^ Name: | GECKObiomed || ^ Maintainer| [[gecko3:gecko-addon:gecko-visual:orphand]]|| ^ Revision: | unknown || ^ Development status: | beta || ^ Compatibility: | GECKO3 / GECKO4 || ===== GECKO-visual ===== The GECKO-visual AddOn-Board extends the GECKO-Platform with video capabilities and allows the user to implement image processing algorithms in hardware. Video data is recorded by a 5MP CMOS camera. The raw data is then processed by the FPGA of the GECKO-main module and displayed by a 480x320 LCD screen. The read out of the camera data, the generation of the display signals as well as the buffering of the processed video frames is done by a small FPGA situated on the GECKO-visual board. [[gecko-addons:gecko-visual:start|Details...]] {{:gecko-addons:wiki_robot.jpg?200|}} {{gecko-addons:wiki_overview.png?300|}} ===== Features ===== * 320x480 LCD with 256K colors * 5 MegaPixel CMOS Camera * Touch Screen Controller * On Board FPGA (SPARTAN 3an) * On Board Video Memory (SDRAM) * Compatible with GECKO3 & GECKO4 ===== Concept ===== The central unit of the GEKCO-visual modul is a Spartan 3an FPGA. The FPGA controls the camera, the display and the on board video memory. The FPGA also provides an interface to the GECKO-main module which simplifies the reading of camera data as well as the writing to the display. {{:gecko3:gecko-addon:gecko-visual:wiki_var3.png?nolink&250|}} More details about the GECKO-visual are given here: [[hardware|]]\\ [[ip-architecture|]]\\ [[pinout|]]\\