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VLSI Design of DWT-based Image Processor for Real-Time Image Compression and Reconstruction System (실시간 영상압축과 복원시스템을 위한 DWT기반의 영상처리 프로세서의 VLSI 설계)

  • Seo, Young-Ho;Kim, Dong-Wook
    • The Journal of Korean Institute of Communications and Information Sciences
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    • v.29 no.1C
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    • pp.102-110
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    • 2004
  • In this paper, we propose a VLSI structure of real-time image compression and reconstruction processor using 2-D discrete wavelet transform and implement into a hardware which use minimal hardware resource using ASIC library. In the implemented hardware, Data path part consists of the DWT kernel for the wavelet transform and inverse transform, quantizer/dequantizer, the huffman encoder/huffman decoder, the adder/buffer for the inverse wavelet transform, and the interface modules for input/output. Control part consists of the programming register, the controller which decodes the instructions and generates the control signals, and the status register for indicating the internal state into the external of circuit. According to the programming condition, the designed circuit has the various selective output formats which are wavelet coefficient, quantization coefficient or index, and Huffman code in image compression mode, and Huffman decoding result, reconstructed quantization coefficient, and reconstructed wavelet coefficient in image reconstructed mode. The programming register has 16 stages and one instruction can be used for a horizontal(or vertical) filtering in a level. Since each register automatically operated in the right order, 4-level discrete wavelet transform can be executed by a programming. We synthesized the designed circuit with synthesis library of Hynix 0.35um CMOS fabrication using the synthesis tool, Synopsys and extracted the gate-level netlist. From the netlist, timing information was extracted using Vela tool. We executed the timing simulation with the extracted netlist and timing information using NC-Verilog tool. Also PNR and layout process was executed using Apollo tool. The Implemented hardware has about 50,000 gate sizes and stably operates in 80MHz clock frequency.

Design of Caption-processing ASIC for On Screen Display (On Screen Display용 자막처리 ASIC 설계)

  • Jeong, Geun-Yeong;U, Jong-Sik;Park, Jong-In;Park, Ju-Seong;Park, Jong-Seok
    • Journal of the Institute of Electronics Engineers of Korea SD
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    • v.37 no.5
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    • pp.66-76
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    • 2000
  • This paper describes design and implementation of caption-processing ASIC(Application Specific Integrated Circuits) for OSD(On Screen Display) of karaoke system. The OSD of conventional karaoke system was implemented by a general purpose DSP, however this paper suggest a design to save hardware resources. The ASIC receives commands and data of graphic and caption from host processor, and then modifies the data to have various graphic effects. The design has been done by schematic and VHDL coding. The design was verified by logic simulation and FPGA emulation on the real system. The chip was fabricated with 0.8${\mu}{\textrm}{m}$ CMOS SOG, and worked properly at the karaoke system.

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A Study on the Implementation of RPA Software for the Manufacturer Automation: Focusing on the Case of a Local Manufacturer (제조업체 사무자동화를 위한 RPA 소프트웨어 구현에 대한 연구: 지역 제조업체 사례를 중심으로)

  • Chung, Sung-Wook
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Industry Convergence
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    • v.25 no.2_2
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    • pp.247-255
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    • 2022
  • Robot Process Automation (RPA) is a computer technology called Robotic Process Automation, a form of business process automation based on the concept of software robots or artificial intelligence (AI) walkers. In general, in traditional workflow automation tools, software developers design software that creates a set of actions to automate tasks and interfaces for the back-end systems using internal APIs or dedicated script languages. However, in RPA software, automation can be implemented by configuring an operating processor as if the general user is directly performing the task of the application. In other words, it can be said that it is a suitable development method for automating simply repetitive tasks rather than developing specific programs in which all necessary functions are implemented, as in general software development. Thus, this is more appropriate for configuring and automating RPA software in traditional manufacturing companies that are not easy to develop and apply smart factories or high-end AI software. Therefore, this research aims to analyze the requirements required at the actual manufacturing companies, focusing on the manufacturer's case in Changwon, Gyeongsangnam-do, called SinceWin Co., Ltd., and to examine the possibility of RPA software in the manufacturing companies by implementing actual RPA software that supports office automation. Through the research, it was confirmed that the actually implemented RPA software met the requirements of the company and helped manufacturer practice significantly by automating the parts that were worked error-prone and manually periodically.

The Design of an Auto Tuning PI Controller using a Parameter Estimation Method for the Linear BLDC Motor (선형 추진 BLDC 모터에 대한 파라미터 추정 기법을 이용하는 오토 튜닝(Auto Tuning) PI 제어기 설계)

  • Cha Young-Bum;Song Do-Ho;Koo Bon-Min;Park Moo-Yurl;Kim Jin-Ae;Choi Jung-Keyng
    • Journal of the Korea Institute of Information and Communication Engineering
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    • v.10 no.4
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    • pp.659-666
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    • 2006
  • Servo-motors are used as key components of automated system by performing precise motion control as accurate positioning and accurate speed regulation in response to the commands from computers and sensors. Especially, the linear brushless servo-motors have numerous advantages over the rotary servo motors which have connection with the friction induced transfer mechanism such as ball screws, timing belts, rack/pinion. This paper proposes an estimation method of unknown motor system parameters using the informations from the sinusoidal driving type linear brushless DC motor dynamics and outputs. The estimated parameters can be used to tune the controller gain and a disturbance observer. In order to meet this purpose high performance Digital Signal Processor, TMS320F240, designed originally for implementation of a Field Oriented Control(FOC) technology is adopted as a controller of the liner BLDC servo motor. Having A/D converters, PWM generators, rich I/O port internally, this servo motor application specific DSP play an important role in servo motor controller. This linear BLDC servo motor system also contains IPM(Intelligent Power Module) driver and hail sensor type current sensor module, photocoupler module for isolation of gate signals and fault signals.

An Application-Specific and Adaptive Power Management Technique for Portable Systems (휴대장치를 위한 응용프로그램 특성에 따른 적응형 전력관리 기법)

  • Egger, Bernhard;Lee, Jae-Jin;Shin, Heon-Shik
    • Journal of KIISE:Computer Systems and Theory
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    • v.34 no.8
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    • pp.367-376
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    • 2007
  • In this paper, we introduce an application-specific and adaptive power management technique for portable systems that support dynamic voltage scaling (DVS). We exploit both the idle time of multitasking systems running soft real-time tasks as well as memory- or CPU-bound code regions. Detailed power and execution time profiles guide an adaptive power manager (APM) that is linked to the operating system. A post-pass optimizer marks candidate regions for DVS by inserting calls to the APM. At runtime, the APM monitors the CPU's performance counters to dynamically determine the affinity of the each marked region. for each region, the APM computes the optimal voltage and frequency setting in terms of energy consumption and switches the CPU to that setting during the execution of the region. Idle time is exploited by monitoring system idle time and switching to the energy-wise most economical setting without prolonging execution. We show that our method is most effective for periodic workloads such as video or audio decoding. We have implemented our method in a multitasking operating system (Microsoft Windows CE) running on an Intel XScale-processor. We achieved up to 9% of total system power savings over the standard power management policy that puts the CPU in a low Power mode during idle periods.