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1. About this Document...................................................................................................... 3 2. Nios II Embedded Design Suite (EDS)............................................................................ 4
2.1. Nios II Toolchain Versions ...................................................................................... 8 3. Nios II Processor IP Core............................................................................................. 10 4. Embedded IP Cores.......................................................................................................11 5. Embedded Peripherals IP User Guide Archives............................................................. 13 6. Document Revision History for the Nios II and Embedded IP Release Notes................ 14

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1. About this Document
This document provides information about the following in context to the Intel® Quartus® Prime software version: · Nios® II Embedded Design Suite (EDS) · Nios II Processor IP · Embedded IP cores This document covers Nios II release information for the Intel Quartus Prime software version 16.1 and later. For any previous release information, refer to the Nios II Embedded Design Suite Release Notes (Archived).

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2. Nios II Embedded Design Suite (EDS)

Table 1.

Release Information for Nios II EDS

Intel Quartus Intel Quartus Prime

Prime Software

Variant

Version

Updates

22.1

Standard Edition

Nios II Toolchain upgrades for Intel Quartus Prime Standard Edition: · binutils · expat · gcc · gdb · isl · ncurses · newlib

22.3

Pro Edition

Nios II Toolchain upgrades for Intel Quartus Prime Pro Edition: · gcc · newlib

22.2 22.1

Pro Edition Pro Edition

Nios II Toolchain upgrades for Intel Quartus Prime Pro Edition: · expat · gdb · ncurses
Nios II Toolchain upgrades for Intel Quartus Prime Pro Edition: · binutils · gcc · gdb

21.3

Pro Edition

Nios II Toolchain upgrades for Intel Quartus Prime Pro Edition: · expat · gcc · newlib

21.2

Pro Edition

Nios II Toolchain upgrades for Intel Quartus Prime Pro Edition: · binutils · gdb · gmp · mpc

21.1

Standard Edition

Nios II Toolchain upgrades for Intel Quartus Prime Standard Edition: · binutils · expat · gcc · gdb · gmp · mpc · mpfr · newlib
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Intel Quartus Intel Quartus Prime

Prime Software

Variant

Version

Updates

20.4

Pro Edition

· Nios II Toolchain upgrades for Intel Quartus Prime Pro Edition: -- gcc -- mpfr
· Commercial version of MicroC/OS-II is under Apache 2.0 Open-Source Licensing, for more information refer to the Micrium Licensing Webpage.

20.1.1

Standard Edition

· Nios II Toolchain upgrades for Intel Quartus Prime Standard Edition: -- gcc -- gdb -- gmp -- mpfr -- ncurses -- newlib

20.3

Pro Edition

· Nios II Toolchain upgrades for Intel Quartus Prime Pro Edition: -- binutils -- gcc -- gdb

20.2

Pro Edition

· Nios II Toolchain upgrades for Intel Quartus Prime Pro Edition: -- gcc -- gmp -- ncurses -- newlib

20.1

Pro and Standard Edition

· Nios II Toolchain upgrades for Intel Quartus Prime Pro Edition: -- binutils -- expat -- gcc -- gdb -- mpfr
· Nios II Toolchain upgrades for Intel Quartus Prime Standard Edition: -- binutils -- expat -- gcc -- gdb -- mpfr

19.4

Pro Edition

· Nios II Toolchain upgrades for Intel Quartus Prime Pro Edition: -- expat

19.3

Pro Edition

· Nios II Toolchain upgrades for Intel Quartus Prime Pro Edition: -- expat
· The cloog library is removed from toolchain for the Intel Quartus Prime Pro Edition.
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Intel Quartus Intel Quartus Prime

Prime Software

Variant

Version

Updates

19.2

Pro Edition

· In the Intel Quartus Prime Pro Edition, the Windows* version of Nios II EDS, Cygwin has been removed and replaced with Windows Subsystem for Linux* (WSL). For installation instructions, refer to the Installing Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) on Windows sections in the Nios II Software Developer Handbook.
· Known Issue: wslpath: <Nios II EDS installation directory or Nios II project directory> No such file or directory
· Nios II Toolchain upgrades for Intel Quartus Prime Pro Edition: -- binutils -- expat -- gcc -- gdb -- isl -- mpc -- mpfr -- ncurses -- newlib

19.1

Pro and Standard Edition

· You must manually install Eclipse from the Eclipse download page to get the Nios II development environment running.
Note: Nios II Eclipse plug-ins are delivered in Intel Quartus Prime with the necessary installer and readme files.
For installation instructions, refer to the Installing Eclipse IDE into Nios II EDS section in the Nios II Software Developer Handbook. · Nios II Toolchain upgrades for Intel Quartus Prime Standard Edition: -- binutils -- expat -- gcc -- gdb -- gmp -- isl -- mpc -- mpfr -- ncurses -- newlib · The cloog library is removed from toolchain for the Intel Quartus Prime Standard Edition. · In the Intel Quartus Prime Standard Edition, the Windows version of Nios II EDS, Cygwin has been removed and replaced with Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL). For installation instructions, refer to the Installing Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) on Windows sections in the Nios II Software Developer Handbook. · Known issue: nios2-elf-gcc.exe: error: CreateProcess: No such file or directory

18.1

Pro and Standard Edition

· Nios II Toolchain upgrades for Intel Quartus Prime Pro Edition: -- gcc continued...

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Intel Quartus Intel Quartus Prime

Prime Software

Variant

Version

Updates

18.0

Pro and Standard Edition

· Nios II Toolchain upgrades for Intel Quartus Prime Pro Edition: -- binutils -- gcc -- gdb -- gmp -- isl -- mpfr -- newlib

17.1

Pro and Standard Edition

· Nios II Software Build Tools (SBT): Upgrade of Eclipse to v4.5 for Intel Quartus Prime Pro Edition and Intel Quartus Prime Standard Edition
· New driver for Intel XWAY PHY11G PEF7071 Ethernet PHY for Intel Quartus Prime Pro Edition and Intel Quartus Prime Standard Edition
· Nios II Software Build Tools (SBT): Windows 10 host support in Intel Quartus Prime Pro Edition and Intel Quartus Prime Standard Edition software
· Nios II Toolchain upgrades for Intel Quartus Prime Pro Edition: -- binutils -- expat -- gcc -- gdb -- gmp -- mpfr -- newlib
· Bug fix: -- Issue causing locale to be broken on newlib 2.4.0 when using smallc lib is fixed.

17.0

Pro and Standard Edition

· Nios II Software Build Tools (SBT)--Windows 10 support added in Intel Quartus Prime Pro Edition.

16.1

Pro and Standard Edition

· Nios II Toolchain upgrades: -- gcc -- isl -- mpc -- mpfr
· Bug fixes: -- The handling of the -mgpopt=option setting has been changed. It is now under the full control of the BSP editor and there is a flag for it in the public.mk file.
-- nios2-app-compile no longer fails when -mgpopt is set to "global" and loglevel is set to "-1".
For more information about the GCC releases, refer to the GCC, the GNU Compiler Collection website.

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2.1. Nios II Toolchain Versions

Table 2.

Nios II Toolchain Versions for the Intel Quartus Prime Pro Edition

Intel
Quartus Prime Pro binutils
Edition

cloog

expat

Nios II Toolchain Versions

gcc

gdb

gmp

isl

mpc

mpfr ncurses newlib

22.3

2.37.50

22.2

2.37.50

2.4.6 11.3.1 11.2.90 6.2.1

0.20

1.2.1

4.1.0

6.3

4.2.0

2.4.6 11.2.1 11.2.90 6.2.1

0.20

1.2.1

4.1.0

6.3

4.1.0

22.1

2.37.50

2.4.1 11.2.1 11.1.90 6.2.1

0.20

1.2.1

4.1.0

6.2

4.1.0

21.4

2.35.50

2.4.1 10.3.1 10.1.90 6.2.1

0.20

1.2.1

4.1.0

6.2

4.1.0

21.3

2.35.50

2.4.1 10.3.1 10.1.90 6.2.1

0.20

1.2.1

4.1.0

6.2

4.1.0

21.2

2.35.50

21.1

2.33.50

2.2.9 10.2.1 10.1.90 6.2.1

0.20

1.2.1

4.1.0

6.2

3.3.0

2.2.9 10.2.1 9.2.90 6.2.0

0.20

1.1.0

4.1.0

6.2

3.3.0

20.4

2.33.50

20.3

2.33.50

2.2.9 10.2.1 9.2.90 6.2.0

0.20

1.1.0

4.1.0

6.2

3.3.0

2.2.9 10.1.1 9.2.90 6.2.0

0.20

1.1.0

4.0.2

6.2

3.3.0

20.2

2.32.51

2.2.9

9.3.1

8.3.1

6.2.0

0.20

1.1.0

4.0.2

6.2

3.3.0

20.1

2.32.51

2.2.9

9.2.1

8.3.1

6.1.2

0.20

1.1.0

4.0.2

6.1

3.1.0

19.4

2.31.51

2.2.6

8.3.1

8.2.1

6.1.2

0.20

1.1.0

4.0.1

6.1

3.1.0

19.3

2.31.51

2.2.7

8.3.1

8.2.1

6.1.2

0.20

1.1.0

4.0.1

6.1

3.1.0

19.2

2.31.51 0.18.1 2.2.6

8.3.1

8.2.1

6.1.2

0.20

1.1.0

4.0.1

6.1

3.1.0

19.1

2.28.51 0.18.1 2.2.4

7.3.1

8.0.1

6.1.2 0.16.1 1.0.3

3.1.6

5.9

2.5.0

18.1

2.28.51 0.18.1 2.2.4

7.3.1

8.0.1

6.1.2 0.16.1 1.0.3

3.1.6

5.9

2.5.0

18.0

2.28.51 0.18.1 2.2.4

7.2.1

8.0.1

6.1.2 0.16.1 1.0.3

3.1.6

5.9

2.5.0

17.1

2.26.51 0.18.1 2.2.0

6.3.0 7.11.1 6.1.1

0.14

1.0.3

3.1.4

5.9

2.4.0

17.0

2.25 0.18.1 2.1.0

5.3

7.10

6.0.0

0.14

1.0.3

3.1.3

5.9

2.2

16.1

2.25 0.18.1 2.1.0

5.3

7.10

6.0.0

0.14

1.0.3

3.1.3

5.9

2.2

16.0

2.25 0.18.1 2.1.0

5.2

7.10

6.0.0 0.12.2 1.0.2

3.1.2

5.9

2.2

Table 3.

Nios II Toolchain Versions for the Intel Quartus Prime Standard Edition

Intel Quartus
Prime Standard
Edition

binutils

22.1

2.37.50

cloog --

expat 2.4.8

Nios II Toolchain Versions

gcc

gdb

gmp

isl

mpc

12.1.1 11.2.90 6.2.1

0.25

1.2.1

mpfr ncurses newlib

4.1.0

6.3

4.2.0

21.1

2.35.50

20.1.1 2.33.50

2.4.1 10.3.1 10.1.90 6.2.1

0.20

1.2.1

4.1.0

6.2

4.1.0

2.2.9 10.1.1 9.2.90 6.2.0

0.20

1.1.0

4.0.2

6.2

3.3.0

20.1

2.32.51

2.2.9

9.2.1

8.3.1

6.1.2

0.20

1.1.0

4.0.2

6.1

3.1.0

19.1

2.31.51

2.2.7

8.3.1

8.2.1

6.1.2

0.20

1.1.0

4.0.1

6.1

3.1.0

18.1

2.25 0.18.1 2.1.0

5.3

7.10

6.0.0

0.14

1.0.3

3.1.3

5.9

2.2

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Intel Quartus
Prime Standard
Edition

binutils

cloog

18.0

2.25 0.18.1

17.1

2.25 0.18.1

17.0

2.25 0.18.1

16.1

2.25 0.18.1

16.0

2.25 0.18.1

expat
2.1.0 2.1.0 2.1.0 2.1.0 2.1.0

Nios II Toolchain Versions

gcc

gdb

gmp

isl

mpc

mpfr ncurses newlib

5.3

7.10

6.0.0

0.14

1.0.3

3.1.3

5.9

2.2

5.3

7.10

6.0.0

0.14

1.0.3

3.1.3

5.9

2.2

5.3

7.10

6.0.0

0.14

1.0.3

3.1.3

5.9

2.2

5.3

7.10

6.0.0

0.14

1.0.3

3.1.3

5.9

2.2

5.2

7.10

6.0.0 0.12.2 1.0.2

3.1.2

5.9

2.2

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3. Nios II Processor IP Core

Table 4.

Release Information for Nios II Processor IP Core

Intel Quartus Prime Software Version 20.4 20.3 20.2 20.1

· No change.

Key Updates

19.4 19.3

No change Added support for Intel AgilexTM devices.

19.2 19.1 18.1 18.0 17.1

· No change. · No change. · Added support for Intel Stratix® 10 and Intel Cyclone® 10 LP devices.

17.0 16.1

· Added support for the Nios II processor in Intel Quartus Prime Pro Edition, and Platform Designer.
· The Nios II Processor is supported as a pre-release (beta) version in Intel Quartus Prime Pro Edition because of the changes required to support IP components in Platform Designer.
· Nios II Classic is no longer supported in Intel Quartus Prime Pro Edition.

For more information about the Nios II Processor core, refer to the Nios II Processor Reference Guide.

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4. Embedded IP Cores

Table 5.

Release Information for Embedded IP Cores

Intel Quartus Prime Software Version 22.3
22.2 22.1 21.3
20.4 20.3 20.2 20.1

Key Updates
· Added support for new IP core in Intel Quartus Prime: Lightweight UART IP Core. · Added new ECC Error Injection features for AXI mode: On-Chip RAM II Intel FPGA IP Core. · Added fix on supported devices: Intel FPGA GMII to RGMII Converter Core. · Added supported devices: Intel FPGA HPS GMII to TSE 1000BASE-X/SGMII PCS Bridge
Core. · Enabled configurable flash timeout value: Intel FPGA Serial Flash Controller II Core and
Intel FPGA Generic QUAD SPI Controller II Core.
Added a new ECC option to the On-Chip Memory II (RAM or ROM) component.
· Added support for a new IP core in Intel Quartus Prime: Cache Coherency Translator. · Added support for dual AXI ports for On-Chip Memory II RAM/ROM.
· Added support for new IP core in Intel Quartus Prime: On-Chip Memory II (RAM or ROM). · Added Nios V Processor support except for the following IP cores:
-- SDRAM Controller Core -- Tri-State SDRAM Core -- Compact Flash Core -- EPCS Serial Flash Controller Core -- 16207 LCD Controller Core -- Scatter-Gather DMA Controller Core -- Video Sync Generator and Pixel Converter Cores -- Avalon®-ST Test Pattern Generator and Checker Cores -- Avalon-MM DDR Memory Half Rate Bridge Core -- Modular ADC Core -- Modular Dual ADC Core -- Intel FPGA Avalon Mutex Core -- Vectored Interrupt Controller Core
· No change.
· No change.
· Added a new parameter for eSPI to LPC Bridge Core.
· Added support for new IP core in Intel Quartus Prime: Intel FPGA MII to RMII Converter Core.

19.4 19.3

· No change. · No change.

19.2 19.1
18.1

· No change.
· Added support for new IP core in Intel Quartus Prime: Intel FPGA HPS EMAC to Multi-rate PHY GMII Adapter Core.
· Added support for new IP core in Intel Quartus Prime: eSPI to LPC Bridge IP Core. continued...

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Intel Quartus Prime Software Version 18.0 17.1 17.0
16.1

Key Updates
· Added support for new IP core in Intel Quartus Prime: Intel eSPI Slave IP Core. · Added a new parameter for Modular Scatter-Gather DMA Core.
· mSGDMA optimizations for Intel Stratix 10 devices in Intel Quartus Prime Pro Edition software version 17.1.
· CMSIS support for embedded IP in Intel Quartus Prime Pro Edition software version 17.1. · EPCQA device support for EPCQ Controller and Generic QSPI Controller IP in Intel Quartus
Prime Standard Edition software version 17.1. · Bug Fix:
-- Intel Avalon FIFO IP --Incorrect back pressure behavior during reset state and data loss when FIFO is almost full issue is fixed.
· Intel FPGA Triple-Speed Ethernet (TSE) iniche driver to support mSGDMA updated. · Redundant software example simple_socket_server_rgmii removed
· Added new Streaming (Avalon-ST) Freeze Bridges for Partial Reconfiguration (PR) support. · New improved data performance Serial flash controller II and Generic Quad SPI controller II
IP cores. · Added Avalon-ST Freeze Bridges as PR solution IP. · All Embedded IP cores now support Intel Cyclone 10 device compilation. · Bug fixes:
-- I2C Slave to Avalon-MM Master--MM master write data corruption due to overrun of internal I2C slave RX shifting logic issue fixed
-- Intel FPGA Avalon FIFO IP --Incorrect back pressure behavior during reset state and data loss when FIFO is almost full issue fixed
-- EPCQ Controller--Incorrect back pressure behavior during reset state issue fixed · Generic QSPI Controller IP:
-- Modified to enable support for multiple instances in one Platform Designer design. -- N25Q016 flash device now supported. · Serial Flash Controller IP--EPCS4 flash device is now supported. · The following IP cores (from Intel Quartus Prime Standard Edition) are not present in the Intel Quartus Prime Pro Edition: -- Intel FPGA Avalon New SDRAM Controller -- Intel FPGA SDRAM Tristate Controller -- Intel FPGA Avalon EPCS Flash Controller -- Intel FPGA Avalon Compact Flash Controller -- Intel FPGA Avalon Half Rate Bridge -- Intel FPGA Avalon Pixel Converter -- Intel FPGA Avalon Video Sync Generator -- Intel FPGA Avalon LCD 16207 -- Intel FPGA Avalon SGDMA -- Intel FPGA Avalon DMA -- Intel FPGA Modular ADC -- Intel FPGA SM Bus Controller
· A new IP core named Avalon I2C Master has been added to the Platform Designer (Standard) library.
· The 16550 UART IP has been enhanced to support a user-defined TX FIFO level trigger. · Freeze controller and bridges IPs have been added to the IP library.

For more information about the respective IP cores, refer to the Embedded Peripherals IP User Guide.
For information about Nios V, refer to the Nios V Processor Intel FPGA IP Release Notes.
Related Information Nios V Processor Intel FPGA IP Release Notes

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For the latest and previous versions of this user guide, refer to Embedded Peripherals IP User Guide . If an IP or software version is not listed, the user guide for the previous IP or software version applies. IP versions are the same as the Intel Quartus Prime Design Suite software versions up to v19.1. From Intel Quartus Prime Design Suite software version 19.2 or later, IP cores have a new IP versioning scheme.

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6. Document Revision History for the Nios II and Embedded IP Release Notes

Document Version 2022.10.31 2022.09.26 2022.06.20 2022.04.04 2021.10.18 2020.12.14 2020.10.30 2019.07.01 2019.04.10 2018.09.24 2018.05.07 2017.12.05 2017.05.08 2016.11.07

Changes Added information for the Intel Quartus Prime Standard Edition software version 22.1. Added information for the Intel Quartus Prime Pro Edition software version 22.3. Added information for the Intel Quartus Prime software version 21.1 to 22.2. Added information for the Intel Quartus Prime software version 22.1. Added information for the Intel Quartus Prime software version 21.3. Added information for the Intel Quartus Prime software version 20.4. Added information for the Intel Quartus Prime software version 19.3 to 20.3. Added information for the Intel Quartus Prime software version 19.2. Added information for the Intel Quartus Prime software version 19.1. Added information for the Intel Quartus Prime software version 18.1. Added information for the Intel Quartus Prime software version 18.0 Added information for the Intel Quartus Prime software version 17.1. Added information for the Intel Quartus Prime software version 17.0. Added information for the Intel Quartus Prime software version 16.1.

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