IMPLEMENTING THE TMS320C26 DSP AS A RIB COUNTER

This application report describes the development of an automated system to control the cutting of ribs during the boning process of bovine carcasses using the Texas Instruments (TI(TM)) TMS320C26 digital signal processor (DSP). Operating costs in meat processing plants encourage the use of automated equipment such as robot saws. To precisely cut the forequarter and hindquarter of a side of beef, the robot saw must stop movement when it cuts the desired number of ribs.

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