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9 9  It is useful for a get-an-impression-fast:
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11 -* For BrainScaleS: [[Access this URL>>https://lab.jsc.ebrains.eu/hub/user-redirect/git-pull?repo=https%3A%2F%2Fgithub.com%2Felectronicvisions%2Fbrainscales2-demos.git&urlpath=lab%2Ftree%2Fbrainscales2-demos.git%2Ftutorial.ipynb&branch=jupyter-notebooks]] 
12 -This automatically clones the 'BrainScaleS example notebooks ([[from github>>https://github.com/electronicvisions/brainscales2-demos.git]]) for the current 'stable release kernel' into a lab session into a //non-persistent// location and opens the **tutorial index notebook**.
13 -You can also directly jump to e.g. the [[single neuron notebook>>https://lab.jsc.ebrains.eu/hub/user-redirect/git-pull?repo=https%3A%2F%2Fgithub.com%2Felectronicvisions%2Fbrainscales2-demos.git&urlpath=lab%2Ftree%2Fbrainscales2-demos.git%2Fts_00-single_neuron.ipynb&branch=jupyter-notebooks]] or the [[learning with superspike notebook>>https://lab.jsc.ebrains.eu/hub/user-redirect/git-pull?repo=https%3A%2F%2Fgithub.com%2Felectronicvisions%2Fbrainscales2-demos.git&urlpath=lab%2Ftree%2Fbrainscales2-demos.git%2Fts_01-superspike.ipynb&branch=jupyter-notebooks]].
11 +* For BrainScaleS: [[Access this URL>>https://lab.jsc.ebrains.eu/hub/user-redirect/git-pull?repo=https%3A%2F%2Fgithub.com%2Felectronicvisions%2Fbrainscales2-demos.git&urlpath=lab%2Ftree%2Fbrainscales2-demos.git%2Ftutorial.ipynb&branch=jupyter-notebooks-experimental]] 
12 +This automatically clones the BrainScaleS example notebooks ([[from github>>https://github.com/electronicvisions/brainscales2-demos.git]]) into a lab session into a //non-persistent// location and opens the **tutorial index notebook**.
13 +You can also directly jump to e.g. the [[single neuron notebook>>https://lab.jsc.ebrains.eu/hub/user-redirect/git-pull?repo=https%3A%2F%2Fgithub.com%2Felectronicvisions%2Fbrainscales2-demos.git&urlpath=lab%2Ftree%2Fbrainscales2-demos.git%2Fts_00-single_neuron.ipynb&branch=jupyter-notebooks-experimental]] or the [[learning with superspike notebook>>https://lab.jsc.ebrains.eu/hub/user-redirect/git-pull?repo=https%3A%2F%2Fgithub.com%2Felectronicvisions%2Fbrainscales2-demos.git&urlpath=lab%2Ftree%2Fbrainscales2-demos.git%2Fts_01-superspike.ipynb&branch=jupyter-notebooks-experimental]].
14 14  To run the notebook cells use the "Run" menu item. To execute all cells of the notebook use the "Run > Run all" menu item in the Jupyter window.
15 -\\Additional info: the link above clones the '//stable// version code' (for the current 'stable kernel' version). The "//stable//" version is a software set, which is updated around twice per year, so it does not have all the newest features - and not all the latest bugs.
16 -There is also an "//experimental//" kernel for the notebooks, which  is updated around weekly and has the latest improvements (and bugs). To use the "//experimental//" version for your tests, please use this [[URL to fetch a deploy script, which clones the experimental version matching the running kernel>>https://lab.jsc.ebrains.eu/hub/user-redirect/git-pull?repo=https%3A%2F%2Fgithub.com%2Felectronicvisions%2Fbrainscales2-demos.git&branch=jupyter-notebooks-dispatcher&urlpath=lab%2Ftree%2Fbrainscales2-demos.git%2Fexperimental_dispatcher.ipynb]]. This should always work, while [[directly cloning the latest "experimental" version>>https://lab.jsc.ebrains.eu/hub/user-redirect/git-pull?repo=https%3A%2F%2Fgithub.com%2Felectronicvisions%2Fbrainscales2-demos.git&urlpath=lab%2Ftree%2Fbrainscales2-demos.git%2Ftutorial.ipynb&branch=jupyter-notebooks-experimental]] can fail, depending on the kernel deploy state).
17 -Note: "stable" and "experimental" do not mix, as the code is different. You can restart your Jupyter session ([[how to do it>>doc:.Lab restart.WebHome]]) to get rid of the cloned files if you would like to switch the branch from stable to experimental (or vice versa) or if you just want to start fresh again.
15 +(Additional info: the link above clones the 'latest version code' (for the "experimental" kernel). The "experimental" kernel for the notebooks is updated around weekly and has the latest improvements (and bugs). There is also the "stable" version - a kernel, which is updated around twice per year, so there are not all the newest features - and not all the latest bugs. To use the "stable" version for your tests, please access [[this URL to clone the "stable" version>>https://lab.jsc.ebrains.eu/hub/user-redirect/git-pull?repo=https%3A%2F%2Fgithub.com%2Felectronicvisions%2Fbrainscales2-demos.git&urlpath=lab%2Ftree%2Fbrainscales2-demos.git%2Ftutorial.ipynb&branch=jupyter-notebooks]]. Note: "stable" and "experimental" do not mix, as the code is different. You can restart your Jupyter session to get rid of the cloned files if you would like to start new.)
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19 19  * For SpiNNaker: [[Access this URL>>https://lab.jsc.ebrains.eu/hub/user-redirect/git-pull?repo=https%3A%2F%2Fgithub.com%2FSpiNNakerManchester%2FSpiNNakerJupyterExamples.git&urlpath=lab%2Ftree%2FSpiNNakerJupyterExamples.git%2FSpiNNaker_Collab_synfire.ipynb&branch=main]]
20 20  This automatically clones an example notebook for running a "synfire chain" on SpiNNaker ([[from github>>https://github.com/SpiNNakerManchester]]) into a lab session into a //non-persistent// location and opens it.
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50 50  11. then fetch the files you would like to work with.
51 51  \\For the **BrainScaleS-2 interactive notebooks** use the command in the terminal window: 
52 -for the experimental version: //git clone https:~/~/github.com/electronicvisions/brainscales2-demos.git ~-~-branch jupyter-notebooks-experimental
53 -for the stable version: git clone https:~/~/github.com/electronicvisions/brainscales2-demos.git ~-~-branch jupyter-notebooks//
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55 -11. [[image:1752049987784-838.png]]
50 +//git clone https:~/~/github.com/electronicvisions/brainscales2-demos.git ~-~-branch jupyter-notebooks-experimental//
51 +[[image:1752049987784-838.png]]
56 56  \\The command clones the BrainScaleS interactive notebooks into a directory "brainscales2-demos". This directory appears then in the files list on the left hand side of the window. Double click it to enter the freshly cloned directory with tutorial notebooks.
57 57  To see an overview, open the "tutorial.ipynb"
58 58  [[image:1752050031198-600.png]]