The Use of Digital Signal Processors in Computer Graphics
Abstract
The geometric processing stage in a computer graphic system is generally realised in VLSI or dedicated hardware, this paper describes the use of a Digital Signal Processor (DSP). By using a programmable DSP the hardware design effort is displaced into software. Using a single DSP in a co-processor configuration the speed of the vertex processing stage within the geometric processor is increased by a factor of five compared to a high performance microprocessor. The use of DSPs in a multi-processor system is also discussed.
BibTeX
@article {10.1111:j.1467-8659.1988.tb00594.x,
journal = {Computer Graphics Forum},
title = {{The Use of Digital Signal Processors in Computer Graphics}},
author = {Bland, D. and Bonnet, T.},
year = {1988},
publisher = {Blackwell Publishing Ltd and the Eurographics Association},
ISSN = {1467-8659},
DOI = {10.1111/j.1467-8659.1988.tb00594.x}
}
journal = {Computer Graphics Forum},
title = {{The Use of Digital Signal Processors in Computer Graphics}},
author = {Bland, D. and Bonnet, T.},
year = {1988},
publisher = {Blackwell Publishing Ltd and the Eurographics Association},
ISSN = {1467-8659},
DOI = {10.1111/j.1467-8659.1988.tb00594.x}
}