Video processing using TI's TMS320C80

The TMS320C80 is Texas Instruments' single-chip multiprocessor digital signal processor (DSP) device, which contains five fully programmable processors: a master processor (MP) and four parallel processors (PPs). Performance of these processors is improved by incorporating advanced features to accelerate operation on a variety of data types.

We are investigating the use of the C80 for real-time video and image processing. In particular, we are examining how the C80 can be used for real-time video compression and video indexing.

The C80 supports a variety or parallel-processing configurations. In the Video and Image Processing Laboratory (VIPER) at Purdue, our C80 system has been used to perform operations such as filtering and edge detection.

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Edge detection

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Professor Edward J. Delp