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Creating the Example Design Nios II Hardware Development Tutorial
Create a New SOPC Builder System
You use SOPC Builder to generate the Nios II processor system, adding
the desired components, and configuring how they connect together.
Perform the following steps to create a new SOPC Builder system:
1. On the Tools menu in the Quartus II software, click SOPC Builder.
SOPC Builder starts and displays the Create New System dialog
box.
2. Type first_nios2_system as the System Name.
3. Select either Verilog or VHDL as the Target HDL. If you do not
have a preference, accept the default. Later when you generate the
system, SOPC Builder outputs design files in the language you
select.
4. Click OK. The SOPC Builder GUI appears, displaying the System
Contents tab.
Figure 1–4 shows the SOPC Builder GUI in its initial state.
Figure 1–4. SOPC Builder GUI