3.1. Nios II CPU

In FYS4220 we will be using the Nios II soft core processor. The following video gives a brief introduction to the Nios II processor.

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Supplementary suggested reading

• Nios II Processor Reference Guide

  • Chapter 1. Introduction and 2. Processor Architecture. Available online as PDF og HTML

• Harvard architecture, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harvard_architecture.

• Von Neumann architecture, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Von_Neumann_architecture

• RISC:

  • https://cs.stanford.edu/people/eroberts/courses/soco/projects/risc/whatis/index.html

  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reduced_instruction_set_computer