Altera SoC Embedded Design Suite - Manual (Page 168)

Figure 7-2: Preloader Support Package Generator Flow
Qsys
Quartus
Hardware
Handoff Files
Generate
Preloader
Support
Package
Generator
User Inputs
(Qsys Settings,
e.g., Pin Multiplexer)
User Inputs
(Quartus Settings,
e.g., Pin Assignments)
Preloader
Support
Package
Preloader
Source
Code
Make
Preloader
Image
User Inputs
(Preloader support
package settings)
Generate
Related Information
• BSP Settings on page 7-9
• Preloader Image Tool on page 7-16
Hardware Handoff Files
Use the Qsys system integration tool in the Quartus II software to generate a set of handoff files
containing the hardware information required by the preloader.
The handoff files from the Qsys compilation are located in the <quartus project directory>/
hps_isw_handoff/<hps entity name> directory (where hps entity name is the HPS component name in
Qsys).
Note: You must update the hardware handoff files and regenerate the preloader support package each
time a hardeare change impacts the HPS, such as after pin multiplexing or pin assignment.
Using the Preloader Support Package Generator GUI
You must perform the following steps to use the preloader support package generator GUI, bsp-editor:
1. Start an embedded command shell, as follows:
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