Image processing system, image processing device, method of reconfiguring circuit in FPGA, and program for reconfiguring circuit in FPGA

An image processing device configured to communicate with a robot for performing a predetermined operation on a workpiece, the image processing device comprising:

• a photographing unit, photographing the workpiece;
• an FPGA, reconfiguring an internal circuit configuration;
• a storage unit, storing area information in which circuit information for implementing predetermined image processing on an image obtained from the photographing unit as information for defining the circuit configuration of the field programmable gate array (FPGA) is defined for each operation area of the robot;
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• a processor, reconfiguring the circuit configuration of the FPGA with the circuit information associated with the operation area on the basis of the fact that a position of the robot sequentially acquired on the basis of time information synchronized with a timer of a controller driving the robot belongs to any one of operation areas defined in the area information.

A method of reconfiguring a circuit in a field programmable gate array (FPGA), the method comprising the steps of:

• acquiring a position of a robot for performing a predetermined operation on a workpiece on the basis of time information synchronized with a timer of a controller driving the robot;
• preparing area information in which circuit information for implementing predetermined image processing on an image obtained by photographing the workpiece as information for defining the circuit configuration of the FPGA is defined for each operation area of the robot;
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• reconfiguring the circuit configuration of the FPGA with the circuit information associated with the operation area on the basis of the fact that a position of the robot sequentially acquired in the acquiring step belongs to any one of operation areas defined in the area information.

A non-transitory recording medium, recording a program for reconfiguring a circuit in a field programmable gate array (FPGA), the program causing a computer to execute the steps of:

• acquiring a position of a robot for performing a predetermined operation on a workpiece on the basis of time information synchronized with a timer of a controller driving the robot;
• preparing area information in which circuit information for implementing predetermined image processing on an image obtained by photographing the workpiece as information for defining the circuit configuration of the FPGA is defined for each operation area of the robot;
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• reconfiguring the circuit configuration of the FPGA with the circuit information associated with the operation area on the basis of the fact that a position of the robot sequentially acquired in the acquiring step belongs to any one of operation areas defined in the area information.