An FPGA-based low-cost frame grabber for image processing applications

Author

Xu, Donglai ; Boussakta, Said ; Bentley, John P.

Author_Institution

Sch. of Sci. & Technol, Univ. of Teeside, Middlesbrough, UK

Volume

1

fYear

2000

fDate

2000

Firstpage

333

Abstract

This paper presents a low-cost frame grabber, which was specifically designed as part of a real-time motion detection system for high-resolution images. The frame grabber is FPGA-based to minimise size of the PCB and improve reliability of the system. It also acts as a backend add-on card for an IBM-PC compatible. The experimental tests carried out on different machines show that the board implemented meets all specifications required by the system, and performs well. The captured frames are clear, well contrasted and jitter-free in both live and still video modes and their quality is comparable to that available from equivalent commercial systems

Keywords

analogue-digital conversion; field programmable gate arrays; image processing equipment; motion estimation; real-time systems; FPGA-based low-cost frame grabber; backend add-on card; image processing applications; jitter-free frames; real-time motion detection system; reliability; still video modes; Control systems; Displays; Field programmable gate arrays; Hardware; Image processing; Image resolution; Motion detection; Phase locked loops; Programmable logic arrays; Real time systems;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Electronics, Circuits and Systems, 2000. ICECS 2000. The 7th IEEE International Conference on

Conference_Location

Jounieh

Print_ISBN

0-7803-6542-9

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICECS.2000.911549

Filename

911549