`timescale 1ns / 1ps /** * cfar_ca.v * * Cell-Averaging CFAR (Constant False Alarm Rate) Detector * for the AERIS-10 phased-array radar. * * Replaces the simple magnitude threshold detector in radar_system_top.v * (lines 474-514) with a proper adaptive-threshold CFAR algorithm. * * Architecture: * Phase 1 (BUFFER): As Doppler processor outputs arrive, compute |I|+|Q| * magnitude and store in BRAM. Address = {range_bin, doppler_bin}. * When CFAR is disabled, applies simple threshold pass-through. * * Phase 2 (CFAR): After frame_complete pulse from Doppler processor, * process each Doppler column independently: * a) Read 64 magnitudes from BRAM for one Doppler bin (ST_COL_LOAD) * b) Compute initial sliding window sums (ST_CFAR_INIT) * c) Slide CUT through all 64 range bins: * - 3 sub-cycles per CUT: * ST_CFAR_THR: register noise_sum (mode select + cross-multiply) * ST_CFAR_MUL: compute alpha * noise_sum_reg in DSP * ST_CFAR_CMP: compare CUT magnitude against threshold + update window * d) Advance to next Doppler column (ST_COL_NEXT) * * CFAR Modes (cfg_cfar_mode): * 2'b00 = CA-CFAR: noise = leading_sum + lagging_sum * 2'b01 = GO-CFAR: noise = max(leading_sum * lag_cnt, lagging_sum * lead_cnt) * normalized — picks larger average * 2'b10 = SO-CFAR: noise = min(leading_sum * lag_cnt, lagging_sum * lead_cnt) * 2'b11 = Reserved (falls back to CA-CFAR) * * Threshold computation: * threshold = (alpha * noise_sum) >> ALPHA_FRAC_BITS * Host sets alpha in Q4.4 fixed-point, pre-compensated for training cell count. * Example: for T=8 cells per side (16 total), desired Pfa=1e-4: * alpha_statistical ≈ 4.88 * alpha_fpga = alpha_statistical / 16 = 0.305 → Q4.4 ≈ 0x05 * Or host can set alpha per training cell if it accounts for count. * * Edge handling: * At range boundaries where the full window doesn't fit, only available * training cells are used. The noise estimate naturally reduces, raising * false alarm rate at edges — acceptable for radar (edge bins are * typically clutter). * * Timing: * Phase 2 takes ~(66 + T + 3*64) * 32 ≈ 8500 cycles per frame @ 100 MHz * = 85 µs. Frame period @ PRF=1932 Hz, 32 chirps = 16.6 ms. Fits easily. * (3 cycles per CUT due to pipeline: THR → MUL → CMP) * * Resources: * - 1 BRAM18K for magnitude buffer (2048 x 17 bits) * - 1 DSP48 for alpha multiply * - ~300 LUTs for FSM + sliding window + comparators * * Clock domain: clk (100 MHz, same as Doppler processor) */ module cfar_ca #( parameter NUM_RANGE_BINS = 64, parameter NUM_DOPPLER_BINS = 32, parameter MAG_WIDTH = 17, parameter ALPHA_WIDTH = 8, parameter MAX_GUARD = 8, parameter MAX_TRAIN = 16 ) ( input wire clk, input wire reset_n, // ========== DOPPLER PROCESSOR INPUTS ========== input wire [31:0] doppler_data, input wire doppler_valid, input wire [4:0] doppler_bin_in, input wire [5:0] range_bin_in, input wire frame_complete, // ========== CONFIGURATION ========== input wire [3:0] cfg_guard_cells, input wire [4:0] cfg_train_cells, input wire [ALPHA_WIDTH-1:0] cfg_alpha, input wire [1:0] cfg_cfar_mode, input wire cfg_cfar_enable, input wire [15:0] cfg_simple_threshold, // ========== DETECTION OUTPUTS ========== output reg detect_flag, output reg detect_valid, output reg [5:0] detect_range, output reg [4:0] detect_doppler, output reg [MAG_WIDTH-1:0] detect_magnitude, output reg [MAG_WIDTH-1:0] detect_threshold, // ========== STATUS ========== output reg [15:0] detect_count, output wire cfar_busy, output reg [7:0] cfar_status ); // ============================================================================ // INTERNAL PARAMETERS // ============================================================================ localparam TOTAL_CELLS = NUM_RANGE_BINS * NUM_DOPPLER_BINS; localparam ADDR_WIDTH = 11; localparam COL_BITS = 5; localparam ROW_BITS = 6; localparam SUM_WIDTH = MAG_WIDTH + 6; // 23 bits: sum of up to 64 magnitudes localparam PROD_WIDTH = SUM_WIDTH + ALPHA_WIDTH; // 31 bits localparam ALPHA_FRAC_BITS = 4; // Q4.4 // ============================================================================ // FSM STATES // ============================================================================ localparam [3:0] ST_IDLE = 4'd0, ST_BUFFER = 4'd1, ST_COL_LOAD = 4'd2, ST_CFAR_INIT = 4'd3, ST_CFAR_THR = 4'd4, // Register noise_sum (mode select + cross-multiply) ST_CFAR_MUL = 4'd8, // Compute alpha * noise_sum_reg in DSP ST_CFAR_CMP = 4'd5, // Compare + update window ST_COL_NEXT = 4'd6, ST_DONE = 4'd7; reg [3:0] state; assign cfar_busy = (state != ST_IDLE); // ============================================================================ // MAGNITUDE COMPUTATION (combinational) // ============================================================================ wire signed [15:0] dop_i = doppler_data[15:0]; wire signed [15:0] dop_q = doppler_data[31:16]; wire [15:0] abs_i = dop_i[15] ? (~dop_i + 16'd1) : dop_i; wire [15:0] abs_q = dop_q[15] ? (~dop_q + 16'd1) : dop_q; wire [MAG_WIDTH-1:0] cur_mag = {1'b0, abs_i} + {1'b0, abs_q}; // ============================================================================ // MAGNITUDE BRAM (2048 x 17 bits) // ============================================================================ reg mag_we; reg [ADDR_WIDTH-1:0] mag_waddr; reg [MAG_WIDTH-1:0] mag_wdata; reg [ADDR_WIDTH-1:0] mag_raddr; reg [MAG_WIDTH-1:0] mag_rdata; (* ram_style = "block" *) reg [MAG_WIDTH-1:0] mag_mem [0:TOTAL_CELLS-1]; always @(posedge clk) begin if (mag_we) mag_mem[mag_waddr] <= mag_wdata; mag_rdata <= mag_mem[mag_raddr]; end // ============================================================================ // COLUMN LINE BUFFER (64 x 17 bits — distributed RAM) // ============================================================================ reg [MAG_WIDTH-1:0] col_buf [0:NUM_RANGE_BINS-1]; reg [ROW_BITS:0] col_load_idx; // ============================================================================ // SLIDING WINDOW STATE // ============================================================================ reg [SUM_WIDTH-1:0] leading_sum; reg [SUM_WIDTH-1:0] lagging_sum; reg [ROW_BITS:0] leading_count; reg [ROW_BITS:0] lagging_count; reg [ROW_BITS:0] cut_idx; reg [COL_BITS-1:0] col_idx; // Registered config (captured at frame start) reg [3:0] r_guard; reg [4:0] r_train; reg [ALPHA_WIDTH-1:0] r_alpha; reg [1:0] r_mode; reg r_enable; reg [15:0] r_simple_thr; // Threshold pipeline registers reg [SUM_WIDTH-1:0] noise_sum_reg; // Stage 1: registered noise_sum_comb output reg [PROD_WIDTH-1:0] noise_product; // Stage 2: alpha * noise_sum_reg reg [MAG_WIDTH-1:0] adaptive_thr; // Init counter for computing initial lagging sum reg [ROW_BITS:0] init_idx; // ============================================================================ // SLIDING WINDOW DELTA COMPUTATION (combinational) // ============================================================================ // Compute net delta to leading_sum and lagging_sum when CUT advances by 1. // All deltas computed combinationally, applied as a single NBA per register. // Indices of cells entering/leaving the window when CUT moves from k to k+1: // Leading: new training cell at index k+1-G-1 = k-G (was closest guard cell) // cell falling off at index k+1-G-T-1 = k-G-T // Lagging: cell leaving at index k+G+1 (enters guard zone) // new cell entering at index k+1+G+T (at far end) wire signed [ROW_BITS+1:0] lead_add_idx = $signed({1'b0, cut_idx}) - $signed({1'b0, r_guard}); wire signed [ROW_BITS+1:0] lead_rem_idx = $signed({1'b0, cut_idx}) - $signed({1'b0, r_guard}) - $signed({1'b0, r_train}); wire signed [ROW_BITS+1:0] lag_rem_idx = $signed({1'b0, cut_idx}) + $signed({1'b0, r_guard}) + 1; wire signed [ROW_BITS+1:0] lag_add_idx = $signed({1'b0, cut_idx}) + 1 + $signed({1'b0, r_guard}) + $signed({1'b0, r_train}); wire lead_add_valid = (lead_add_idx >= 0) && (lead_add_idx < NUM_RANGE_BINS); wire lead_rem_valid = (lead_rem_idx >= 0) && (lead_rem_idx < NUM_RANGE_BINS); wire lag_rem_valid = (lag_rem_idx >= 0) && (lag_rem_idx < NUM_RANGE_BINS); wire lag_add_valid = (lag_add_idx >= 0) && (lag_add_idx < NUM_RANGE_BINS); // Safe col_buf read with bounds checking (combinational) wire [MAG_WIDTH-1:0] lead_add_val = lead_add_valid ? col_buf[lead_add_idx[ROW_BITS-1:0]] : {MAG_WIDTH{1'b0}}; wire [MAG_WIDTH-1:0] lead_rem_val = lead_rem_valid ? col_buf[lead_rem_idx[ROW_BITS-1:0]] : {MAG_WIDTH{1'b0}}; wire [MAG_WIDTH-1:0] lag_rem_val = lag_rem_valid ? col_buf[lag_rem_idx[ROW_BITS-1:0]] : {MAG_WIDTH{1'b0}}; wire [MAG_WIDTH-1:0] lag_add_val = lag_add_valid ? col_buf[lag_add_idx[ROW_BITS-1:0]] : {MAG_WIDTH{1'b0}}; // Net deltas wire signed [SUM_WIDTH:0] lead_delta = (lead_add_valid ? $signed({1'b0, lead_add_val}) : 0) - (lead_rem_valid ? $signed({1'b0, lead_rem_val}) : 0); wire signed [1:0] lead_cnt_delta = (lead_add_valid ? 1 : 0) - (lead_rem_valid ? 1 : 0); wire signed [SUM_WIDTH:0] lag_delta = (lag_add_valid ? $signed({1'b0, lag_add_val}) : 0) - (lag_rem_valid ? $signed({1'b0, lag_rem_val}) : 0); wire signed [1:0] lag_cnt_delta = (lag_add_valid ? 1 : 0) - (lag_rem_valid ? 1 : 0); // ============================================================================ // NOISE ESTIMATE COMPUTATION (combinational for CFAR mode selection) // ============================================================================ reg [SUM_WIDTH-1:0] noise_sum_comb; always @(*) begin case (r_mode) 2'b00, 2'b11: begin // CA-CFAR noise_sum_comb = leading_sum + lagging_sum; end 2'b01: begin // GO-CFAR: pick sum from side with greater average if (leading_count > 0 && lagging_count > 0) begin // leading_avg > lagging_avg ↔ leading_sum * lagging_count > lagging_sum * leading_count if (leading_sum * lagging_count > lagging_sum * leading_count) noise_sum_comb = leading_sum; else noise_sum_comb = lagging_sum; end else if (leading_count > 0) noise_sum_comb = leading_sum; else noise_sum_comb = lagging_sum; end 2'b10: begin // SO-CFAR: pick sum from side with smaller average if (leading_count > 0 && lagging_count > 0) begin if (leading_sum * lagging_count < lagging_sum * leading_count) noise_sum_comb = leading_sum; else noise_sum_comb = lagging_sum; end else if (leading_count > 0) noise_sum_comb = leading_sum; else noise_sum_comb = lagging_sum; end default: noise_sum_comb = leading_sum + lagging_sum; endcase end // ============================================================================ // MAIN FSM // ============================================================================ always @(posedge clk or negedge reset_n) begin if (!reset_n) begin state <= ST_IDLE; detect_flag <= 1'b0; detect_valid <= 1'b0; detect_range <= 6'd0; detect_doppler <= 5'd0; detect_magnitude <= {MAG_WIDTH{1'b0}}; detect_threshold <= {MAG_WIDTH{1'b0}}; detect_count <= 16'd0; cfar_status <= 8'd0; mag_we <= 1'b0; mag_waddr <= {ADDR_WIDTH{1'b0}}; mag_wdata <= {MAG_WIDTH{1'b0}}; mag_raddr <= {ADDR_WIDTH{1'b0}}; col_load_idx <= 0; col_idx <= 0; cut_idx <= 0; leading_sum <= 0; lagging_sum <= 0; leading_count <= 0; lagging_count <= 0; init_idx <= 0; noise_sum_reg <= 0; noise_product <= 0; adaptive_thr <= 0; r_guard <= 4'd2; r_train <= 5'd8; r_alpha <= 8'h30; r_mode <= 2'b00; r_enable <= 1'b0; r_simple_thr <= 16'd10000; end else begin // Defaults: clear one-shot outputs detect_valid <= 1'b0; detect_flag <= 1'b0; mag_we <= 1'b0; case (state) // ================================================================ // ST_IDLE: Wait for first Doppler output // ================================================================ ST_IDLE: begin cfar_status <= 8'd0; if (doppler_valid) begin // Capture configuration at frame start r_guard <= cfg_guard_cells; r_train <= (cfg_train_cells == 0) ? 5'd1 : cfg_train_cells; r_alpha <= cfg_alpha; r_mode <= cfg_cfar_mode; r_enable <= cfg_cfar_enable; r_simple_thr <= cfg_simple_threshold; // Buffer first sample mag_we <= 1'b1; mag_waddr <= {range_bin_in, doppler_bin_in}; mag_wdata <= cur_mag; // Simple threshold pass-through when CFAR disabled if (!cfg_cfar_enable) begin detect_flag <= (cur_mag > {1'b0, cfg_simple_threshold}); detect_valid <= 1'b1; detect_range <= range_bin_in; detect_doppler <= doppler_bin_in; detect_magnitude <= cur_mag; detect_threshold <= {1'b0, cfg_simple_threshold}; if (cur_mag > {1'b0, cfg_simple_threshold}) detect_count <= detect_count + 1; end state <= ST_BUFFER; end end // ================================================================ // ST_BUFFER: Store magnitudes until frame complete // ================================================================ ST_BUFFER: begin cfar_status <= {4'd1, 4'd0}; if (doppler_valid) begin mag_we <= 1'b1; mag_waddr <= {range_bin_in, doppler_bin_in}; mag_wdata <= cur_mag; if (!r_enable) begin detect_flag <= (cur_mag > {1'b0, r_simple_thr}); detect_valid <= 1'b1; detect_range <= range_bin_in; detect_doppler <= doppler_bin_in; detect_magnitude <= cur_mag; detect_threshold <= {1'b0, r_simple_thr}; if (cur_mag > {1'b0, r_simple_thr}) detect_count <= detect_count + 1; end end if (frame_complete) begin if (r_enable) begin col_idx <= 0; col_load_idx <= 0; mag_raddr <= {6'd0, 5'd0}; state <= ST_COL_LOAD; end else begin state <= ST_DONE; end end end // ================================================================ // ST_COL_LOAD: Read one Doppler column from BRAM // ================================================================ // BRAM has 1-cycle read latency. Pipeline: present addr cycle N, // capture data cycle N+1. ST_COL_LOAD: begin cfar_status <= {4'd2, 1'b0, col_idx[2:0]}; if (col_load_idx == 0) begin // First address already presented, advance to range=1 mag_raddr <= {6'd1, col_idx}; col_load_idx <= 1; end else if (col_load_idx <= NUM_RANGE_BINS) begin // Capture previous read col_buf[col_load_idx - 1] <= mag_rdata; if (col_load_idx < NUM_RANGE_BINS) begin mag_raddr <= {col_load_idx[ROW_BITS-1:0] + 6'd1, col_idx}; end col_load_idx <= col_load_idx + 1; end if (col_load_idx == NUM_RANGE_BINS + 1) begin // Column fully loaded → initialize CFAR window state <= ST_CFAR_INIT; init_idx <= 0; leading_sum <= 0; lagging_sum <= 0; leading_count <= 0; lagging_count <= 0; cut_idx <= 0; end end // ================================================================ // ST_CFAR_INIT: Compute initial window sums for CUT=0 // ================================================================ // CUT=0 has no leading cells. Lagging cells are at // indices [guard+1 .. guard+train] (if they exist). // Iterate one training cell per cycle. ST_CFAR_INIT: begin cfar_status <= {4'd3, 1'b0, col_idx[2:0]}; if (init_idx < r_train) begin if ((r_guard + 1 + init_idx) < NUM_RANGE_BINS) begin lagging_sum <= lagging_sum + col_buf[r_guard + 1 + init_idx]; lagging_count <= lagging_count + 1; end init_idx <= init_idx + 1; end else begin // Initial sums ready → begin CFAR sliding state <= ST_CFAR_THR; end end // ================================================================ // ST_CFAR_THR: Register noise estimate (mode select + cross-multiply) // ================================================================ // Pipeline stage 1: register the combinational noise_sum_comb // output. This breaks the critical path: // leading_sum → cross-multiply (GO/SO) → mux → alpha*noise DSP // into two shorter paths: // Cycle 1: leading_sum → cross-multiply → mux → noise_sum_reg // Cycle 2: noise_sum_reg → alpha * noise_sum_reg → noise_product ST_CFAR_THR: begin cfar_status <= {4'd4, 1'b0, col_idx[2:0]}; noise_sum_reg <= noise_sum_comb; state <= ST_CFAR_MUL; end // ================================================================ // ST_CFAR_MUL: Compute alpha * noise_sum_reg in DSP // ================================================================ // Pipeline stage 2: multiply registered noise sum by alpha. // This is a clean registered-input → DSP path. ST_CFAR_MUL: begin cfar_status <= {4'd4, 1'b1, col_idx[2:0]}; noise_product <= r_alpha * noise_sum_reg; state <= ST_CFAR_CMP; end // ================================================================ // ST_CFAR_CMP: Compare CUT against threshold + update window // ================================================================ ST_CFAR_CMP: begin cfar_status <= {4'd5, 1'b0, col_idx[2:0]}; // Threshold = noise_product >> ALPHA_FRAC_BITS // Saturate to MAG_WIDTH bits if (noise_product[PROD_WIDTH-1:ALPHA_FRAC_BITS+MAG_WIDTH] != 0) adaptive_thr <= {MAG_WIDTH{1'b1}}; // Saturate else adaptive_thr <= noise_product[ALPHA_FRAC_BITS +: MAG_WIDTH]; // Output detection result detect_magnitude <= col_buf[cut_idx[ROW_BITS-1:0]]; detect_range <= cut_idx[ROW_BITS-1:0]; detect_doppler <= col_idx; detect_valid <= 1'b1; // Compare: threshold computed this cycle from noise_product begin : threshold_compare reg [MAG_WIDTH-1:0] thr_val; if (noise_product[PROD_WIDTH-1:ALPHA_FRAC_BITS+MAG_WIDTH] != 0) thr_val = {MAG_WIDTH{1'b1}}; else thr_val = noise_product[ALPHA_FRAC_BITS +: MAG_WIDTH]; detect_threshold <= thr_val; if (col_buf[cut_idx[ROW_BITS-1:0]] > thr_val) begin detect_flag <= 1'b1; detect_count <= detect_count + 1; end end // Update sliding window for next CUT if (cut_idx < NUM_RANGE_BINS - 1) begin // Apply pre-computed deltas (single NBA per register) leading_sum <= $unsigned($signed({1'b0, leading_sum}) + lead_delta); leading_count <= $unsigned($signed({1'b0, leading_count}) + {{(ROW_BITS){lead_cnt_delta[1]}}, lead_cnt_delta}); lagging_sum <= $unsigned($signed({1'b0, lagging_sum}) + lag_delta); lagging_count <= $unsigned($signed({1'b0, lagging_count}) + {{(ROW_BITS){lag_cnt_delta[1]}}, lag_cnt_delta}); cut_idx <= cut_idx + 1; state <= ST_CFAR_THR; end else begin state <= ST_COL_NEXT; end end // ================================================================ // ST_COL_NEXT: Advance to next Doppler column or finish // ================================================================ ST_COL_NEXT: begin if (col_idx < NUM_DOPPLER_BINS - 1) begin col_idx <= col_idx + 1; col_load_idx <= 0; mag_raddr <= {6'd0, col_idx + 5'd1}; state <= ST_COL_LOAD; end else begin state <= ST_DONE; end end // ================================================================ // ST_DONE: Frame complete, return to idle // ================================================================ ST_DONE: begin cfar_status <= 8'd0; state <= ST_IDLE; `ifdef SIMULATION $display("[CFAR] Frame complete: %0d total detections", detect_count); `endif end default: state <= ST_IDLE; endcase end end // ============================================================================ // BRAM + LINE BUFFER INITIALIZATION (simulation only) // ============================================================================ `ifdef SIMULATION integer init_i; initial begin for (init_i = 0; init_i < TOTAL_CELLS; init_i = init_i + 1) mag_mem[init_i] = 0; for (init_i = 0; init_i < NUM_RANGE_BINS; init_i = init_i + 1) col_buf[init_i] = 0; end `endif endmodule