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| 1 | +# Trinity FPGA: UART Bridge + Power Measurement Workflow |
| 2 | + |
| 3 | +> **Unblocks Issue #128 BLOCKER #2** — CH340 USB-UART cables arrived |
| 4 | +
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| 5 | +## Hardware Setup |
| 6 | + |
| 7 | +### Wiring (CH340 to QMTech XC7A100T) |
| 8 | + |
| 9 | +| FPGA Pin | Signal | CH340 Wire | Notes | |
| 10 | +|----------|--------|-----------|-------| |
| 11 | +| K20 | uart_tx | RX (green) | FPGA → Host | |
| 12 | +| L20 | uart_rx | TX (white) | Host → FPGA | |
| 13 | +| GND | GND | GND (black) | **Must connect** | |
| 14 | +| U22 | clk | — | 50 MHz onboard | |
| 15 | + |
| 16 | +### Mode Selection (DIP Switches) |
| 17 | + |
| 18 | +| Mode | sw[1] sw[0] | Description | Expected W | |
| 19 | +|------|------------|-------------|------------| |
| 20 | +| 0 | 0 0 | IDLE (all gated) | ~0.45W | |
| 21 | +| 1 | 0 1 | BLINK (LED only) | ~0.50W | |
| 22 | +| 2 | 1 0 | 1-BLOCK | ~0.60W | |
| 23 | +| 3 | 1 1 | 4-BLOCK (full pipeline) | ~0.75W | |
| 24 | +| 4 | btn | AUTO-CYCLE (1s each) | varies | |
| 25 | + |
| 26 | +Pin assignments: sw[0]=K21, sw[1]=J21, btn=P23 |
| 27 | + |
| 28 | +## Workflow |
| 29 | + |
| 30 | +### Step 1: Discover Device |
| 31 | + |
| 32 | +```bash |
| 33 | +tri fpga uart scan |
| 34 | +# → /dev/tty.wchusbserial10 [CH340] |
| 35 | +``` |
| 36 | + |
| 37 | +### Step 2: Flash Firmware |
| 38 | + |
| 39 | +```bash |
| 40 | +tri fpga power flash |
| 41 | +# Synthesizes power_modes.v via Docker openXC7 |
| 42 | +# Programs FPGA via JTAG (openFPGALoader) |
| 43 | +``` |
| 44 | + |
| 45 | +### Step 3: Verify UART Link |
| 46 | + |
| 47 | +```bash |
| 48 | +tri fpga uart ping /dev/tty.wchusbserial10 |
| 49 | +# → ✅ PONG OK (0x83) |
| 50 | +``` |
| 51 | + |
| 52 | +### Step 4: Measure Power |
| 53 | + |
| 54 | +```bash |
| 55 | +tri fpga power measure /dev/tty.wchusbserial10 |
| 56 | +# Cycles modes 0-4, reads watt values from UART |
| 57 | +# Saves to /tmp/trinity_power_results.json |
| 58 | +``` |
| 59 | + |
| 60 | +### Step 5: Generate Report |
| 61 | + |
| 62 | +```bash |
| 63 | +tri fpga power report |
| 64 | +# Writes papers/trinity-fpga/power_results.md |
| 65 | +``` |
| 66 | + |
| 67 | +### Step 6: Synthesis Validation (BLOCKER #1) |
| 68 | + |
| 69 | +```bash |
| 70 | +# Requires Docker + hdlc/ghdl:yosys |
| 71 | +tri fpga synth-validate |
| 72 | +# Runs all 10 targets from Makefile.validate |
| 73 | +# Writes fpga/openxc7-synth/benchmarks/synthesis_results.md |
| 74 | + |
| 75 | +# Or single module: |
| 76 | +tri fpga synth-validate matvec_243x729 |
| 77 | +``` |
| 78 | + |
| 79 | +## MCP Tools (Claude Code) |
| 80 | + |
| 81 | +After `tri serve --mcp`, these tools are available in Claude Code: |
| 82 | + |
| 83 | +| Tool | Description | |
| 84 | +|------|-------------| |
| 85 | +| `fpga_uart_scan` | Discover CH340/FTDI devices | |
| 86 | +| `fpga_uart_ping` | Verify UART link to FPGA | |
| 87 | +| `fpga_power_flash` | Flash power_modes.v bitstream | |
| 88 | +| `fpga_power_measure` | Collect 5-mode power data | |
| 89 | +| `fpga_power_report` | Generate markdown table | |
| 90 | +| `fpga_synth_validate` | Run Yosys via Docker | |
| 91 | + |
| 92 | +## Protocol Reference |
| 93 | + |
| 94 | +### UART Commands (115200 8-N-1) |
| 95 | + |
| 96 | +| Byte | Command | Response | |
| 97 | +|------|---------|----------| |
| 98 | +| 0x03 | PING | 0x83 PONG | |
| 99 | +| 0x00-0x04 | Set mode N | — | |
| 100 | +| 0x0E | Query power | `W:X.XX\n` | |
| 101 | +| 0x0F | Query mode | mode byte | |
| 102 | +| 0xAA 0x10 lo hi | Infer token | 4-byte u32 | |
| 103 | + |
| 104 | +Baud divisor: CLK_DIV = 27 @ 50 MHz → 115200 baud |
| 105 | + |
| 106 | +## Expected Results for Paper |
| 107 | + |
| 108 | +After running `measure + report`, update **Table 3** in `papers/trinity-fpga/draft.md`: |
| 109 | + |
| 110 | +``` |
| 111 | +IDLE: ~0.45W |
| 112 | +BLINK: ~0.50W (+0.05W LED) |
| 113 | +1-BLOCK: ~0.60W (+0.15W one TrinityBlock) |
| 114 | +4-BLOCK: ~0.75W (+0.30W full pipeline) |
| 115 | +``` |
| 116 | + |
| 117 | +Efficiency claim: **$0.86/tok/s/W** requires real power measurement. |
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