Hardware Abstraction Layer (HAL) Device Drivers

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This design example shows the Hardware Abstraction Layer (HAL) software device driver development process for the UART. Using the Intel® Nios® II Embedded Evaluation Kit (NEEK), Cyclone® III Edition as the hardware platform, this example shows the various software development stages needed to develop a HAL software device driver for Nios II embedded processor.

Hardware Design Specifications

The hardware design used in this example targets NEEK, Cyclone® III Edition. Key peripherals in this design includes:

  • Nios II/f CPU core
  • VIC
  • 16-kilobytes (KB) on-chip RAM
  • JTAG UART
  • System identification (ID)
  • Interval timer
  • UART

Using This Design Example

For information on how to run the design example, please refer to AN459: Guidelines for Developing a Nios II HAL Device Driver (PDF).

Download the files used in this example: an459-design-files.zip.