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F40 Crossbar Emulator โ€” Project Doc Blurb
Purpose
  • Implements a 4ร—8 analog crossbar emulator for vector-matrix multiply (VMM): column currents reflect weighted sums of four row inputs per column.
  • This is the โ€œexcitatoryโ€ bank (8 columns); an inhibitory bank can be added later.
Architecture
  • 4 rows ร— 8 columns of synapses (32 total). Each synapse multiplies a shared row input by an individual weight voltage.
  • Eight quad DAC channels (one quad per column) generate the weight voltages.
  • Two quad op-amps implement eight inverting column summers (one per column, 4 inputs each).
  • A bus transceiver level-shifts MCU row spikes to the 5 V row domain.
Key interfaces
  • Rows (inputs): ROW0, ROW1, ROW2, ROW3 (post-level-shift, nominal 5 V).
  • Column outputs (to next stage): V_COL_SUM[0..7].
  • I2C bus: SDA, SCL (3.3 V logic), pulled up by 4.7 kฮฉ.
  • Header: CROSSBAR_I2C 2ร—5 (pins: 3V3, GND, SDA, SCL, LS_DIR, LS_OE_N, ROW0_MCU, ROW1_MCU, ROW2_MCU, ROW3_MCU).
  • Test points: TP_ROW0..3, TP_COL0..7, TP_WEIGHT_SAMPLE.
Power rails
  • Analog: +5 V (V5A), โˆ’5 V (VN5A).
  • Digital: +3.3 V (V3D).
  • Grounding: AGND_SUM is a local bias net for the column summers and is tied to GND at a single 0 ฮฉ link (net-tie). Do not pour AGND_SUM planes.
Design details
  • Column summers: inverting configuration; 4ร— input resistors per column and 1ร— feedback resistor (nominal 10 kฮฉ each for unity-weighted sum).
  • Non-inverting pin biasing: each summer IN+ references ground only through a resistor to AGND_SUM (no direct IN+ to GND ties).
  • Perโ€‘IC decoupling: 100 nF at each IC supply; place close to pins.
  • DAC bulk caps: 10 ยตF per DAC on VDD, plus local 100 nF.
I2C addressing
  • Excitatory bank: 0x60โ€“0x67 (one quad per column).
  • Reserve 0x68โ€“0x6F for an optional inhibitory bank.
PCB constraints
  • Board size: 100 mm ร— 80 mm.
  • Keep analog paths short; place decouplers within 5 mm of pins.
  • Do not pour AGND_SUM; maintain a single-point tie to GND.
Verification checklist
  • ERC/DRC clean; no shorted components.
  • IN+ pins of all summers biased via resistor to AGND_SUM only.
  • I2C pull-ups present; SDA/SCL at 3.3 V.
  • All row lines driven through the level shifter; DIR and OE set correctly.
  • All ICs have 100 nF decouplers; all DACs have 10 ยตF bulk.
  • Test points placed and named as listed.
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Resistance
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R23 P2 - U_SYN_R0_C5 W
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""F40 Crossbar Emulator"" ""3.3V Digital Domain"" ""Row Spike Level Shift"" ""PlusMinus5V Analog Domain"" ""4x8 AD633 Synapse Array"" ""Weight DACs"" ""Column Summing"" ROW[0:3] ROW0..ROW3 SDA SCL SDA SCL VOUTA-D W outputs "MCU ROW[0:3 "74HCT245 A->B" "ROW0..ROW3 shared row nets" "32x AD633 Multipliers" "CROSSBAR_I2C node_2x5 Header" "I2C Pullups 4.7k to 3.3V" "8x MCP4728 (0x60-0x67)" "WEIGHT nets from DACs" "2x TL074 (8 inverting summers)" "V_COL_SUM[0..7

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