Altera Nios II - Manual (Page 9)

© March 2014 Altera Corporation Nios II Flash Programmer User Guide
2. Using the Flash Programmer GUI
Introduction
The Nios II Flash Programmer GUI is an easy-to-use graphical interface that
automates the process of programming flash memory and enables you to control the
programming parameters easily. The Nios II Flash Programmer GUI lets you program
any combination of software, hardware, and binary data in flash memory in one
operation. The flash programmer GUI can also generate flash files for your future use,
and store them without programming the flash memory. Generating flash files or
programming flash memory from the flash programmer GUI generates a script for
future use from the command line.
You start the Nios II Flash Programmer GUI from the Nios II SBT for Eclipse or from
the command line.
Alternatively, you can use the flash programmer from the command line. Chapter 3,
Using the Flash Programmer from the Command Line describes the flash
programmer command-line utilities.
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Altera recommends that you use the Nios II Flash Programmer GUI to generate
automated scripts, and use the scripts to automate the Nios II flash programming
process.
Starting the Flash Programmer GUI
To start the Nios II Flash Programmer GUI from the Nios II Command Shell, type the
following command:
nios2-flash-programmer-gui
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To start the Nios II Flash Programmer GUI from the Nios II SBT for Eclipse, on the
Nios II
menu, click Flash Programmer.
The Flash Programmer dialog box appears, as shown in Figure 2–1 .