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Jason 0745cc4f48 Pipeline CFAR noise computation: break critical path for timing closure
Split ST_CFAR_THR into two pipeline stages (THR + MUL) to fix Build 23
timing violation (WNS = -0.309 ns). The combinational path from
leading_sum through GO/SO cross-multiply into alpha*noise DSP was too
long for 10 ns.

New pipeline:
  ST_CFAR_THR: register noise_sum_comb (mode select + cross-multiply)
  ST_CFAR_MUL: compute alpha * noise_sum_reg in DSP
  ST_CFAR_CMP: compare + update window (unchanged)

3 cycles per CUT instead of 2 (~85 us vs 70 us per frame, negligible).
All detection results identical: 23/23 CFAR standalone, 22/22 full
regression, 3/3 real-data co-sim (5137/5137 exact match) PASS.
2026-03-20 05:24:08 +02:00
Jason f71923b67d Integrate CA-CFAR detector: replace fixed-threshold comparator with adaptive sliding-window CFAR engine (22/22 regression PASS)
- Add cfar_ca.v: CA/GO/SO-CFAR with BRAM magnitude buffer, host-configurable
  guard cells, training cells, alpha multiplier, and mode selection
- Replace old threshold detector block in radar_system_top.v with cfar_ca
  instantiation; backward-compatible (cfar_enable defaults to 0)
- Add 5 new host registers: guard (0x21), train (0x22), alpha (0x23),
  mode (0x24), enable (0x25)
- Expose doppler_frame_done_out from radar_receiver_final for CFAR frame sync
- Add tb_cfar_ca.v standalone testbench (14 tests, 24 checks)
- Add Group 14 E2E tests: 13 checks covering range-mode (0x20) and all
  CFAR config registers (0x21-0x25) through full USB command path
- Update run_regression.sh with CFAR in lint, Phase 1, and integration compiles
2026-03-20 04:57:34 +02:00