Pixel-Planes 4: A Summary

Abstract

We describe the current state of the Pixel-planes research project, whose goal is to develop powerful raster graphics systems for the next generation of workstations. The first full-scale prototype has been in regular use in our department's computer graphics laboratory since its first demonstration at SIGGRAPH '86, more than a year ago. We describe the final hardware configuration of the prototype system, filling in some of the engineering details heretofore unpublished. Next we outline the programming environment for the machine and summarize the major algorithms that have been developed. Finally we discuss our progress towards a new generation of the Pixel-planes architecture, Pixel-planes 5.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1987
Accession Number
ADA201090

Entities

People

  • Henry Fuchs
  • John Austin
  • John Eyles
  • John Poulton
  • Trey Greer

Organizations

  • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Circuit Boards
  • Circuits
  • Compilers
  • Computations
  • Computer Graphics
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Science
  • Computers
  • Converters
  • Databases
  • Geometry
  • Graphics
  • Human-Machine Interaction
  • Information Processing
  • Microcode
  • Printed Circuits
  • Standards

Fields of Study

  • Computer science
  • Physics

Readers

  • Applied Combinatorial Optimization and Logic Circuit Design.
  • Computer Science.
  • Software Engineering