1. Elad Hadar Omer Norkin Supervisor: Mike Sumszyk Winter 2010/11 Date: Technion – Israel Institute of Technology Faculty of Electrical Engineering High Speed Digital System Lab (HS DSL)

2. Implementing simple video analysis designs on GIDEL PROCSTAR III platform that will enable usage and exploration of new platform dedicated development tools.  Proper usage of development tools throughout all stages of implementation from algorithm to hardware.  Usage of powerful debug tools as part of the workflow.

3. GIDEL PROC HILs - enable HW acceleration under SIMULINK environment. GIDEL PROC API – enable real-time configuration and querying of the board. GIDEL TOTAL HISTORY (based on ALTERAs SignalTap) – provide true tracing capabilities.

4. Learning and practice of effective debug methodology using PROC API and Total History/SignalTap. Implementation of a simple algorithm of computer vision performing edge detection using gradient computation in DSPbuilder.* Testing of the algorithm with Hardware in the loop (Gidel PROC HILs) Partial porting to the FPGA * Two different algorithms will be implemented Phase IPhase II

5. GiDEL's PROCStar III is an ALTERA Stratix III based board. 4xFPGA integrated on single board.

6. PROC HILs PROC API Total History/ Signal Tap

7. Simple algorithm code. Stream-based implementation. Simulink designs based on ALTERA IPs. Load the design on FPGA using PROC HILs – Analyzing tool’s performance.

8. Simple algorithm code. Stream-based implementation. Simulink designs based on ALTERA IPs. Automatic generation of VHDL/Verilog scripts based on a block design. Perform Synthesis & Place and Route.

9. Generate interface envelope (VHDL code) Create a project including all VHDL files (from DSPbuilder as well as from Procwizard) Load the design on the FPGAs and apply PROC API functions to create an effective real time debug environment combined with Toatal History / Signal Tap.

10. RX - FIFO TX - FIFO PROC MegaFIFO PROC API

11. 1)Learning the work environment (Simulink, DSPBuilder, Quartus, PROC Wizard, PROC Hils) 2)Implement the basic algorithm of gradient computation using DSPbuilder in Simulink environment 3)Testing the design using PROC Hils and analyzing prformance 4)Build a simple hardware design (Adder) combining DSPbuilder and the PROC Wizard 5)Learning Total history, PROC API, PROC MegaFIFO 6)Build an Adder design combining DSPbuilder and the PROC Wizard using PROC API 7)Define an integrated design combining PROC API video streaming functions and data channels, PROC MegaFIFO memories and DSPbuilder design 8)Real-time debug with Total history and Signal Tap (comparison of the tools)

12. Week 8 Week 7 Week 6 Week 5 Week 4 Week 3 Week 2 Week 1 Task Learning the work environment (Simulink, DSPBuilder, Quartus, PROC Wizard, PROC Hils) Implement the basic algorithm of gradient computation using DSPbuilder in Simulink environment Testing the design using PROC Hils and analyzing prformance Build a simple hardware design (Adder) combining DSPbuilder and the PROC Wizard