Title :
Image convolution on FPGAs: the implementation of a multi-FPGA FIFO structure
Author :
Benedetti, Arrigo ; Prati, Andrea ; Scarabottolo, Nello
Abstract :
We present an implementation of a real time convolver, based on field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) to perform the convolution operations. Main characteristics of the proposed approach are the usage of external memory to implement a FIFO buffer where incoming pixels are stored and the partitioning of the convolution matrix among several FPGAs, in order to allow data parallel computation and to increase the size of the convolution kernel
Keywords :
buffer storage; convolution; field programmable gate arrays; image processing; image processing equipment; parallel programming; FIFO buffer; convolution kernel; convolution matrix; convolution operations; data parallel computation; external memory; field programmable gate arrays; image convolution; incoming pixels; multi FPGA FIFO structure; real time convolver; Buffer storage; Convolution; Delay; Field programmable gate arrays; Flip-flops; Image processing; Kernel; Pipelines; Pixel; Random access memory;
Conference_Titel :
Euromicro Conference, 1998. Proceedings. 24th
Conference_Location :
Vasteras
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-8646-4
DOI :
10.1109/EURMIC.1998.711786
