Need some assistance with image processing on a DSKC6711

We are working on trying to upload an image to a Texas Instruments TMS 320C6711 DSK board connected to CCStudio with no modifications at all (Just the bare board), using simulink and matlab. We have an idea, of storing the image as a grayscale matrix, or even as a binary matrix.

But after this, we want to be able to use a webcam in real time with the board. We are working with a CompUSA webcam that connects to the computer via USB, and we want to be able to make it so we can control an algorithm to run through once every time we press the button on the camera. But I'm not sure if this will be possible (if not then simple) to run through from camera to USB to parallel port to the board.

Is there any easy way that this can be done?

If anybody can recommend a book or anything that would be
worth reading to help us be able to perform this, it would
be very helpful. Thank you for your time. Start a New Thread

ah438,

On Tue, Jul 8, 2008 at 10:10 AM, wrote:
> We are working on trying to upload an image to a Texas Instruments TMS
> 320C6711 DSK board connected to CCStudio with no modifications at all (Just
> the bare board), using simulink and matlab. We have an idea, of storing the
> image as a grayscale matrix, or even as a binary matrix.
>
You can use the HPI port of the DSK to download the data in any
format that is convenient to you code.

> But after this, we want to be able to use a webcam in real time with the
> board. We are working with a CompUSA webcam that connects to the computer
> via USB, and we want to be able to make it so we can control an algorithm to
> run through once every time we press the button on the camera. But I'm not
> sure if this will be possible (if not then simple) to run through from
> camera to USB to parallel port to the board.
>
> Is there any easy way that this can be done?

Yes. If you can locate a 'USB host' daughtercard with working
drivers. Otherwise, you have a lot of development work to do.
You might consider a camera with a parallel or direct serial interface
to minimize your 'non objective' development work.
I definitely would not choose a particular camera until I evaluated
the hw and sw cost to interface it.

mikedunn
>
> If anybody can recommend a book or anything that would be
> worth reading to help us be able to perform this, it would
> be very helpful. Thank you for your time.

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ah438,

Just implement a USB port on the DSP, thereby eliminating the PC.

R. Williams

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Subject: [c6x] Need some assistance with image processing on a DSKC6711

> We are working on trying to upload an image to a Texas Instruments TMS 320C6711 DSK board
> connected to CCStudio with no modifications at all (Just the bare board), using simulink
> and matlab. We have an idea, of storing the image as a grayscale matrix, or even as a
> binary matrix.
>
> But after this, we want to be able to use a webcam in real time with the board. We are
> working with a CompUSA webcam that connects to the computer via USB, and we want to be
> able to make it so we can control an algorithm to run through once every time we press the
> button on the camera. But I'm not sure if this will be possible (if not then simple) to
> run through from camera to USB to parallel port to the board.
>
> Is there any easy way that this can be done?
>
> If anybody can recommend a book or anything that would be
> worth reading to help us be able to perform this, it would
> be very helpful. Thank you for your time.
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