Add The Jtag Uart - Altera Nios II Hardware Development Manual

Chapter 1: Nios II Hardware Development
Creating the Design Example

Add the JTAG UART

The JTAG UART provides a convenient way to communicate character data with the
Nios II processor through the USB-Blaster download cable. Perform the following
steps to add the JTAG UART:
1. On the Component Library tab, expand Interface Protocols, expand Serial, and
then click JTAG UART.
2. Click Add. The JTAG UART parameter editor appears.
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Do not change the default settings.
Figure 1–8
Figure 1–8. JTAG UART Parameter Editor
3. Click Finish. You return to the Qsys System Contents tab, and an instance of the
JTAG UART appears in the system contents table.
4. In the Name column, right-click the JTAG UART and click Rename.
5. Type jtag_uart and press Enter.
6. Connect the clk port of the clk_0 clock source to the clk port of the JTAG UART.
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shows the JTAG UART parameter editor.
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