Syncroness FPGA projects range from simple glue logic to fast fourier transforms to real time image processing. We have used Xilinx and Altera parts in VHDL and schematic based designs.
We worked on an update to a 3D probe system used for tracking scalpel movements during medical procedures. The FGPA processes and formats incoming probe signals to localize them in three dimensional space. We altered the original logic to accommodate a new probe data format.
We designed in an Altera Flex on a complex optical instrument. It serves as an RS232 programmable high speed pulse train generator, It precisely clocks groups of Analog to Digital converters. The number of samples, sample duration, and time delay between sample groups are all configurable.
In another design, Syncroness used an Altera Cyclone to do video overlay on an NTSC signal. The synch signals in the video were used to trigger the FPGA to insert black or white pixels into the NTSC signal. A shared RAM contained the overlay pattern to be integrated onto the analog video signal.
Our staff has also used COTS (Commercial Off The Shelf) FPGA based PCI boards from Annapolis Micro Systems in standard PCs to rapidly build a high speed, low cost image processing system.
