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cff-version: 1.2.0
message: If you use this software, please cite it as below.
preferred-citation:
  type: article
  doi: 10.3389/fnins.2019.00231
  issn: 1662-453X
  url: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnins.2019.00231
  title: "SpiNNTools: The Execution Engine for the SpiNNaker Platform"
  journal: Frontiers in Neuroscience
  volume: 13
  year: 2019
  month: 3
  abstract: SpiNNaker is a massively parallel distributed architecture primarily focused on real time simulation of spiking neural networks. The largest realization of the architecture consists of one million general purpose processors, making it the largest neuromorphic computing platform in the world at the present time. Utilizing these processors efficiently requires expert knowledge of the architecture to generate executable code and to harness the potential of the unique inter-processor communications infra-structure that lies at the heart of the SpiNNaker architecture. This work introduces a software suite called SpiNNTools that can map a computational problem described as a graph into the required set of executables, application data and routing information necessary for simulation on this novel machine. The SpiNNaker architecture is highly scalable, giving rise to unique challenges in mapping the problem to the machines resources, loading the generated files to the machine and subsequently retrieving the results of simulation. In this paper we describe these challenges in detail and the solutions implemented.
  authors:
  - given-names: Andrew
    family-names: Rowley
    affiliation: University Of Manchester
    email: Andrew.Rowley@manchester.ac.uk
    orcid: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2646-8520
    website: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Andrew_Rowley2
  - given-names: Christian Y.
    family-names: Brenninkmeijer
    affiliation: University Of Manchester
    email: christian.brenninkmeijer@manchester.ac.uk
    orcid: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2937-7819
    website: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Christian_Brenninkmeijer
  - given-names: Simon
    family-names: Davidson
    affiliation: University Of Manchester
    orcid: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5385-442X
    website: https://research.manchester.ac.uk/en/persons/simon.davidson
  - given-names: Donal
    family-names: Fellows
    affiliation: University Of Manchester
    orcid: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9091-5938
    website: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Donal-Fellows
  - given-names: Andrew
    family-names: Gait
    affiliation: University Of Manchester
    orcid: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9349-1096
    website: https://personalpages.manchester.ac.uk/staff/andrew.gait/
  - given-names: David R.
    family-names: Lester
    affiliation: University Of Manchester
    orcid: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7267-291X
  - given-names: Luis A.
    family-names: Plana
    affiliation: University Of Manchester
    orcid: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6113-3929
    website: https://research.manchester.ac.uk/en/persons/luis.plana
  - given-names: Oliver
    family-names: Rhodes
    affiliation: University Of Manchester
    orcid: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1728-2828
    website: https://research.manchester.ac.uk/en/persons/oliver.rhodes
  - given-names: Alan B.
    family-names: Stokes
    affiliation: University Of Manchester
    orcid: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6110-1484
  - given-names: Steve B.
    family-names: Furber
    affiliation: University Of Manchester
    orcid: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6524-3367
    website: https://research.manchester.ac.uk/en/persons/steve.furber

title: Python utilities for interacting with a SpiNNaker machine.
authors:
    - name: SpiNNaker Software Team
      alias: For a list of contributors see https://github.com/SpiNNakerManchester/SpiNNMan/graphs/contributors or for a combined list see https://spinnakermanchester.github.io/latest/LicenseAgreement.html#contributors
      address: University of Manchester, Oxford Road
      city: Manchester
      country: GB
      email: spinnakerusers@googlegroups.com
      post-code: M13 9PL
      website: https://apt.cs.manchester.ac.uk/projects/SpiNNaker/
url: https://spinnakermanchester.github.io/
contact:
- address: University of Manchester, Oxford Road
  city: Manchester
  country: GB
  email: spinnakerusers@googlegroups.com
  name: SpiNNaker Software Team
  post-code: M13 9PL
license: Apache-2.0
repository: https://github.com/SpiNNakerManchester/SpiNNMan