Below is a list of all of the labs as they are reached during the course.

 

Lab Format   General lab format.

Lab 1   Introduction to Quartus (Click here for the Power Point Slides regarding this lab)

Lab 2   Introduction to Pin Assignments (Click here for the Power Point Slides regarding this lab)

Lab 3   Introduction to SignalTap II (Click here for the Power Point Slides regarding this lab)

Lab 4   Introduction to Nios Hardware Development (Click here for the Nios tutorial)

           Click for reference pin assignments

Lab 5   Introduction to Nios Software Development (Click here for the GNUPro Toolkit User’s Guide for Altera Nios)

Lab 6   A Simple User Interface (Click here for the Keypad Spec, SDK Checklist, and Supplementary Handout)

Lab 7   Introduction to Embedded Systems with an RTOS (Click here for the uC/OS II Zip file – Unzip it in your “src” folder)

           Click here for the Lab 7 Supplementary Handout

Lab 8   Mini Project (Click here for Motor Controller Servo Setup)

            Datasheets:

                 ADC0820 A/D Converter (Provided In Lab Kit)

                 AD558 D/A Converter (Available In Lab) or DAC08 D/A Converter (Available In Lab)

                 LM348 Operational Amplifiers (Provided In Lab Kit)

                 Thermistor Model No. NTC-102 Datasheet (Available In Lab Kit)

                 Photocell Information (Available In Lab Kit)

References:

IEEE Reference Style Guide

Nios Board Reference

PIO Data Sheet

PIO & Interrupt Info

Excalibur Reference Pin-Assignments   Excalibur PCB Schematic    Pin Assignment Sheet

Review of 'C'    Nios Programmer's Reference Manual