Celoxica Introduces PixelStreams Platform for Streaming Video Processing.ABINGDON, England -- New Block-Based Design Entry Tool for Imaging and Video Applications Delivers IP for Rapid System Implementation through C-based Synthesis. Celoxica, the leading provider of C-based design and synthesis solutions, today announced the addition of algorithm IP and a block-based graphical design entry platform to its expanding portfolio of electronic system level (ESL (1) An earlier family of client/server development tools for Windows and OS/2 from Ardent Software (formerly VMARK). It was originally developed by Easel Corporation, which was acquired by VMARK. ) design tools. PixelStreams(TM) development environment provides a library of powerful video data manipulation Processing data. functions with an easy-to-use interactive graphical editor. The PixelStreams(TM) platform builds on Celoxica's best-in-class, C-based design and synthesis products to create an ideal design flow for the rapid prototyping Building a part one layer at a time using a method of additive fabrication such as 3D printing. Such parts are used for concept modeling to determine if the product design meets the customer's expectations. , exploration and development of complex video processing Video processing techniques are used in video codecs, video players and other devices. For example—commonly only design and video processing is different in TV sets of different manufactures. systems. PixelStreams provides a broad range of macro calls that allow the user to gather, manipulate and output streams of video pixel data. These C-based models deliver enhanced parameterization capabilities and high-level interface A programming interface (API) that provides more functionality within one command statement than a lower-level interface. High-level interfaces are designed to enable the programmer to write code in a shorter amount of time and to be less involved with the details of the software module abstraction. In addition, PixelStreams includes an IP reuse graphical editor as an entry tool for imaging algorithms to provide ease-of-use and design productivity in a familiar block-based methodology. From this block diagram A chart that contains squares and rectangles connected with arrows to depict hardware and software interconnections. For program flow charts, information system flow charts, circuit diagrams and communications networks, more elaborate graphical representations are usually used. entry, developers can quickly design, analyze and implement hardware prototypes for complex video imaging systems using the Celoxica DK Design Suite for C-based synthesis. Celoxica developed PixelStreams as a response to the growing need for platform design solutions that enable reuse of standardized IP while still allowing designers to differentiate products through custom design. This need is especially keen for the large number of products based on video and image processing image processing Set of computational techniques for analyzing, enhancing, compressing, and reconstructing images. Its main components are importing, in which an image is captured through scanning or digital photography; analysis and manipulation of the image, accomplished algorithms. Applications benefiting from this approach include machine vision in industrial control systems, Sensor fusion Sensor fusion is the combining of sensory data or data derived from sensory data from disparate sources such that the resulting information is in some sense better than would be possible when these sources were used individually. in automotive systems, pattern recognition in biometrics and security systems, as well as the more established electronics markets for consumer, defense and office automation. The PixelStreams design environment provides an interactive tool for the development of these video and image processing applications. In addition to the library of pre-built streaming video functions, users may add custom functions to be used in the PixelStreams graphical editor. The C-based models can be automatically synthesized to RTL (Register Transfer Level) A high-level hardware description language (HDL) for defining digital circuits. The circuits are described as a collection of registers, Boolean equations, control logic such as "if-then-else" statements as well as complex event sequences; or to an optimized FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array) A type of gate array that is programmed in the field rather than in a semiconductor fab. Containing up to hundreds of thousands of gates, there are a variety of FPGA architectures on the market. hardware implementation using release V3.1 of the Celoxica DK Design Suite. This environment allows non-programmers to quickly develop complex hardware implementations without having to write programs, while it gives programmers a fast starting point and code framework to which other custom code can be added. "There are two popular methods of design entry in ESL design tools; block-based schematic-style entry and software-style algorithmic coding using text-based descriptions," said Jeff Jussel, vice president of marketing for Celoxica. "With PixelStreams we've fused these approaches in a block-based graphical editor manipulating a library of C-based video processing models as well as custom C-language models. This delivers both ease-of-use and flexibility. When combined with C-language synthesis, PixelStreams provides the absolute fastest way to get from algorithm concepts to hardware implementation for applications using these imaging functions." Pricing and Availability The PixelStreams platform, including the IP library and graphical editor, is now available for rapid imaging and video processing design starting at $15,000. The environment requires the DK Design Suite version 3.1 for C-synthesis implementation to RTL output or FPGA hardware. The DK3.1 tool supports IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, New York, www.ieee.org) A membership organization that includes engineers, scientists and students in electronics and allied fields. compliant RTL and direct programming of all popular FPGA devices. The PixelStreams platform also may be purchased with a high-end Celoxica RC300 board platform to create a complete algorithm concept-to-board development and prototyping kit tuned for imaging and video processing applications. About Celoxica An innovator in ESL design, Celoxica supplies the design technology, IP and services that define software-compiled system design, a methodology that exploits higher levels of design abstraction to dramatically improve silicon design productivity. Celoxica's products address hardware/software partitioning, co-verification and C-based synthesis. Established in 1996, Celoxica offers a proven route from complex algorithms to hardware, and provides a portfolio of ESL design tools that deliver significant productivity advantages for digital signal processing See DSP. Digital Signal Processing - (DSP) Computer manipulation of analog signals (commonly sound or image) which have been converted to digital form (sampled). applications such as imaging, electronic security and communications. For more information, visit: www.celoxica.com. Celoxica and the Celoxica logo are trademarks of Celoxica, Ltd. All other brand names and product names are the property of their respective owners. |
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