IPTR-C2H-NIOS Altera, IPTR-C2H-NIOS Datasheet - Page 7

• Manufacturer Part Number: IPTR-C2H-NIOS
• Description: IP CORE Renewal Of IPT-C2H-NIOS
• Manufacturer: Altera

Specifications of IPTR-C2H-NIOS

• Software Application: IP CORE, NIOS Processor And Functions
• Core Architecture: Nios II
• Features: ANSI C Compliance, Straightforward C-to-Hardware Mapping, Reporting Of Generated Results
• Core Sub-architecture: Cyclone
• Rohs Compliant: NA
• Lead Free Status / RoHS Status: na

User Guide
Overview
Altera Corporation
November 2009
The Nios
allows you to create custom hardware accelerators directly from ANSI C
source code. A hardware accelerator is a block of logic that implements a
C function in hardware, which often improves the execution performance
by an order of magnitude. Using the C2H Compiler, you can develop and
debug an algorithm in C targeting an Altera
quickly convert the C code to a hardware accelerator implemented in a
field programmable gate array (FPGA).
The C2H Compiler improves the performance of Nios II programs by
implementing specific C functions as hardware accelerators. The
C2H Compiler is not designed to create arbitrary hardware systems from
C code. Rather, the C2H Compiler is a tool for generating a hardware
accelerator module, functionally identical to the original C function, that
offloads and enhances the performance of the Nios II processor.
This user guide comprises the following chapters:
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Chapter 1, Introduction to the C2H Compiler
background on the C2H Compiler and the concepts required to use
Chapter 2, Getting Started Tutorial
that teach you the first steps to begin using the C2H Compiler.
Chapter 3, C-to-Hardware Mapping Reference
how the C2H Compiler translates C constructs to hardware
structures.
Chapter 4, Understanding the C2H View
view to get performance information and to control the compilation
of accelerators.
Chapter 5, Accelerating Code Using the Nios II Software Build Tools
Command Line
Nios
Chapter 6, Pragma Reference
directives.
Chapter 7, ANSI C Compliance and Restrictions
sections of the ANSI C specification that the C2H Compiler does not
support.
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II C-to-Hardware Acceleration (C2H) Compiler is a tool that
II software build tools.
explains how to use the C2H Compiler with the
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1. Introduction to the
summarizes usage of all C2H #pragma
provides hands-on instructions
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Nios II processor, and then
helps you use the C2H
C2H Compiler
provides a detailed
provides reference on
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