SpiNNaker Project - Support.
SpiNNaker Application Notes
A number of short application notes have been produced which cover
various Spinnaker-related topics. There are currently 7 notes and it
is expected that more will be produced over time. If you feel that a
particular aspect of Spinnaker could be documented in this way please
suggest it or even write it yourself!
- Spin3 PCB - The Spin3 PCB contains 4 SpiNNaker chips and a
number of interfaces. This note describes the hardware, how to power
it and how to bring it into service.
spinn-app-1.pdf
- Using ARM and GNU Tools - provides a description of how to
use ARM and GNU software tools for developing code in C and assembly
language.
spinn-app-2.pdf
- APLX File Format - describes the APLX file format which is
simple binary file format for loading applications and data onto
SpiNNaker systems.
spinn-app-3.pdf
- SDP Specification - The SpiNNaker Datagram Protocol which
is a packet format for transferring data between nodes in a Spinnaker
system and/or the Internet. This note provides the protocol
specification.
spinn-app-4.pdf
- SCP Specification - describes the SpiNNaker Command
Protocol which is a data format imposed on SDP packets and which is
used to convey commands and data to and from SpiNNaker nodes.
spinn-app-5.pdf
- Serial ROM Notes - SpiNNaker chips can load code and data
from an attached serial ROM when they bootstrap. This note describes
the format of data in the ROM and how it is processed by SpiNNaker.
spinn-app-6.pdf
- Spinnaker Links - This note describes the electrical
characteristics of the links on SpiNNaker chips as well as the
protocol and packet format that they use.
spinn-app-7.pdf
- Spinnaker-AER interface - This note describes the implementation
of an interface between Address-Event Representation (AER) devices and the SpiNNaker
system using an FPGA.
spinn-app-8.pdf
