Title :
Parallel image-processing system based on the TMS32010 digital signal processor
Author :
Ngan, K.N. ; Kassim, A.A. ; Singh, H.S.
Author_Institution :
National University of Singapore, Department of Electrical Engineering, Singapore, Singapore
fDate :
3/1/1987 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A parallel image processor (PIP) consisting of eight Texas Instruments TMS32010 digital signal processors is described. The architecture is designed for image-processing applications and two common pattern-recognition algorithms, i.e. edge detection followed by thinning are implemented achieving a total processing time of less than one second for a 256 ¿¿ 256 pixel image. The advantages and limitations of using the TMS32010 as a fast signal processor are described. Problems encountered in programming the parallel processors and ways to overcome them are highlighted.
Keywords :
computerised pattern recognition; computerised picture processing; parallel machines; parallel programming; 0.5 to 1 sec; 256 pixel; 65536 pixel; Texas Instruments TMS32010 digital signal processors; edge detection; parallel imager processor; pattern-recognition; programming; thinning;
Journal_Title :
Computers and Digital Techniques, IEE Proceedings E
DOI :
10.1049/ip-e.1987.0021
