feat: AGC phase 7 — AGC Monitor visualization tab with throttled redraws

Add AGC Monitor tab to both tkinter and PyQt6 dashboards with:
- Real-time strip charts: gain history, peak magnitude, saturation count
- Color-coded indicator labels (green/yellow/red thresholds)
- Ring buffer architecture (deque maxlen=256, ~60s at 10 Hz)
- Fill-between saturation area with auto-scaling Y axis
- Throttled matplotlib redraws (500ms interval via time.monotonic)
  to prevent GUI hang from 20 Hz mock-mode status packets

Tests: 82 dashboard + 38 v7 = 120 total, all passing. Ruff: clean.
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Jason
2026-04-13 20:42:01 +05:45
parent 666527fa7d
commit 3ef6416e3f
4 changed files with 548 additions and 4 deletions
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@@ -1,15 +1,16 @@
"""
v7.dashboard — Main application window for the PLFM Radar GUI V7.
RadarDashboard is a QMainWindow with five tabs:
RadarDashboard is a QMainWindow with six tabs:
1. Main View — Range-Doppler matplotlib canvas (64x32), device combos,
Start/Stop, targets table
2. Map View — Embedded Leaflet map + sidebar
3. FPGA Control — Full FPGA register control panel (all 27 opcodes incl. AGC,
bit-width validation, grouped layout matching production)
4. Diagnostics — Connection indicators, packet stats, dependency status,
4. AGC Monitor — Real-time AGC strip charts (gain, peak magnitude, saturation)
5. Diagnostics — Connection indicators, packet stats, dependency status,
self-test results, log viewer
5. Settings — Host-side DSP parameters + About section
6. Settings — Host-side DSP parameters + About section
Uses production radar_protocol.py for all FPGA communication:
- FT2232HConnection for real hardware
@@ -23,6 +24,7 @@ commands sent over FT2232H.
import time
import logging
from collections import deque
import numpy as np
@@ -153,6 +155,14 @@ class RadarDashboard(QMainWindow):
# FPGA control parameter widgets
self._param_spins: dict = {} # opcode_hex -> QSpinBox
# AGC visualization history (ring buffers)
self._agc_history_len = 256
self._agc_gain_history: deque[int] = deque(maxlen=self._agc_history_len)
self._agc_peak_history: deque[int] = deque(maxlen=self._agc_history_len)
self._agc_sat_history: deque[int] = deque(maxlen=self._agc_history_len)
self._agc_last_redraw: float = 0.0 # throttle chart redraws
self._AGC_REDRAW_INTERVAL: float = 0.5 # seconds between redraws
# ---- Build UI ------------------------------------------------------
self._apply_dark_theme()
self._setup_ui()
@@ -306,6 +316,7 @@ class RadarDashboard(QMainWindow):
self._create_main_tab()
self._create_map_tab()
self._create_fpga_control_tab()
self._create_agc_monitor_tab()
self._create_diagnostics_tab()
self._create_settings_tab()
@@ -783,7 +794,122 @@ class RadarDashboard(QMainWindow):
parent_layout.addLayout(row)
# -----------------------------------------------------------------
# TAB 4: Diagnostics
# TAB 4: AGC Monitor
# -----------------------------------------------------------------
def _create_agc_monitor_tab(self):
"""AGC Monitor — real-time strip charts for FPGA inner-loop AGC."""
tab = QWidget()
layout = QVBoxLayout(tab)
layout.setContentsMargins(8, 8, 8, 8)
# ---- Top indicator row ---------------------------------------------
indicator = QFrame()
indicator.setStyleSheet(
f"background-color: {DARK_ACCENT}; border-radius: 4px;")
ind_layout = QHBoxLayout(indicator)
ind_layout.setContentsMargins(12, 8, 12, 8)
self._agc_mode_lbl = QLabel("AGC: --")
self._agc_mode_lbl.setStyleSheet(
f"color: {DARK_FG}; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold;")
ind_layout.addWidget(self._agc_mode_lbl)
self._agc_gain_lbl = QLabel("Gain: --")
self._agc_gain_lbl.setStyleSheet(
f"color: {DARK_INFO}; font-size: 14px;")
ind_layout.addWidget(self._agc_gain_lbl)
self._agc_peak_lbl = QLabel("Peak: --")
self._agc_peak_lbl.setStyleSheet(
f"color: {DARK_INFO}; font-size: 14px;")
ind_layout.addWidget(self._agc_peak_lbl)
self._agc_sat_total_lbl = QLabel("Total Saturations: 0")
self._agc_sat_total_lbl.setStyleSheet(
f"color: {DARK_SUCCESS}; font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold;")
ind_layout.addWidget(self._agc_sat_total_lbl)
ind_layout.addStretch()
layout.addWidget(indicator)
# ---- Matplotlib figure with 3 subplots -----------------------------
agc_fig = Figure(figsize=(12, 7), facecolor=DARK_BG)
agc_fig.subplots_adjust(
left=0.07, right=0.96, top=0.95, bottom=0.07,
hspace=0.32)
# Subplot 1: Gain history (4-bit, 0-15)
self._agc_ax_gain = agc_fig.add_subplot(3, 1, 1)
self._agc_ax_gain.set_facecolor(DARK_ACCENT)
self._agc_ax_gain.set_ylabel("Gain Code", color=DARK_FG, fontsize=10)
self._agc_ax_gain.set_title(
"FPGA Inner-Loop Gain (4-bit)", color=DARK_FG, fontsize=11)
self._agc_ax_gain.set_ylim(-0.5, 15.5)
self._agc_ax_gain.tick_params(colors=DARK_FG, labelsize=9)
self._agc_ax_gain.set_xlim(0, self._agc_history_len)
for spine in self._agc_ax_gain.spines.values():
spine.set_color(DARK_BORDER)
self._agc_gain_line, = self._agc_ax_gain.plot(
[], [], color="#89b4fa", linewidth=1.5, label="Gain")
self._agc_ax_gain.axhline(y=7.5, color=DARK_WARNING, linestyle="--",
linewidth=0.8, alpha=0.5, label="Midpoint")
self._agc_ax_gain.legend(
loc="upper right", fontsize=8,
facecolor=DARK_ACCENT, edgecolor=DARK_BORDER,
labelcolor=DARK_FG)
# Subplot 2: Peak magnitude (8-bit, 0-255)
self._agc_ax_peak = agc_fig.add_subplot(
3, 1, 2, sharex=self._agc_ax_gain)
self._agc_ax_peak.set_facecolor(DARK_ACCENT)
self._agc_ax_peak.set_ylabel("Peak Mag", color=DARK_FG, fontsize=10)
self._agc_ax_peak.set_title(
"ADC Peak Magnitude (8-bit)", color=DARK_FG, fontsize=11)
self._agc_ax_peak.set_ylim(-5, 260)
self._agc_ax_peak.tick_params(colors=DARK_FG, labelsize=9)
for spine in self._agc_ax_peak.spines.values():
spine.set_color(DARK_BORDER)
self._agc_peak_line, = self._agc_ax_peak.plot(
[], [], color=DARK_SUCCESS, linewidth=1.5, label="Peak")
self._agc_ax_peak.axhline(y=200, color=DARK_WARNING, linestyle="--",
linewidth=0.8, alpha=0.5,
label="Target (200)")
self._agc_ax_peak.axhspan(240, 255, alpha=0.15, color=DARK_ERROR,
label="Sat Zone")
self._agc_ax_peak.legend(
loc="upper right", fontsize=8,
facecolor=DARK_ACCENT, edgecolor=DARK_BORDER,
labelcolor=DARK_FG)
# Subplot 3: Saturation count per update (8-bit, 0-255)
self._agc_ax_sat = agc_fig.add_subplot(
3, 1, 3, sharex=self._agc_ax_gain)
self._agc_ax_sat.set_facecolor(DARK_ACCENT)
self._agc_ax_sat.set_ylabel("Sat Count", color=DARK_FG, fontsize=10)
self._agc_ax_sat.set_xlabel(
"Sample (newest right)", color=DARK_FG, fontsize=10)
self._agc_ax_sat.set_title(
"Saturation Events per Update", color=DARK_FG, fontsize=11)
self._agc_ax_sat.set_ylim(-1, 10)
self._agc_ax_sat.tick_params(colors=DARK_FG, labelsize=9)
for spine in self._agc_ax_sat.spines.values():
spine.set_color(DARK_BORDER)
self._agc_sat_line, = self._agc_ax_sat.plot(
[], [], color=DARK_ERROR, linewidth=1.0)
self._agc_sat_fill_artist = None
self._agc_ax_sat.legend(
loc="upper right", fontsize=8,
facecolor=DARK_ACCENT, edgecolor=DARK_BORDER,
labelcolor=DARK_FG)
self._agc_canvas = FigureCanvasQTAgg(agc_fig)
layout.addWidget(self._agc_canvas, stretch=1)
self._tabs.addTab(tab, "AGC Monitor")
# -----------------------------------------------------------------
# TAB 5: Diagnostics
# -----------------------------------------------------------------
def _create_diagnostics_tab(self):
@@ -1335,6 +1461,80 @@ class RadarDashboard(QMainWindow):
self._agc_labels["sat"].setText(
f"Sat Count: {st.agc_saturation_count}")
# AGC Monitor tab visualization
self._update_agc_visualization(st)
def _update_agc_visualization(self, st: StatusResponse):
"""Push AGC metrics into ring buffers and redraw AGC Monitor charts.
Data is always accumulated (cheap), but matplotlib redraws are
throttled to ``_AGC_REDRAW_INTERVAL`` seconds to avoid saturating
the GUI event-loop when status packets arrive at 20 Hz.
"""
if not hasattr(self, '_agc_canvas'):
return
# Push data into ring buffers (always — O(1))
self._agc_gain_history.append(st.agc_current_gain)
self._agc_peak_history.append(st.agc_peak_magnitude)
self._agc_sat_history.append(st.agc_saturation_count)
# Update indicator labels (cheap Qt calls)
agc_str = "AUTO" if st.agc_enable else "MANUAL"
agc_color = DARK_SUCCESS if st.agc_enable else DARK_INFO
self._agc_mode_lbl.setStyleSheet(
f"color: {agc_color}; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold;")
self._agc_mode_lbl.setText(f"AGC: {agc_str}")
self._agc_gain_lbl.setText(f"Gain: {st.agc_current_gain}")
self._agc_peak_lbl.setText(f"Peak: {st.agc_peak_magnitude}")
total_sat = sum(self._agc_sat_history)
if total_sat > 10:
sat_color = DARK_ERROR
elif total_sat > 0:
sat_color = DARK_WARNING
else:
sat_color = DARK_SUCCESS
self._agc_sat_total_lbl.setStyleSheet(
f"color: {sat_color}; font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold;")
self._agc_sat_total_lbl.setText(f"Total Saturations: {total_sat}")
# ---- Throttle matplotlib redraws ---------------------------------
now = time.monotonic()
if now - self._agc_last_redraw < self._AGC_REDRAW_INTERVAL:
return
self._agc_last_redraw = now
n = len(self._agc_gain_history)
xs = list(range(n))
# Update line plots
gain_data = list(self._agc_gain_history)
peak_data = list(self._agc_peak_history)
sat_data = list(self._agc_sat_history)
self._agc_gain_line.set_data(xs, gain_data)
self._agc_peak_line.set_data(xs, peak_data)
self._agc_sat_line.set_data(xs, sat_data)
# Update saturation fill
if self._agc_sat_fill_artist is not None:
self._agc_sat_fill_artist.remove()
if n > 0:
self._agc_sat_fill_artist = self._agc_ax_sat.fill_between(
xs, sat_data, color=DARK_ERROR, alpha=0.4)
else:
self._agc_sat_fill_artist = None
# Auto-scale saturation y-axis
max_sat = max(sat_data) if sat_data else 1
self._agc_ax_sat.set_ylim(-1, max(max_sat * 1.3, 5))
# Scroll x-axis
self._agc_ax_gain.set_xlim(max(0, n - self._agc_history_len), n)
self._agc_canvas.draw_idle()
# =====================================================================
# Position / coverage callbacks (map sidebar)
# =====================================================================