Hi, I will do some research on video/image processing on FPGA. I will design VHDL codes for some video/image processing algorithms. I needs a FPGA development board with a big FPGA chip on it. I also hope it can be connected with a digital camera or image sensor with real-time image access into the board. It's better if the image in RGB format and input to the board frame by frame. Does any one know where there exist this kind of FPGA development board or not? If not, any suggestion should be really appreciated. Thanks Michael
FPGA development board with digital image camera
Started by ●December 7, 2005
Reply by ●December 7, 20052005-12-07
"hongying meng" <hm512@york.ac.uk> schrieb im Newsbeitrag news:dn6p4m$m8m$1@pump1.york.ac.uk...> Hi, > > I will do some research on video/image processing on FPGA. I will design > VHDL codes for some video/image processing algorithms. I needs a FPGA > development board with a big FPGA chip on it. I also hope it can be > connected with a digital camera or image sensor with real-time image > access into the board. It's better if the image in RGB format and input to > the board frame by frame. > > Does any one know where there exist this kind of FPGA development board or > not? If not, any suggestion should be really appreciated. > > Thanks > Michael >there are lots of board that can be used but the connectors to the camera are pretty much non standard so you might end up getting an camera and then making an connector adapter to connect the camera to the FPGA board. the digital cameras do not usually have direct RGB output but that is no big deal the format conversion can be done in the FPGA input stage. So lookup your camera, check you can get the connector (sometimes they are hard to get!) and choose your FPGA board that you like Antti
Reply by ●December 7, 20052005-12-07
Thank you very much for your message! I have got one camera which is BenQ DC1300. It can be connected to PC by USB port. I think there might be some FPGA boards with USB connection. But I am not sure whether these board can connected with this DC1300 or not? By the way, if there are some camera can be connected to an FPGA development board, I would like to buy both of them. Thanks "Antti Lukats" <antti@openchip.org> wrote in message news:<dn6paf$bd0$00$1@news.t-online.com>...> "hongying meng" <hm512@york.ac.uk> schrieb im Newsbeitrag > news:dn6p4m$m8m$1@pump1.york.ac.uk... > > Hi, > > > > I will do some research on video/image processing on FPGA. I will design > > VHDL codes for some video/image processing algorithms. I needs a FPGA > > development board with a big FPGA chip on it. I also hope it can be > > connected with a digital camera or image sensor with real-time image > > access into the board. It's better if the image in RGB format and input > > to > > the board frame by frame. > > > > Does any one know where there exist this kind of FPGA development board > > or > > not? If not, any suggestion should be really appreciated. > > > > Thanks > > Michael > > > > there are lots of board that can be used but the connectors to the camera > are pretty much non standard so you might end up getting an camera and > then > making an connector adapter to connect the camera to the FPGA board. > > the digital cameras do not usually have direct RGB output but that is no > big > deal the format conversion can be done in the FPGA input stage. > > So lookup your camera, check you can get the connector (sometimes they are > hard to get!) and choose your FPGA board that you like > > Antti > >"hongying meng" <hm512@york.ac.uk> wrote in message news:dn6p4m$m8m$1@pump1.york.ac.uk...> Hi, > > I will do some research on video/image processing on FPGA. I will design > VHDL codes for some video/image processing algorithms. I needs a FPGA > development board with a big FPGA chip on it. I also hope it can be > connected with a digital camera or image sensor with real-time image > access into the board. It's better if the image in RGB format and input to > the board frame by frame. > > Does any one know where there exist this kind of FPGA development board or > not? If not, any suggestion should be really appreciated. > > Thanks > Michael >
Reply by ●December 7, 20052005-12-07
hongying meng wrote:> Hi, > > I will do some research on video/image processing on FPGA. I will design > VHDL codes for some video/image processing algorithms. I needs a FPGA > development board with a big FPGA chip on it. I also hope it can be > connected with a digital camera or image sensor with real-time image access > into the board. It's better if the image in RGB format and input to the > board frame by frame. > > Does any one know where there exist this kind of FPGA development board or > not? If not, any suggestion should be really appreciated. > > Thanks > MichaelCheck out Xilinx: Virtex-4 Video Starter Kit (HW-V4SX35-VIDEO-SK-US) This seems to have an RGB image sensor built in. http://www.xilinx.com/xlnx/xebiz/designResources/ip_product_details.jsp?key=HW-V4SX35-VIDEO-SK-US&sGlobalNavPick=&sSecondaryNavPick=
Reply by ●December 7, 20052005-12-07
"Gabor" <gabor@alacron.com> schrieb im Newsbeitrag news:1133966508.937738.86720@g43g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...> hongying meng wrote: >> Hi, >> >> I will do some research on video/image processing on FPGA. I will design >> VHDL codes for some video/image processing algorithms. I needs a FPGA >> development board with a big FPGA chip on it. I also hope it can be >> connected with a digital camera or image sensor with real-time image >> access >> into the board. It's better if the image in RGB format and input to the >> board frame by frame. >> >> Does any one know where there exist this kind of FPGA development board >> or >> not? If not, any suggestion should be really appreciated. >> >> Thanks >> Michael > > Check out Xilinx: > > Virtex-4 Video Starter Kit (HW-V4SX35-VIDEO-SK-US) > > This seems to have an RGB image sensor built in. > > http://www.xilinx.com/xlnx/xebiz/designResources/ip_product_details.jsp?key=HW-V4SX35-VIDEO-SK-US&sGlobalNavPick=&sSecondaryNavPick= >thats a nice bundle, yes. the FPGA board is actually a ML402 what costs far less as standalone board the micron camera that should be bundled is RGB camera, but its interface does not deliver RGB as parallel, there is some multiplexing required anyway. funnily the camera chip is not on the video daughter board (or nor clearly visible) also there seems to be no suitable connector for the camera and there is no other info so I wonder where the image sensor is hidden? Antti
Reply by ●December 7, 20052005-12-07
>>hongying meng wrote: >> >>>Hi, >>> >>>I will do some research on video/image processing on FPGA. I will design >>>VHDL codes for some video/image processing algorithms. I needs a FPGA >>>development board with a big FPGA chip on it. I also hope it can be >>>connected with a digital camera or image sensor with real-time image >>>access >>>into the board. It's better if the image in RGB format and input to the >>>board frame by frame. >>> >>>Does any one know where there exist this kind of FPGA development board >>>or >>>not? If not, any suggestion should be really appreciated.Pixel Velocity makes a 'Brilliant Camera' with an AltaSens HDTV color sensor, Virtex2Pro XC2VP20, XC2VP30 or XC2VP50, 10/100 or Gigabit Etghernet and runs embedded Linux. http://pixel-velocity.com/intelligentcamera.html --- Joe Samson Pixel Velocity
Reply by ●December 7, 20052005-12-07
"Joseph Samson" <user@example.net> schrieb im Newsbeitrag news:SGDlf.32622$Zv5.27024@newssvr25.news.prodigy.net...>>>hongying meng wrote: >>> >>>>Hi, >>>> >>>>I will do some research on video/image processing on FPGA. I will design >>>>VHDL codes for some video/image processing algorithms. I needs a FPGA >>>>development board with a big FPGA chip on it. I also hope it can be >>>>connected with a digital camera or image sensor with real-time image >>>>access >>>>into the board. It's better if the image in RGB format and input to the >>>>board frame by frame. >>>> >>>>Does any one know where there exist this kind of FPGA development board >>>>or >>>>not? If not, any suggestion should be really appreciated. > > Pixel Velocity makes a 'Brilliant Camera' with an AltaSens HDTV color > sensor, Virtex2Pro XC2VP20, XC2VP30 or XC2VP50, 10/100 or Gigabit > Etghernet and runs embedded Linux. > > http://pixel-velocity.com/intelligentcamera.html > > > --- > Joe Samson > Pixel Velocityor http://www.elphel.com/model313/ :) possible less expensive and with design sources c verilog schematice available for downloads for FREE Antti
Reply by ●December 8, 20052005-12-08
Thank you so much! I think it is a very good board for me. But I am not sure the following three things: 1. Will the image signal be got in the memory of the FPGA board? RGB or other format?Need I design some FPGA module for them? 2. For this board, is the price including the daughter board? 3. For using this FPGA design, any extra software needed for downloading or writing? Thanks again "Antti Lukats" <antti@openchip.org> wrote in message news:dn6sth$uue$01$1@news.t-online.com...> "Gabor" <gabor@alacron.com> schrieb im Newsbeitrag > news:1133966508.937738.86720@g43g2000cwa.googlegroups.com... >> hongying meng wrote: >>> Hi, >>> >>> I will do some research on video/image processing on FPGA. I will design >>> VHDL codes for some video/image processing algorithms. I needs a FPGA >>> development board with a big FPGA chip on it. I also hope it can be >>> connected with a digital camera or image sensor with real-time image >>> access >>> into the board. It's better if the image in RGB format and input to the >>> board frame by frame. >>> >>> Does any one know where there exist this kind of FPGA development board >>> or >>> not? If not, any suggestion should be really appreciated. >>> >>> Thanks >>> Michael >> >> Check out Xilinx: >> >> Virtex-4 Video Starter Kit (HW-V4SX35-VIDEO-SK-US) >> >> This seems to have an RGB image sensor built in. >> >> http://www.xilinx.com/xlnx/xebiz/designResources/ip_product_details.jsp?key=HW-V4SX35-VIDEO-SK-US&sGlobalNavPick=&sSecondaryNavPick= >> > > thats a nice bundle, yes. > > the FPGA board is actually a ML402 what costs far less as standalone board > > the micron camera that should be bundled is RGB camera, but its interface > does not deliver RGB as parallel, there is some multiplexing required > anyway. > > funnily the camera chip is not on the video daughter board (or nor clearly > visible) also there seems to be no suitable connector for the camera and > there is no other info so I wonder where the image sensor is hidden? > > Antti > > > > > > > > > > > > >
Reply by ●December 8, 20052005-12-08
On a sunny day (Wed, 7 Dec 2005 13:47:03 -0000) it happened "hongying meng" <hm512@york.ac.uk> wrote in <dn6p4m$m8m$1@pump1.york.ac.uk>:>Hi, > >I will do some research on video/image processing on FPGA. I will design >VHDL codes for some video/image processing algorithms. I needs a FPGA >development board with a big FPGA chip on it. I also hope it can be >connected with a digital camera or image sensor with real-time image access >into the board. It's better if the image in RGB format and input to the >board frame by frame. > >Does any one know where there exist this kind of FPGA development board or >not? If not, any suggestion should be really appreciated. > >Thanks >MichaelYou could consider buying a webcam with ethernet rj45 interface. These have a build in web server (I use D-Link DCS-900) (<150$). Then find a FPGA board with ethernet interface. This camera sends jpeg picture stream. So.. then you have to process the jpeg (opencores?) and make TCP/IP HDL. Or use a custom ASIC... mmm Simpler is to use a RGB sensor on some IO pins.... Actually many of these sensors (CMOS) will sens some multiplexed form of YUV. All depends on what your idea of 'image processing' is. Anyways I think the ethernet cams are more fun then the USB (because of drivers). I have this cam also working in Linux, seesm very popular for home security (lot of downloads): http://panteltje.com/panteltje/mcamip/ No I am not associated with D-Link.> >
Reply by ●December 8, 20052005-12-08
Hi Michael, The Xilinx University Program Xilinx XUP Virtex II Pro Development System (XUPV2P) has a add-on video card the VDEC-1 which accepts composite, component, or S-Video input. A reference design to start with is under Demonstrations and Reference Designs on the XUPV2P page: http://www.xilinx.com/univ/xupv2p.html A direct link to the VDEC-1: http://www.digilentinc.com/info/VDEC1.cfm Good Luck! Paul hongying meng wrote:> > Hi, > > I will do some research on video/image processing on FPGA. I will design > VHDL codes for some video/image processing algorithms. I needs a FPGA > development board with a big FPGA chip on it. I also hope it can be > connected with a digital camera or image sensor with real-time image access > into the board. It's better if the image in RGB format and input to the > board frame by frame. > > Does any one know where there exist this kind of FPGA development board or > not? If not, any suggestion should be really appreciated. > > Thanks > Michael
