feat: weight_tile_gather.v, real synthesizable byte-to-tile adapter (EXP-0061)
Closes the gap EXP-0058 left testbench-only: assembling P_IN sequential layer_weight_buffer.v byte reads into one weight_data tile bus, as real RTL instead of a testbench driver task. Avoids the runtime-indexed-part-select anti-pattern already found and fixed once in neural_director.v (ERR-0027-class Fmax collapse) by using a fixed shift-concat instead. Verified in isolation against a real, unmodified layer_weight_buffer.v: 37/37 tests, 0 errors, bit-exact across sequential, back-to-back, and non-sequential/repeated (real reuse-position-style) access patterns. Full writeup in hardware/v2/logs/experiments.log EXP-0061. Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 5 <noreply@anthropic.com> Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_01MUG92aM9m68TRc4rG55BcC
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@@ -3761,3 +3761,52 @@ correctness-verified (isolated testbench, bit-exact vs golden model)
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integration BEFORE the next real P&R congestion check -- do not
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synthesize unverified integration RTL just to get another Fmax number,
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per this project's own correctness-first standard.
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EXP-0061 -- weight_tile_gather.v: real synthesizable RTL for the
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byte-to-tile assembly step EXP-0058 left testbench-only (2026-09-17)
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CONTEXT: EXP-0058's own log entry (tb_neural_processor_layer_reuse.v)
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explicitly flagged that assembling P_IN sequential byte-wide
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layer_weight_buffer.v reads into one weight_data tile bus was done in
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the TESTBENCH driver task, not synthesizable RTL, and named this as
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"the natural next M4 Memory Manager deliverable if this architecture
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is adopted for the real board" -- V3/XC7A100T is that adoption
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(EXP-0059/0060), so this gap needed closing before any real
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integration synthesis.
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METHOD: new hardware/v3/rtl/weight_tile_gather.v, a small FSM (IDLE/
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RUN, P_IN+1 cycles/tile) sitting between layer_weight_buffer.v's
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byte-wide read port and a P_IN-wide tile_data bus. Deliberately avoids
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the runtime-indexed-part-select anti-pattern this project has already
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been bitten by twice (neural_director.v's own slot_x_base_r fix,
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ERR-0027-class Fmax collapse from a variable-indexed write into a wide
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packed register) -- uses a fixed compile-time-constant shift-concat
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(`tile_data <= {rd_data, tile_data[DATA_WIDTH*P_IN-1:DATA_WIDTH]}`)
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instead. Verified in isolation (hardware/v3/sim/tb_weight_tile_gather.v)
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against a real, unmodified layer_weight_buffer.v (hardware/v2/rtl/,
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128-byte layer, deterministic non-uniform pattern): sequential tiles,
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back-to-back requests with no idle gap, and non-sequential/repeated
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(real reuse-position-style) tile requests.
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RESULT: 37/37 tests, 0 errors, bit-exact byte->tile assembly in every
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access pattern tested, including the real reuse-position pattern
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(same tile requested twice, non-monotonic addresses).
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DECISION: weight_tile_gather.v is verified correct in isolation and
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ready to be wired into the full weight-reuse memory path (layer_
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prefetch_ctrl.v -> layer_weight_buffer.v -> weight_tile_gather.v ->
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neural_processor_packed.v) for a real end-to-end integration test,
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mirroring EXP-0058's own tb_neural_processor_layer_reuse.v methodology
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but with real synthesizable gather RTL instead of a testbench-only
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gather step, and the packed 2-job core instead of two separate M1
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cores.
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next_action: build that end-to-end integration testbench (real SDRAM
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model -> layer_prefetch_ctrl.v -> layer_weight_buffer.v ->
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weight_tile_gather.v -> neural_processor_packed.v, independent golden
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model), verify bit-exact, THEN (only after that passes) synthesize the
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combined path for a real P&R number -- still no neural_director.v
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job-pairing changes needed for this step (a single hardcoded layer/
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position-pair sequence is enough to prove the memory path + packed
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core compose correctly; Director-level dynamic pairing is a separate,
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later increment).
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@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
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`timescale 1ns/1ps
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// ============================================================
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// V3 -- real synthesizable tile-gather adapter, the piece EXP-0058's
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// own log entry flagged as still missing ("a real 'tile gather
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// adapter' (8:1 byte-to-tile packer) would be the natural next M4
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// Memory Manager deliverable if this architecture is adopted for the
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// real board" -- tb_neural_processor_layer_reuse.v did this step in
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// the testbench only, not in RTL).
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//
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// Sits between layer_weight_buffer.v's byte-wide read port (one
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// address = one byte) and neural_processor_packed.v's P_IN-wide
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// weight_data tile bus. Sequences P_IN reads, one byte/cycle, and
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// assembles them via a FIXED (compile-time-constant) shift-concat --
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// deliberately NOT a runtime-indexed part-select into the wide
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// tile_data register. This project has already been bitten by that
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// exact anti-pattern twice (neural_director.v's own slot_x_base_r
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// fix, ERR-0027-class: a variable-indexed write into a wide packed
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// register synthesizes as a real hard-multiplier-fed crossbar, real
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// measured Fmax collapse 68.51->~40-47MHz) -- avoided here from the
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// start rather than found and fixed later.
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//
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// Byte read at tile_base+i lands at tile_data[i*DATA_WIDTH +:
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// DATA_WIDTH] (i=0 is the FIRST byte read, ends at the LSB end) --
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// matches neural_processor_packed.v's own w0[gi] <=
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// weight_data[gi*DATA_WIDTH +: DATA_WIDTH] indexing exactly.
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//
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// Latency: P_IN+1 cycles from tile_req to tile_valid (1 address-setup
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// cycle + P_IN capture-and-advance cycles) -- correctness-first, not
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// yet pipelined/overlapped; matches this project's own staged
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// performance-after-correctness discipline.
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// ============================================================
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module weight_tile_gather #(
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parameter DATA_WIDTH = 8,
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parameter P_IN = 8,
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parameter BUFADDRW = 7
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)(
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input wire clk,
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input wire rst,
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// ---- control: gather the tile starting at tile_base ----
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input wire tile_req,
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input wire [BUFADDRW-1:0] tile_base,
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output reg tile_valid, // one-cycle pulse
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output reg [DATA_WIDTH*P_IN-1:0] tile_data,
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// ---- layer_weight_buffer.v read port ----
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output reg [BUFADDRW-1:0] rd_addr,
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input wire [DATA_WIDTH-1:0] rd_data
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);
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localparam CNTW = $clog2(P_IN+1);
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localparam G_IDLE = 1'b0, G_RUN = 1'b1;
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reg g_state;
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reg [CNTW-1:0] byte_cnt;
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always @(posedge clk) begin
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if (rst) begin
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g_state <= G_IDLE;
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tile_valid <= 1'b0;
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rd_addr <= {BUFADDRW{1'b0}};
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byte_cnt <= {CNTW{1'b0}};
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tile_data <= {(DATA_WIDTH*P_IN){1'b0}};
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end else begin
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tile_valid <= 1'b0;
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case (g_state)
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G_IDLE: begin
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if (tile_req) begin
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rd_addr <= tile_base;
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byte_cnt <= {CNTW{1'b0}};
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g_state <= G_RUN;
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end
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end
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G_RUN: begin
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// rd_data reflects the rd_addr driven last cycle
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// (layer_weight_buffer.v's read is combinational).
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tile_data <= {rd_data, tile_data[DATA_WIDTH*P_IN-1:DATA_WIDTH]};
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if (byte_cnt == P_IN[CNTW-1:0] - 1'b1) begin
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tile_valid <= 1'b1;
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g_state <= G_IDLE;
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end else begin
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rd_addr <= tile_base + byte_cnt + 1'b1;
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byte_cnt <= byte_cnt + 1'b1;
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end
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end
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default: g_state <= G_IDLE;
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endcase
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end
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end
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endmodule
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`timescale 1ns/1ps
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// ============================================================
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// Isolated correctness test for weight_tile_gather.v, forked against
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// a real layer_weight_buffer.v (hardware/v2/rtl/, unmodified) --
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// verifies the byte->tile assembly is bit-exact BEFORE integrating
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// with neural_processor_packed.v, per this project's own "verify in
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// isolation first" discipline (see feedback-correctness-first-
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// verification).
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// ============================================================
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module tb;
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localparam DATA_WIDTH = 8;
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localparam P_IN = 8;
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localparam LAYER_DEPTH = 128;
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localparam BUFADDRW = $clog2(LAYER_DEPTH);
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localparam N_TILES = LAYER_DEPTH / P_IN;
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reg clk = 0;
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always #5 clk = ~clk; // 100MHz sim clock, arbitrary for a functional-only check
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reg rst;
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integer errors, tests;
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// ---- layer_weight_buffer.v (real, unmodified) ----
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reg fill_we;
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reg [BUFADDRW-1:0] fill_addr;
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reg [DATA_WIDTH-1:0] fill_data;
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reg fill_done;
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wire [BUFADDRW-1:0] rd_addr;
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wire [DATA_WIDTH-1:0] rd_data;
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reg consume_done;
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wire active_sel, swapped;
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layer_weight_buffer #(
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.DATA_WIDTH(DATA_WIDTH), .LAYER_DEPTH(LAYER_DEPTH)
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) buf_dut (
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.clk(clk), .rst(rst),
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.fill_we(fill_we), .fill_addr(fill_addr), .fill_data(fill_data), .fill_done(fill_done),
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.rd_addr(rd_addr), .rd_data(rd_data), .consume_done(consume_done),
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.active_sel(active_sel), .swapped(swapped)
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);
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// ---- weight_tile_gather.v (DUT) ----
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reg tile_req;
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reg [BUFADDRW-1:0] tile_base;
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wire tile_valid;
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wire [DATA_WIDTH*P_IN-1:0] tile_data;
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weight_tile_gather #(
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.DATA_WIDTH(DATA_WIDTH), .P_IN(P_IN), .BUFADDRW(BUFADDRW)
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) gather_dut (
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.clk(clk), .rst(rst),
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.tile_req(tile_req), .tile_base(tile_base),
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.tile_valid(tile_valid), .tile_data(tile_data),
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.rd_addr(rd_addr), .rd_data(rd_data)
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);
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// ---- reference layer content: layer_pattern[i] = (i*7+3) & 0xFF
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// (deterministic, non-uniform, matches this project's own
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// "small non-uniform values" testing convention) ----
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reg [DATA_WIDTH-1:0] layer_pattern [0:LAYER_DEPTH-1];
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integer li;
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task automatic gather_and_check(input [BUFADDRW-1:0] base, input integer tile_idx);
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integer k;
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reg [DATA_WIDTH*P_IN-1:0] expected;
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begin
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for (k = 0; k < P_IN; k = k + 1)
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expected[k*DATA_WIDTH +: DATA_WIDTH] = layer_pattern[base + k];
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@(posedge clk);
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tile_req = 1'b1;
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tile_base = base;
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@(posedge clk);
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tile_req = 1'b0;
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while (!tile_valid) @(posedge clk);
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tests = tests + 1;
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if (tile_data !== expected) begin
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$display("FAIL tile %0d base=%0d: got=%h expected=%h", tile_idx, base, tile_data, expected);
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errors = errors + 1;
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end else begin
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$display("PASS tile %0d base=%0d: bit-exact %h", tile_idx, base, tile_data);
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end
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end
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endtask
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integer t;
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initial begin
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errors = 0; tests = 0;
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rst = 1; fill_we = 0; fill_addr = 0; fill_data = 0; fill_done = 0;
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consume_done = 0; tile_req = 0; tile_base = 0;
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for (li = 0; li < LAYER_DEPTH; li = li + 1)
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layer_pattern[li] = (li*7+3) & 8'hFF;
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repeat(3) @(posedge clk);
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rst = 0;
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@(posedge clk);
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// fill the (inactive) buffer with the reference pattern via
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// the real fill_we/fill_addr/fill_data port, then declare it done
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for (li = 0; li < LAYER_DEPTH; li = li + 1) begin
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@(posedge clk);
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fill_we = 1'b1;
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fill_addr = li[BUFADDRW-1:0];
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fill_data = layer_pattern[li];
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end
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@(posedge clk);
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fill_we = 1'b0;
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fill_done = 1'b1;
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@(posedge clk);
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fill_done = 1'b0;
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// consume_done pulses too (this buffer's own swap needs both --
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// no real "active" consumption happened yet, but at reset
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// active_sel=0 and we just filled buffer 1 (the inactive one at
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// reset) -- swap once so reads below hit the buffer we just filled.
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consume_done = 1'b1;
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@(posedge clk);
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consume_done = 1'b0;
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while (!swapped) @(posedge clk); // wait for the real swap pulse
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@(posedge clk);
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$display("=== TEST 1: sequential tiles, whole layer ===");
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for (t = 0; t < N_TILES; t = t + 1)
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gather_and_check(t*P_IN, t);
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$display("=== TEST 2: back-to-back tile_req with no idle gap ===");
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for (t = 0; t < N_TILES; t = t + 1)
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gather_and_check(t*P_IN, t);
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$display("=== TEST 3: non-sequential (reuse-position-style) tile requests ===");
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gather_and_check(8*P_IN, 8);
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gather_and_check(2*P_IN, 2);
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gather_and_check(8*P_IN, 8); // re-request same tile (real reuse pattern)
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gather_and_check(15*P_IN, 15);
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gather_and_check(0, 0);
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$display("=== %0d/%0d tests, %0d errors ===", tests-errors, tests, errors);
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if (errors == 0) $display("ALL TESTS PASSED (tb_weight_tile_gather)");
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$finish;
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end
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endmodule
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