Title :
Techniques and mechanisms for dynamic reconfiguration in an image processor
Author :
Boschetti, Marcos R. ; Adario, Alexando M S ; Silva, Ivan S. ; Bampi, Sergio
Author_Institution :
Inst. for Informatics, Univ. Fed. do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil
Abstract :
This work presents an overview of the methodology used to develop dynamic reconfiguration mechanisms for the image processor called DRIP. These techniques included in the design flow try to identify the most effective datapath and control architectures to overcome time-consuming reconfiguration delays and to provide a higher level of programmability to the reconfigurable system.
Keywords :
circuit CAD; field programmable gate arrays; image processing; image processing equipment; integrated circuit design; logic CAD; microprocessor chips; reconfigurable architectures; DRIP image processor; control architectures; datapath architectures; design flow; dynamic reconfiguration mechanisms; dynamic reconfiguration techniques; dynamically reconfigurable image processor; reconfigurable system programmability; reconfiguration delays; Algorithm design and analysis; Application specific processors; Computer architecture; Control systems; Cost function; Delay effects; Field programmable gate arrays; Hardware; Informatics; Reduced instruction set computing;
Conference_Titel :
Integrated Circuits and Systems Design, 2002. Proceedings. 15th Symposium on
Print_ISBN :
0-7695-1807-9
DOI :
10.1109/SBCCI.2002.1137655
