Opencore Plus Evaluation - Altera Nios II User Manual

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OpenCore Plus Evaluation

You can evaluate the Nios II processor without a license. With Altera's free OpenCore
Plus evaluation feature, you can perform the following actions:
■ Simulate the behavior of a Nios II processor within your system.
■ Verify the functionality of your design, as well as evaluate its size and speed
quickly and easily.
■ Generate time-limited device programming files for designs that include Nios II
processors.
■ Program a device and verify your design in hardware.
You only need to purchase a license for the Nios II processor when you are completely
satisfied with its functionality and performance, and want to take your design to
production.
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For more information about OpenCore Plus, refer to
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Document Revision History
Table 1–1. Document Revision History (Part 1 of 2)
Date Version
February 2014 13.1.0
May 2011 11.0.0
December 2010 10.1.0
July 2010 10.0.0
November 2009 9.1.0
March 2009 9.0.0
November 2008 8.1.0
May 2008 8.0.0
October 2007 7.2.0
May 2007 7.1.0
March 2007 7.0.0
November 2006 6.1.0
May 2006 6.0.0
October 2005 5.1.0
May 2005 5.0.0
Nios II Processor Reference Handbook
Added information on ECC support.
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Removed HardCopy information.
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Removed references to SOPC Builder.
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Added references to new Qsys system integration tool.
Maintenance release.
Maintenance release.
Added external interrupt controller interface information.
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Added shadow register set information.
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Maintenance release.
Maintenance release.
Added MMU and MPU to bullet list of features.
Added OpenCore Plus section.
Added table of contents to Introduction section.
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Added Referenced Documents section.
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Maintenance release.
Maintenance release.
Added single precision floating-point and integration with SignalTap
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features list.
Updated performance to 250 DMIPS.
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Maintenance release.
Maintenance release.
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Chapter 1: Introduction
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