Specifications

Application Name Summary
Zip File System Reads from a file system in flash memory
Note: Some application examples might not be available on some hardware examples, depending on BSP
support.
create-this-bsp
Each BSP subdirectory contains a create-this-bsp script. The create-this-bsp script calls the nios2-bsp
script to create a BSP in the current directory. The create-this-bsp script has a relative path to the
directory containing the .sopcinfo file. The .sopcinfo file resides two directory levels above the directory
containing the create-this-bsp script.
The create-this-bsp script takes no command-line arguments. Your current directory must be the same
directory as the create-this-bsp script. The exit value is zero on success and one on error.
create-this-app
Each application subdirectory contains a create-this-app script. The create-this-app script copies the C/C
++ application source code to the current directory, runs nios2-app-generate-makefile to create a
makefile (named Makefile), and then runs make to build the Executable and Linking Format File (.elf) for
your application. Each create-this-app script uses a particular example BSP. For further information,
refer to the script to determine the associated example BSP. If the BSP does not exist when create-this-
app runs, create-this-app calls the associated create-this-bsp script to create the BSP.
The create-this-app script takes no command-line arguments. Your current directory must be the same
directory as the create-this-app script. The exit value is zero on success and one on error.
Finding create-this-app and create-this-bsp
The create-this-app and create-this-bsp scripts are installed with your Nios II design examples. You can
easily find them from the following information:
• Where the Nios II EDS is installed
• Which Altera development board you are using
• Which HDL you are using
• Which Nios II hardware design example you are using
• The name of the Nios II software example
The create-this-app script for each software design example is in <Nios II EDS install path>/examples/
<HDL>/niosII_<board type>/<design name>/software_examples/app/<example name>. For example,
the create-this-app script for the Hello World software example running on the triple-speed ethernet
design example for the Stratix
®
IV GX FPGA Development Kit might be located in
c:/altera/100/nios2eds/examples/verilog/niosII_stratixIV_4sgx230/triple_speed_ethernet_design/
software_examples/app/hello_world.
Similarly, the create-this-bsp script for each software design example is in <Nios II EDS install path>/
examples/<HDL>/niosII_<board type>/<design name>/software_examples/bsp/<BSP_type>. For
example, the create-this-bsp script for the basic HAL BSP to run on the triple-speed ethernet design
example for the Stratix IV GX FPGA Development Kit might be located in c:/altera/100/nios2eds/
examples/verilog/niosII_stratixIV_4sgx230/triple_speed_ethernet_design/software_examples/bsp/
hal_default.
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create-this-bsp
NII5V2
2015.05.14
Altera Corporation
Nios II Software Build Tools Reference
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