DocumentCode :
2465406
Title :
An environment for generating FPGA architectures for image algebra-based algorithms
Author :
Crookes, D. ; Alotaibi, K. ; Bouridane, A. ; Donachy, P. ; Benkrid, A.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. Sci., Queen´´s Univ., Belfast, UK
fYear :
1998
fDate :
4-7 Oct 1998
Firstpage :
990
Abstract :
FPGA technology offers the potential for low cost, high performance for certain applications, including image processing. However, the programming model which FPGAs typically present to application developers is prohibitively low level. This paper presents a software environment and architecture description approach which enable the dynamic generation of FPGA architectures for high level image processing operations based on image algebra. Scaleable, parameterised architectures can be described using a small set of Prolog constructors which specify an architecture as a parameterised composition of base level building blocks. The environment includes a rule-based generator which produces EDIF netlist files for each high level operation, targeted to Xilinx XC6200 series FPGAs
Keywords :
computer architecture; field programmable gate arrays; image processing; image processing equipment; EDIF netlist files; Prolog constructors; Xilinx XC6200 series FPGAs; architecture description approach; base level building blocks; dynamic generation; generating FPGA architectures; high level image processing operations; high performance; image algebra-based algorithms; low cost; parameterised composition; programming model; rule-based generator; scaleable parameterised architectures; software environment; Algebra; Application software; Computer architecture; Convolution; Coprocessors; Field programmable gate arrays; Hardware; Image processing; Parallel processing; Parallel programming;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Image Processing, 1998. ICIP 98. Proceedings. 1998 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Chicago, IL
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-8821-1
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/ICIP.1998.999082
Filename :
999082
Link To Document :
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