This page provides links to the SOPC Builder volume of the Quartus® II Development Software Handbook and other documents related to SOPC Builder. The SOPC Builder volume provides an introduction to all SOPC Builder features, complete usage reference, and tutorials for building custom systems. Click the links below to view and download the entire volume, or any individual section or chapter. For more SOPC Builder support, visit the SOPC Builder Support web page.
Volume 4: SOPC Builder (ver 10.0, Jul 2010, 1 MB)
Section I. SOPC Builder Features (806 KB)
Chapter 1. Introduction to SOPC Builder (ver 10.0.0, Jul 2010, 136 KB)
Chapter 2. System Interconnect Fabric for Memory-Mapped Interfaces (ver 10.0.0, Jul 2010, 216 KB)
Chapter 3. System Interconnect Fabric for Streaming Interfaces (ver 10.0.0, Jul 2010, 116 KB)
Chapter 4. SOPC Builder Components (ver 10.0.0, Jul 2010, 150 KB)
Chapter 5. Using SOPC Builder with the Quartus II Software (ver 10.0.0, Jul 2010, 118 KB)
Chapter 6. Component Editor (ver 10.0.0, Jul 2010, 106 KB)
Chapter 7. Component Interface Tcl Reference (ver 10.0.0, Jul 2010, 258 KB)
Chapter 8. Archiving SOPC Builder Projects (ver 10.0.0, Jul 2010, 71 KB)
Chapter 9. SOPC Builder Memory Subsystem Development Walkthrough (ver 10.0.0, Jul 2010, 263 KB)
Chapter 10. SOPC Builder Component Development Walkthrough (ver 10.0.0, Jul 2010, 141 KB)
Chapter 11. Avalon Memory-Mapped Bridges (ver 10.0.0, Jul 2010, 396 KB)
Chapter 12. Avalon Streaming Interconnect Components (ver 10.0.0, Jul 2010, 113 KB)
Embedded Design Handbook (ver 2.7, Mar 2010, 5 MB)
Section I. Introduction (344 KB)
Chapter 1. First-Time Designer's Guide (ver 2.2, Mar 2010, 344 KB)
Chapter 2. Developing Nios II Software (ver 1.3, Dec 2009, 630 KB)
Chapter 3. Debugging Nios II Designs (ver 1.3, Dec 2009, 480 KB)
Chapter 4. Nios II Command-Line Tools (ver 2.1, Apr 2009, 152 KB)
Chapter 5. Optimizing Nios II C2H Compiler Results (ver 1.1, Jun 2008, 468 KB)
Chapter 6. Avalon Memory-Mapped Design Optimizations (ver 1.1, Jun 2008, 332 KB)
Chapter 7. Memory System Design (ver 1.2, Feb 2010, 307 KB)
Chapter 8. Hardware Acceleration and Coprocessing (ver 1.1, Jun 2008, 163 KB)
Chapter 9. Verification and Board Bring-Up (ver 1.2, Nov 2008, 240 KB)
Chapter 10. Interfacing an External Processor to an Altera FPGA (ver 1.0, Feb 2009, 549 KB)
Related Documentation
User Guides
Avalon Verification IP Suite User Guide (ver 1.2, Aug 2010, 2 MB) 
(Includes Avalon-MM and Avalon-ST tutorials)
Altera Transceiver PHY IP Core User Guide (ver 1.0 , Jul 2010, 3 MB)
Embedded Peripherals IP User Guide (ver 10.0, Jul 2010, 4 MB) - Nios II Custom Instruction User Guide (ver 1.5, Jun 2008, 701 KB)
- AN 532: An SOPC Builder PCI Express Design with GUI Interface (ver 1.0, Jun 2008, 285 KB)
- AN 531: Reducing Power with Hardware Accelerators (ver 1.0, May 2008, 151 KB)
AN458: Alternative Nios II Boot Methods (ver 2.0, Aug 2010, 416 KB) 
AN 346: Using the Nios II Configuration Controller Reference Designs (ver 1.2, Mar 2009, 793 KB) - AN 446: Debugging Nios II Systems with the SignalTap II Embedded Logic Analyzer (ver 1.2, Jun 2008, 257 KB)
- AN 323: Using SignalTap II Embedded Logic Analyzers in SOPC Builder Systems (ver 1.1, Nov 2007, 386 KB)
- AN 398: Using DDR/DDR2 SDRAM With SOPC Builder (ver 1.1, Aug 2006, 775 KB)
- Design Files for AN 532 ( 5 MB)
- Design Files for AN 531 ( 1 MB)
- AN458 design example files ( 36 KB)
- signal_tap_test software file ( 4 KB)
Comparing IP Integration Approaches for FPGA Implementation (ver 1.1, Feb 2008, 195 KB)
- Quartus II Design Software (ver 1.0, Jul 2010, 572 KB)

Altera Product Catalog (ver 8.0, Aug 2010, 2 MB) 
Avalon Interface Specifications (ver 1.3, Aug 2010, 527 KB) 
(Replaces "Avalon Memory-Mapped Interface Specification" and "Avalon Streaming Interface Specification")
Nios II Hardware Development Tutorial (ver 3.0, Dec 2009, 743 KB)
Using Nios II Tightly Coupled Memory Tutorial (ver 1.2, Jul 2009, 210 KB)
Nios II System Architect Design Tutorial (ver 1.0, Jun 2009, 1 MB)
- Industrial Ethernet solutions from Altera (ver 4.1, Jun 2009, 264 KB)
- 1080p video framework from Altera (ver 1.0, Apr 2008, 230 KB)
- Broadcast Solutions Supporting Altera's HD Quality Initiative (HDQI) (ver 2.0, Apr 2008, 2 MB)
- Accelerating applications on coprocessing platforms (ver 1.0, Jul 2007, 104 KB)
