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micheleandClaude Sonnet 5 5f0d7f101c feat(v2): M3 activation/weight/result buffers, real BRAM mapping
Implements M3: three parametric dual-port buffers for the §12
data-plane (Input/Weight/Result), reusing the proven BRAM-inference
idiom from the frozen hardware/v1/rtl/act_buffer.v (synchronous write,
synchronous REGISTERED read, no reset on the read register -- keeps
Yosys off the LUT-RAM path).

Verified with Verilator: 10/10 tests pass (write-then-read
correctness, extreme INT8 round-tripping, weight_buffer's full 64-bit
tile width round-tripping, undisturbed re-reads).

Real synthesis at two depths per module (6 configs total): 0 CHECK
problems, every configuration correctly infers DP16KD (never
LUT-RAM). Non-obvious real finding: weight_buffer's BRAM cost is
driven by its P_IN*DATA_WIDTH tile width, not its DEPTH -- an 8x depth
reduction (512->64) left DP16KD usage unchanged at 2, while
activation_buffer/result_buffer (byte-wide) scale as naively expected
(2->1). All default-depth configs PASS at 80MHz with large margin
(287-367 MHz) via real nextpnr-ecp5 place&route.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_013xXuuRUWZScuo1DeYJxs3v
2026-09-05 14:19:11 +02:00

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# FPGA-Neural V2 — stato roadmap
Fonte del mandato: `docs/v2-description.md` (root del repository). Baseline
funzionale/numerica/bit-exact: `hardware/v1/` (frozen, sola lettura — vedi
`hardware/v1/README.md`).
Legenda: `[ ]` non iniziato · `[~]` in corso · `[x]` completo (sim+synth+timing
reali, non solo scritto).
- [x] **M1 — Neural Processor** (`hardware/v2/rtl/neural_processor.v`, P8).
Bit-exact vs V1 (7/7 test, Verilator), pipeline a 8 stadi
funzionante, throughput reale (1 tile/ciclo). Sintesi reale: 0
problemi CHECK, Fmax 183.12 MHz (ACC_WIDTH=32) — vedi
`logs/experiments.log` EXP-0001/EXP-0002, `logs/errors.log` per 3
bug reali trovati e risolti (2 del toolchain Icarus, 1 RTL).
- [x] **M2 — Processor Array** (`neural_processor_array.v`). 1/2/4/8
processor testati (sim concorrenza reale + sintesi/P&R reali).
Fmax sempre PASS a 80MHz (159.11→134.70 MHz). Scoperta: il DSP
(MULT18X18D), non LUT/FF, satura per primo (88% a N=8) — vedi
`logs/decisions.log` DEC-0005.
- [x] **M3 — Buffers** (`activation_buffer.v`, `weight_buffer.v`,
`result_buffer.v`). Tutti inferiscono DP16KD reale (10/10 test,
6/6 config sintetizzate 0 problemi). Scoperta: il costo BRAM di
weight_buffer e' guidato da P_IN (larghezza), non da DEPTH.
- [ ] **M4 — Memory Manager** (`memory_manager.v`, `prefetch_engine.v`),
backend PSRAM V1 riusato senza modifiche.
- [ ] **M5 — Neural Director** (`neural_director.v`), scheduling first-free.
- [ ] **M6 — Dependency Manager** (`dependency_manager.v`), ready/waiting
queue, dependency counters, wake-up, producer tracking.
- [ ] **M7 — Dataflow Core** (`dataflow_core.v`), integrazione completa.
- [ ] **M8 — PSRAM integration**, controller V1 non modificato, misura reale.
- [ ] **M9 — Full benchmark**, tabella V1 vs V2 (§32 del mandato).
- [ ] **M10 — Optimization**, solo sulla base dei dati raccolti in M1-M9.
## Log
Vedi `hardware/v2/logs/` (`development.log` per la cronologia di sessione,
`decisions.log` per le decisioni architetturali con motivazione,
`experiments.log` per ogni EXP-XXXX end-to-end).
## Regole non negoziabili attive (§34 del mandato, per riferimento rapido)
1. V1 (`hardware/v1/`) rimane intatta — mai modificata.
2. V2 vive esclusivamente sotto `hardware/v2/`.
3. Nessun risultato inventato: THEORETICAL vs SIMULATED vs SYNTHESIZED vs
POST-P&R sempre etichettati esplicitamente.
4. Ogni modifica/esperimento/decisione registrata nei log, mai persa.
5. Ogni esperimento ha un ID univoco, mai riutilizzato — anche i FAIL restano.