The chirp_scheduler had a 3-bit host_subframe_enable input {LONG, MEDIUM, SHORT}
that was tied to the constant RP_DEF_SUBFRAME_ENABLE at the receiver instance,
so the host could neither change it nor know what mask was active. With the
mask not at 3'b111 the scheduler skips a sub-frame at TX but doppler_processor
still writes 48 chirp slots, so the host CRT (`dbin // 16 → {SHORT, MED, LONG}`)
silently mis-attributes the SF axis and unfolds to the wrong velocity.
Plumb the mask through:
- radar_system_top.v: new reg [2:0] host_subframe_enable, cold-reset
RP_DEF_SUBFRAME_ENABLE, opcode 0x19 setter, wired to rx_inst and usb_inst.
- radar_receiver_final.v: new host_subframe_enable[2:0] input port; the
chirp_scheduler instance is untied from the constant.
- usb_data_interface_ft2232h.v: new subframe_enable[2:0] input + per-frame
snapshot reg latched at frame_complete (stable for ft_clk read, same
pattern as stream_flags_snapshot). Byte 2 emission is now
{2'b00, subframe_enable[2:0], stream_flags[2:0]} — was {5'b00000, stream}.
- radar_protocol.py: Opcode.SUBFRAME_ENABLE = 0x19; RadarFrame.subframe_enable
field; parse_bulk_frame surfaces bits[5:3]; reserved-mask 0xF8 → 0xC0.
Bulk-frame mock encodes the mask in its emit so dashboard replay is correct.
- v7/processing.py: extract_targets_from_frame_crt forces every target to
AMBIGUOUS when frame.subframe_enable != 0b111. Operator sees the red `?`
flag in the targets table instead of a silently-wrong velocity.
- v7/software_fpga.py + v7/dashboard.py: subframe_enable mirror + setter, and
replay dispatch routes 0x19 to set_subframe_enable.
Tests (test_v7.py): TestSubframeEnableRoundTrip (4), TestSoftwareFpgaSubframeEnable
(2), TestCrtSubframeMaskGating (3), 0x19 added to TestOpcodeEnumFillIn and
TestReplayOpcodeDispatch. Existing test_full_frame_round_trip updated to expect
byte 2 = 0x3F (mask 0b111 default + stream 0x07).
Cosim TBs (tb/tb_usb_protocol_v2.v, tb/tb_ft2232h_frame_drop.v) drive the new
input with 3'b111 and assert the new byte-2 layout (T2.3: 0x00 → 0x38).
Regression: test_v7 146/146, test_GUI_V65_Tk 117/117, ruff clean.
iverilog: tb_usb_protocol_v2 27/27 PASS, tb_ft2232h_frame_drop 10/10 PASS.
Bundled minor-tier fixes from project_aeris10_audit_2026-05-02. No
behavioural changes to the production happy path; mostly stale comments,
defaults, and one new emit-path (m-9) that lets cosim_dir replay show
detections instead of an empty mask.
m-1 — processing.py:59 RadarProcessor.range_doppler_map placeholder
shape (1024, 32) -> (NUM_RANGE_BINS, NUM_DOPPLER_BINS) imported
from radar_protocol so the legacy literal stops leaking to
anything reading the attribute before frame 0.
m-2 — radar_receiver_final.v:596 stale "// 32" comment for
RP_CHIRPS_PER_FRAME -> "// 48 (PR-F: 3 sub-frames * 16)".
m-4 — radar_protocol.py "16384 x 2 = 32768" arithmetic comment was
already corrected by an earlier edit; verified clean.
m-5 — usb_data_interface_ft2232h.v:961 "Frame header: 8 bytes"
comment -> "9 bytes (PR-G: added version byte at offset 1)".
m-6 — radar_system_top.v cold-reset host_chirps_per_elev 32 -> 48
+ status doc-comment so any sanity-checking parser sees the
value matching RP_CHIRPS_PER_FRAME instead of latching a
chirps_mismatch_error.
m-7 — radar_receiver_final.v:370 RX DDC mixers_enable(1'b1)
annotated: documented as intentional asymmetry vs TX (counter-
UAS RX has no quiesce scenario; CDC would add cost without
operational benefit).
m-8 — RadarSettings range_resolution / velocity_resolution flagged
inline as PLACEHOLDER (docstring already explains; inline
marker makes it visible at the field).
m-9 — gen_realdata_hex.py now also emits fullchain_cfar_flags.npy
(uint8 detection mask) and fullchain_cfar_mag.npy (|I|+|Q|),
produced by run_cfar_ca() with the FPGA cold-reset defaults
(guard=2 train=8 alpha=0x30 mode=CA). Replays through
v7.replay's COSIM_DIR loader: 22 detections on the synthetic
scene (was 0). The hex/ directory's two new .npy files are
included in this commit.
Regression: 247/247 (test_v7 130 + test_GUI_V65_Tk 117). Ruff clean.
cosim_dir revival:
- gen_realdata_hex.py: also emit decimated_range_{i,q}.npy (48x512)
and doppler_map_{i,q}.npy (512x48) at production dimensions; the
same Python pipeline that produces the RTL .hex stimuli now writes
the .npy intermediates v7.replay COSIM_DIR loads. Replaces the
workflow lost when golden_reference.py was deleted in e8b495c
- test_v7.py: update test_get_frame_cosim shape from pre-PR-O.6
(64,32) to (NUM_RANGE_BINS, NUM_DOPPLER_BINS)
- check in 4 .npy reference files (~400 KB, deterministic SCENE_SEED=42)
Ruff lint cleanup (was 66 errors; now 0):
- pyproject.toml: ignore T20 in tb/cosim/**.py (CLI tools)
- compare_independent.py: drop redundant int() casts (RUF046),
swap try/except scipy import for importlib.util.find_spec,
remove dead duplicate np import, ASCII-ize comment unicode,
wrap E501 format strings
- fpga_reference.py: drop unused fs arg from nco_reference,
collapse if/else to ternary, mark _out_im unused
- v7/processing.py: ASCII-ize x in docstring, collapse if-branches
- {dashboard,software_fpga,workers,radar_protocol}.py: wrap E501
- test_v7.py: ASCII-ize comment unicode, _alias renames where unused
Result: test_v7 100/100 (0 skips on radar_venv, was 9 graceful
skips); 5 cosim_dir orphan tests now active and passing.
Refactor v7.WaveformConfig from single-PRI to PR-Q's 3-PRI staggered
ladder (SHORT 175 us / MEDIUM 161 us / LONG 167 us) and update the
host-side bulk-frame parser dimension to match the FPGA's 48-bin
Doppler output (RP_NUM_DOPPLER_BINS = 48). The parser was rejecting
every production frame with n_doppler != 32, masking the PR-F widening
end-to-end.
WaveformConfig:
- pri_short_s/pri_medium_s/pri_long_s replace single pri_s
- n_doppler_bins 32 -> 48; new num_subframes=3
- Per-subframe velocity_resolution_{short,medium,long}_mps
- Per-subframe max_velocity_{short,medium,long}_mps
- extended_max_velocity_mps_crt(K=6) for 3-PRI alias-resolution ceiling
- Drop pri_s, velocity_resolution_mps, max_velocity_mps (no aliases)
Other:
- radar_protocol.NUM_DOPPLER_BINS 32 -> 48 (NUM_CELLS auto 16384 -> 24576;
BULK_FRAME_MAX_SIZE flows from NUM_CELLS, no other edits needed)
- v7/dashboard.py constant + stale "(64x32)" title replaced with f-string
- v7/processing.py 32-bin fallback -> 48
- v7/workers.py: derive doppler_center from frame.shape; LONG-PRI v_res
used as conservative single-PRI placeholder until PR-Q.5 lands the
CRT extractor (markers in place at both call sites)
- test_v7.py: TestWaveformConfig rewritten (8 tests, per-subframe + CRT
extension); TestExtractTargetsFromFrame center 16 -> 24
Local tests:
TestWaveformConfig 8/8 PASS
TestExtractTargetsFromFrame 6/6 PASS
test_GUI_V65_Tk 117/0/2 PASS
Add SoftwareFPGA class that imports golden_reference functions to
replicate the FPGA pipeline in software, enabling bit-accurate replay
of raw IQ, FPGA co-sim, and HDF5 recordings through the same
dashboard path as live data.
New modules: software_fpga.py, replay.py (ReplayEngine + 3 loaders)
Enhanced: WaveformConfig model, extract_targets_from_frame() in
processing, ReplayWorker with thread-safe playback controls,
dashboard replay UI with transport controls and dual-dispatch
FPGA parameter routing.
Removed: ReplayConnection (from radar_protocol, hardware, dashboard,
tests) — replaced by the unified replay architecture.
150/150 tests pass, ruff clean.
Add a 4th connection mode to the V7 dashboard that loads raw complex IQ
captures (.npy) and runs the full FPGA signal processing chain in software:
quantize → AGC → Range FFT → Doppler FFT → MTI → DC notch → CFAR.
Implementation (7 steps):
- v7/agc_sim.py: bit-accurate AGC runtime extracted from adi_agc_analysis.py
- v7/processing.py: RawIQFrameProcessor (full signal chain) + shared
extract_targets_from_frame() for bin-to-physical conversion
- v7/raw_iq_replay.py: RawIQReplayController with thread-safe playback
state machine (play/pause/stop/step/seek/loop/FPS)
- v7/workers.py: RawIQReplayWorker (QThread) emitting same signals as
RadarDataWorker + playback state/index signals
- v7/dashboard.py: mode combo entry, playback controls UI, dynamic
RangeDopplerCanvas that adapts to any frame size
Bug fixes included:
- RangeDopplerCanvas no longer hardcodes 64x32; resizes dynamically
- Doppler centre bin uses n_doppler//2 instead of hardcoded 16
- Shared target extraction eliminates duplicate code between workers
Ruff clean, 120/120 tests pass.
Jason