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.
SOPC Builder User Guide (ver 1.0, Dec 2010, 2 MB)
Section I. User GuideSection II. SOPC Builder Walkthroughs
Embedded Design Handbook (ver 2.9, Jul 2011, 7 MB)
Section I. Introduction
Chapter 1. First-Time Designer's Guide (ver 2.3, Jul 2011, 416 KB)
- Chapter 2. Developing Nios II Software (ver 1.4, Jul 2011, 685 KB)
- Chapter 3. Debugging Nios II Designs (ver 1.3, Dec 2009, 480 KB)
- Chapter 4. Nios II Command-Line Tools (ver 2.2, Jul 2011, 208 KB)
- Chapter 5. Optimizing Nios II C2H Compiler Results (ver 1.2, Jul 2011, 892 KB)
- Chapter 6. SOPC Builder Design Optimizations (ver 1.2, Jul 2011, 1 MB)
- Chapter 7. Memory System Design (ver 1.2, Feb 2010, 307 KB)
- Chapter 8. Hardware Acceleration and Coprocessing (ver 1.2, Jul 2011, 638 KB)
- Chapter 9. Verification and Board Bring-Up (ver 1.3, Jul 2011, 517 KB)
- Chapter 10. Interfacing an External Processor to an Altera FPGA (ver 1.1, Jul 2011, 553 KB)
- Chapter 11. Avalon-MM Byte Ordering Considerations (ver 1.1, Jul 2011, 835 KB)
Related Documentation
User Guides- Altera Transceiver PHY IP Core User Guide (ver 1.6, Mar 2012, 4 MB)
- Embedded Peripherals IP User Guide (ver 11.0, Jun 2011, 6 MB)
- Avalon Verification IP Suite User Guide (ver 3.0, May 2011, 5 MB)
(Includes SOPC Buider and Qsys tutorials) - Nios II Custom Instruction User Guide (ver 2.0, Feb 2011, 1 MB)
- AN 632: SOPC Builder to Qsys Migration Guidelines (ver 2.0, May 2011, 271 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)
- AN 446: Debugging Nios II Systems with the SignalTap II Embedded Logic Analyzer (ver 2.0, Jun 2011, 397 KB)
- AN458: Alternative Nios II Boot Methods (ver 2.1, May 2011, 514 KB)
- AN624: Debugging with System Console Over TCP/IP (ver 1.0, Aug 2010, 423 KB)
- AN 346: Using the Nios II Configuration Controller Reference Designs (ver 1.2, Mar 2009, 793 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)
- signal_tap_test software file ( 9 KB)
- AN458 design example files ( 36 KB)
- Strategic Considerations for Emerging SoC FPGAs (ver 1.0, Feb 2011, 395 KB)
- Applying the Benefits of Network on a Chip Architecture to FPGA System Design (ver 1.1, May 2011, 549 KB)
- Comparing IP Integration Approaches for FPGA Implementation (ver 1.1, Feb 2008, 195 KB)
- Altera Product Catalog (ver 11.1, Feb 2012, 6 MB)
- Avalon Interface Specifications (ver 1.3, May 2011, 527 KB)
(Version 1.3 describes the Avalon Interfaces for SOPC Builder systems.)
- Nios II System Architect Design Tutorial (ver 2.0, Jun 2011, 2 MB)
- Nios II Hardware Development Tutorial (ver 4.0, May 2011, 1 MB)
- Qsys System Design Tutorial (ver 2.0, May 2011, 1,015 KB)
- Qsys System Integration Tool (ver 2.0, May 2011, 372 KB)
- Industrial Ethernet solutions from Altera (ver 4.1, Jun 2009, 264 KB)
- 1080p video framework from Altera (ver 1.0, Apr 2008, 230 KB)
- Accelerating applications on coprocessing platforms (ver 1.0, Jul 2007, 104 KB)
