Title :
An effective design system for dynamically reconfigurable architectures
Author :
Govindarajan, Sriram ; Ouaiss, Iyad ; Kaul, Meenakshi ; Srinivasan, Vinoo ; Vemuri, Ranga
Author_Institution :
Cincinnati Univ., OH, USA
Abstract :
The SPARCS system is an integrated partitioning and synthesis environment for reconfigurable architectures. In this paper, we use the Joint Photographic Experts Group (JPEG) image compression algorithm as a design example to demonstrate the effectiveness of dynamic reconfiguration achieved using SPARCS. We present a typical design process using the SPARCS system consisting of temporal partitioning, spatial partitioning, and design synthesis. The results, obtained on a commercial RC architecture, show that the multiply-reconfigured version of the JPEG compression algorithm achieves reasonable improvement in execution times compared to the one-time configured version
Keywords :
data compression; field programmable gate arrays; image coding; reconfigurable architectures; JPEG image compression algorithm; SPARCS system; design synthesis; design system; dynamically reconfigurable architectures; integrated partitioning and synthesis environment; spatial partitioning; temporal partitioning; Algorithm design and analysis; Compression algorithms; Computer architecture; Discrete cosine transforms; Field programmable gate arrays; Image coding; Partitioning algorithms; Process design; Reconfigurable architectures; Transform coding;
Conference_Titel :
FPGAs for Custom Computing Machines, 1998. Proceedings. IEEE Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Napa Valley, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-8900-5
DOI :
10.1109/FPGA.1998.707932
