SpiNNaker in EBRAINS

(See also the SpiNNaker open access book SpiNNaker: A Spiking Neural Network Architecture (pdf) from March 2020 for a through introduction)

Quick-try: For trying a SpiNNaker example right away in a non-persistent manner, please access this URL This automatically clones an example notebook for running a "synfire chain" on SpiNNaker (from github) into a lab session into a non-persistent location and opens it.
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.

How to access / use the NMC systems?

• Documentation: the neuromorphic computing guidebook (user level documentation) and the "Neuromorphic Platform Specification" (a technical document)..
• For BrainScaleS-2 interactive, please jump directly to the BSS-2 demo descriptions
• Getting access (test access is free of charge and does not need a project description)
• Getting help:
  • if there is an error when running the "Lab", please check the troubleshooting page
  • for usage problems, please consult the list of help resources in the guidebook (like chat and user group) (Note: if you already got an nmc-test-USERNAME Collab created, you can find it via the Collab search function, selecting "Admin" as filter)
  • or contact the EBRAINS support via email

Videos

For some first impressions and tutorial recordings, please see the videos list.

System types

• The 1-Mio core large scale SpiNNaker-1 system in Manchester, accessible online via the Collaboratory (see above)
  

• Standalone 4- and 48-chip boards for real-time robotics