Authors:
Hrvoje Mlinaric
1
;
Mario Kovac
2
and
Josip Knezovic
2
Affiliations:
1
Faculty of electrical engineering and computing, Universiti of Zagreb, Croatia
;
2
Faculty of electrical eneginering and computing, Universiti of Zagreb, Croatia
Keyword(s):
Dynamically reconfigurable processor, YUV-RGB conversion, processor architectures.
Related
Ontology
Subjects/Areas/Topics:
Design and Implementation of Signal Processing Systems
;
Multimedia
;
Multimedia Systems and Applications
;
Telecommunications
Abstract:
The paper describes a new approach to processor construction, which combines a general purpose processor and a program reconfigurable device, as well as its implementation in digital signal processing applications. Significant flexibility and adaptability of such a processor is obtained through the possibility of varying the components of the processor architecture. A simple change of architecture enables easy adaptation to various applications in which such processors are used. Furthermore, to achieve even greater functionality, a dynamic adjustment of the processor is enabled, by enabling the change of function of individual processor components without the need to turn the processor off. The functionality change itself is conducted in such a way that it is made in a single clock, which allows for a great flexibility of the processor, increases the functionality and enables simple implementation in various applications. Such processor architecture is broadly used in embedded comput
er systems for various multimedia, encryption and digital signal applications.
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