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NawfalMotii79-PLFM_RADAR/9_Firmware/9_2_FPGA/tb
Jason 53c7f416a7 cfar_ca: reset detect_count per frame (AUDIT-C6)
Bug: 16-bit detect_count was reset only on power-on; increments at three
sites (ST_IDLE/ST_BUFFER simple-threshold paths and ST_CFAR_CMP) accumulate
across frames. At 178 fps with even 2-3 average detections per frame the
counter wraps in 100-180 seconds, breaking any rate-based host telemetry
or health check that reads it.

Fix: add `detect_count <= 16'd0` in ST_DONE so the counter represents
"detections this frame" instead of cumulative-since-boot. Updated $display
wording from "total detections" to "frame detections".

T13 flipped from "count keeps growing" to "identical-scene frames produce
identical counts" (the actual contract a per-frame counter must satisfy).
TB snapshots detect_count during ST_DONE because cfar_busy only goes low
on ST_IDLE entry — after the reset has fired.

Verification: tb_cfar_ca 24/24 PASS, quick regression 31/31 PASS.

Note: detect_count output port is now "live" (accumulates during frame,
0 between frames). Audit confirmed no current host telemetry consumes
this port. If future host code needs a stable last-frame total, add a
detect_count_last_frame snapshot register then.
2026-04-29 18:09:28 +05:45
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