Nios II Embedded Design Suite
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- Quartus® II Web Edition Software
- Nios® II Embedded Design Suite
Table 1. Nios II Embedded Design Suite and Quartus II Web Edition Software Download Links
Windows Sofware Downloads | Download | File Size |
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Quartus II Web Edition Software v9.1 Service Pack 2 (Now with the MegaCore® IP Library, which includes the Nios II Processor and OpenCore Plus for IP Evaluation)
Windows Vista (32 bits) and Windows XP (32 bits) | ![]() No license required | 1.9 GB |
Nios II Embedded Design Suite (1)
Windows Vista (32 bits) and Windows XP (32 bits) |
| 563 MB
13 MB |
ModelSim®-Altera® Starter Edition v6.5b for Quartus II Software v9.1 (optional download)
| ![]() Download Service Pack No license required | 573 MB
574 MB |
Linux Software Downloads | ||
Quartus II Web Edition Software v9.1 Service Pack 1
| ![]() | 2.2 GB
|
Nios II Embedded Design Suite (1)
| ![]() Download Service Pack No license required See what's new | 668 MB
10 MB |
ModelSim-Altera Starter Edition v6.5b for Quartus II Software v9.1 (optional download)
| ![]() Download Service Pack No license required | 578 MB
539 MB |
System Requirements
Table 2. System Requirements
Requirement | Type |
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Operating System |
Windows Vista (32 bits)
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Disk Space | To download and uncompress all files, requires 4 Gbytes of free disk space. Installation requires an additional 5 Gbytes of disk space. You can delete the 4 Gbytes of download and uncompressed files from your hard drive after installation is complete. |
Table 3. Nios II EDS Features
Feature | Details |
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Device Support | Visit the Quartus II Software Subscription and Web Edition Comparison page for detailed device support information. |
Software Development Tools Support |
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More Information | Find detailed information on the Nios II processor web page. Find out what’s new in this release on the news page. |
Licensing
Nios II Processor: To obtain a non-time-limited use license file for the Nios II processor, you must purchase a Nios II development kit or the stand-alone Nios II processor core license (ordering code: IP-NIOS). Contact your local Altera representative or use Altera Tools Support to order today.
Nios II C2H Compiler: You can create, compile, and generate time-limited Nios II processor systems and hardware accelerators generated by the Nios II C2H Compiler without obtaining a license file by using the OpenCore Plus evaluation feature. You must obtain a license for the Nios II processor core (ordering code: IP-NIOS) and Nios II C2H Compiler (ordering code: IPT-C2H-NIOS) to generate non-time-limited programming files and flash programming files. Contact your local Altera representative or use Altera Tools Support to order today. You do not need a license if you will only be developing software using the Nios II IDE.
NicheStack TCP/IP Stack–Nios II Edition: You can develop software for any of the Nios II development kits using the NicheStack TCP/IP Stack, Nios II Edition evaluation. To generate software to run on other boards and/or ship in a product, you must obtain a license (ordering code: IPSW-TCP/IP-NIOS). Contact your local Altera representative or Altera Tools Support to order today.
Micrium MicroC/OS-II RTOS: You can develop software for any of the Nios II development kits using the Micrium MicroC/OS-II RTOS. To generate software to run on other boards and/or ship in a product, you must obtain a license. To obtain a license for the Micrium MicroC/OS-II RTOS, contact Micrium today.
Download Notes
- Installation Instructions: View installation instructions for all operating systems.
- Online Demonstrations: View now.
- Support
- The Nios II Embedded Design Suite Support web page can help with questions or problems that are not answered by the information provided here.
- Find Answers in the Altera support center uses natural language processing technology to search all available technical documentation to answer your questions directly. Find Answers solves technical queries because you can ask your exact questions online.
- You can also benefit from the Altera mySupport online issue tracking system.
- Additionally, you can find answers to many questions in the Nios Forum area of the Altera Forum.
Legal Notice—Altera'sMegaCore® License Agreementgoverns the installation and use of the Nios II software. TheSoftware Subscription License Agreementgoverns the installation and use of the Quartus II Web Edition design software.