SpiNNaker backend for Nengo¶
Nengo is a suite of software used to build and simulate large-scale brain models using the methods of the Neural Engineering Framework. SpiNNaker is a neuromorphic hardware platform designed to run large-scale spiking neural models in real-time. Using SpiNNaker to simulate Nengo models allows you to run models in real-time and interface with external hardware devices such as robots.
If you’re new to Nengo we recommend reading through the Nengo documentation and trying a few examples before progressing on to running examples on SpiNNaker.
Some hardware is already supported by Nengo SpiNNaker and more will be added over time.
While Ensembles and various other components are simulated directly on the SpiNNaker board this is, in general, not possible for Nodes, which may be any arbitrary function.