Specifications

Chapter 1: Nios II Hardware Development 1–31
Creating the Design Example
May 2011 Altera Corporation Nios II Hardware Development Tutorial
11. Click Add to include hw_dev_tutorial.sdc in the project.
12. Turn on Enable multicorner timing analysis during compilation.
13. Click OK.
To compile the Quartus II project, perform the following steps:
1. On the Processing menu, click Start Compilation. The Tasks window and
percentage and time counters in the lower-right corner display progress. The
compilation process can take several minutes. When compilation completes, a
dialog box displays the message "Full Compilation was successful."
2. Click OK. The Quartus II software displays the Compilation Report tab.
3. Expand the TimeQuest Timing Analyzer category in the compilation report.
4. Click Multicorner Timing Analysis Summary.
5. Verify that the Worst-case Slack values are positive numbers for Setup, Hold,
Recovery, and Removal. If any of these values are negative, the design might not
operate properly in hardware. To meet timing, adjust Quartus II assignments to
optimize fitting, or reduce the oscillator frequency driving the FPGA.
f For more information about meeting timing requirements in the Quartus II software,
refer to the Volume 1: Design and Synthesis of the Quartus II Handbook.
Congratulations! You have finished integrating the Nios II system into the Quartus II
project. You are ready to download the .sof to the target board.
Download the Hardware Design to the Target FPGA
In this section you download the .sof to the target board. Perform the following steps:
1. Connect the board to the host computer with the download cable, and apply
power to the board.
2. On the Tools menu in the Quartus II software, click Programmer. The Quartus II
Programmer appears and automatically displays the appropriate configuration
file (nios2_quartus2_project.sof). Figure 1–19 shows a portion of the GUI.
3. Click Hardware Setup in the upper left corner of the Quartus II Programmer to
verify your download cable settings. The Hardware Setup dialog box appears.
4. Select the appropriate download cable in the Currently selected hardware list. If
the appropriate download cable does not appear in the list, you must first install
drivers for the cable.
Figure 1–19. Quartus II Programmer