Embedded Processors
The Intel® FPGA embedded portfolio offers you the FPGA industry’s #1 soft processor, the Nios® II processor
The embedded IP portfolio consists of many free SOPC Builder components as well as licensed Intel and partner SOPC Builder-ready cores. These cores also feature support for SOPC Builder's system interconnect fabric for quick and easy integration. In addition to 32-bit processor architectures, the Intel FPGA IP portfolio includes 16- and 8-bit microcontroller solutions from several partners. Visit our Embedded Processing section to learn more about Intel FPGA embedded solutions.
Design Examples |
Device Targeted | Development Kits Supported | Qsys Compliant | Quartus® II Version | Design Type |
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- | - | - | 8.0 | SOPC Builder Hardware Templates | |
- | - | - | 9.0 | SOPC Builder Hardware Templates | |
Cyclone III | Cyclone® III Edition, Embedded Systems Development Kit, Cyclone III Edition | - | 8.1 | Systems Design | |
Cyclone III | Nios II Embedded Evaluation Kit (NEEK), Cyclone III Edition | - | 8.0 | Systems Design | |
Cyclone III, Stratix® II | Nios II Embedded Evaluation Kit (NEEK), Cyclone III Edition, Intel FPGA Embedded Systems Development Kit, Cyclone III Edition, Nios II Development Kit, Stratix II Edition | - | 9.0 | Systems Design | |
Stratix® IV GX, Cyclone III | Stratix IV GX FPGA Development Kit, Nios II Embedded Evaluation Kit (NEEK), Cyclone III Edition, Embedded Systems Development Kit, Cyclone III Edition | ✓ | 12.0 | Software Designs | |
Cyclone III | Nios II Embedded Evaluation Kit (NEEK), Cyclone III Edition | - | 9.1 | Systems Design | |
Cyclone III | Nios II Embedded Evaluation Kit (NEEK), Cyclone III Edition, Intel FPGA Embedded Systems Development Kit, Cyclone III Edition | ✓ | 11.0 | Systems Design | |
Cyclone III, Stratix IV GX | Intel FPGA Embedded Systems Development Kit, Cyclone III Edition, Stratix IV GX FPGA Development Kit | - | 13.1 | - | |
- | - | ✓ | 11.0 | Software Designs | |
Stratix II | Nios II Development Kit, Stratix II | - | 10.0 | Software Designs | |
Cyclone III | Nios II Embedded Evaluation Kit (NEEK), Cyclone III Edition, Intel FPGA Embedded Systems Development Kit, Cyclone III Edition | - | 8.1 | C2H Compiler Designs | |
Cyclone III | Nios II Embedded Evaluation Kit (NEEK), Cyclone III Edition | - | 10 | Systems Design | |
Cyclone III | Nios II Embedded Evaluation Kit (NEEK), Cyclone III Edition, Intel FPGA Embedded Systems Development Kit, Cyclone III Edition | - | 8.1 | Systems Design | |
Stratix II | Nios II Development Kit, Stratix II | - | 10.0 | Software Designs | |
Stratix II | Nios II Development Kit, Stratix II | - | 7.2 | Systems Design | |
Cyclone III, EP4S | Embedded Systems Development Kit, Cyclone III Edition, Nios II Embedded Evaluation Kit, Cyclone III Edition, Stratix IV GX FPGA Development Kit | ✓ | 11.0 | Systems Design | |
Nios II: Debugging Nios II Systems with the SignalTap II Embedded Logic Analyzer |
Cyclone III, Stratix IV GX | Embedded Systems Development Kit, Cyclone III Edition, Nios II Embedded Evaluation Kit, Cyclone III Edition, Stratix IV GX FPGA Development Kit | ✓ | 11.0 | Systems Design |
Cyclone III | Nios II Embedded Evaluation Kit (NEEK), Cyclone III Edition | - | 12.0 | Systems Design | |
Stratix II | Intel FPGA Embedded Systems Development Kit, Cyclone III Edition, Nios II Development Kit, Stratix II | - | 8.0 | Software Designs | |
Stratix IV GX | Stratix IV GX FPGA Development Kit | ✓ | 12.1 | Systems Design | |
Cyclone III, Stratix IV GX | Nios II Embedded Evaluation Kit (NEEK), Cyclone III Edition, Intel FPGA Embedded Systems Development Kit, Cyclone III Edition, Stratix IV GX FPGA Development Kit, CV GT FPGA Development Kit | ✓ | 12.0 | - | |
Cyclone III | Nios II Embedded Evaluation Kit, Cyclone III Edition | ✓ | 11.0 | Systems Design | |
- | - | ✓ | 11.0 | Systems Design | |
Stratix II | Nios II Development Kit, Stratix II | - | 10.0 | Software Designs | |
Stratix II | Nios II Development Kit, Stratix II | - | 7.2 | Systems Design | |
Cyclone III | Nios II Embedded Evaluation Kit (NEEK), Cyclone III Edition | - | 9.1 | Systems Design | |
Cyclone III | Nios II Embedded Evaluation Kit (NEEK), Cyclone III Edition, Intel FPGA Embedded Systems Development Kit, Cyclone III Edition | - | 8.0 | C2H Compiler Designs | |
Stratix II | Nios II Development Kit, Stratix II | - | 10.0 | Software Designs | |
Cyclone III | Nios II Embedded Evaluation Kit (NEEK), Cyclone III Edition | - | 9.1 | Software Designs | |
Stratix II | Nios II Development Kit, Stratix II | - | 10.0 | Software Designs | |
Stratix II | Nios II Development Kit, Stratix II | - | 10.0 | Software Designs | |
Cyclone III | Nios II Embedded Evaluation Kit (NEEK), Cyclone III Edition | ✓ | 11.0 | Software Designs | |
Cyclone III | Nios II Embedded Evaluation Kit, Cyclone III Edition | - | 9.1 | Systems Design | |
Cyclone III | Nios II Embedded Evaluation Kit (NEEK), Cyclone III Edition | ✓ | 11.0 | Systems Design | |
Cyclone III, Stratix II | Stratix IV GX FPGA Development Kit, Nios II Embedded Evaluation Kit (NEEK), Cyclone III Edition, Intel FPGA Embedded Systems Development Kit, Cyclone III Edition, Nios II Development Kit, Stratix II Edition | - | 9.1 | Software Designs | |
Cyclone III | Nios II Embedded Evaluation Kit (NEEK), Cyclone III Edition | - | 9.1 | Software Designs | |
Cyclone III | Nios II Embedded Evaluation Kit (NEEK), Cyclone III Edition | - | 9.1 | Software Designs | |
Cyclone III, Stratix IV GX | Embedded Systems Development Kit, Cyclone III Edition, Nios II Embedded Evaluation Kit, Cyclone III Edition, Stratix IV GX FPGA Development Kit | ✓ | 11.0 | Systems Design | |
Stratix II | Nios II Development Kit, Stratix II | - | 10.0 | Software Designs | |
Stratix II | Nios II Development Kit, Stratix II | - | 10.0 | Software Designs | |
Stratix II | Nios II Development Kit, Stratix II | ✓ | 11.0 | Software Designs | |
Cyclone III | Intel FPGA Embedded Systems Development Kit, Cyclone III Edition | - | 9.1 | Software Designs | |
Cyclone III | Nios II Embedded Evaluation Kit (NEEK), Cyclone III Edition | ✓ | 11.0 | Systems Design | |
Cyclone III | Nios II Embedded Evaluation Kit (NEEK), Cyclone III Edition | - | 9.1 | Systems Design | |
Cyclone III, Stratix IV GX | Embedded Systems Development Kit, Cyclone III Edition, Nios II Embedded Evaluation Kit, Cyclone III Edition, Stratix IV GX FPGA Development Kit | ✓ | 12.0 | Systems Design | |
Cyclone III | Intel FPGA Embedded Systems Development Kit, Cyclone III Edition, Stratix IV GX FPGA Development Kit | - | 13.1 | - | |
Cyclone III, Stratix IV GX | Embedded Systems Development Kit, Cyclone III Edition, Nios II Embedded Evaluation Kit, Cyclone III Edition, Stratix IV GX FPGA Development Kit | ✓ | 12.0 | Systems Design | |
Nios II: Vectored Interrupt Controller Usage and Applications |
Cyclone III | Nios II Embedded Evaluation Kit, Cyclone III Edition | - | 9.1 | Systems Design |
Cyclone III | Nios II Embedded Evaluation Kit (NEEK), Cyclone III Edition | - | 10.1 | - |