Specifications

plugins for access to the Nios II SBT, enabling you to create applications based on the Altera HAL, and
debug them using the JTAG debugger.
You can launch the Nios II SBT for Eclipse either of the following ways:
• In the Windows operating system, on the Start menu, point to Programs > Altera > Nios II EDS
<version>, and click Nios II <version> Software Build Tools for Eclipse.
• From the Nios II Command Shell, by typing eclipse-nios2.
For more information about the Nios II SBT for Eclipse, refer to the Getting Started with the Graphical
User Interface chapter of the Nios II Software Developer’s Handbook.
Related Information
Getting Started with the Graphical User Interface on page 2-1
The Nios II BSP Editor
You can create or modify a Nios II BSP project with the Nios II BSP Editor, a standalone GUI that also
works with the Nios II SBT for Eclipse. You can launch the BSP Editor either of the following ways:
• From the Nios II menu in the Nios II SBT for Eclipse
• From the Nios II Command Shell, by typing nios2-bsp-editor.
The Nios II BSP Editor enables you to edit settings, linker regions, and section mappings, and to select
software packages and device drivers.
The capabilities of the Nios II BSP Editor constitute a large subset of the capabilities of the nios2-bsp-
create-settings, nios2-bsp-update-settings, and nios2-bsp-generate-files utilities. Any project created in
the BSP Editor can also be created using the command-line utilities.
For more information about the BSP Editor, refer to “Using the BSP Editor” in the Getting Started with
the Graphical User Interface chapter of the Nios II Software Developer’s Handbook.
Related Information
Getting Started with the Graphical User Interface on page 2-1
The Nios II Flash Programmer
The Nios II flash programmer allows you to program flash memory devices on a target board. The flash
programmer supports programming flash on any board, including Altera development boards and your
own custom boards. The flash programmer facilitates programming flash for the following purposes:
• Executable code and data
• Bootstrap code to copy code from flash to RAM, and then run from RAM
• HAL file subsystems
• FPGA hardware configuration data
You can launch the flash programmer either of the following ways:
• From the Nios II menu in the Nios II SBT for Eclipse
• From the Nios II Command Shell, by typing:
nios2-flash-programmer-generater
The Nios II Command Shell
The Nios II Command Shell is a bash command-line environment initialized with the correct settings to
run Nios II command-line tools. The Nios II EDS includes two versions of the Nios II Command Shell,
for the two supported GCC toolchain versions.
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