NIOS II Processor Based Customized Soft Microcontroller Unit for Web Server Implementation

It is an undeniable fact that the embedded system domain is growing rapidly and almost on a daily basis there are new application. Various microcontrollers manufacturers have come up with various microcontroller families to cater to these requirements. But the problem with these is that of interoperability i. e. the architecture, the programming tools, languages, debugging and testing tools varies vastly and hence becomes a major limiting factor. Using the NIOS II software processor platform the user can select every aspect of a microcontroller unit from the ALU to the memories and even the peripherals that are required. Thus any user is free to design their own controller depending on the specific application. In this project the whole cycle of design and construction of a soft MCU using the NIOS II processor will be followed to implement a customized MCU. This implementation will be used for industrial control and measurement using multi channel PWM. Embedded Webserver is implemented using lab VIEW, which will enable the control through internet using graphical programming.