Extend IOP16 minimal example

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Overview

This is a guide to extending the minimal IOP example by adding IOP16 Peripherals to the minimal design

Baseline Design

Starts from IOP example

  • Similar to Arduino "Blink Sketch" and uses the following resources
    • Timer Unit - 1 second timer
      • The Timer unit can be removed if not needed
      • Timer makes Blink easier
    • On-board LED

Steps

  • Copy baseline design
  • Select/add peripherals
  • Create new peripherals
  • Write assembly code
  • Build/test

Clone Sources

Alternately download ZIP files

  • Alternately you can download the two ZIP files from GitHub

IOP16 PortingGuide Download-Zip-Files.PNG

  • Unzip these two folders into the same folder

IOP16 PortingGuide Unzipped-to-Folder.PNG

  • Rename the folders to remove the -main from the folder path

IOP16 PortingGuide Remove-main.PNG

  • Result

IOP16 PortingGuide BuildFolderStructure.PNG

Build Minimal Example

Start by building the minimal example in Quartus II

  • Open the Project file (TestIOP16B.qpf) in Quartus II
  • Relative path: ..\TestBuild\IOP16\Higher_Level_Examples\TestIOP16_Minimal

IOP16 PortingGuide Open-Project-File.PNG

  • Entities in Quartus should look like

IOP16 PortingGuide Entities.PNG

  • Build FPGA (click the blue "Start Compilation arrow)

Fix ROM File Path

  • Quartus does not verify the ROM file was correct
    • Could be buried in the status messages
    • Likely need to re-point to the ROM .MIF file since Quartus II sometimes "forgets"
    • Double click on the IOP_ROM file

IOP16 PortingGuide Selecting ROM 2.PNG

  • Hit finish
    • Check for error message

IOP16 PortingGuide ROM Error.PNG

  • Re-point to the ROM file
  • Make sure to select .MIF file extension

IOP16 PortingGuide ROM TestTimer.PNG

Build Again / Download

  • Build again
  • Should be no error messages
  • Result

IOP16 PortingGuide FirstBuildResults.PNG

  • Download

IOP16 PortingGuide DownloadFPGA.PNG

  • User LED should be blinking

Select Peripherals

  • [[IOP16_Peripheral_Support|Supported peripherals list]

Create new peripherals

Write Assembly code

Test the build