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micheleandClaude Sonnet 5 eb0b0f9170 docs: PRE-PCB VERIFICATION FREEZE report + config flash freeze
Adds hardware/v2/docs/PRE_PCB_VERIFICATION.md as the single
authoritative pre-schematic verification record: RTL/ERR-0025/
regression re-verification, clock/reset, synthesis/P&R re-audit,
setup/hold timing status, the real SDRAM datasheet-parameter audit
table (Alliance Memory AS4C4M16SA-6TIN Table 17), SPI host bridge
protocol documentation, FPGA power/pinout tables, first-board bring-up
and benchmark status, and cross-domain consistency audit.

Freezes the FPGA configuration flash: Winbond W25Q32JVSSIQ (32Mbit,
SOIC-8, 2.7-3.6V, standard SPI, ECP5 Master-SPI-boot compatible) --
this was the one section-11 item the governing mandate required not
be left OPEN.

Marks CHIP_READINESS.md/OPEN_ITEMS.md/PINOUT.md/CLOCK_ARCHITECTURE.md/
POWER_ARCHITECTURE.md/SCHEMATIC_READINESS.md as superseded (they
predate the SPI host bridge, PLL, and this session's SDRAM datasheet
audit) with pointers to the new consolidated document, rather than
rewriting each individually.

Updates the V2 LaTeX datasheet's status/roadmap chapter to reflect the
SDRAM datasheet audit and configuration-flash decisions, rebuilds the
PDF (clean compile, 16 pages).

Classification: PRE-PCB VERIFIED. Schematic and PCB implementation
remain user-owned and not started.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_013xXuuRUWZScuo1DeYJxs3v
2026-09-06 18:32:40 +02:00

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FPGA-Neural V2 — POWER ARCHITECTURE

SUPERSEDED. See PRE_PCB_VERIFICATION.md \S11-\S12 for the current per-bank voltage table (PASS) and current/power budget status (still OPEN, same real reasons as below). Left in place for its own detailed real-value derivation.

Status (HISTORICAL framing, current status is in PRE_PCB_VERIFICATION.md): OPEN — component/regulator selection not made this round

Per the governing spec's own "NON inventare valori" rule, this document states what is REALLY known (device-level voltage requirements, from real datasheets/standard ECP5 knowledge) and explicitly marks what has NOT been decided, rather than inventing regulator part numbers or current budgets without real justification.

Required rails (real device requirements)

Corrected from an earlier draft: real ball-level VCC/VCCAUX/VCCIO data for this exact package DOES exist (docs/pinouts.md, repo root, sourced from the official Lattice pinout CSV) and is used below rather than only generic device specs.

Rail Nominal voltage Real balls (CABGA381) Notes
VCC (core) 1.1V ±5% H8,J8,K8,L8,M8,N8,H9,N9,H10,N10,H11,N11,H12,N12,H13,J13,K13,L13,M13,N13 Real, from docs/pinouts.md
VCCAUX 2.5V ±5% F6, P6, F15, P15 Real, from docs/pinouts.md
VCCIO0 1.23.3V (bank 0) F9, F10 Real ball pair; bank/signal assignment TBD
VCCIO1 1.23.3V (bank 1) F11, F12 Real ball pair
VCCIO2 1.23.3V (bank 2) H14, H15, J15 Real
VCCIO3 1.23.3V (bank 3) L14, L15, M15 Real
VCCIO6 1.23.3V (bank 6, used by SDRAM) L6, L7, M6 Real — SDRAM signals (see PINOUT.md) live in banks 6/7; 3.3V assumed, matching the SDRAM device's own real LVCMOS33 requirement, NOT yet independently cross-verified
VCCIO7 1.23.3V (bank 7, used by SDRAM) H6, H7, J6 Real, same note as VCCIO6
VCCIO8 config bank P9, P10 Real — Lattice's own documentation explicitly ties this rail's voltage to whichever configuration interface is used (OPEN, see Configuration decision below)
SDRAM VDD / VDDQ 3.3V (external chip, not an FPGA ball) Per the real AS4C4M16SA-6TIN datasheet's own 3.3V industrial-grade part number
Configuration supply 3.3V (typ.) tied to VCCIO8 Depends on the configuration-path decision (OPEN, see below)

VSS/VSSIO (ground) balls: real per docs/pinouts.md's own note — all must be connected to the ground plane, none left floating (standard BGA practice, explicitly called out in the source data).

What is NOT decided (OPEN ITEMS)

  • Regulator topology/part numbers: not selected. This project's own memory notes reference a sibling repository (../basic-ecp5-pcb) with a real, working power tree (TLV62568×2 + TLV73325) as a possible reference — but that repository is not present on disk in this environment (confirmed during this step's own audit), so it cannot be verified or cited as a concrete plan this round. A future step should either locate that reference design or select regulators from scratch against the real current budget below.
  • Maximum estimated current: not computed. This requires a real power estimate from the actual synthesized netlist (Lattice's own power calculator/estimation tools were not run this session) — NOT invented here. The real, measured resource utilization (TRELLIS_FF= 6425, TRELLIS_COMB=6023, MULT18X18D=32, DP16KD=0 at N=4, POST-P&R, STEP19) is available as an INPUT to such a calculation, but the calculation itself was not performed.
  • Decoupling/bulk capacitance: not specified — a schematic-level decision that depends on the final regulator selection above.
  • Startup/power sequencing: ECP5 devices generally require VCC and VCCAUX to be sequenced correctly relative to VCCIO and the configuration source per Lattice's own real application notes — this project has not yet consulted or reproduced those real sequencing requirements; flagged as OPEN, not assumed compatible.

Summary

Item Status
Real rail voltage requirements (VCC/VCCAUX/VCCIO/SDRAM) identified Done, from real device specs
Regulator selection OPEN — not made, no real reference design available this session
Current budget OPEN — not computed, would require running a real power-estimation tool
Decoupling/bulk capacitance OPEN — depends on regulator selection
Power sequencing verification OPEN — not yet checked against real Lattice app notes