SOPC Builder Ready
With the widespread acceptance of the Nios® II embedded processor family and the SOPC Builder system integration tool, Altera has established itself as the premier player in the system-on-a-programmable-chip (SOPC) market. In addition to innovative embedded processor solutions, Altera also offers plug-and-play design capability with the SOPC Builder, a tool that enables quick, easy connection and configuration of system blocks, including processors, processor peripherals, and intellectual property (IP) cores.
Altera awards the SOPC Builder Ready certification to IP functions that are ready to integrate with the Nios® II embedded processor or ARM®-based Excalibur devices via the SOPC Builder. These cores support interfaces for the Avalon™ switch fabric for the Nios II processor or advanced high-performance (AHB) ARM on-chip bus, and may include software drivers, low-level routines, or other software design files.
Availability
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SOPC Builder Ready IP Core Deliverables
For Altera to certify a core as SOPC Builder Ready, the core must meet the following requirements.
Compatible Bus Interface
The core supports an AHB (master or slave) or an Avalon (master or slave) interface.
SOPC Builder Support Files
The core ships with an SOPC Builder configuration file, class.ptf, that specifies the IP core bus connection attributes. The core directory structure also conforms to the one required by the SOPC Builder.
Push-Button SOPC Builder Flow
All SOPC Builder Ready cores are deployable through SOPC Builder without requiring manual integration tasks.
Software Tested or Hardware Tested
The IP core RTL has been verified in the ModelSim software or another simulator using the ARM full-stripe model or the Nios simulation environment. Alternatively, the IP core has been tested in hardware on an Excalibur processor board.
Example Code
The core ships with example C code functions that may be used to perform initialization, setup, and basic transactions with the processor.
AMPP Approved Certification (AMPP Cores Only)
Altera provides this certification of AMPPSM partner IP cores. During testing, Altera verifies that the function compiles in an Altera standard design flow, passes its own testbench, and includes good quality documentation.
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