fix(fpga): PR-Q.1 — stagger MEDIUM PRI 175→161 µs for 3-PRI Doppler CRT (C-5)

Bumps RP_DEF_MEDIUM_LISTEN_CYCLES 17000 → 15600 so MEDIUM PRI = 161 µs,
distinct from SHORT (175 µs) and LONG (167 µs). Three coprime PRIs let
the host run 3-PRI Chinese-Remainder unfolding on Doppler aliases beyond
the per-sub-frame ±~41 m/s unambiguous range — closes the FPGA half of
audit C-5 (PR-F Doppler ambiguity unfolding).

Stagger choice (proposal B):
  SHORT  175 µs — chirp 1   + listen 174
  MEDIUM 161 µs — chirp 5   + listen 156   (PR-Q, was 175)
  LONG   167 µs — chirp 30  + listen 137

In 3 km mode LONG is blind (4500 m blind zone) → SHORT-vs-MEDIUM
(Δ=14 µs / 8 %) is the operative pair; in 20 km mode MEDIUM-vs-LONG
(Δ=6 µs / 4 %) carries the long-range slice that has SNR for both.
Listens picked to differ by ≥5 % so the alias resolver is robust against
the 5.1 m/s/bin Doppler quantization.

Architecture is unchanged — chirp_scheduler.v already takes per-waveform
host_*_listen_cycles. doppler_processor.v / cfar_ca.v are PRI-agnostic
and just tag Doppler outputs with sub_frame ID; host-side CRT lives in
v7/processing.py (PR-Q.5, follow-on).

Files:
  radar_params.vh:240        RP_DEF_MEDIUM_LISTEN_CYCLES 17000 → 15600
  radar_params.vh:217-228    block comment: stagger rationale + Δ math
  radar_system_top.v:273     port-list comment: default 17000 → 15600
  radar_system_top.v:278-282 staggered-PRI block comment: 3-ladder PRI
  doppler_processor.v:25-30  reference v7/processing.py CRT unfolder
  tb/tb_radar_receiver_final.v:199-202  list MEDIUM=15600 in real-values

Validation: full iverilog regression 42 PASS / 0 FAIL / 1 SKIP (pre-
existing scipy availability) — same baseline as post-PR-O.8. No TB
default-value asserts touched (tb_system_opcodes / tb_usb_protocol_v2
both use literal 16500 for opcode 0x18 round-trip).

Follow-on: PR-Q.2 (cosim T_PRI_MEDIUM align + golden regen), PR-Q.4-7
(v7 GUI 3-PRI CRT unfolder + AMBIGUOUS confidence display), PR-Q.8
(memory close-out). MCU executeChirpSequence is live but PRI-agnostic
in production mode 2'b01 (FPGA auto-scan) — pre-existing 2-ladder
staleness vs chirp-v2 3-ladder, defer to PR-H or dedicated MCU PR.
This commit is contained in:
Jason
2026-05-02 13:37:06 +05:45
parent 8f51646a2e
commit 049f7b5d14
4 changed files with 27 additions and 12 deletions
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@@ -22,8 +22,12 @@
// to make NUM_SUBFRAMES=2; the FSM generalises cleanly. doppler_bin still
// reports 6 bits there with the high bit always zero.
//
// Staggered-PRF ambiguity resolution downstream picks the matching Doppler
// bin from the SHORT vs MEDIUM vs LONG sub-frame to resolve velocity.
// Staggered-PRF ambiguity resolution is host-side (see v7/processing.py
// unfold_velocity_crt under PR-Q). Three distinct PRIs in production
// SHORT 175 µs, MEDIUM 161 µs, LONG 167 µs give the host enough info
// to run 3-PRI Chinese-Remainder unfolding on Doppler aliases beyond the
// per-sub-frame ±~41 m/s unambiguous range. doppler_bin's high two bits
// carry the sub_frame ID so the host can group detections by source.
//
// WINDOW:
// 16-point Dolph-Chebyshev, 60 dB equiripple sidelobes (PR-M).
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@@ -214,8 +214,15 @@
// Reset defaults for host-configurable timing registers.
// Match radar_mode_controller.v parameters and main.cpp STM32 defaults.
//
// 3-LADDER (3 km build): SHORT 1 µs, MEDIUM 5 µs, LONG 30 µs. Same listen
// budget across waveforms (~175 µs PRI) keeps Doppler resolution uniform.
// 3-LADDER (3 km build): SHORT 1 µs, MEDIUM 5 µs, LONG 30 µs.
// PRI ladder is intentionally STAGGERED across waveforms — SHORT 175 µs,
// MEDIUM 161 µs, LONG 167 µs (PR-Q). Three coprime PRIs let the host run
// 3-PRI Chinese-Remainder unfolding on Doppler aliases (see C-5 in the
// 2026-04-29 audit). In 3 km mode LONG is blind (4500 m blind zone) so
// SHORT-vs-MEDIUM (Δ=14 µs / 8 %) is the operative pair; in 20 km mode
// MEDIUM-vs-LONG (Δ=6 µs / 4 %) carries the long-range slice that has
// SNR for both. Picking listen cycles to differ by ≥5 % keeps the alias
// resolver robust against the 5.1 m/s/bin Doppler quantization.
// LONG kept on 50T as legal-but-unused so 200T spin-up doesn't need a
// second wave through the codebase.
@@ -228,9 +235,9 @@
// 3-ladder defaults — added in PR-A, consumed by chirp_scheduler in PR-D.
`define RP_DEF_SHORT_CHIRP_CYCLES_V2 100 // 1 µs at 100 MHz (was 0.5 µs)
`define RP_DEF_SHORT_LISTEN_CYCLES_V2 17400 // PRI 175 µs - chirp - guard slack
`define RP_DEF_SHORT_LISTEN_CYCLES_V2 17400 // SHORT PRI 175 µs (chirp 1 + listen 174)
`define RP_DEF_MEDIUM_CHIRP_CYCLES 500 // 5 µs at 100 MHz
`define RP_DEF_MEDIUM_LISTEN_CYCLES 17000 // PRI 175 µs - chirp - guard slack
`define RP_DEF_MEDIUM_LISTEN_CYCLES 15600 // MEDIUM PRI 161 µs (chirp 5 + listen 156, PR-Q stagger)
// LONG defaults reuse RP_DEF_LONG_CHIRP_CYCLES / RP_DEF_LONG_LISTEN_CYCLES
`define RP_DEF_CHIRPS_PER_SUBFRAME 16 // 16 per sub-frame, 3 sub-frames = 48 frame
`define RP_DEF_SUBFRAME_ENABLE 3'b111 // SHORT|MEDIUM|LONG all on by default
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@@ -270,15 +270,17 @@ reg [15:0] host_guard_cycles; // Opcode 0x12 (default 17540)
reg [15:0] host_short_chirp_cycles; // Opcode 0x13 (default 100, V2)
reg [15:0] host_short_listen_cycles; // Opcode 0x14 (default 17400, V2)
reg [15:0] host_medium_chirp_cycles; // Opcode 0x17 (default 500, PR-G G2)
reg [15:0] host_medium_listen_cycles; // Opcode 0x18 (default 17000, PR-G G2)
reg [15:0] host_medium_listen_cycles; // Opcode 0x18 (default 15600, PR-Q staggered PRI)
reg [5:0] host_chirps_per_elev; // Opcode 0x15 (default 32)
reg host_status_request; // Opcode 0xFF (self-clearing pulse)
// Fix 4: Doppler/chirps mismatch protection
// DOPPLER_FRAME_CHIRPS is the fixed chirp count expected by the staggered-PRI
// Doppler path (16 long + 16 short). If host sets chirps_per_elev to a
// different value, Doppler accumulation is corrupted. Clamp at command decode
// and flag the mismatch so the host knows.
// Doppler path: 48 chirps split as 16 SHORT (175 µs PRI) + 16 MEDIUM (161 µs
// PRI, PR-Q) + 16 LONG (167 µs PRI). Three distinct coprime PRIs let the
// host run 3-PRI CRT to unfold Doppler aliases (C-5 / PR-Q). If host sets
// chirps_per_elev to a different value, Doppler accumulation is corrupted.
// Clamp at command decode and flag the mismatch so the host knows.
localparam DOPPLER_FRAME_CHIRPS = `RP_CHIRPS_PER_FRAME; // 48 (PR-F); was 32
reg chirps_mismatch_error; // Set if host tried to set chirps != FFT size
@@ -196,8 +196,10 @@ radar_receiver_final dut (
// ============================================================================
// SIM TIMING — driven via host_* inputs above (chirp-v2 PR-D).
// chirp_scheduler is host-input driven; no defparam overrides needed.
// Real values: LONG_CHIRP=3000, LONG_LISTEN=13700, GUARD=17540,
// SHORT_CHIRP=100 (V2), SHORT_LISTEN=17400 (~31040 per chirp).
// Real values: LONG_CHIRP=3000, LONG_LISTEN=13700,
// MEDIUM_CHIRP=500, MEDIUM_LISTEN=15600 (PR-Q stagger),
// SHORT_CHIRP=100, SHORT_LISTEN=17400 (V2),
// GUARD=17540.
// The host_* assignments above feed the same compressed timing the legacy
// defparams used.
// ============================================================================