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General purpose custom computing platforms, such as Splash-2, have demonstrated the ability to enter mainstream computing not only due to their near application-specific speeds but also because of their ability to run a wide variety of tasks. Splash-2 is a second-generation FPGA-based system that can deliver processing performance rivaling application-specific systems, but is also reconfigurable. This paper describes a computationally intensive image processing task, known as region labeling, which demonstrates the effectiveness of such platforms. The design and implementation of a region labeling task on the Splash-2 custom computing platform are described and the resulting performance is compared with that of other machines.
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Rachakonda, R.V., Athanas, P.M., Abbott, A.L. (1995). High-speed region detection and labeling using an FPGA-based custom computing platform. In: Moore, W., Luk, W. (eds) Field-Programmable Logic and Applications. FPL 1995. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 975. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-60294-1_101
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