The invention discloses a vehicle-mounted fatigue early warning device and a method thereof. The vehicle-mounted fatigue early warning device comprises an 
image acquisition unit, an 
image processing and positioning unit, a fatigue detection unit, a 
control unit used for controlling the coordinated operation of all functional units and a warning unit. The method comprises the following: the first step, acquiring 
pupil image data; the second step, position-
processing the acquired 
pupil image data; the third step, working out a 
pupil area, and judging whether a driver is tired according to the percentage of eye-closing time against unit time; and the fourth step, sending out a warning 
signal according to a judging result. The device uses an 
FPGA chip, and realizes the eye positioning 
algorithm in a mode of digital circuit 
system. Compared with the prior art, the device has the advantages of high real-
time response, quick and timely early warning on fatigue, small volume, low 
power consumption, convenient 
assembly and the like, so that the device is quite suitably applied to a vehicle-mounted electric 
system.