Implementation of a Fire Detection Algorithm on TMS320DM642 DSP using MATLAB/Simulink

This paper introduces a new approach "model-based design" to develop and implement a fire detection algorithm using the TMS320DM642 DSP and MATLAB/Simulink. The fire detection algorithm model is constructed in Simulink in the form of graphical blocks. C code is automatically generated from the block-diagrams with the Real-Time Workshop (RTW). And an executable file, produced from the C code through the TI DSP c-compiler, is downloaded into the target DSP board and implemented through the DSP. This design methodology makes an easy way for the implementation of complex and high level algorithm in a digital signal processor (DSP). Experimental results demonstrate that the proposed approach not only has a good detection performance, but also simplifies the developing process effectively.