These pages document the python code for the DataSpecification module which is part of the SpiNNaker Project.

This code depends on SpiNNUtils, SpiNNMachine and SpiNNStorageHandlers (Combined_documentation).

Data Specification

Used to generate memory images for a SpiNNaker CPU core from a set of instructions.

The main part of this package is the data_specification.DataSpecificationGenerator class. This is used to generate a “Data Specification”, which can then be executed to produce a memory image. This package also handles this function if required, through the data_specification.DataSpecificationExecutor class.

Functional Requirements

Creation of a Data Specification Language file which can be executed to produce a memory image.

• Any errors that can be checked during the creation of the specification should throw an exception.
• It will be impossible to detect all errors at creation time.
• There should be no assumption of where the data specification will be stored, although a default provision of a way to write the specification to a file is acceptable.

Execution of a Data Specification Language file, producing a memory image.

• This should detect any errors during execution and report them, halting the execution.
• There should be no assumption of where the data specification is read from, although a default provision of a way to read the specification from a file is acceptable.

Use Cases

There are a number of use-cases of this library:

• DataSpecificationGenerator is used to create a compressed memory image which can be expanded later, to reduce the amount of data that needs to be transferred over a slow connection.
• DataSpecificationExecutor is used to execute a previously generated specification at the receiving end of a slow connection.

Contents

• data_specification package
  • Subpackages
    • data_specification.enums package
      • Submodules
      • data_specification.enums.arithemetic_operation module
      • data_specification.enums.commands module
      • data_specification.enums.condition module
      • data_specification.enums.data_type module
      • data_specification.enums.logic_operation module
      • data_specification.enums.random_number_generator module
      • Module contents
  • Submodules
  • data_specification.abstract_executor_functions module
  • data_specification.constants module
  • data_specification.data_specification_executor module
  • data_specification.data_specification_executor_functions module
  • data_specification.data_specification_generator module
  • data_specification.exceptions module
  • data_specification.memory_region module
  • data_specification.memory_region_collection module
  • data_specification.utility_calls module
  • Module contents
    • Functional Requirements
    • Use Cases

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