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News Release from: Firstsight Vision | Subject: Anaconda
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial
Team on 21 March 2005
Image processing engine frees CPU
resources
Shown in Europe for the first time at IPOT 2005 was Coreco Imaging's new flagship image processing engine, the Anaconda.
Shown in Europe for the first time at IPOT 2005 was Coreco Imaging's new flagship image processing engine, the Anaconda It has been designed from the ground up to enable OEM customers to implement ultra-high-speed algorithms in a scaleable embedded environment, leaving the host PC free for other tasks
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 1 Mar 2001 at 8.00am (UK)
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Building on Coreco's "trigger to image reliability" framework which was launched with the X64 series, the Anaconda's design features a robust acquisition control unit (ACU) and a data transfer engine (DTE) that can accommodate multiple simultaneous transfers enabling original, intermediate and result image data to be delivered to the host.
The Anaconda's image processing unit (IPU) contains two independent image processors which can be run in parallel or in a pipeline configuration.
The first is a large field programmable array logic processor (FPGA) or put more simply "soft hardware".
Developers are free to implement there own hardware algorithms or link together Coreco Imaging developed standard designs.
Programming can be done using standard VHDL development toolsets or Celectica's DK3 that enables C like programming of the hardware.
The second image processor is a PowerPC module that is supported by Metrowerks CodeWarrior.
Developers are free to write there own code or link together any of Coreco Imaging's library functions such as the robust Smart Search.
2Gbyte of image memory is available to the programmer with a sustainable data bandwidth of 5.3Gbyte/s, removing any design bottleneck issues.
The Anaconda is currently available in CameraLink or LVDS formats and is compatible with PCI32 (3.3V), PCI64 and PCI-X.
Applications include, film scanning, AOI, high speed web inspection among others. Request a free brochure from Firstsight Vision ...
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