Design Article

High-definition surveillance systems using low-cost FPGAs

Suhel Dhanani, Senior Manager, Altera, and Mankit Lo, CEO, EyeLytics

3/25/2009 11:57 AM EDT

Surveillance is the latest video market segment to move towards high-definition (HD) and demand correspondingly high performance video processing capabilities. HD surveillance cameras need to directly encode the image with a high-quality H.264 Encoder, so the image can be realistically transmitted over a standard Ethernet connection.

A main profile H.264 Encoder that can encode an HD video stream in real time requires a silicon platform that combines a high-performance signal processing fabric with low-cost and also low-power " making the latest generation low-cost FPGAs an ideal choice for implementation.

This article describes the architecture of a HD surveillance camera and shows how the entire system is built using a low-cost FPGA.

Download full article.





Please sign in to post comment

Navigate to related information

Datasheets.com Parts Search

185 million searchable parts
(please enter a part number or hit search to begin)

Feedback Form