PAPRICA-3: a real-time morphological image processor

Author

Broggi, A. ; Conte, G. ; Lavagno, L. ; Gregoretti, F. ; Sansoè, C. ; Burzio, G. ; Reyneri, L.M.

Author_Institution

Dipt. di Ingegneria dell´´Informazione, Parma Univ., Italy

Volume

3

fYear

1994

fDate

13-16 Nov 1994

Firstpage

654

Abstract

The paper describes the architecture of an image coprocessor based on a linear array of elementary processors. The system has been designed for real-time vision applications and embeds a direct I/O interface to a camera device. The instruction set of the elementary processors is based on morphological match operators on a reduced 5×5 neighborhood. Two additional communication mechanisms, one fixed and one programmable, provide both global and multiple communication channels among processing elements which are not directly connected

Keywords

coprocessors; digital signal processing chips; image processing equipment; instruction sets; mathematical morphology; parallel architectures; peripheral interfaces; real-time systems; video signal processing; architecture; camera device; direct I/O interface; elementary processors; fixed communication mechanism; global communication channels; image coprocessor; instruction set; linear array; morphological match operators; multiple communication channels; processing elements; programmable communication mechanism; real-time morphological image processor; real-time vision applications; reduced 5×5 neighborhood; Cameras; Communication channels; Costs; Displays; Image processing; Morphology; Pixel; Read-write memory; Real time systems; Workstations;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Image Processing, 1994. Proceedings. ICIP-94., IEEE International Conference

Conference_Location

Austin, TX

Print_ISBN

0-8186-6952-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICIP.1994.413808

Filename

413808