SpiNNaker Manchester (PyNN 0.9) and GFE¶

These pages document the python code for the Spinnaker Projectwhich can be found on github.

This includes sPyNNaker 6, an implementation of PyNN 0.9 for the SpiNNaker platform, It is an implementation of a toolkit for creating simulations of spiking neural networks. sPyNNaker is particularly noted for being able to run very large simulations and in real-time; it is possible to interface external hardware directly to a SpiNNaker system.

The SpiNNakerGraphFrontEnd which is optimised for non-neural simulations. (Hybrid neural/non-neural simulations are also possible; contact the team if you are interested.)

SpiNNUtils¶

This provides basic utility functions and classes to other parts of SpiNNaker’s tooling. Nothing in here knows anything about SpiNNaker functionality.

SpiNNUtils
- Contents
  - spinn_utilities
- Indices and tables

SpiNNUtils_github

SpiNNUtils_individual_docs

SpiNNMachine¶

This package is used to provide a Python representation of a SpiNNaker machine. This contains the basic model of SpiNNaker hardware, as required by the other packages described below.

SpiNNMachine

SpiNNMachine_github

SpiNNMachine_individual_docs

PACMAN¶

This package provides utilities for partitioning, placing and routing a graph-based application on a SpiNNaker machine.

PACMAN

PACMAN_github

PACMAN_individual_docs

SpiNNMan¶

This package provides a transceiver for communicating with a SpiNNaker machine.

SpiNNMan

SpiNNMan_github

SpiNNMan_individual_docs

DataSpecification¶

This package provides utilities for specifying binary data algorithmically, and executing the specifications to produce the data.

DataSpecification

DataSpecification_github

DataSpecification_individual_docs

SpiNNFrontEndCommon¶

This package provides functionality which are common to all front ends that translate application level programs into executables which run on a SpiNNaker machine.

SpiNNFrontEndCommon
- Contents
  - spinn_front_end_common
- Indices and tables

SpiNNFrontEndCommon_github

SpiNNFrontEndCommon_individual_docs

sPyNNaker¶

This package provides a PyNN 0.9 implementation for SpiNNaker.

sPyNNaker
- Contents
  - spynnaker
- Indices and tables

sPyNNaker_github

sPyNNaker_individual_docs

SpiNNakerGraphFrontEnd¶

This package provides a Graph Front End implementation for SpiNNaker.

SpiNNakerGraphFrontEnd
- Contents
  - spinnaker_graph_front_end
- Indices and tables

SpiNNakerGraphFrontEnd_github

SpiNNakerGraphFrontEnd_individual_docs

spalloc¶

Spalloc is a Python client library and set of command-line programs for requesting SpiNNaker machines from a spalloc server.

The spalloc module uses a different documentation style so is not included here.

Their documentation can be found at: spalloc_readthedocs

spalloc_github

spalloc_server¶

A SpiNNaker machine management application which manages the partitioning and allocation of large SpiNNaker machines into smaller fragments for many simultaneous users.

The spalloc_server module uses a different documentation style so is not included here.

Their documentation can be found at: spalloc_server_readthedocs

spalloc_server_github