Gidel’s JPEG encoder performs real-time image compression directly on the FPGA, enabling high-speed camera acquisition with low latency, reduced bandwidth, and minimal host CPU load.
Designed for Imaging & Vision systems, the JPEG encoder IP supports YCbCr input with optional conversion from RGB, Bayer, or monochrome formats. Compression quality is selectable, allowing users to balance image quality, bandwidth, and storage requirements for JPEG or JPG image output according to the application.
The encoder is optimized for compact FPGA implementation, making it suitable for small FPGA devices, FPGA-based frame grabbers, and multiple parallel encoder instances on larger FPGA platforms. It includes a host interface and API suite for software integration.
Example performance includes 4:2:2 encoding at 540 MPixels/s and up to 1.84 GPixels/s, with latency as low as 130 μs. Standard operation supports 8 bits per component, with higher bit-depth options available on request.
Gidel integrates the JPEG encoder across its FPGA-based Imaging & Vision platforms. These include FantoVision Mini Edge AI Systems, High-Bandwidth PCIe Frame Grabbers, FPGA Compute Accelerators, and Ultra-Compact FPGA Modules.
The FPGA compresses image data before sending it to the host system. As a result, the encoder reduces bandwidth, storage requirements, and CPU load. It also preserves host resources for downstream processing, analysis, and AI applications.
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Gidel’s FPGA JPEG encoder performs real-time image compression directly on the FPGA. It reduces bandwidth, storage, and host CPU load while keeping latency low for high-performance camera streams.
The JPEG encoder supports compression performance beyond 3.6 Giga components per second. For 4:2:2 sampling, it reaches throughput beyond 1.8 GPixels/s, with latency as low as 130 μs.
Gidel’s JPEG encoder can be deployed across Gidel FPGA platforms, including FantoVision Mini Edge AI systems, High-Bandwidth PCIe Frame Grabbers, FPGA Compute Accelerators, and Ultra-Compact FPGA Modules.
The encoder supports selectable JPEG compression quality, allowing users to balance image quality, bandwidth, and storage requirements according to the application.
Yes. The encoder is suitable for moving cameras and dynamic imaging applications where fast image changes must be compressed in real time with low latency.
The encoder supports YCbCr input with optional conversion from RGB or monochrome formats. Standard operation supports 8 bits per component, with higher bit-depth options available on request.
Yes. JPG is the common file extension for images compressed using the JPEG standard. Gidel’s JPEG encoder performs real-time JPEG compression directly on the FPGA.
