feat: extend neuron_memory to support N_NEURONS>1 (Phase 3)

neuron_memory.v only handled a single neuron. Added an N_NEURONS
parameter (default 1, fully backward compatible) and a memory-bound
neuron loop: X is read once (shared layer input), and for each
neuron in turn W and bias are re-read from PSRAM and fed to a
single, reused neuron_parallel instance -- no change to the
validated compute datapath (neuron_parallel/mac8/mac_unit).

Addressing follows layer.v's neuron-major convention: neuron n's
weights live at w_base + n*N_INPUTS bytes, its bias at
bias_addr + n. Output changed from a single `y` port to a packed
`y_bus` (DATA_WIDTH*N_NEURONS bits, neuron-major), matching
layer.v's y_bus.

- rtl/neuron_memory.v: N_NEURONS parameter, neuron_index/
  w_group_base/bias_group_addr tracking, y_reg[] array assembled
  into y_bus, STATE_WAIT_N now loops back to STATE_READ_W for the
  next neuron instead of finishing after one.
- sim/neuron_memory_tb.v: updated to the new y_bus port
  (N_NEURONS=1 explicit); all 5 existing tests still pass unchanged,
  confirming backward compatibility.
- sim/neuron_memory_multi_tb.v: new end-to-end test (full
  memory_interface + psram_controller + psram_model stack) with
  N_NEURONS=3, validating per-neuron addressing and a single done
  pulse at the end of the sequence (scale, larger value, ReLU).
- Full regression re-run: all existing testbenches still pass.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_01WQV3vS9TXaGDJ5cRfnfidt
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`timescale 1ns/1ps
// ================================================================
// PHASE 3 - NEURON_MEMORY MULTI-NEURON TEST
//
// neuron_memory.v originally only handled N_NEURONS=1. It now
// loops over N_NEURONS, reading X once (shared) and re-reading W
// and bias per neuron from memory (neuron-major layout, same
// convention as layer.v's weights_bus/bias_bus), reusing a single
// neuron_parallel instance. This bench validates that loop end to
// end through the full memory stack (memory_interface + PSRAM
// controller + PSRAM model), not just the RTL in isolation.
//
// N_NEURONS = 3, N_INPUTS = 32:
// X shared, all inputs = 1
// Neuron 0: W=1, bias=0 -> 32
// Neuron 1: W=2, bias=0 -> 64
// Neuron 2: W=-1, bias=0 -> -32 -> ReLU -> 0
// ================================================================
module tb;
localparam ADDR_WIDTH = 22;
localparam DATA_WIDTH = 16;
localparam CLK_PERIOD = 12.5; // 80 MHz
localparam N_NEURONS = 3;
localparam N_INPUTS = 32;
// ============================================================
// CLOCK / RESET
// ============================================================
reg clk;
reg rst;
initial begin
clk = 1'b0;
forever #(CLK_PERIOD / 2.0) clk = ~clk;
end
// ============================================================
// NEURON MEMORY
// ============================================================
reg start;
reg [ADDR_WIDTH-1:0] x_base;
reg [ADDR_WIDTH-1:0] w_base;
reg [ADDR_WIDTH-1:0] bias_addr;
wire signed [DATA_WIDTH/2*N_NEURONS-1:0] y_bus;
wire busy;
wire done;
// neuron_memory -> memory_interface
wire neuron_mem_req;
wire neuron_mem_wr;
wire [ADDR_WIDTH-1:0] neuron_mem_addr;
wire signed [7:0] neuron_mem_wdata;
wire signed [7:0] neuron_mem_rdata;
wire neuron_mem_ready;
// ============================================================
// TB PRELOAD MASTER
//
// Direct 16-bit master.
// Used only before starting neuron_memory.
// ============================================================
reg tb_mem_req;
reg tb_mem_wr;
reg [ADDR_WIDTH-1:0] tb_mem_addr;
reg [DATA_WIDTH-1:0] tb_mem_wdata;
reg tb_mem_lb_n;
reg tb_mem_ub_n;
wire [DATA_WIDTH-1:0] tb_mem_rdata;
wire tb_mem_ready;
// ============================================================
// SINGLE MASTER MUX
//
// 0 = TB preload master
// 1 = neuron_memory master
// ============================================================
reg use_neuron_master;
wire master_req;
wire master_wr;
wire [ADDR_WIDTH-1:0] master_addr;
wire [DATA_WIDTH-1:0] master_wdata;
wire master_lb_n;
wire master_ub_n;
// ============================================================
// MEMORY INTERFACE
// ============================================================
wire [DATA_WIDTH-1:0] memory_rdata;
wire memory_ready;
wire memory_mem_req;
wire memory_mem_wr;
wire [ADDR_WIDTH-1:0] memory_mem_addr;
wire [DATA_WIDTH-1:0] memory_mem_wdata;
wire memory_mem_lb_n;
wire memory_mem_ub_n;
wire [DATA_WIDTH-1:0] psram_mem_rdata;
wire psram_mem_ready;
assign master_req =
use_neuron_master ? neuron_mem_req : tb_mem_req;
assign master_wr =
use_neuron_master ? neuron_mem_wr : tb_mem_wr;
assign master_addr =
use_neuron_master ? (neuron_mem_addr >> 1) : tb_mem_addr;
assign master_wdata =
use_neuron_master
? (neuron_mem_addr[0]
? {neuron_mem_wdata, 8'h00}
: {8'h00, neuron_mem_wdata})
: tb_mem_wdata;
assign master_lb_n =
use_neuron_master
? (neuron_mem_addr[0] ? 1'b1 : 1'b0)
: tb_mem_lb_n;
assign master_ub_n =
use_neuron_master
? (neuron_mem_addr[0] ? 1'b0 : 1'b1)
: tb_mem_ub_n;
// Return path
assign tb_mem_rdata = memory_rdata;
assign tb_mem_ready = memory_ready;
assign neuron_mem_rdata =
neuron_mem_addr[0]
? memory_rdata[15:8]
: memory_rdata[7:0];
assign neuron_mem_ready = memory_ready;
memory_interface #(
.ADDR_WIDTH(ADDR_WIDTH),
.DATA_WIDTH(DATA_WIDTH)
) u_memory_if (
.clk(clk),
.rst(rst),
.req(master_req),
.wr(master_wr),
.addr(master_addr),
.wdata(master_wdata),
.lb_n(master_lb_n),
.ub_n(master_ub_n),
.rdata(memory_rdata),
.ready(memory_ready),
.mem_req(memory_mem_req),
.mem_wr(memory_mem_wr),
.mem_addr(memory_mem_addr),
.mem_wdata(memory_mem_wdata),
.mem_lb_n(memory_mem_lb_n),
.mem_ub_n(memory_mem_ub_n),
.mem_rdata(psram_mem_rdata),
.mem_ready(psram_mem_ready)
);
// ============================================================
// PSRAM PHYSICAL INTERFACE
// ============================================================
wire [ADDR_WIDTH-1:0] psram_a;
wire [DATA_WIDTH-1:0] psram_dq;
wire psram_ce_n;
wire psram_oe_n;
wire psram_we_n;
wire psram_lb_n;
wire psram_ub_n;
wire psram_zz_n;
// ============================================================
// PSRAM CONTROLLER
// ============================================================
psram_controller #(
.ADDR_WIDTH(ADDR_WIDTH),
.DATA_WIDTH(DATA_WIDTH),
.CLK_FREQ_MHZ(80)
) u_psram_ctrl (
.clk(clk),
.rst(rst),
.mem_req(memory_mem_req),
.mem_wr(memory_mem_wr),
.mem_addr(memory_mem_addr),
.mem_wdata(memory_mem_wdata),
.mem_lb_n(memory_mem_lb_n),
.mem_ub_n(memory_mem_ub_n),
.mem_rdata(psram_mem_rdata),
.mem_ready(psram_mem_ready),
.psram_a(psram_a),
.psram_dq(psram_dq),
.psram_ce_n(psram_ce_n),
.psram_oe_n(psram_oe_n),
.psram_we_n(psram_we_n),
.psram_lb_n(psram_lb_n),
.psram_ub_n(psram_ub_n),
.psram_zz_n(psram_zz_n)
);
// ============================================================
// PSRAM MODEL
// ============================================================
psram_model #(
.ADDR_WIDTH(ADDR_WIDTH),
.DATA_WIDTH(DATA_WIDTH),
.DEPTH(16384)
) u_psram (
.clk(clk),
.a(psram_a),
.dq(psram_dq),
.ce_n(psram_ce_n),
.oe_n(psram_oe_n),
.we_n(psram_we_n),
.lb_n(psram_lb_n),
.ub_n(psram_ub_n),
.zz_n(psram_zz_n)
);
// ============================================================
// NEURON MEMORY (N_NEURONS = 3)
// ============================================================
neuron_memory #(
.ADDR_WIDTH(ADDR_WIDTH),
.DATA_WIDTH(8),
.N_INPUTS(N_INPUTS),
.N_NEURONS(N_NEURONS),
.PARALLEL(8),
.ACC_WIDTH(32)
) u_neuron (
.clk(clk),
.rst(rst),
.start(start),
.mem_req(neuron_mem_req),
.mem_wr(neuron_mem_wr),
.mem_addr(neuron_mem_addr),
.mem_wdata(neuron_mem_wdata),
.mem_rdata(neuron_mem_rdata),
.mem_ready(neuron_mem_ready),
.x_base(x_base),
.w_base(w_base),
.bias_addr(bias_addr),
.y_bus(y_bus),
.busy(busy),
.done(done)
);
// ============================================================
// TB WORD WRITE
// ============================================================
task tb_write_word;
input [ADDR_WIDTH-1:0] addr_i;
input [15:0] data_i;
begin
@(posedge clk);
tb_mem_addr <= addr_i;
tb_mem_wdata <= data_i;
tb_mem_wr <= 1'b1;
tb_mem_lb_n <= 1'b0;
tb_mem_ub_n <= 1'b0;
tb_mem_req <= 1'b1;
@(posedge clk);
tb_mem_req <= 1'b0;
wait (tb_mem_ready);
@(posedge clk);
end
endtask
// ============================================================
// PRELOAD X (shared, all 32 inputs = 1)
// ============================================================
task preload_x;
input [ADDR_WIDTH-1:0] base;
integer k;
begin
for (k = 0; k < N_INPUTS; k = k + 2) begin
tb_write_word((base >> 1) + (k >> 1), {8'sd1, 8'sd1});
end
end
endtask
// ============================================================
// PRELOAD WEIGHTS FOR ONE NEURON
//
// Neuron n's weights live at w_base + n*N_INPUTS bytes
// (neuron-major layout, same as layer.v's weights_bus).
// ============================================================
task preload_weights_n;
input [ADDR_WIDTH-1:0] base;
input integer n;
input signed [7:0] value;
integer k;
reg [ADDR_WIDTH-1:0] neuron_base;
begin
neuron_base = base + n * N_INPUTS;
for (k = 0; k < N_INPUTS; k = k + 2) begin
tb_write_word((neuron_base >> 1) + (k >> 1), {value, value});
end
end
endtask
// ============================================================
// PRELOAD BIAS FOR ALL 3 NEURONS
//
// Bias is 1 byte per neuron, contiguous: bias_addr + n.
// Packs b0/b1 into one word, b2 alone into the next.
// ============================================================
task preload_bias_3;
input [ADDR_WIDTH-1:0] base;
input signed [7:0] b0;
input signed [7:0] b1;
input signed [7:0] b2;
begin
tb_write_word(base >> 1, {b1, b0});
tb_write_word((base >> 1) + 1, {8'h00, b2});
end
endtask
// ============================================================
// RUN NEURON MEMORY AND CHECK ALL N_NEURONS OUTPUTS
// ============================================================
task run_and_check;
input signed [7:0] expected0;
input signed [7:0] expected1;
input signed [7:0] expected2;
integer errors_local;
begin
errors_local = 0;
@(posedge clk);
start <= 1'b1;
@(posedge clk);
start <= 1'b0;
wait (done);
$display("");
$display("Neuron 0 = %0d expected = %0d", $signed(y_bus[0*8 +: 8]), expected0);
$display("Neuron 1 = %0d expected = %0d", $signed(y_bus[1*8 +: 8]), expected1);
$display("Neuron 2 = %0d expected = %0d", $signed(y_bus[2*8 +: 8]), expected2);
if ($signed(y_bus[0*8 +: 8]) !== expected0) errors_local = errors_local + 1;
if ($signed(y_bus[1*8 +: 8]) !== expected1) errors_local = errors_local + 1;
if ($signed(y_bus[2*8 +: 8]) !== expected2) errors_local = errors_local + 1;
if (busy !== 1'b0) begin
$display("FAIL: busy still active after done");
errors_local = errors_local + 1;
end
if (errors_local == 0) begin
$display("PASS - MULTI-NEURON (N_NEURONS=%0d)", N_NEURONS);
end else begin
$display("FAIL - MULTI-NEURON: %0d mismatches", errors_local);
$fatal;
end
@(posedge clk);
end
endtask
// ============================================================
// TEST
// ============================================================
initial begin
start = 1'b0;
x_base = 22'h000000;
w_base = 22'h000100;
bias_addr = 22'h000200;
tb_mem_req = 1'b0;
tb_mem_wr = 1'b0;
tb_mem_addr = 0;
tb_mem_wdata = 0;
tb_mem_lb_n = 1'b1;
tb_mem_ub_n = 1'b1;
use_neuron_master = 1'b0;
rst = 1'b1;
$dumpfile("sim/neuron_memory_multi.vcd");
$dumpvars(0, tb);
repeat (5)
@(posedge clk);
rst = 1'b0;
wait (u_psram_ctrl.state == u_psram_ctrl.STATE_IDLE);
$display("");
$display("========================================");
$display("NEURON MEMORY MULTI-NEURON TEST (N_NEURONS=%0d)", N_NEURONS);
$display("========================================");
$display("");
// --------------------------------------------------------
// PRELOAD
//
// X shared = 1 (all 32 inputs)
// Neuron 0: W=1, bias=0 -> 32
// Neuron 1: W=2, bias=0 -> 64
// Neuron 2: W=-1, bias=0 -> -32 -> ReLU -> 0
// --------------------------------------------------------
$display("PRELOAD: X = 1 (shared)");
preload_x(x_base);
$display("PRELOAD: W0 = 1, W1 = 2, W2 = -1");
preload_weights_n(w_base, 0, 8'sd1);
preload_weights_n(w_base, 1, 8'sd2);
preload_weights_n(w_base, 2, -8'sd1);
$display("PRELOAD: bias0 = 0, bias1 = 0, bias2 = 0");
preload_bias_3(bias_addr, 8'sd0, 8'sd0, 8'sd0);
use_neuron_master = 1'b1;
$display("");
$display("MEMORY MASTER -> neuron_memory");
run_and_check(8'sd32, 8'sd64, 8'sd0);
$display("");
$display("========================================");
$display("NEURON MEMORY MULTI-NEURON TEST PASSED");
$display("========================================");
$display("");
$finish;
end
endmodule