configuration and Booting
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Please select the desired Port Operating System and Develop Device Drivers sub-step from the flowchart to the left to view the applicable assets:

  • Port the Operating System
  • Develop Drivers for Custom IP and Peripheral Devices
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Please select the desired Perform Software Development sub-step from the flowchart to the left to view the applicable assets:

  • Develop the Software Application
  • Implement Remote Update and Debug
Training
infoAltera® SoC FPGA Basics
infoAltera® FPGA Technical Training
infoHard-Processor Subsystem (HPS) Overview
infoSoftware Flow for SoC FPGA
infoBuilding Bootloader for Altera® SoC FPGAs
infoGetting Started with Linux* OS for Altera® SoC FPGAs
infoHardware Design Flow for an Arm*-based Altera® SoC FPGA
infoSoftware Design Flow for an Arm*-based Altera® SoC FPGA
infoIn-Action Hard Processor System Demo Video
Reference Manual
picture_as_pdfHard Processor System Technical Reference Manual
picture_as_pdfHard Processor System Component Reference Manual
picture_as_pdfDevice Design Guidelines
Register Map
articleHPS Register Address Map and Definitions - Register Map
Release Note
infoHPS Embedded Software Release Notes
Operating System
infoSelecting an Operating System
Software Tools
infoSelecting Software Tools
Intel® Simics® Simulator
picture_as_pdfIntel® Simics® Simulator for Altera® FPGAs: E-Series Virtual Platform User Guide
Embedded IP Peripheral Interfaces
picture_as_pdfEmbedded Peripherals IP User Guide
HPS Ethernet MAC
picture_as_pdfHPS EMAC Design Considerations - EMAC GMII through FPGA Fabric
picture_as_pdfHPS EMAC Design Guidelines and Examples
infoTSN - HPS RGMII System Example Design
infoTSN - RGMII HVIO System Example Design
infoTSN - SGMII XCVR System Example Design
Flash Interfaces
picture_as_pdfNAND Flash Controller Design Considerations
picture_as_pdfSD/eMMC Host Controller Design Considerations
picture_as_pdfQSPI Controller Design Considerations
FPGA to HPS Interfaces
picture_as_pdfInterfacing between the FPGA and HPS Design Considerations
Booting and Configuration
picture_as_pdfBoot And Configuration Design Considerations
picture_as_pdfHard Processor System Booting User Guide
Xen
infoOverview
infoDesign Example for Premium Devkit
infoDesign Example for Modular Devkit
Device Security
lockDevice Security User Guide (Sign-in and NDA Required)
Golden Hardware Reference Designs
infoE-Series Premium Devkit GHRD Overview
infoE-Series Modular Devkit GHRD Overview
infoGHRD GitHub Repo
Golden System Reference Designs
infoE-Series Premium Devkit GSRD
infoE-Series Modular Devkit GSRD
infoZephyr GSRD User Guide
HPS-FPGA Interfaces Demos
infoHPS-FPGA Interfaces Demos User Guide
infoHPS-FPGA Interfaces Demos GitHub Repo
Software Tools
picture_as_pdfDownload Ashling* RiscFree* IDE for Altera® FPGAs
infoDownload Arm* Development Studio
picture_as_pdfAshling* RiscFree* IDE for Altera® FPGAs User Guide
infoDebugging Linux with Ashling RiscFree
infoDebugging U-Boot with Ashling RiscFree
infoDebugging Linux with Arm Development Studio
infoDebugging U-Boot with Arm Development Studio
picture_as_pdfFPGA Software Installation and Licensing
Simulation
picture_as_pdfIntel® Simics® Simulator for Altera® FPGAs: User Guide
infoIntel® Simics® Simulator for Altera® FPGAs: Overview
infoIntel® Simics® Simulator for Altera® FPGAs: Training
infoIntel® Simics® Simulator for Altera® FPGAs: Virtual Platform Linux GSRD
infoIntel® Simics® Simulator for Altera® FPGAs: Virtual Platform Zephyr GSRD
infoIntel® Simics® Simulator for Altera FPGAs Release Notes
Configuration
picture_as_pdfFPGA Configuration User Guide
Booting
picture_as_pdfHard Processor System Booting User Guide
infoE-Series Premium Devkit GHRD Linux Boot Examples
infoE-Series Modular Devkit GHRD Linux Boot Examples
infoU-Boot GitHub Repo
infoArm* Trusted Firmware GitHub Repo
infoConfiguring Altera® FPGA Fabric From Linux
infoBooting HPS from QSPI
infoBooting HPS from SD Card
infoBooting HPS from eMMC
Linux
infoLinux Kernel GitHub Repo
infoDocker Yocto Build
infoStandalone Linux
Zephyr
infoZephyr
Linux Drivers
infoLinux Drivers
Baremetal Drivers
infoOverview
infoBaremetal Hello World Example
Custom IP Drivers
infoHow to Create a Device Tree Wiki
Develop Peripheral Drivers
picture_as_pdfUSB 2.0 OTG
picture_as_pdfUSB 3.1 Gen1 Controller
picture_as_pdfUART
picture_as_pdfI2C
picture_as_pdfI3C
picture_as_pdfSPI
picture_as_pdfEMAC
picture_as_pdfSD/eMMC
infoBooting HPS from SD Card
infoBooting HPS from eMMC
picture_as_pdfQSPI
infoBooting HPS from QSPI
picture_as_pdfNAND
Application Development
infoApplication Development with Yocto eSDK
Application Debug
infoDebugging Linux with Ashling RiscFree
infoDebugging U-Boot with Ashling RiscFree
infoDebugging Linux with Arm Development Studio
infoDebugging U-Boot with Arm Development Studio
Remote System Update
infoFPGA SoC HPS Remote System Update Example
Remote FPGA Debug
infoFPGA Remote Debug Example
Related Links
  • Agilex 5 FPGA Application Design Guided Journey
  • Agilex 5 System Architecture Guided Journey
  • Agilex 5 FPGA Board Design Guided Journey
  • Agilex 5 FPGA Interface Protocol Design Guided Journey
  • Agilex 5 FPGA AI Design Guided Journey

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