Hi,
> Has anyone tried putting NIOS II on Cyclone 2, TS-7300 board?
I haven't tried it, but it should be possible.
> My main interest here is whether I would be able to play with NIOS II
> embedded system using a free license for several months and what are
> the restrictions. From Altera's website, it looks like SOPC comes with
> a free web license. However, it is not clear whether NIOS II can be
> used for free and for how long. I've read about the JTAG connection to
> the board (required for the free version), but again need
> clarification here.
I'm pretty sure the free version only works while the
Altera JTAG cable is connected, and it might be time
limited in addition to that. The TS7300 does not have
a standard Altera JTAG cable connector, but I believe
all the JTAG signals are on a connector, so you'll
have to build an adapter.
So first thing you'll want to try is building the adapter
to get the Cyclone device detected by Quartus.
If the NIOS licensing becomes a pain, there is the
open-source Leon SPARC processor too. Look around the
Altera site, and you'll find application notes where people
have implemented the Leon processor. Opencores also has
some processor designs.
Cheers,
Dave
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