Welcome to the Intel® Nios® II Embedded Evaluation Kit product training module. This presentation will introduce the Nios® II Embedded Evaluation Kit, also known by its abbreviation “NEEK”. It will provide background information on the Nios® II 32-bit processor and the original NEEK and review the new NEEK offering, from both a software and hardware perspective. The tutorial will provide an overview of the software tools and reference designs which are available to help the designer create an embedded design. In addition, the links to research items in more depth will be provided.