Implementation of FPGA-based camera video adapter for vehicle identification tasks based on EUR 13 classification

Abstract

This article describes the first stage of the research work on the development of FPGA-based cameras for vehicle identification tasks being widespread in automated points of weight and dimensional control. Since FPGA represents an alternative to conventional processors, which features the ability to perform multiple tasks in parallel, a camera equipped with FPGA will be able to perform vehicle detection and identification functions simultaneously. Thus, the camera will perform not only the transmission of the image but also the transmission of the processing result, after which the server will only need to confirm or deny the results of the camera operation, which will significantly reduce the processing time of images from all automated points of weight and dimensional control. A simple VGA port board, a program of a static image for displaying it on a monitor in 640x480 resolution, and a program for a pixel counter were implemented in the development phase. EP4CE6E22C8 is used as FPGA, which power is more than enough to achieve the result.