Contents
Introduction to SoC Embedded Design Suite.................................................... 1-1
Overview....................................................................................................................................................... 1-1
Device Tree Binary...........................................................................................................................1-2
Hardware and Software Development Roles........................................................................................... 1-3
Hardware – Software Development Flow.................................................................................................1-5
Installing the Altera SoC Embedded Design Suite.............................................2-1
Installation Folders...................................................................................................................................... 2-1
Installing the SoC EDS................................................................................................................................ 2-1
Installing the ARM DS-5 Altera Edition Toolkit.....................................................................................2-2
Licensing.............................................................................................................. 3-1
Getting the License...................................................................................................................................... 3-1
Activating the License................................................................................................................................. 3-2
Getting Started Guides........................................................................................4-1
Getting Started with Board Setup.............................................................................................................. 4-1
External Connections...................................................................................................................... 4-1
Dual in-line package (DIP) Switch Settings................................................................................. 4-2
Jumper Settings................................................................................................................................ 4-2
Getting Started with Running Linux.........................................................................................................4-2
Getting Started with Preloader...................................................................................................................4-3
Getting Started with GCC Bare-Metal Project Management................................................................ 4-6
Start Eclipse.......................................................................................................................................4-6
Create New Project.......................................................................................................................... 4-6
Set the Linker Script.........................................................................................................................4-9
Write Application Source Code...................................................................................................4-12
Build Application...........................................................................................................................4-15
Debug Application.........................................................................................................................4-17
Getting Started with ARM Compiler Bare-Metal Project Management............................................4-25
Start Eclipse.....................................................................................................................................4-25
Create a New Project..................................................................................................................... 4-26
Create a Linker Script....................................................................................................................4-29
Set the Linker Script.......................................................................................................................4-34
Write Application Source Code...................................................................................................4-37
Build Application...........................................................................................................................4-40
Debug Application.........................................................................................................................4-42
Getting Started with Bare-Metal Debugging..........................................................................................4-51
Bare-Metal Debugging Sample Application Overview.............................................................4-51
Starting the Eclipse IDE................................................................................................................ 4-52
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