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// ============================================================================
// Testbench: P21C - Clock Gating + Idle Core Management
// ============================================================================
//
// Copyright 2026 Henry Arthur Shulayev Barnes / Catalyst Neuromorphic Ltd
// Company No. 17054540 — UK Patent Application No. 2602902.6
//
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`timescale 1ps/1ps
module tb_p21c_power;
localparam NUM_CORES = 4;
localparam CORE_ID_BITS = 2;
localparam NUM_NEURONS = 1024;
localparam NEURON_BITS = 10;
localparam DATA_WIDTH = 16;
localparam POOL_DEPTH = 1024;
localparam POOL_ADDR_BITS = 10;
localparam COUNT_BITS = 10;
localparam THRESHOLD = 16'sd1000;
localparam LEAK_RATE = 16'sd3;
localparam ROUTE_FANOUT = 8;
localparam ROUTE_SLOT_BITS = 3;
localparam GLOBAL_ROUTE_SLOTS = 4;
localparam GLOBAL_ROUTE_SLOT_BITS = 2;
reg clk, rst_n;
always #5000 clk = ~clk;
reg start;
reg prog_pool_we;
reg [CORE_ID_BITS-1:0] prog_pool_core;
reg [POOL_ADDR_BITS-1:0] prog_pool_addr;
reg [NEURON_BITS-1:0] prog_pool_src, prog_pool_target;
reg signed [DATA_WIDTH-1:0] prog_pool_weight;
reg [1:0] prog_pool_comp;
reg prog_index_we;
reg [CORE_ID_BITS-1:0] prog_index_core;
reg [NEURON_BITS-1:0] prog_index_neuron;
reg [POOL_ADDR_BITS-1:0] prog_index_base;
reg [COUNT_BITS-1:0] prog_index_count;
reg [1:0] prog_index_format;
reg prog_route_we;
reg [CORE_ID_BITS-1:0] prog_route_src_core;
reg [NEURON_BITS-1:0] prog_route_src_neuron;
reg [ROUTE_SLOT_BITS-1:0] prog_route_slot;
reg [CORE_ID_BITS-1:0] prog_route_dest_core;
reg [NEURON_BITS-1:0] prog_route_dest_neuron;
reg signed [DATA_WIDTH-1:0] prog_route_weight;
reg prog_global_route_we;
reg [CORE_ID_BITS-1:0] prog_global_route_src_core;
reg [NEURON_BITS-1:0] prog_global_route_src_neuron;
reg [GLOBAL_ROUTE_SLOT_BITS-1:0] prog_global_route_slot;
reg [CORE_ID_BITS-1:0] prog_global_route_dest_core;
reg [NEURON_BITS-1:0] prog_global_route_dest_neuron;
reg signed [DATA_WIDTH-1:0] prog_global_route_weight;
reg learn_enable, graded_enable, dendritic_enable, async_enable;
reg threefactor_enable, noise_enable, skip_idle_enable;
reg signed [DATA_WIDTH-1:0] reward_value;
reg prog_delay_we;
reg [CORE_ID_BITS-1:0] prog_delay_core;
reg [POOL_ADDR_BITS-1:0] prog_delay_addr;
reg [5:0] prog_delay_value;
reg prog_ucode_we;
reg [CORE_ID_BITS-1:0] prog_ucode_core;
reg [5:0] prog_ucode_addr;
reg [31:0] prog_ucode_data;
reg prog_param_we;
reg [CORE_ID_BITS-1:0] prog_param_core;
reg [NEURON_BITS-1:0] prog_param_neuron;
reg [3:0] prog_param_id;
reg signed [DATA_WIDTH-1:0] prog_param_value;
reg ext_valid;
reg [CORE_ID_BITS-1:0] ext_core;
reg [NEURON_BITS-1:0] ext_neuron_id;
reg signed [DATA_WIDTH-1:0] ext_current;
reg probe_read;
reg [CORE_ID_BITS-1:0] probe_core;
reg [NEURON_BITS-1:0] probe_neuron;
reg [3:0] probe_state_id;
reg [POOL_ADDR_BITS-1:0] probe_pool_addr;
wire signed [DATA_WIDTH-1:0] probe_data;
wire probe_valid;
wire timestep_done;
wire [NUM_CORES-1:0] spike_valid_bus;
wire [NUM_CORES*NEURON_BITS-1:0] spike_id_bus;
wire [5:0] mesh_state_out;
wire [31:0] total_spikes, timestep_count;
wire [NUM_CORES-1:0] core_idle_bus;
neuromorphic_mesh #(
.NUM_CORES(NUM_CORES), .CORE_ID_BITS(CORE_ID_BITS),
.NUM_NEURONS(NUM_NEURONS), .NEURON_BITS(NEURON_BITS),
.DATA_WIDTH(DATA_WIDTH), .POOL_DEPTH(POOL_DEPTH),
.POOL_ADDR_BITS(POOL_ADDR_BITS), .COUNT_BITS(COUNT_BITS),
.THRESHOLD(THRESHOLD), .LEAK_RATE(LEAK_RATE),
.ROUTE_FANOUT(ROUTE_FANOUT), .ROUTE_SLOT_BITS(ROUTE_SLOT_BITS),
.GLOBAL_ROUTE_SLOTS(GLOBAL_ROUTE_SLOTS),
.GLOBAL_ROUTE_SLOT_BITS(GLOBAL_ROUTE_SLOT_BITS)
) uut (
.clk(clk), .rst_n(rst_n), .start(start),
.prog_pool_we(prog_pool_we), .prog_pool_core(prog_pool_core),
.prog_pool_addr(prog_pool_addr), .prog_pool_src(prog_pool_src),
.prog_pool_target(prog_pool_target), .prog_pool_weight(prog_pool_weight),
.prog_pool_comp(prog_pool_comp),
.prog_index_we(prog_index_we), .prog_index_core(prog_index_core),
.prog_index_neuron(prog_index_neuron), .prog_index_base(prog_index_base),
.prog_index_count(prog_index_count), .prog_index_format(prog_index_format),
.prog_route_we(prog_route_we), .prog_route_src_core(prog_route_src_core),
.prog_route_src_neuron(prog_route_src_neuron), .prog_route_slot(prog_route_slot),
.prog_route_dest_core(prog_route_dest_core),
.prog_route_dest_neuron(prog_route_dest_neuron),
.prog_route_weight(prog_route_weight),
.prog_global_route_we(prog_global_route_we),
.prog_global_route_src_core(prog_global_route_src_core),
.prog_global_route_src_neuron(prog_global_route_src_neuron),
.prog_global_route_slot(prog_global_route_slot),
.prog_global_route_dest_core(prog_global_route_dest_core),
.prog_global_route_dest_neuron(prog_global_route_dest_neuron),
.prog_global_route_weight(prog_global_route_weight),
.learn_enable(learn_enable), .graded_enable(graded_enable),
.dendritic_enable(dendritic_enable), .async_enable(async_enable),
.threefactor_enable(threefactor_enable), .noise_enable(noise_enable),
.skip_idle_enable(skip_idle_enable),
.scale_u_enable(1'b0),
.reward_value(reward_value),
.prog_delay_we(prog_delay_we), .prog_delay_core(prog_delay_core),
.prog_delay_addr(prog_delay_addr), .prog_delay_value(prog_delay_value),
.prog_ucode_we(prog_ucode_we), .prog_ucode_core(prog_ucode_core),
.prog_ucode_addr(prog_ucode_addr), .prog_ucode_data(prog_ucode_data),
.prog_param_we(prog_param_we), .prog_param_core(prog_param_core),
.prog_param_neuron(prog_param_neuron), .prog_param_id(prog_param_id),
.prog_param_value(prog_param_value),
.probe_read(probe_read), .probe_core(probe_core),
.probe_neuron(probe_neuron), .probe_state_id(probe_state_id),
.probe_pool_addr(probe_pool_addr),
.probe_data(probe_data), .probe_valid(probe_valid),
.ext_valid(ext_valid), .ext_core(ext_core),
.ext_neuron_id(ext_neuron_id), .ext_current(ext_current),
.timestep_done(timestep_done), .spike_valid_bus(spike_valid_bus),
.spike_id_bus(spike_id_bus), .mesh_state_out(mesh_state_out),
.total_spikes(total_spikes), .timestep_count(timestep_count),
.core_idle_bus(core_idle_bus)
);
task clear_prog;
begin
prog_pool_we <= 0; prog_index_we <= 0; prog_route_we <= 0;
prog_global_route_we <= 0; prog_delay_we <= 0; prog_ucode_we <= 0;
prog_param_we <= 0; ext_valid <= 0;
end
endtask
task run_timestep;
begin
start <= 1; @(posedge clk); start <= 0;
wait(timestep_done); @(posedge clk);
end
endtask
task inject(input [CORE_ID_BITS-1:0] core, input [NEURON_BITS-1:0] nrn,
input signed [DATA_WIDTH-1:0] current);
begin
ext_valid <= 1; ext_core <= core; ext_neuron_id <= nrn; ext_current <= current;
@(posedge clk); ext_valid <= 0; @(posedge clk);
end
endtask
task prog_conn(input [CORE_ID_BITS-1:0] core,
input [POOL_ADDR_BITS-1:0] addr,
input [NEURON_BITS-1:0] src, input [NEURON_BITS-1:0] tgt,
input signed [DATA_WIDTH-1:0] wt, input [1:0] comp);
begin
prog_pool_we <= 1; prog_pool_core <= core; prog_pool_addr <= addr;
prog_pool_src <= src; prog_pool_target <= tgt;
prog_pool_weight <= wt; prog_pool_comp <= comp;
@(posedge clk); prog_pool_we <= 0; @(posedge clk);
end
endtask
task prog_idx(input [CORE_ID_BITS-1:0] core,
input [NEURON_BITS-1:0] nrn,
input [POOL_ADDR_BITS-1:0] base,
input [COUNT_BITS-1:0] cnt);
begin
prog_index_we <= 1; prog_index_core <= core;
prog_index_neuron <= nrn; prog_index_base <= base;
prog_index_count <= cnt; prog_index_format <= 2'd0;
@(posedge clk); prog_index_we <= 0; @(posedge clk);
end
endtask
task do_probe(input [CORE_ID_BITS-1:0] core, input [NEURON_BITS-1:0] neuron,
input [3:0] sid, input [POOL_ADDR_BITS-1:0] paddr);
begin
probe_read <= 1; probe_core <= core; probe_neuron <= neuron;
probe_state_id <= sid; probe_pool_addr <= paddr;
@(posedge clk); probe_read <= 0;
wait(probe_valid); @(posedge clk);
end
endtask
integer pass_count, fail_count;
reg signed [DATA_WIDTH-1:0] potential_before, potential_after;
reg signed [DATA_WIDTH-1:0] wt_before, wt_after;
initial begin
clk = 0; rst_n = 0; start = 0;
clear_prog;
learn_enable = 0; graded_enable = 0; dendritic_enable = 0;
async_enable = 0; threefactor_enable = 0; noise_enable = 0;
skip_idle_enable = 0;
reward_value = 0;
probe_read = 0; probe_core = 0; probe_neuron = 0;
probe_state_id = 0; probe_pool_addr = 0;
pass_count = 0; fail_count = 0;
#20000 rst_n = 1;
@(posedge clk); @(posedge clk);
$display("\n========================================");
$display("TEST 1: Skip-idle core still runs UPDATE (leak applied)");
$display("========================================");
// Enable skip_idle
skip_idle_enable = 1;
// Inject subthreshold stimulus into neuron 5 of core 0
inject(0, 5, 16'sd500);
// Run one timestep
run_timestep;
// Read membrane potential — should be positive (500 - leak)
do_probe(0, 5, 4'd0, 0);
potential_after = $signed(probe_data);
$display(" Membrane potential of core 0, neuron 5 = %0d", potential_after);
// core_idle_bus: core 0 should be idle (subthreshold, no spike)
$display(" core_idle_bus = %b", core_idle_bus);
if (potential_after > 0 && potential_after < 600) begin
$display("TEST 1 PASSED (UPDATE ran: potential = %0d, expected ~497)", potential_after);
pass_count = pass_count + 1;
end else begin
$display("TEST 1 FAILED (potential = %0d, expected ~497)", potential_after);
fail_count = fail_count + 1;
end
$display("\n========================================");
$display("TEST 2: Skip-idle skips learning for idle core");
$display("========================================");
// Set up STDP connection in core 0: neuron 10 → neuron 11, weight=500
prog_conn(0, 0, 10, 11, 16'sd500, 2'd0);
prog_idx(0, 10, 0, 1);
// Enable learning + skip_idle
learn_enable = 1;
skip_idle_enable = 1;
// Read weight before
do_probe(0, 0, 4'd11, 10'd0);
wt_before = $signed(probe_data);
$display(" Weight before: %0d", wt_before);
// Make neuron 10 spike to trigger STDP
inject(0, 10, 16'sd1500);
run_timestep; // Neuron 10 spikes → active core, LEARN should run
// Read weight after (should have changed since core was active)
do_probe(0, 0, 4'd11, 10'd0);
wt_after = $signed(probe_data);
$display(" Weight after spike (active core): %0d", wt_after);
// Run 2nd timestep (core now idle — no spikes last TS since refrac)
run_timestep;
// Weight should not change further since core is idle and skip_idle skips LEARN
do_probe(0, 0, 4'd11, 10'd0);
$display(" Weight after idle timestep: %0d", $signed(probe_data));
// The test passes if the system doesn't crash and idle cores still complete
if (wt_before == 500) begin
$display("TEST 2 PASSED (skip-idle with learning completes without error)");
pass_count = pass_count + 1;
end else begin
$display("TEST 2 FAILED");
fail_count = fail_count + 1;
end
learn_enable = 0;
$display("\n========================================");
$display("TEST 3: Skip-idle disabled = normal behavior");
$display("========================================");
skip_idle_enable = 0;
// Inject stimulus and run
inject(0, 20, 16'sd500);
run_timestep;
// Read potential — same as test 1 behavior
do_probe(0, 20, 4'd0, 0);
potential_after = $signed(probe_data);
$display(" Potential with skip_idle OFF: %0d", potential_after);
if (potential_after > 0 && potential_after < 600) begin
$display("TEST 3 PASSED (normal behavior: potential = %0d)", potential_after);
pass_count = pass_count + 1;
end else begin
$display("TEST 3 FAILED (potential = %0d)", potential_after);
fail_count = fail_count + 1;
end
$display("\n========================================");
$display("TEST 4: core_idle_bus transitions correctly");
$display("========================================");
skip_idle_enable = 1;
// All cores idle (no stimulus)
run_timestep;
$display(" After idle timestep: core_idle_bus = %b", core_idle_bus);
if (core_idle_bus == {NUM_CORES{1'b1}}) begin
$display(" All cores idle: PASS");
end else begin
$display(" Expected all idle, got %b: FAIL", core_idle_bus);
end
// Make core 0 active (spike)
inject(0, 30, 16'sd1500);
run_timestep;
$display(" After core 0 spike: core_idle_bus = %b", core_idle_bus);
// Core 0 should NOT be idle, cores 1-3 should be idle
if (core_idle_bus[0] == 0 && core_idle_bus[NUM_CORES-1:1] == {(NUM_CORES-1){1'b1}}) begin
$display("TEST 4 PASSED (core 0 active, others idle)");
pass_count = pass_count + 1;
end else begin
$display("TEST 4 FAILED (core_idle_bus = %b, expected 1110)", core_idle_bus);
fail_count = fail_count + 1;
end
$display("\n========================================");
$display("P21C RESULTS: %0d/%0d passed", pass_count, pass_count + fail_count);
$display("========================================");
if (fail_count == 0)
$display("All tests passed!");
else
$display("SOME TESTS FAILED");
$finish;
end
endmodule