Specifications

Tool Description
jtagconfig Allows you configure the JTAG server on the host
machine. It can also detect a JTAG chain and set up the
download hardware configuration.
The command-line tools described in this section are in the <Nios II EDS install path>/bin/ directory.
Restrictions
The Nios II SBT supports BSPs incorporating the Altera HAL and Micrium
MicroC/OS-II only.
Document Revision History for Nios II Software Build Tools
Date Version Changes
May 2015 2015.05.14
• Maintenance release.
• Renamed to Nios II Classic.
January 2014 13.1.0
• Updated GCC4 toolchain from 4.1.2 to GCC 4.7.3.
• Removed references to Nios II IDE.
• Removed references to Nios II GCC3.
May 2011 11.0.0
• Introduction of Qsys system integration tool
• The GCC 3 toolchain is an optional feature
February 2011 10.1.0 Removed “Referenced Documents” section.
July 2010 10.0.0
• Added explanation of the effects of disabled BSP file generation.
• Described regeneration of BSP with changed memory sizes.
• Described GCC 4.
• Described GCC 3 and GCC 4 command shells
November 2009 9.1.0
• Chapter repurposed and retitled to cover Nios II Software Build
Tools functionality applicable to both command line and Eclipse.
• Describe the Nios II Flash Programmer
March 2009 9.0.0
• Moved information about Tcl-based device drivers and software
packages, formerly in this chapter, to Developing device Drivers for
the Hardware Abstraction Layer.
• Described how to work with compiler optimization and debugger
settings.
• Described newlib recompilation.
• Corrected minor typographical errors.
NII5V2
2015.05.14
Restrictions
4-47
Nios II Software Build Tools
Altera Corporation
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