diff --git a/verilog/dv/edabk_firmware_demo/SNN_data.c b/verilog/dv/edabk_firmware_demo/SNN_data.c
index 28e4823..be90380 100644
--- a/verilog/dv/edabk_firmware_demo/SNN_data.c
+++ b/verilog/dv/edabk_firmware_demo/SNN_data.c
@@ -2,213 +2,239 @@
 
 #include "SNN_data.h"
 
+#define NUM_CORES 5
+#define NEURONS_PER_CORE 32
+#define AXONS_PER_CORE 256
+
+typedef struct {
+    int8_t membrane_potential;
+    int8_t reset_posi_potential;
+    int8_t reset_nega_potential;
+    int8_t weights[4];
+    int8_t leakage_value;
+    int8_t positive_threshold;
+    int8_t negative_threshold;
+    uint8_t axon_dest;
+} Neuron;
+
+typedef struct {
+    Neuron neurons[NEURONS_PER_CORE];
+    uint32_t synapse_connection[AXONS_PER_CORE];
+} Core;
+
+typedef struct {
+    int8_t dx;
+    int8_t dy;
+    uint8_t axon_dest;
+} Packet;
+
 Core cores[NUM_CORES] = {
     { // Core 0
         .neurons = {
-            { 0, 0, -23, {0, 0, -19, 0}, 0, -18, 0, 0 },
-            { -17, 0, 0, {-16, 1, 0, 5}, 1, 0, 6, 1 },
-            { 0, 7, 1, {0, 8, 1, 0}, 9, 1, 0, 10 },
-            { 1, 0, 11, {1, 0, 12, 1}, 0, 13, 1, 0 },
-            { 14, 1, 0, {15, 1, 0, 16}, 1, 0, 33, 1 },
-            { 0, 34, 1, {0, 35, 1, 0}, 36, 1, 0, 37 },
-            { 1, 0, 38, {1, 0, 39, 1}, 0, 40, 1, 0 },
-            { 41, 1, 0, {42, 1, 0, 43}, 1, 0, 44, 1 },
-            { 0, 57, 1, {0, 61, 1, 0}, 62, 1, 0, 63 },
-            { 1, 0, 64, {1, 0, 84, 1}, 0, 85, 1, 0 },
-            { 111, 1, 0, {112, 1, 0, 113}, 1, 0, -118, 1 },
-            { 0, -117, 1, {0, -116, 1, 0}, -90, 1, 0, 167 },
-            { 1, 0, -63, {1, 0, -62, 1}, 0, -61, 1, 0 },
-            { -35, 1, 0, {-34, 1, 0, -33}, 1, 0, -7, 1 },
-            { 0, -6, 1, {0, -5, 1, 0}, -4, 1, 0, 253 },
-            { 1, 0, -2, {2, 0, 17, 2}, 0, 18, 2, 0 },
-            { 19, 2, 0, {45, 2, 0, 46}, 2, 0, 47, 2 },
-            { 0, 73, 2, {0, 74, 2, 0}, 75, 2, 0, 76 },
-            { 2, 0, 77, {2, 0, 78, 2}, 0, 101, 2, 0 },
-            { 102, 2, 0, {103, 2, 0, 104}, 2, 0, 105, 2 },
-            { 0, 106, 2, {0, 107, 2, 0}, 108, 2, 0, 109 },
-            { 2, 0, 110, {2, 0, 111, 2}, 0, 112, 2, 0 },
-            { 113, 2, 0, {114, 2, 0, -125}, 2, 0, -124, 2 },
-            { 0, -123, 2, {0, -122, 2, 0}, -121, 2, 0, 136 },
-            { 2, 0, -119, {2, 0, -118, 2}, 0, -117, 2, 0 },
-            { -116, 2, 0, {-115, 2, 0, -114}, 2, 0, -93, 2 },
-            { 0, -92, 2, {0, -91, 2, 0}, -90, 2, 0, 167 },
-            { 2, 0, -88, {2, 0, -87, 2}, 0, -86, 2, 0 },
-            { -85, 2, 0, {-64, 2, 0, -63}, 2, 0, -62, 2 },
-            { 0, -60, 2, {0, -59, 2, 0}, -58, 2, 0, 199 },
-            { 2, 0, -36, {2, 0, -35, 2}, 0, -34, 2, 0 },
-            { -33, 2, 0, {-32, 2, 0, -31}, 2, 0, -30, 2 },
+            { 0, 0, 0, {1, -1, 1, -1}, 0, 0, 0, 0 },
+            { 0, 0, 0, {1, -1, 1, -1}, 0, 0, 0, 1 },
+            { 0, 0, 0, {1, -1, 1, -1}, 0, 0, 0, 2 },
+            { 0, 0, 0, {1, -1, 1, -1}, 0, 0, 0, 3 },
+            { 0, 0, 0, {1, -1, 1, -1}, 0, 0, 0, 4 },
+            { 0, 0, 0, {1, -1, 1, -1}, 0, 0, 0, 5 },
+            { 0, 0, 0, {1, -1, 1, -1}, 0, 0, 0, 6 },
+            { 0, 0, 0, {1, -1, 1, -1}, 0, 0, 0, 7 },
+            { 0, 0, 0, {0, 0, 0, 0}, 0, 1, 0, 0 },
+            { 0, 0, 0, {0, 0, 0, 0}, 0, 1, 0, 0 },
+            { 0, 0, 0, {0, 0, 0, 0}, 0, 1, 0, 0 },
+            { 0, 0, 0, {0, 0, 0, 0}, 0, 1, 0, 0 },
+            { 0, 0, 0, {0, 0, 0, 0}, 0, 1, 0, 0 },
+            { 0, 0, 0, {0, 0, 0, 0}, 0, 1, 0, 0 },
+            { 0, 0, 0, {0, 0, 0, 0}, 0, 1, 0, 0 },
+            { 0, 0, 0, {0, 0, 0, 0}, 0, 1, 0, 0 },
+            { 0, 0, 0, {0, 0, 0, 0}, 0, 1, 0, 0 },
+            { 0, 0, 0, {0, 0, 0, 0}, 0, 1, 0, 0 },
+            { 0, 0, 0, {0, 0, 0, 0}, 0, 1, 0, 0 },
+            { 0, 0, 0, {0, 0, 0, 0}, 0, 1, 0, 0 },
+            { 0, 0, 0, {0, 0, 0, 0}, 0, 1, 0, 0 },
+            { 0, 0, 0, {0, 0, 0, 0}, 0, 1, 0, 0 },
+            { 0, 0, 0, {0, 0, 0, 0}, 0, 1, 0, 0 },
+            { 0, 0, 0, {0, 0, 0, 0}, 0, 1, 0, 0 },
+            { 0, 0, 0, {0, 0, 0, 0}, 0, 1, 0, 0 },
+            { 0, 0, 0, {0, 0, 0, 0}, 0, 1, 0, 0 },
+            { 0, 0, 0, {0, 0, 0, 0}, 0, 1, 0, 0 },
+            { 0, 0, 0, {0, 0, 0, 0}, 0, 1, 0, 0 },
+            { 0, 0, 0, {0, 0, 0, 0}, 0, 1, 0, 0 },
+            { 0, 0, 0, {0, 0, 0, 0}, 0, 1, 0, 0 },
+            { 0, 0, 0, {0, 0, 0, 0}, 0, 1, 0, 0 },
+            { 0, 0, 0, {0, 0, 0, 0}, 0, 1, 0, 0 },
         },
         .synapse_connection = {
-            0x0002E300,
-            0xF90002F8,
-            0x02FA0002,
-            0x0002FB00,
-            0xFD0002FC,
-            0x03FE0002,
-            0x00031000,
-            0x12000311,
-            0x03140003,
-            0x00031500,
-            0x17000316,
-            0x032C0003,
-            0x00032D00,
-            0x2F00032E,
-            0x03300003,
-            0x00033100,
-            0x33000332,
-            0x03480003,
-            0x00034900,
-            0x4B00034A,
-            0x034C0003,
-            0x00034D00,
-            0x6500034E,
-            0x03660003,
-            0x00036700,
-            0x69000368,
-            0x00830003,
-            0x0000D300,
-            0xD50000D4,
-            0x00EC0000,
-            0x0000ED00,
-            0xEF0000EE,
-            0x00F00000,
-            0x0000F100,
-            0xF30000F2,
-            0x00F40000,
-            0x0001F500,
-            0x24000123,
-            0x01250001,
-            0x00013C00,
-            0x3E00013D,
-            0x013F0001,
-            0x00014000,
-            0x42000141,
-            0x01430001,
-            0x00014400,
-            0x56000145,
-            0x01570001,
-            0x00015800,
-            0x5A000159,
-            0x015B0001,
-            0x00015C00,
-            0x5E00015D,
-            0x015F0001,
-            0x00016000,
-            0x70000161,
-            0x01710001,
-            0x00017200,
-            0x74000173,
-            0x01750001,
-            0x00017900,
-            0x7C00017B,
-            0x017D0001,
-            0x00017E00,
-            0x8D00018C,
-            0x018E0001,
-            0x00018F00,
-            0x98000195,
-            0x01990001,
-            0x00019A00,
-            0xA80001A7,
-            0x01A90001,
-            0x0001B200,
-            0xB40001B3,
-            0x01B50001,
-            0x0001B600,
-            0xC40001C3,
-            0x01C50001,
-            0x0001C700,
-            0xC90001C8,
-            0x01CA0001,
-            0x0001CB00,
-            0xCD0001CC,
-            0x01CE0001,
-            0x0001CF00,
-            0xD10001D0,
-            0x01DF0001,
-            0x0001E000,
-            0xE20001E1,
-            0x01E30001,
-            0x0001E400,
-            0xE60001E5,
-            0x01E70001,
-            0x0001E800,
-            0xEA0001E9,
-            0x01EB0001,
-            0x0001EC00,
-            0xFE0001FD,
-            0x02FF0001,
-            0x00020200,
-            0x04000203,
-            0x02050002,
-            0x00020600,
-            0x14000213,
-            0x02150002,
-            0x00021700,
-            0x19000218,
-            0x021A0002,
-            0x00021B00,
-            0x1D00021C,
-            0x021E0002,
-            0x00021F00,
-            0x21000220,
-            0x022F0002,
-            0x00023000,
-            0x32000231,
-            0x02330002,
-            0x00023400,
-            0x36000235,
-            0x02370002,
-            0x00023800,
-            0x3A000239,
-            0x023B0002,
-            0x00023C00,
-            0x4E00024D,
-            0x024F0002,
-            0x00025000,
-            0x52000251,
-            0x02530002,
-            0x00025400,
-            0x56000255,
-            0x02570002,
-            0x00026E00,
-            0x7000026F,
-            0x02710002,
-            0x00028A00,
-            0x8C00028B,
-            0x02A50002,
-            0x0002A600,
-            0xA80002A7,
-            0x02C00002,
-            0x0002C100,
-            0xC30002C2,
-            0x02DB0002,
-            0x0002DC00,
-            0xDE0002DD,
-            0x02F70002,
-            0x0002F800,
-            0xFA0002F9,
-            0x03100003,
-            0x00031100,
-            0x13000312,
-            0x032B0003,
-            0x00032C00,
-            0x2E00032D,
-            0x03470003,
-            0x00034800,
-            0x4A000349,
-            0x03620003,
-            0x00036300,
-            0x65000364,
-            0x037E0003,
-            0x00037F00,
-            0x99000380,
-            0x039A0003,
-            0x00039B00,
-            0xB500039C,
-            0x03B60003,
-            0x0003B700,
+            0x000000DF,
+            0x0000000C,
+            0x00000073,
+            0x00000060,
+            0x000000BE,
+            0x00000061,
+            0x00000096,
+            0x00000028,
+            0x00000096,
+            0x000000E8,
+            0x00000097,
+            0x00000009,
+            0x000000F2,
+            0x00000048,
+            0x00000070,
+            0x0000000B,
+            0x000000DC,
+            0x00000000,
+            0x000000DE,
+            0x00000066,
+            0x00000061,
+            0x000000FA,
+            0x00000005,
+            0x000000F2,
+            0x0000003F,
+            0x000000A0,
+            0x00000061,
+            0x0000009C,
+            0x00000073,
+            0x0000008B,
+            0x0000005B,
+            0x0000002A,
+            0x00000017,
+            0x00000061,
+            0x0000001B,
+            0x00000032,
+            0x00000096,
+            0x000000B1,
+            0x000000D1,
+            0x00000005,
+            0x000000BA,
+            0x00000047,
+            0x000000B4,
+            0x00000003,
+            0x000000FC,
+            0x00000002,
+            0x000000AE,
+            0x000000D4,
+            0x00000020,
+            0x000000F7,
+            0x00000015,
+            0x0000008A,
+            0x000000B5,
+            0x000000C2,
+            0x00000075,
+            0x00000090,
+            0x000000F4,
+            0x0000003A,
+            0x0000008F,
+            0x00000059,
+            0x00000001,
+            0x00000020,
+            0x000000FA,
+            0x00000020,
+            0x00000053,
+            0x000000F4,
+            0x00000016,
+            0x0000006D,
+            0x00000040,
+            0x00000006,
+            0x00000015,
             0x000000D2,
+            0x0000004C,
+            0x00000072,
+            0x00000029,
+            0x00000065,
+            0x00000023,
+            0x000000D6,
+            0x00000001,
+            0x0000008A,
+            0x00000065,
+            0x00000098,
+            0x00000065,
+            0x000000BA,
+            0x00000075,
+            0x0000008B,
+            0x0000002B,
+            0x000000AF,
+            0x00000003,
+            0x000000F8,
+            0x0000001B,
+            0x00000069,
+            0x00000090,
+            0x00000063,
+            0x00000000,
+            0x000000F6,
+            0x00000041,
+            0x000000B6,
+            0x00000005,
+            0x00000092,
+            0x0000006F,
+            0x000000D0,
+            0x0000001B,
+            0x00000055,
+            0x00000009,
+            0x000000F5,
+            0x00000045,
+            0x00000082,
+            0x00000065,
+            0x0000009A,
+            0x00000074,
+            0x0000009A,
+            0x0000002F,
+            0x000000EC,
+            0x0000007C,
+            0x0000009D,
+            0x000000F5,
+            0x00000070,
+            0x0000009F,
+            0x00000068,
+            0x00000011,
+            0x000000E6,
+            0x00000010,
+            0x000000B6,
+            0x00000041,
+            0x000000EF,
+            0x00000049,
+            0x00000036,
+            0x00000069,
+            0x00000030,
+            0x000000E3,
+            0x000000DE,
+            0x00000085,
+            0x000000D6,
+            0x00000025,
+            0x0000009E,
+            0x00000065,
+            0x00000032,
+            0x0000006D,
+            0x0000008A,
+            0x000000D8,
+            0x00000071,
+            0x00000002,
+            0x0000005D,
+            0x000000D1,
+            0x00000098,
+            0x0000008E,
+            0x000000AB,
+            0x0000009C,
+            0x000000AC,
+            0x00000043,
+            0x000000AA,
+            0x00000056,
+            0x00000033,
+            0x00000009,
+            0x000000B6,
+            0x0000004B,
+            0x000000F4,
+            0x00000063,
+            0x000000FC,
+            0x00000020,
+            0x000000AE,
+            0x00000049,
+            0x0000009E,
+            0x00000025,
+            0x000000B2,
+            0x00000065,
+            0x00000050,
+            0x00000076,
+            0x00000007,
             0x000000F1,
             0x000000AC,
             0x000000FB,
@@ -299,14 +325,14 @@ Core cores[NUM_CORES] = {
     },
     { // Core 1
         .neurons = {
-            { 0, 0, 0, {1, -127, 1, -127}, 0, 0, 0, 64 },
-            { 0, 0, 0, {1, -127, 1, -127}, 0, 0, 0, 65 },
-            { 0, 0, 0, {1, -127, 1, -127}, 0, 0, 0, 66 },
-            { 0, 0, 0, {1, -127, 1, -127}, 0, 0, 0, 67 },
-            { 0, 0, 0, {1, -127, 1, -127}, 0, 0, 0, 68 },
-            { 0, 0, 0, {1, -127, 1, -127}, 0, 0, 0, 69 },
-            { 0, 0, 0, {1, -127, 1, -127}, 0, 0, 0, 70 },
-            { 0, 0, 0, {1, -127, 1, -127}, 0, 0, 0, 71 },
+            { 0, 0, 0, {1, -1, 1, -1}, 0, 0, 0, 64 },
+            { 0, 0, 0, {1, -1, 1, -1}, 0, 0, 0, 65 },
+            { 0, 0, 0, {1, -1, 1, -1}, 0, 0, 0, 66 },
+            { 0, 0, 0, {1, -1, 1, -1}, 0, 0, 0, 67 },
+            { 0, 0, 0, {1, -1, 1, -1}, 0, 0, 0, 68 },
+            { 0, 0, 0, {1, -1, 1, -1}, 0, 0, 0, 69 },
+            { 0, 0, 0, {1, -1, 1, -1}, 0, 0, 0, 70 },
+            { 0, 0, 0, {1, -1, 1, -1}, 0, 0, 0, 71 },
             { 0, 0, 0, {0, 0, 0, 0}, 0, 1, 0, 0 },
             { 0, 0, 0, {0, 0, 0, 0}, 0, 1, 0, 0 },
             { 0, 0, 0, {0, 0, 0, 0}, 0, 1, 0, 0 },
@@ -593,14 +619,14 @@ Core cores[NUM_CORES] = {
     },
     { // Core 2
         .neurons = {
-            { 0, 0, 0, {1, -127, 1, -127}, 0, 0, 0, 72 },
-            { 0, 0, 0, {1, -127, 1, -127}, 0, 0, 0, 73 },
-            { 0, 0, 0, {1, -127, 1, -127}, 0, 0, 0, 74 },
-            { 0, 0, 0, {1, -127, 1, -127}, 0, 0, 0, 75 },
-            { 0, 0, 0, {1, -127, 1, -127}, 0, 0, 0, 76 },
-            { 0, 0, 0, {1, -127, 1, -127}, 0, 0, 0, 77 },
-            { 0, 0, 0, {1, -127, 1, -127}, 0, 0, 0, 78 },
-            { 0, 0, 0, {1, -127, 1, -127}, 0, 0, 0, 79 },
+            { 0, 0, 0, {1, -1, 1, -1}, 0, 0, 0, 72 },
+            { 0, 0, 0, {1, -1, 1, -1}, 0, 0, 0, 73 },
+            { 0, 0, 0, {1, -1, 1, -1}, 0, 0, 0, 74 },
+            { 0, 0, 0, {1, -1, 1, -1}, 0, 0, 0, 75 },
+            { 0, 0, 0, {1, -1, 1, -1}, 0, 0, 0, 76 },
+            { 0, 0, 0, {1, -1, 1, -1}, 0, 0, 0, 77 },
+            { 0, 0, 0, {1, -1, 1, -1}, 0, 0, 0, 78 },
+            { 0, 0, 0, {1, -1, 1, -1}, 0, 0, 0, 79 },
             { 0, 0, 0, {0, 0, 0, 0}, 0, 1, 0, 0 },
             { 0, 0, 0, {0, 0, 0, 0}, 0, 1, 0, 0 },
             { 0, 0, 0, {0, 0, 0, 0}, 0, 1, 0, 0 },
@@ -887,14 +913,14 @@ Core cores[NUM_CORES] = {
     },
     { // Core 3
         .neurons = {
-            { 0, 0, 0, {1, -127, 1, -127}, 0, 0, 0, 80 },
-            { 0, 0, 0, {1, -127, 1, -127}, 0, 0, 0, 81 },
-            { 0, 0, 0, {1, -127, 1, -127}, 0, 0, 0, 82 },
-            { 0, 0, 0, {1, -127, 1, -127}, 0, 0, 0, 83 },
-            { 0, 0, 0, {1, -127, 1, -127}, 0, 0, 0, 84 },
-            { 0, 0, 0, {1, -127, 1, -127}, 0, 0, 0, 85 },
-            { 0, 0, 0, {1, -127, 1, -127}, 0, 0, 0, 86 },
-            { 0, 0, 0, {1, -127, 1, -127}, 0, 0, 0, 87 },
+            { 0, 0, 0, {1, -1, 1, -1}, 0, 0, 0, 80 },
+            { 0, 0, 0, {1, -1, 1, -1}, 0, 0, 0, 81 },
+            { 0, 0, 0, {1, -1, 1, -1}, 0, 0, 0, 82 },
+            { 0, 0, 0, {1, -1, 1, -1}, 0, 0, 0, 83 },
+            { 0, 0, 0, {1, -1, 1, -1}, 0, 0, 0, 84 },
+            { 0, 0, 0, {1, -1, 1, -1}, 0, 0, 0, 85 },
+            { 0, 0, 0, {1, -1, 1, -1}, 0, 0, 0, 86 },
+            { 0, 0, 0, {1, -1, 1, -1}, 0, 0, 0, 87 },
             { 0, 0, 0, {0, 0, 0, 0}, 0, 1, 0, 0 },
             { 0, 0, 0, {0, 0, 0, 0}, 0, 1, 0, 0 },
             { 0, 0, 0, {0, 0, 0, 0}, 0, 1, 0, 0 },
@@ -1181,36 +1207,36 @@ Core cores[NUM_CORES] = {
     },
     { // Core 4
         .neurons = {
-            { 0, 0, 0, {1, -127, 1, -127}, 0, 0, 0, 88 },
-            { 0, 0, 0, {1, -127, 1, -127}, 0, 0, 0, 89 },
-            { 0, 0, 0, {1, -127, 1, -127}, 0, 0, 0, 90 },
-            { 0, 0, 0, {1, -127, 1, -127}, 0, 0, 0, 91 },
-            { 0, 0, 0, {1, -127, 1, -127}, 0, 0, 0, 92 },
-            { 0, 0, 0, {1, -127, 1, -127}, 0, 0, 0, 93 },
-            { 0, 0, 0, {1, -127, 1, -127}, 0, 0, 0, 94 },
-            { 0, 0, 0, {1, -127, 1, -127}, 0, 0, 0, 95 },
-            { 0, 0, 0, {1, -127, 1, -127}, 0, 0, 0, 96 },
-            { 0, 0, 0, {1, -127, 1, -127}, 0, 0, 0, 0 },
-            { 0, 0, 0, {1, -127, 1, -127}, 0, 0, 0, 1 },
-            { 0, 0, 0, {1, -127, 1, -127}, 0, 0, 0, 2 },
-            { 0, 0, 0, {1, -127, 1, -127}, 0, 0, 0, 3 },
-            { 0, 0, 0, {1, -127, 1, -127}, 0, 0, 0, 4 },
-            { 0, 0, 0, {1, -127, 1, -127}, 0, 0, 0, 5 },
-            { 0, 0, 0, {1, -127, 1, -127}, 0, 0, 0, 6 },
-            { 0, 0, 0, {1, -127, 1, -127}, 0, 0, 0, 7 },
-            { 0, 0, 0, {1, -127, 1, -127}, 0, 0, 0, 8 },
-            { 0, 0, 0, {1, -127, 1, -127}, 0, 0, 0, 9 },
-            { 0, 0, 0, {1, -127, 1, -127}, 0, 0, 0, 138 },
-            { 0, 0, 0, {1, -127, 1, -127}, 0, 0, 0, 139 },
-            { 0, 0, 0, {1, -127, 1, -127}, 0, 0, 0, 140 },
-            { 0, 0, 0, {1, -127, 1, -127}, 0, 0, 0, 141 },
-            { 0, 0, 0, {1, -127, 1, -127}, 0, 0, 0, 142 },
-            { 0, 0, 0, {1, -127, 1, -127}, 0, 0, 0, 143 },
-            { 0, 0, 0, {1, -127, 1, -127}, 0, 0, 0, 144 },
-            { 0, 0, 0, {1, -127, 1, -127}, 0, 0, 0, 145 },
-            { 0, 0, 0, {1, -127, 1, -127}, 0, 0, 0, 146 },
-            { 0, 0, 0, {1, -127, 1, -127}, 0, 0, 0, 147 },
-            { 0, 0, 0, {1, -127, 1, -127}, 0, 0, 0, 148 },
+            { 0, 0, 0, {1, -1, 1, -1}, 0, 0, 0, 88 },
+            { 0, 0, 0, {1, -1, 1, -1}, 0, 0, 0, 89 },
+            { 0, 0, 0, {1, -1, 1, -1}, 0, 0, 0, 90 },
+            { 0, 0, 0, {1, -1, 1, -1}, 0, 0, 0, 91 },
+            { 0, 0, 0, {1, -1, 1, -1}, 0, 0, 0, 92 },
+            { 0, 0, 0, {1, -1, 1, -1}, 0, 0, 0, 93 },
+            { 0, 0, 0, {1, -1, 1, -1}, 0, 0, 0, 94 },
+            { 0, 0, 0, {1, -1, 1, -1}, 0, 0, 0, 95 },
+            { 0, 0, 0, {1, -1, 1, -1}, 0, 0, 0, 96 },
+            { 0, 0, 0, {1, -1, 1, -1}, 0, 0, 0, 0 },
+            { 0, 0, 0, {1, -1, 1, -1}, 0, 0, 0, 1 },
+            { 0, 0, 0, {1, -1, 1, -1}, 0, 0, 0, 2 },
+            { 0, 0, 0, {1, -1, 1, -1}, 0, 0, 0, 3 },
+            { 0, 0, 0, {1, -1, 1, -1}, 0, 0, 0, 4 },
+            { 0, 0, 0, {1, -1, 1, -1}, 0, 0, 0, 5 },
+            { 0, 0, 0, {1, -1, 1, -1}, 0, 0, 0, 6 },
+            { 0, 0, 0, {1, -1, 1, -1}, 0, 0, 0, 7 },
+            { 0, 0, 0, {1, -1, 1, -1}, 0, 0, 0, 8 },
+            { 0, 0, 0, {1, -1, 1, -1}, 0, 0, 0, 9 },
+            { 0, 0, 0, {1, -1, 1, -1}, 0, 0, 0, 138 },
+            { 0, 0, 0, {1, -1, 1, -1}, 0, 0, 0, 139 },
+            { 0, 0, 0, {1, -1, 1, -1}, 0, 0, 0, 140 },
+            { 0, 0, 0, {1, -1, 1, -1}, 0, 0, 0, 141 },
+            { 0, 0, 0, {1, -1, 1, -1}, 0, 0, 0, 142 },
+            { 0, 0, 0, {1, -1, 1, -1}, 0, 0, 0, 143 },
+            { 0, 0, 0, {1, -1, 1, -1}, 0, 0, 0, 144 },
+            { 0, 0, 0, {1, -1, 1, -1}, 0, 0, 0, 145 },
+            { 0, 0, 0, {1, -1, 1, -1}, 0, 0, 0, 146 },
+            { 0, 0, 0, {1, -1, 1, -1}, 0, 0, 0, 147 },
+            { 0, 0, 0, {1, -1, 1, -1}, 0, 0, 0, 148 },
             { 0, 0, 0, {0, 0, 0, 0}, 0, 1, 0, 0 },
             { 0, 0, 0, {0, 0, 0, 0}, 0, 1, 0, 0 },
         },
diff --git a/verilog/dv/edabk_firmware_demo/convert b/verilog/dv/edabk_firmware_demo/convert
index d04e965..06c4c38 100755
Binary files a/verilog/dv/edabk_firmware_demo/convert and b/verilog/dv/edabk_firmware_demo/convert differ
diff --git a/verilog/dv/edabk_firmware_demo/convert.c b/verilog/dv/edabk_firmware_demo/convert.c
index 288d39f..4085ba8 100644
--- a/verilog/dv/edabk_firmware_demo/convert.c
+++ b/verilog/dv/edabk_firmware_demo/convert.c
@@ -36,25 +36,6 @@ typedef struct {
     uint8_t axon_dest;
 } Packet;
 
-// Function to convert a string of bits to a signed integer
-int bitStringToSignedInt(char *str, int start, int end) {
-    int value = 0;
-    int sign = str[start] == '1' ? -1 : 1;
-    for (int i = start; i < end; i++) {
-        value = value * 2 + (str[i] - '0');
-    }
-    return sign == -1 ? -(value & ~(1 << (end - start - 1))) : value;
-}
-
-// Function to convert a string of bits to an unsigned integer
-unsigned int bitStringToUnsignedInt(char *str, int start, int end) {
-    unsigned int value = 0;
-    for (int i = start; i < end; i++) {
-        value = value * 2 + (str[i] - '0');
-    }
-    return value;
-}
-
 // // Function to convert a string of bits to a signed integer
 // int bitStringToSignedInt(char *str, int start, int end) {
 //     int value = 0;
@@ -74,6 +55,15 @@ unsigned int bitStringToUnsignedInt(char *str, int start, int end) {
 //     return value;
 // }
 
+// Function to convert a string of bits to an integer
+int bitStringToInt(char *str, int start, int end) {
+    int value = 0;
+    for (int i = start; i < end; i++) {
+        value = value * 2 + (str[i] - '0');
+    }
+    return value;
+}
+
 int main() {
     FILE *inputFile1, *inputFile2, *outputFile;
     char bitString[BITS_PER_NEURON + 1];
@@ -114,15 +104,15 @@ int main() {
 
             baseIndex += 16;
             for (int i = 0; i < 4; i++) {
-                cores[core].neurons[neuron].weights[i] = bitStringToSignedInt(bitString, baseIndex + i * 8, baseIndex + 8 + i * 8);
+                cores[core].neurons[neuron].weights[i] = bitStringToInt(bitString, baseIndex + i * 8, baseIndex + 8 + i * 8);
             }
 
             baseIndex += 32;
-            cores[core].neurons[neuron].leakage_value = bitStringToSignedInt(bitString, baseIndex, baseIndex + 8);
-            cores[core].neurons[neuron].positive_threshold = bitStringToSignedInt(bitString, baseIndex + 8, baseIndex + 16);
-            cores[core].neurons[neuron].negative_threshold = bitStringToSignedInt(bitString, baseIndex + 16, baseIndex + 24);
+            cores[core].neurons[neuron].leakage_value = bitStringToInt(bitString, baseIndex, baseIndex + 8);
+            cores[core].neurons[neuron].positive_threshold = bitStringToInt(bitString, baseIndex + 8, baseIndex + 16);
+            cores[core].neurons[neuron].negative_threshold = bitStringToInt(bitString, baseIndex + 16, baseIndex + 24);
             baseIndex += 24;
-            cores[core].neurons[neuron].axon_dest = bitStringToUnsignedInt(bitString, baseIndex, baseIndex + 8);
+            cores[core].neurons[neuron].axon_dest = bitStringToInt(bitString, baseIndex, baseIndex + 8);
 
             //Debug
             if (neuron == 1 && core ==0) {
@@ -160,7 +150,7 @@ int main() {
         packets[packetCount].dx = bitStringToInt(bitString, 0, 9);
         // printf("dx: %d; ", packets[packetCount].dx);
         packets[packetCount].dy = bitStringToInt(bitString, 9, 18);
-        packets[packetCount].axon_dest = bitStringToUnsignedInt(bitString, 18, 26);
+        packets[packetCount].axon_dest = bitStringToInt(bitString, 18, 26);
         packetCount++;
     }