PCI image processor blazes at 1600 MIPS Based on the Texas Instruments 200-MHz TMS320C6201 DSP, six

PCI image processor blazes at 1600 MIPS Based on the Texas Instruments 200-MHz TMS320C6201 DSP, six ALUs, two multiplier units, 64-kbytes of cache memory, an i960 RISC system controller processor, and an integrated software language for parallel processing, the single-slot Cobra/C6 image processor for the PCI bus can transfer color or monochrome images at rates to 120 Mbyte/s and execute 1600 MIPS. An intelligent image gateway module interconnects the acquisition, host, DSP, pixel processor, and auxiliary bus sections and sustains total transfers to 720 Mbytes/s between any five ports. Able to acquire from RS-170, CCIR, NTSC, or PAL analog sources, the image processor can also acquire 16 bits of digital data at rates to 80 Mbytes/s via an RS-422 interface. Coreco Inc., 6969 TransCanada Hwy., Suite 142, St-Laurent, Quebec, H4T 1V8, Canada; (800) 361-4914; Fax: (514) 333-1388.