RTL (P0 pre-bringup findings R-1/R-2/R-3/R-5/R-6):
- mti_canceller: add use_long_chirp input and waveform-boundary mute
so the long->short transition in mode 01 no longer subtracts across
heterogeneous waveforms (R-1). Prev buffer is overwritten in-flight
at the boundary so the next same-waveform chirp subtracts cleanly.
- ad9484_interface_400m: 2FF sync of mmcm_locked into the 400 MHz
domain before gating reset_n_gated (R-6).
- cic_decimator_4x_enhanced: correct max_fanout narrative (R-3).
- ad9484_interface_400m: strip stale pblock comment, note 3.0 ns
max_delay instead (R-2).
- mti_canceller / doppler_processor: 200T-20km WARNING banners
flagging the broken 4096-bin path (R-5). 9-bit BRAM address aliases
silently until rewritten.
- adc_clk_mmcm.xdc: relax set_max_delay from 2.700 -> 3.000 ns,
closes WNS with headroom on 50T build.
- radar_receiver_final: wire use_long_chirp into mti_inst.
Architecture-bump finalization (2048-pt range FFT, 512 range bins,
32 Doppler bins -> 16384 output cells per frame):
- tb/cosim/radar_scene.py: FFT_SIZE 1024 -> 2048, RANGE_BINS 64 -> 512.
- tb/gen_mf_golden_ref.py: N 1024 -> 2048.
- Regenerate all affected hex goldens (MF cases 1-4, Doppler inputs
+ py goldens, receiver integration golden_doppler.mem 2048 -> 16384).
- tb_radar_receiver_final: widen range_bin_out 6 -> 9 bits, bump
GOLDEN_ENTRIES 2048 -> 16384, expand bitmaps/arrays to 512 bins,
update all check messages and thresholds.
- tb_mti_canceller, tb_fullchain_mti_cfar_realdata: tie/pass
use_long_chirp so compile still works after RTL port add.
Test-suite hardening (coverage audit findings):
- tb_mti_canceller T12: 10 new assertions exercising R-1 waveform-
boundary mute across a long/long/short/short/long sequence. Catches
a regression that re-enables subtraction across the boundary.
- tb_fir_lowpass: replace tautological check(1'b1, ...) on coefficient
symmetry with a real hierarchical check coeff[k]===coeff[31-k];
replace always-pass overflow check with a well-driven (not X/Z)
assertion on filter_overflow.
- tb_matched_filter_processing_chain: replace three always-pass peak-
bin placeholders with peak-to-mean-|out| > 2x ratio checks (catches
flat/zero output that the old tautologies silently accepted).
- tb_cdc_modules M2: replace always-pass narrow-pulse check with a
well-defined-output assertion on the synchronizer.
- tb_nco_400m: replace always-pass freq-switch check with a swing +
no-X assertion across 200 post-switch samples.
- tb_system_e2e G12.1: replace check(1, ...) with test_num > 20 so
it catches a stalled TB that skipped prior groups.
- tb_multiseg_cosim TEST 4: replace always-pass placeholder with a
bitmap that asserts segment_request visited all 4 values.
- tb_mf_chain_synth and tb_fullchain_mti_cfar_realdata: add DEPRECATED
headers plus \$fatal guards (ifndef ALLOW_STALE_*) so they cannot
be silently re-enabled in CI with stale 1024-bin goldens against
current 2048-pt RTL.
Regression: 32 passed, 0 failed. MTI TB grew 30 -> 39 checks;
receiver integration grew 17 -> 18 checks with 16384/16384 golden
match at tolerance +/- 2 LSB.
Bug #11: platform_noos_stm32.c used HAL_SPI_Transmit instead of
HAL_SPI_TransmitReceive — reads returned garbage. Changed to in-place
full-duplex. Dead code (never called), fixed per audit recommendation.
Test added: test_bug11_platform_spi_transmit_only.c. Mock infrastructure
updated with SPI spy types. All 11 firmware tests pass.
FPGA B2: Migrated long_chirp_lut[0:3599] from ~700 lines of hardcoded
assignments to BRAM with (* ram_style = "block" *) attribute and
$readmemh("long_chirp_lut.mem"). Added sync-only read block for proper
BRAM inference. 1-cycle read latency introduced. short_chirp_lut left
as distributed RAM (60 entries, too small for BRAM).
FPGA B3: Added BREG (window_val_reg) and MREG (mult_i_raw/mult_q_raw)
pipeline stages to doppler_processor.v. Eliminates DPIP-1 and DPOP-2
DRC warnings. S_LOAD_FFT retimed: fft_input_valid starts at sub=2,
+1 cycle total latency. BREG primed in S_PRE_READ at no extra cost.
Both FPGA files compile clean with Icarus Verilog.
Reduce routing pressure on CIC/NCO critical paths and move Doppler BRAM read-address registers to sync-reset datapath logic so Build 13 closes with stronger setup/hold slack while preserving functional behavior.
Previously the S_IDLE->S_ACCUMULATE transition consumed one data_valid
cycle without writing to BRAM, losing the first sample. The testbench
worked around this by sending sample[0] twice.
Fix: drive mem_we + data capture in S_IDLE on the transition cycle and
advance write_range_bin to 1. Testbench workaround removed.
Verified: 3/3 Doppler co-sim BIT-PERFECT, integration test 10/10 PASS.