I want to use a example from the Intel FPGA Monitor Program 18.1 and use it in Quartus 18.1. It is the video example, which creates a blue box on the HDMI output and writes a littel String with white letters on top of it.

I want to use it in Intel Quartus environment , do some test-outputs on my screen and finally add some more Hardware to the Avalon system. Unfortunately it doesnt work for me as i thought xD:

short file overview:

Project File: DE10_Nano_Computer.qpf

QSYS Konfiguration File: Computer_System.sopcinfo

SRAM File : DE10_Nano_Computer.sof

NIOSII Main: video.c

NIOSII library: address_map_nios2.h

Project includes:

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&so...

I/O Peripheral | Qsys Core

• On-chip memory
• character buffer Character Buffer for Video Display
• SD Card SD Card Interface
• Red LED parallel port Parallel Port
• Expansion parallel ports Parallel Port
• Slider switch parallel port Parallel Port
• Pushbutton parallel port Parallel
• Port JTAG port JTAG UART
• Interval timer Interval timer
• System ID System ID
• Peripheral Audio port Audio
• Video port Pixel Buffer DMA Controller

Test1: Open FPGA Monitor Program 18.1 - create new project - select video example - sof is downloaded on FPGA - compile & load video.c Result: works HDMI shows test-string

Test2: download .sof to FPGA - Eclipse for Nios - new project simple hello world with bsp -work with .sof-put video.c and address_map_nios2.h into project- use video.c as main, Result: works HDMI shows test-string

Test 3: do the same as Test2 , Result: random pixels in the first ~20 lines

Test 4: reinstall FPGA Monitor Program 18.1 do the same as Test2 Result: works HDMI shows test-string

Test 5: do the same like Test2, doesnt work, do the same like Test4 Result: random pixels in the first ~20 lines

Test 6: copy .elf from my FPGA Monitor Program 18.1 software directory into project folder, run this this elf Result: works HDMI shows test-string

Test 7: change something of the video.c of Test 6, Result: works HDMI shows test-string but without the blue box !

Test 8: do the same like Test2 Result: random pixels in the first ~20 lines

Test 9: Check run configurations : select all combinations of processor and byte stream devices Result: random pixels in the first ~20 lines

Test 10: Switch to FPGA Monitor Program 18.1, compile & Load video.c Result: works HDMI shows test-string

Check: Description in https://home.isr.uc.pt/~jfilipe/files/Final_Project_Simplified_Tutorial.pdf ( they do nearly the same...)

Check: Book EMBEDDED SoPC DESIGN WITH NIOS II PROCESSOR AND VERILOG EXAMPLES : They say: BSP Editor will get the sopcinfo file and support you with your access to the Hardware. Without configuring much

Check: Intel BSP documents : hey say: BSP Editor will get the sopcinfo file and support you with your access to the Hardware. Without configuring much

Check: Intel The Nios® II Processor: Hardware Abstraction Layer in youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HF7Low_sUig

I suppose that something is wrong eather with my selected sopcinfo or with the BSP. Maybe you can give me some advice, tell me if you need more information ! :) Thank you :D

Here are some screenshots of my development environment:

https://de.scribd.com/document/452954331/Altera-Nios-II-BSP-Summary

https://de.scribd.com/document/452954367/Question-1