User guide

About This Document
This document provides complete reference for the Nios II integrated development
environment (IDE), including details of the Nios II embedded design suite (EDS) design flows
and tutorials on using the IDE. This document is based on the HTML content of the Nios II IDE
help system. Altera provides this content as a PDF file to make it accessible as a stand-alone
document outside of the Nios II IDE.
The content for this document was developed as an interactive help system. However, the PDF
file does not provide complete interactive functionality. Use the following guidelines to find
related documentation listed in individual topics:
Related Nios II IDE Help Topics are included in this PDF file.
Related Eclipse Workbench User Guide Help Topics are available at
http://help.eclipse.org/help32.
Related C/C++ Development (CDT) User Guide Help Topics are available at
http://www.eclipse.org/cdt.
Related Topics on the Web provide specific URLs to locate the documents on the
Internet.
How to Contact Altera
For the most up-to-date information about Altera products, refer to the following table.
Contact Contact Method Address
Technical support Website www.altera.com/support
Technical training Website
Email
www.altera.com/training
[e-mail]
Product literature Website www.altera.com/literature
Altera literature services Email [e-mail]
Non-technical support (General)
(Software Licensing)
Email
Email
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
Note: You can also contact your local Altera sales office or sales representative.
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