diff --git a/9_Firmware/9_2_FPGA/ddc_input_interface.v b/9_Firmware/9_2_FPGA/ddc_input_interface.v
index 135a9cc..26abbe5 100644
--- a/9_Firmware/9_2_FPGA/ddc_input_interface.v
+++ b/9_Firmware/9_2_FPGA/ddc_input_interface.v
@@ -39,14 +39,26 @@ always @(posedge clk or negedge reset_n) begin
     end
 end
 
-// Scale 18-bit to 16-bit with rounding
-// Option: Keep most significant 16 bits with rounding
-always @(posedge clk) begin
-    if (valid_sync) begin
-        // Round to nearest: add 0.5 LSB before truncation
-        adc_i <= ddc_i[17:2] + ddc_i[1];  // Rounding
-        adc_q <= ddc_q[17:2] + ddc_q[1];  // Rounding
-    end
+// Scale 18-bit to 16-bit with convergent rounding + saturation
+// ddc_i[17:2] extracts the upper 16 bits; ddc_i[1] is the rounding bit.
+// Without saturation, 0x7FFF + 1 = 0x8000 (sign flip at positive full scale).
+// Fix: saturate to 0x7FFF when rounding would overflow a positive value.
+// Negative values cannot overflow: the most negative 18-bit value (-131072)
+// truncates to -8192 (0x8000 as 16-bit) and rounding only moves toward zero.
+wire [15:0] trunc_i = ddc_i[17:2];
+wire [15:0] trunc_q = ddc_q[17:2];
+wire        round_i = ddc_i[1];
+wire        round_q = ddc_q[1];
+
+// Overflow occurs only when truncated value is max positive AND round bit set
+wire        sat_i = (trunc_i == 16'h7FFF) & round_i;
+wire        sat_q = (trunc_q == 16'h7FFF) & round_q;
+
+always @(posedge clk) begin
+    if (valid_sync) begin
+        adc_i <= sat_i ? 16'sh7FFF : (trunc_i + {15'b0, round_i});
+        adc_q <= sat_q ? 16'sh7FFF : (trunc_q + {15'b0, round_q});
+    end
 end
 
 // Error detection
diff --git a/9_Firmware/9_2_FPGA/tb/tb_ddc_input_interface.v b/9_Firmware/9_2_FPGA/tb/tb_ddc_input_interface.v
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c030f74
--- /dev/null
+++ b/9_Firmware/9_2_FPGA/tb/tb_ddc_input_interface.v
@@ -0,0 +1,373 @@
+`timescale 1ns / 1ps
+/**
+ * tb_ddc_input_interface.v
+ *
+ * Testbench for ddc_input_interface.v — 18-bit to 16-bit rounding + saturation.
+ *
+ * Tests:
+ *   1. Reset state (outputs zero, adc_valid deasserted)
+ *   2. Basic passthrough (small positive/negative values)
+ *   3. Rounding up (bit[1]=1 adds 1 to truncated value)
+ *   4. Rounding down (bit[1]=0, truncation only)
+ *   5. Positive overflow saturation (0x1FFFC..0x1FFFF -> 0x7FFF, not 0x8000)
+ *   6. Negative full scale (no overflow on negative side)
+ *   7. Valid synchronization (both I and Q must be valid)
+ *   8. Sync error detection (I valid without Q, and vice versa)
+ *   9. Pipeline latency (2 cycles: valid_sync then adc_valid)
+ *  10. Sweep from near-max-positive through overflow boundary
+ *
+ * Compile:
+ *   iverilog -g2001 -DSIMULATION -o tb/tb_ddc_input_interface.vvp \
+ *     tb/tb_ddc_input_interface.v ddc_input_interface.v
+ *
+ *   vvp tb/tb_ddc_input_interface.vvp
+ */
+
+module tb_ddc_input_interface;
+
+// ============================================================================
+// Parameters
+// ============================================================================
+localparam CLK_PERIOD = 10.0;  // 100 MHz
+
+// ============================================================================
+// Clock and reset
+// ============================================================================
+reg clk;
+reg reset_n;
+
+initial clk = 0;
+always #(CLK_PERIOD / 2) clk = ~clk;
+
+// ============================================================================
+// DUT signals
+// ============================================================================
+reg signed [17:0] ddc_i;
+reg signed [17:0] ddc_q;
+reg               valid_i;
+reg               valid_q;
+
+wire signed [15:0] adc_i;
+wire signed [15:0] adc_q;
+wire               adc_valid;
+wire               data_sync_error;
+
+// ============================================================================
+// DUT instantiation
+// ============================================================================
+ddc_input_interface dut (
+    .clk(clk),
+    .reset_n(reset_n),
+    .ddc_i(ddc_i),
+    .ddc_q(ddc_q),
+    .valid_i(valid_i),
+    .valid_q(valid_q),
+    .adc_i(adc_i),
+    .adc_q(adc_q),
+    .adc_valid(adc_valid),
+    .data_sync_error(data_sync_error)
+);
+
+// ============================================================================
+// Test infrastructure
+// ============================================================================
+integer pass_count;
+integer fail_count;
+integer test_count;
+
+task check;
+    input cond;
+    input [511:0] label;
+    begin
+        test_count = test_count + 1;
+        if (cond) begin
+            $display("[PASS] %0s", label);
+            pass_count = pass_count + 1;
+        end else begin
+            $display("[FAIL] %0s", label);
+            fail_count = fail_count + 1;
+        end
+    end
+endtask
+
+// Helper: apply one I/Q sample and wait for output.
+//
+// The DUT has a 2-stage valid pipeline + 1 cycle data capture:
+//   Cycle 0: present ddc_i/q + valid_i/q = 1
+//   Cycle 1: valid_i_reg/valid_q_reg capture (NBA).
+//   Cycle 2: valid_sync = 1 (NBA). adc_i/q computed from ddc_i/q at posedge.
+//            DATA MUST STILL BE STABLE on ddc_i/q at this edge!
+//            adc_i/q result available AFTER this posedge (NBA -> next cycle).
+//   Cycle 3: adc_i/q hold the result. adc_valid = 1.
+//
+// Total: 4 posedge waits from data presentation to result availability.
+task apply_sample;
+    input signed [17:0] in_i;
+    input signed [17:0] in_q;
+    begin
+        @(posedge clk);
+        ddc_i <= in_i;
+        ddc_q <= in_q;
+        valid_i <= 1;
+        valid_q <= 1;
+        @(posedge clk);
+        // valid can drop but data must stay stable for valid_sync cycle
+        valid_i <= 0;
+        valid_q <= 0;
+        // ddc_i/q stay at in_i/in_q (held by regs)
+        @(posedge clk);
+        // valid_sync fires this edge, data sampled into adc_i/q (NBA)
+        @(posedge clk);
+        // adc_i/q now hold the result. adc_valid = 1.
+        @(posedge clk);
+        // One more edge to ensure NBA from cycle 3 is visible
+    end
+endtask
+
+// ============================================================================
+// VCD dump
+// ============================================================================
+initial begin
+    $dumpfile("tb/tb_ddc_input_interface.vcd");
+    $dumpvars(0, tb_ddc_input_interface);
+end
+
+// ============================================================================
+// Expected value computation (matches RTL: truncate [17:2] + round [1],
+// saturate if positive overflow)
+// ============================================================================
+function signed [15:0] expected_output;
+    input signed [17:0] val;
+    reg [15:0] trunc;
+    reg        rnd;
+    begin
+        trunc = val[17:2];
+        rnd = val[1];
+        if (trunc == 16'h7FFF && rnd)
+            expected_output = 16'sh7FFF;  // saturate
+        else
+            expected_output = trunc + {15'b0, rnd};
+    end
+endfunction
+
+// ============================================================================
+// Main test sequence
+// ============================================================================
+integer i;
+reg signed [17:0] test_val;
+reg signed [15:0] exp_i, exp_q;
+
+initial begin
+    // ---- Init ----
+    pass_count = 0;
+    fail_count = 0;
+    test_count = 0;
+    ddc_i = 0;
+    ddc_q = 0;
+    valid_i = 0;
+    valid_q = 0;
+    reset_n = 0;
+
+    // ---- Reset ----
+    #(CLK_PERIOD * 5);
+    reset_n = 1;
+    #(CLK_PERIOD * 3);
+
+    $display("============================================================");
+    $display("ddc_input_interface Testbench");
+    $display("18-bit to 16-bit rounding with overflow saturation");
+    $display("============================================================");
+
+    // ---- Test 1: Reset state ----
+    check(adc_valid == 0, "adc_valid deasserted after reset");
+    check(data_sync_error == 0, "No sync error after reset");
+
+    // ---- Test 2: Basic passthrough — small positive ----
+    // ddc_i = 18'd100 = 0x00064.  [17:2] = 25, [1] = 0. Expected: 25.
+    apply_sample(18'sd100, 18'sd200);
+    exp_i = expected_output(18'sd100);
+    exp_q = expected_output(18'sd200);
+    check(adc_i == exp_i,
+          "Small positive I: 100 -> expected truncated+round");
+    check(adc_q == exp_q,
+          "Small positive Q: 200 -> expected truncated+round");
+
+    // ---- Test 3: Small negative ----
+    apply_sample(-18'sd100, -18'sd200);
+    exp_i = expected_output(-18'sd100);
+    exp_q = expected_output(-18'sd200);
+    check(adc_i == exp_i,
+          "Small negative I: -100 -> expected truncated+round");
+    check(adc_q == exp_q,
+          "Small negative Q: -200 -> expected truncated+round");
+
+    // ---- Test 4: Rounding UP (bit[1]=1 on positive value) ----
+    // 18'd6 = 0b000000000000000110. [17:2]=1, [1]=1. Expected: 1+1=2.
+    apply_sample(18'sd6, 18'sd6);
+    check(adc_i == 16'sd2,
+          "Rounding up I: 6 -> [17:2]=1, [1]=1, result=2");
+    check(adc_q == 16'sd2,
+          "Rounding up Q: 6 -> [17:2]=1, [1]=1, result=2");
+
+    // ---- Test 5: Rounding DOWN (bit[1]=0) ----
+    // 18'd4 = 0b000000000000000100. [17:2]=1, [1]=0. Expected: 1.
+    apply_sample(18'sd4, 18'sd4);
+    check(adc_i == 16'sd1,
+          "Truncation (no round) I: 4 -> [17:2]=1, [1]=0, result=1");
+    check(adc_q == 16'sd1,
+          "Truncation (no round) Q: 4 -> [17:2]=1, [1]=0, result=1");
+
+    // ---- Test 6: CRITICAL — Positive overflow saturation ----
+    // Maximum 18-bit positive = 131071 = 18'h1FFFF
+    // [17:2] = 16'h7FFF = 32767, [1] = 1
+    // WITHOUT saturation: 32767 + 1 = -32768 (sign flip!)
+    // WITH saturation: 32767 (clamped)
+    apply_sample(18'sd131071, 18'sd131071);
+    check(adc_i == 16'sh7FFF,
+          "Positive overflow saturation I: 131071 -> 0x7FFF (not 0x8000)");
+    check(adc_q == 16'sh7FFF,
+          "Positive overflow saturation Q: 131071 -> 0x7FFF (not 0x8000)");
+
+    // ---- Test 7: Near-overflow, no saturation needed ----
+    // 18'sd131068 = 0x1FFFC. [17:2] = 0x7FFF, [1] = 0. Expected: 0x7FFF.
+    apply_sample(18'sd131068, 18'sd131068);
+    check(adc_i == 16'sh7FFF,
+          "Near-overflow no-round I: 131068 -> 0x7FFF (no saturation needed)");
+    check(adc_q == 16'sh7FFF,
+          "Near-overflow no-round Q: 131068 -> 0x7FFF (no saturation needed)");
+
+    // ---- Test 8: Just below overflow boundary ----
+    // 18'sd131066 = 0x1FFFA. [17:2] = 0x7FFE, [1] = 1. Expected: 0x7FFE+1=0x7FFF.
+    apply_sample(18'sd131066, 18'sd131066);
+    check(adc_i == 16'sh7FFF,
+          "Below overflow, round up I: 131066 -> 0x7FFF");
+    check(adc_q == 16'sh7FFF,
+          "Below overflow, round up Q: 131066 -> 0x7FFF");
+
+    // ---- Test 9: Negative full scale ----
+    // Minimum 18-bit signed = -131072 = 18'h20000
+    // [17:2] = 0x8000 = -32768, [1] = 0. Expected: -32768.
+    apply_sample(-18'sd131072, -18'sd131072);
+    check(adc_i == -16'sd32768,
+          "Negative full scale I: -131072 -> -32768 (0x8000)");
+    check(adc_q == -16'sd32768,
+          "Negative full scale Q: -131072 -> -32768 (0x8000)");
+
+    // ---- Test 10: Negative near-min with rounding ----
+    // -131071 = 18'sh20001. [17:2] = 0x8000 = -32768, [1] = 0. Expected: -32768.
+    apply_sample(-18'sd131071, -18'sd131071);
+    exp_i = expected_output(-18'sd131071);
+    check(adc_i == exp_i,
+          "Negative near-min I: -131071 -> expected");
+
+    // ---- Test 11: Zero ----
+    apply_sample(18'sd0, 18'sd0);
+    check(adc_i == 16'sd0, "Zero I: 0 -> 0");
+    check(adc_q == 16'sd0, "Zero Q: 0 -> 0");
+
+    // ---- Test 12: Valid synchronization — only I valid ----
+    @(posedge clk);
+    ddc_i <= 18'sd999;
+    ddc_q <= 18'sd999;
+    valid_i <= 1;
+    valid_q <= 0;
+    @(posedge clk);
+    // data_sync_error = valid_i_reg ^ valid_q_reg, 1 cycle after inputs
+    valid_i <= 0;
+    @(posedge clk);
+    check(data_sync_error == 1,
+          "Sync error detected: valid_i=1, valid_q=0");
+    @(posedge clk);
+
+    // ---- Test 13: Valid synchronization — only Q valid ----
+    @(posedge clk);
+    ddc_i <= 18'sd999;
+    ddc_q <= 18'sd999;
+    valid_i <= 0;
+    valid_q <= 1;
+    @(posedge clk);
+    valid_q <= 0;
+    @(posedge clk);
+    check(data_sync_error == 1,
+          "Sync error detected: valid_i=0, valid_q=1");
+    @(posedge clk);
+
+    // ---- Test 14: No sync error when both valid ----
+    @(posedge clk);
+    valid_i <= 1;
+    valid_q <= 1;
+    @(posedge clk);
+    valid_i <= 0;
+    valid_q <= 0;
+    @(posedge clk);
+    check(data_sync_error == 0,
+          "No sync error when both valid");
+    @(posedge clk);
+
+    // ---- Test 15: Sweep near overflow boundary ----
+    // Test values from 131064 to 131071 — covers all rounding/saturation cases
+    begin : sweep_test
+        integer sweep_pass;
+        reg signed [17:0] sv;
+        reg signed [15:0] exp_sv;
+        sweep_pass = 1;
+        for (i = 131064; i <= 131071; i = i + 1) begin
+            sv = i;
+            apply_sample(sv, sv);
+            exp_sv = expected_output(sv);
+            if (adc_i !== exp_sv) begin
+                sweep_pass = 0;
+                $display("  SWEEP FAIL: input=%0d, expected=%0d, got=%0d",
+                         i, exp_sv, adc_i);
+            end
+        end
+        check(sweep_pass == 1,
+              "Overflow boundary sweep (131064..131071) all correct");
+    end
+
+    // ---- Test 16: Sweep near negative boundary ----
+    begin : neg_sweep_test
+        integer neg_sweep_pass;
+        reg signed [17:0] sv;
+        reg signed [15:0] exp_sv;
+        neg_sweep_pass = 1;
+        for (i = -131072; i <= -131064; i = i + 1) begin
+            sv = i;
+            apply_sample(sv, sv);
+            exp_sv = expected_output(sv);
+            if (adc_i !== exp_sv) begin
+                neg_sweep_pass = 0;
+                $display("  NEG SWEEP FAIL: input=%0d, expected=%0d, got=%0d",
+                         i, exp_sv, adc_i);
+            end
+        end
+        check(neg_sweep_pass == 1,
+              "Negative boundary sweep (-131072..-131064) all correct");
+    end
+
+    // ---- Summary ----
+    $display("\n============================================================");
+    $display("RESULTS: %0d / %0d passed", pass_count, test_count);
+    $display("============================================================");
+    if (fail_count == 0) begin
+        $display("ALL TESTS PASSED");
+    end else begin
+        $display("SOME TESTS FAILED");
+    end
+    $display("============================================================");
+
+    #(CLK_PERIOD * 5);
+    $finish;
+end
+
+// ============================================================================
+// Watchdog
+// ============================================================================
+initial begin
+    #(CLK_PERIOD * 100_000);
+    $display("WATCHDOG TIMEOUT");
+    $display("SOME TESTS FAILED");
+    $finish;
+end
+
+endmodule