Title: FPGA Implementation of Spatial Image Filters using Xilinx System Generator
Abstract: The objective of this paper is to design, model, simulate and synthesis of Spatial Filtering Techniques, in which the operation is performed within neighborhood of a pixel. Recent increases in Filed Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) performance and size offer a new hardware acceleration opportunity. The convolution filtering operations are implemented using Xilinx System Generator (XSG) which is the industry's leading high-level tool for designing high-performance DSP systems using FPGAs. The designs are modeled using XSG Block set and synthesized onto Virtex 6 xc6vs315t-3ff156 FPGA device. The algorithms are validated using hardware co-simulation method.