FPGA VIDEO AND IMAGE PROCESSING FOR SURVEILLANCE

[francescocolonna]

Hello everyone!

I am currently on my thesis at this moment and having hard time what is the best hardwware to use, will i use altera or xilinx or the complete package NI has in their product list.

I am on my graduate studies and currently starting my proposal for my thesis. My research is currently focusing on image and video processing that involves detection and recognition of objects that will be implemented on traffic scheme. This includes adaboost and haar classifier algorithms.

My big trouble today is choosing the best altera FPGA that best suits my proposal.

My target budget is $1000. I really hope you can help me with this one.

I really hope you can help me with this. I am planning to buy the hardware as soon as possible.

thank you.

-LEO

[JordanG]

Hi Leo,

What version of LabVIEW do you have? The desired clock frequency is one big point to choosing the right FPGA. Do you have an idea how large your  design will be? Resource consumption is important. How much memory do you want?

Here is a link to our devices. We have many different flavors (PCI, PXI, CompactRIO, Single Board RIO, etc)

LabVIEW FPGA Hardware Targets are described on the LabVIEW FPGA page.

Those other specifications will be needed to further assist you and help you pick the correct hardware.

Jordan

[francescocolonna]

thanks Jordan.

actually from the journals i have with me, VIRTEX-5 is the common hardware used. i have attached here a sample reference journal that you might want to see.

my problem as of this moment is how exactly i am going to use LABVIEW in my research considering i am not familiar with it. but i am very willing to learn LABVIEW if this will help me alot with my prototype.

the maximum frequency i have is 160MHZ. Can you also include how much this hardware costs? as i have said i only have $1000 allocated for my budget.

thank you for the support.

-LEO

[JordanG]

Leo,

This is an article describing the differences beween Virtex II and Virtex 5 FPGAs.

Your most limiting factor appears to be budget. I've attached a link to an NI document about Xilinx FPGA Chips below and have also provided a link to the different FPGA targets we offer along with the associated prices and a Xilinx manual. You should be able to browse through the different FPGA Targets we offer to decide what best meets your needs given your specific price range. What other specifications must you meet? Do you need specific capabilities?

What Xilinx FPGA Chips Are Used By National Instruments RIO Devices?

https://www.ni.com/en/support/documentation/supplemental/18/slices-on-an-fpga-chip.html

Xilinx Manual

http://www.xilinx.com/support/documentation/sw_manuals/xilinx13_1/xst.pdf

As far as learning LabVIEW goes, you can download free trials of LabVIEW, our FPGA module, and our Real-Time module. These trials expire after 30 days. There are many KnowledgeBase articles, examples, and tutorials online and I can direct you to www.ni.com/gettingstarted to help you ramp up on your LabVIEW knowledge. You can also take a class with us if you are interested in learning the fundamentals of programming in LabVIEW.

Take a class

https://www.ni.com/en-us/shop/category/courses.html

I hope this information has been helpful. Feel free to post back or create a service request and give us a call if you have more questions.