FPGA Implementation of Image Watermarking Process using Xilinx System Generator

Abstract

Watermarking is a tool of confidentiality that protects valuable information hidden in the set of digital media by modifying the particular graphic contents. Special purpose hardware designed systems can be mapped in watermarking through FPGA. In this paper, the process of watermarking is performed on image using Xilinx system generator. Watermarking is performed in DWT domain using MATLAB after scaling of watermark data in Simulink environment. The co-hardware simulation has been performed for developed model using VIRTEX 6, ML605 BOARD to see the capability of watermarking system. The Simulink and system Generator through FPGA model extracts the Watermark appropriately and thereafter device utility for embedding system is determined.

Keywords

• watermarking
• dwt
• scaling
• system generator
• co-hardware simulation