spynnaker.pyNN.external_devices_models package

Module contents

class spynnaker.pyNN.external_devices_models.AbstractEthernetController[source]

Bases: object

A controller that can send multicast packets which can be received over Ethernet and translated to control an external device

get_external_devices()[source]

Get the external devices that are to be controlled by the controller

Return type:iterable(AbstractMulticastControllableDevice)
get_message_translator()[source]

Get the translator of messages

Return type:AbstractEthernetTranslator
get_outgoing_partition_ids()[source]

Get the partition IDs of messages coming out of the controller

Return type:list(str)
class spynnaker.pyNN.external_devices_models.AbstractEthernetSensor[source]

Bases: object

get_database_connection()[source]

Get a Database Connection instance that this device uses to inject packets

Return type:SpynnakerLiveSpikesConnection
get_injector_label()[source]

Get the label to give to the Spike Injector

Return type:str
get_injector_parameters()[source]

Get the parameters of the Spike Injector to use with this device

Return type:dict(str,Any)
get_n_neurons()[source]

Get the number of neurons that will be sent out by the device

Return type:int
get_translator()[source]

Get a translator of multicast commands to Ethernet commands

Return type:AbstractEthernetTranslator
class spynnaker.pyNN.external_devices_models.AbstractEthernetTranslator[source]

Bases: object

A module that can translate packets received over Ethernet into control of an external device

translate_control_packet(multicast_packet)[source]

Translate a multicast packet received over Ethernet and send appropriate messages to the external device.

Parameters:multicast_packet (AbstractEIEIODataElement) – A received multicast packet
Return type:None
class spynnaker.pyNN.external_devices_models.ArbitraryFPGADevice(n_neurons, fpga_link_id, fpga_id, board_address=None, label=None)[source]

Bases: pacman.model.graphs.application.application_fpga_vertex.ApplicationFPGAVertex, spinn_front_end_common.abstract_models.impl.provides_key_to_atom_mapping_impl.ProvidesKeyToAtomMappingImpl

Parameters:
  • n_neurons (int) – Number of neurons
  • fpga_link_id (int) –
  • fpga_id (int) –
  • board_address (str or None) –
  • label (str or None) –
class spynnaker.pyNN.external_devices_models.AbstractMulticastControllableDevice[source]

Bases: object

A device that can be controlled by sending multicast packets to it, either directly, or via Ethernet using an AbstractEthernetTranslator

device_control_key

The key that must be sent to the device to control it

Return type:int
device_control_max_value

The maximum value to send to the device

Return type:float
device_control_min_value

The minimum value to send to the device

Return type:float
device_control_partition_id

A partition ID to give to an outgoing edge partition that will control this device

Return type:str
device_control_scaling_factor

The scaling factor used to send the payload to this device.

Return type:int
device_control_send_type

The type of data to be sent.

Return type:SendType
device_control_timesteps_between_sending

The number of timesteps between sending commands to the device. This defines the “sampling interval” for the device.

Return type:int
device_control_uses_payload

True if the control of the device accepts an arbitrary valued payload, the value of which will change the devices behaviour

Return type:bool
class spynnaker.pyNN.external_devices_models.ExternalDeviceLifControl(**kwargs)[source]

Bases: spynnaker.pyNN.models.neuron.abstract_pynn_neuron_model_standard.AbstractPyNNNeuronModelStandard

Abstract control module for the PushBot, based on the LIF neuron, but without spikes, and using the voltage as the output to the various devices

create_vertex(n_neurons, label, constraints, spikes_per_second, ring_buffer_sigma, incoming_spike_buffer_size, n_steps_per_timestep, drop_late_spikes, splitter)[source]

Create a vertex for a population of the model

Parameters:
  • n_neurons (int) – The number of neurons in the population
  • label (str) – The label to give to the vertex
  • constraints (list(AbstractConstraint) or None) – A list of constraints to give to the vertex, or None
Returns:

An application vertex for the population
Return type:

ApplicationVertex
class spynnaker.pyNN.external_devices_models.ExternalCochleaDevice(n_neurons, spinnaker_link, label=None, board_address=None)[source]

Bases: pacman.model.graphs.application.application_spinnaker_link_vertex.ApplicationSpiNNakerLinkVertex, spinn_front_end_common.abstract_models.impl.provides_key_to_atom_mapping_impl.ProvidesKeyToAtomMappingImpl

Parameters:
  • n_neurons (int) – Number of neurons
  • spinnaker_link (int) – The SpiNNaker link to which the cochlea is connected
  • label (str) –
  • board_address (str) –
class spynnaker.pyNN.external_devices_models.ExternalFPGARetinaDevice(mode, retina_key, spinnaker_link_id, polarity, label=None, board_address=None)[source]

Bases: pacman.model.graphs.application.application_spinnaker_link_vertex.ApplicationSpiNNakerLinkVertex, spinn_front_end_common.abstract_models.abstract_send_me_multicast_commands_vertex.AbstractSendMeMulticastCommandsVertex, spinn_front_end_common.abstract_models.abstract_provides_outgoing_partition_constraints.AbstractProvidesOutgoingPartitionConstraints, spinn_front_end_common.abstract_models.impl.provides_key_to_atom_mapping_impl.ProvidesKeyToAtomMappingImpl

Parameters:
  • mode (str) – The retina “mode”
  • retina_key (int) – The value of the top 16-bits of the key
  • spinnaker_link_id (int) – The SpiNNaker link to which the retina is connected
  • polarity (str) – The “polarity” of the retina data
  • label (str) –
  • board_address (str) –
DOWN_POLARITY = 'DOWN'
MERGED_POLARITY = 'MERGED'
MODE_128 = '128'
MODE_16 = '16'
MODE_32 = '32'
MODE_64 = '64'
UP_POLARITY = 'UP'
static get_n_neurons(mode, polarity)[source]
get_outgoing_partition_constraints(partition)[source]

Get constraints to be added to the given edge partition that comes out of this vertex.

Parameters:partition (AbstractOutgoingEdgePartition) – An edge that comes out of this vertex
Returns:A list of constraints
Return type:list(AbstractConstraint)
pause_stop_commands

The commands needed when pausing or stopping simulation

Return type:iterable(MultiCastCommand)
start_resume_commands

The commands needed when starting or resuming simulation

Return type:iterable(MultiCastCommand)
timed_commands

The commands to be sent at given times in the simulation

Return type:iterable(MultiCastCommand)
class spynnaker.pyNN.external_devices_models.MachineMunichMotorDevice(speed, sample_time, update_time, delay_time, delta_threshold, continue_if_not_different, label=None, constraints=None, app_vertex=None)[source]

Bases: pacman.model.graphs.machine.machine_vertex.MachineVertex, spinn_front_end_common.abstract_models.abstract_generates_data_specification.AbstractGeneratesDataSpecification, spinn_front_end_common.abstract_models.abstract_has_associated_binary.AbstractHasAssociatedBinary, spinn_front_end_common.abstract_models.impl.provides_key_to_atom_mapping_impl.ProvidesKeyToAtomMappingImpl, spinn_front_end_common.interface.provenance.provides_provenance_data_from_machine_impl.ProvidesProvenanceDataFromMachineImpl

An Omnibot motor control device. This has a real vertex and an external device vertex.

Parameters:
  • speed (int) –
  • sample_time (int) –
  • update_time (int) –
  • delay_time (int) –
  • delta_threshold (int) –
  • continue_if_not_different (bool) –
  • label (str) –
  • constraints –
  • app_vertex –
INPUT_BUFFER_FULL_NAME = 'Times_the_input_buffer_lost_packets'

The name of the provenance item saying that packets were lost.

MOTOR_PARTITION_ID = 'MOTOR'
generate_data_specification(spec, placement, routing_info)[source]

Generate a data specification.

Parameters:
Return type:

None
get_binary_file_name()[source]

Get the binary name to be run for this vertex.

Return type:str
get_binary_start_type()[source]

Get the start type of the binary to be run.

Return type:ExecutableType
get_n_keys_for_partition(_partition)[source]

Get the number of keys required by the given partition of edges.

Parameters:_partition (OutgoingEdgePartition) – An partition that comes out of this vertex
Returns:The number of keys required
Return type:int
parse_extra_provenance_items(label, x, y, p, provenance_data)[source]

Convert the remaining provenance words (those not in the standard set) into provenance items.

Called by get_provenance_data_from_machine()

Parameters:
  • label (str) – A descriptive label for the vertex (derived from label and placed position) to be used for provenance error reporting to the user.
  • x (int) – x coordinate of the chip where this core
  • y (int) – y coordinate of the core where this core
  • p (int) – virtual id of the core
  • provenance_data (list(int)) – The list of words of raw provenance data.
reserve_memory_regions(spec)[source]

Reserve SDRAM space for memory areas:

  1. Area for information on what data to record
  2. area for start commands
  3. area for end commands
Parameters:spec (DataSpecificationGenerator) – The data specification to write to
resources_required

The resources required by the vertex

Return type:ResourceContainer
class spynnaker.pyNN.external_devices_models.MunichMotorDevice(spinnaker_link_id, board_address=None, speed=30, sample_time=4096, update_time=512, delay_time=5, delta_threshold=23, continue_if_not_different=True, label=None)[source]

Bases: pacman.model.graphs.application.abstract.abstract_one_app_one_machine_vertex.AbstractOneAppOneMachineVertex, spinn_front_end_common.abstract_models.abstract_vertex_with_dependent_vertices.AbstractVertexWithEdgeToDependentVertices

An Omnibot motor control device. This has a real vertex and an external device vertex.

Parameters:
  • spinnaker_link_id (int) – The SpiNNaker link to which the motor is connected
  • board_address (str or None) –
  • speed (int) –
  • sample_time (int) –
  • update_time (int) –
  • delay_time (int) –
  • delta_threshold (int) –
  • continue_if_not_different (bool) –
  • label (str or None) –
default_initial_values = {}
default_parameters = {'board_address': None, 'continue_if_not_different': True, 'delay_time': 5, 'delta_threshold': 23, 'label': None, 'sample_time': 4096, 'speed': 30, 'update_time': 512}
dependent_vertices()[source]

Return the vertices which this vertex depends upon

Return type:iterable(ApplicationVertex)
edge_partition_identifiers_for_dependent_vertex(vertex)[source]

Return the dependent edge identifiers for a particular dependent vertex.

Parameters:vertex (ApplicationVertex) –
Return type:iterable(str)
class spynnaker.pyNN.external_devices_models.MunichRetinaDevice(retina_key, spinnaker_link_id, position, label='MunichRetinaDevice', polarity=None, board_address=None)[source]

Bases: pacman.model.graphs.application.application_spinnaker_link_vertex.ApplicationSpiNNakerLinkVertex, spinn_front_end_common.abstract_models.abstract_send_me_multicast_commands_vertex.AbstractSendMeMulticastCommandsVertex, spinn_front_end_common.abstract_models.abstract_provides_outgoing_partition_constraints.AbstractProvidesOutgoingPartitionConstraints, spinn_front_end_common.abstract_models.impl.provides_key_to_atom_mapping_impl.ProvidesKeyToAtomMappingImpl

An Omnibot silicon retina device.

Parameters:
  • retina_key (int) –
  • spinnaker_link_id (int) – The SpiNNaker link to which the retina is connected
  • position (str) – LEFT or RIGHT
  • label (str) –
  • polarity (str) – UP, DOWN or MERGED
  • board_address (str or None) –
DOWN_POLARITY = 'DOWN'
LEFT_RETINA = 'LEFT'

Select the left retina

MERGED_POLARITY = 'MERGED'
RIGHT_RETINA = 'RIGHT'

Select the right retina

UP_POLARITY = 'UP'
default_parameters = {'board_address': None, 'label': 'MunichRetinaDevice', 'polarity': None}
get_outgoing_partition_constraints(partition)[source]

Get constraints to be added to the given edge partition that comes out of this vertex.

Parameters:partition (AbstractOutgoingEdgePartition) – An edge that comes out of this vertex
Returns:A list of constraints
Return type:list(AbstractConstraint)
pause_stop_commands

The commands needed when pausing or stopping simulation

Return type:iterable(MultiCastCommand)
start_resume_commands

The commands needed when starting or resuming simulation

Return type:iterable(MultiCastCommand)
timed_commands

The commands to be sent at given times in the simulation

Return type:iterable(MultiCastCommand)
class spynnaker.pyNN.external_devices_models.ThresholdTypeMulticastDeviceControl(device)[source]

Bases: spynnaker.pyNN.models.neuron.threshold_types.abstract_threshold_type.AbstractThresholdType

A threshold type that can send multicast keys with the value of membrane voltage as the payload

Parameters:device (list(AbstractMulticastControllableDevice)) –
add_parameters(parameters)[source]

Add the initial values of the parameters to the parameter holder

Parameters:parameters (RangeDictionary) – A holder of the parameters
add_state_variables(state_variables)[source]

Add the initial values of the state variables to the state variables holder

Parameters:state_variables (RangeDictionary) – A holder of the state variables
get_n_cpu_cycles(n_neurons)[source]

Get the number of CPU cycles required to update the state

Parameters:n_neurons (int) – The number of neurons to get the cycles for
Return type:int
get_units(variable)[source]

Get the units of the given variable

Parameters:variable (str) – The name of the variable
get_values(parameters, state_variables, vertex_slice, ts)[source]

Get the values to be written to the machine for this model

Parameters:
  • parameters (RangeDictionary) – The holder of the parameters
  • state_variables (RangeDictionary) – The holder of the state variables
  • vertex_slice (Slice) – The slice of variables being retrieved
  • ts (float) – The time to be advanced in one call to the update of this component
Returns:

A list with the same length as self.struct.field_types
Return type:

list(int or float or list(int) or list(float) or RangedList)
has_variable(variable)[source]

Determine if this component has a variable by the given name

Parameters:variable (str) – The name of the variable
Return type:bool
update_values(values, parameters, state_variables)[source]

Update the parameters and state variables with the given struct values that have been read from the machine

Parameters:
  • values (list(list)) – The values read from the machine, one for each struct element
  • parameters (RangeDictionary) – The holder of the parameters to update
  • state_variables (RangeDictionary) – The holder of the state variables to update