pacman.model.resources package

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class pacman.model.resources.AbstractSDRAM

Bases: object

Represents an amount of SDRAM used on a chip in the machine.

fixed

The fixed SDRAM cost.

get_total_sdram(n_timesteps)

The total SDRAM.

Parameters:n_timesteps (int) – number of timesteps to cost for Returns:

per_timestep

The extra SDRAM cost for each additional timestep.

Warning

May well be zero.

report(timesteps, indent='', preamble='', target=None)

Writes a description of this SDRAM to the target.

Parameters:

• timesteps (int) – Number of timesteps to do total cost for
• indent (str) – Text at the start of this and all children
• preamble (str) – Additional text at the start but not in children
• target (file) – Where to write the output. None is standard print

sub_from(other)

Creates a new SDRAM which is the other less this one.

Parameters:other (AbstractSDRAM) – another SDRAM resource Returns:a New AbstractSDRAM Return type:AbstractSDRAM

class pacman.model.resources.ConstantSDRAM(sdram)

Bases: pacman.model.resources.abstract_sdram.AbstractSDRAM

Represents an amount of SDRAM used on a chip in the machine.

This is used when the amount of SDRAM needed is not effected by runtime

Parameters:sdram (int or int64) – The amount of SDRAM in bytes

fixed

The fixed SDRAM cost.

get_total_sdram(n_timesteps)

The total SDRAM.

Parameters:n_timesteps (int) – number of timesteps to cost for Returns:

per_timestep

The extra SDRAM cost for each additional timestep.

Warning

May well be zero.

report(timesteps, indent='', preamble='', target=None)

Writes a description of this SDRAM to the target.

Parameters:

• timesteps (int) – Number of timesteps to do total cost for
• indent (str) – Text at the start of this and all children
• preamble (str) – Additional text at the start but not in children
• target (file) – Where to write the output. None is standard print

sub_from(other)

Creates a new SDRAM which is the other less this one.

Parameters:other (AbstractSDRAM) – another SDRAM resource Returns:a New AbstractSDRAM Return type:AbstractSDRAM

class pacman.model.resources.ElementFreeSpace(start_address, size)

Bases: object

Parameters:

• start_address (int) –
• size (int) –

size

Return type:int

start_address

Return type:int

class pacman.model.resources.IPtagResource(ip_address, port, strip_sdp, tag=None, traffic_identifier='DEFAULT')

Bases: object

Represents the ability to have a SpiNNaker machine send messages to you during execution.

Parameters:

• ip_address (str) – The IP address of the host that will receive data from this tag
• port (int or None) – The port that will
• strip_sdp (bool) – Whether the tag requires that SDP headers are stripped before transmission of data
• tag (int or None) – A fixed tag ID to assign, or None if any tag is OK
• traffic_identifier (str) – The traffic to be sent using this tag; traffic with the same traffic_identifier can be sent using the same tag

get_value()

Returns:The description of the IP tag. Return type:list(str, int, bool, int, str)

ip_address

The IP address to assign to the tag.

Return type:str

port

The port of the tag.

Return type:int

strip_sdp

Whether SDP headers should be stripped for this tag.

Return type:bool

tag

The tag required, or None if any tag is OK.

Return type:int or None

traffic_identifier

The traffic identifier for this IP tag.

class pacman.model.resources.MultiRegionSDRAM

Bases: pacman.model.resources.variable_sdram.VariableSDRAM

A resource for SDRAM that comes in regions.

Note

Adding or subtracting two MultiRegionSDRAM objects will be assumed to be an operation over multiple cores/placements so these functions return a VariableSDRAM object without the regions data.

To add extra SDRAM costs for the same core/placement use the methods add_cost() and merge()

add_cost(region, fixed_sdram, per_timestep_sdram=0)

Adds the cost for the specified region.

Parameters:

• region (int or str or enum) – Key to identify the region
• fixed_sdram (int or numpy.integer) – The fixed cost for this region.
• per_timestep_sdram (int or numpy.integer) – The variable cost for this region is any

merge(other)

Combines the other SDRAM costs keeping the region mappings.

Note

This method should only be called when combining cost for the same core/ placement. Use + to combine for different cores

Parameters:other (MultiRegionSDRAM) – Another mapping of costs by region

nest(region, other)

Combines the other SDRAM cost, in a nested fashion.

The totals for the new region are added to the total of this one. A new region is created summarising the cost of others. If other contains a regions which is the same as one in self they are not combined, but kept separate.

Parameters:

• region (int or str or enum) – Key to identify the summary region
• other (AbstractSDRAM) – Another SDRAM model to make combine by nesting

regions

The map from region identifiers to the to the amount of SDRAM required.

Return type:dict(int or str or enum, AbstractSDRAM)

report(timesteps, indent='', preamble='', target=None)

Writes a description of this SDRAM to the target.

Parameters:

• timesteps (int) – Number of timesteps to do total cost for
• indent (str) – Text at the start of this and all children
• preamble (str) – Additional text at the start but not in children
• target (file) – Where to write the output. None is standard print

class pacman.model.resources.ReverseIPtagResource(port=None, sdp_port=1, tag=None)

Bases: object

Represents the ability to talk to a SpiNNaker machine by sending UDP packets to it during execution.

Parameters:

• port (int or None) – The UDP port to listen to on the board for this tag or None for a default
• sdp_port (int) – The SDP port number to be used when constructing SDP packets from the received UDP packets for this tag
• tag (int or None) – A fixed tag ID to assign, or None if any tag is OK

get_value()

Returns:The description of the reverse IP tag. Return type:list(int, int, int)

port

The port of the tag.

Return type:int

sdp_port

The SDP port to use when constructing the SDP message from the received UDP message.

Return type:int

tag

The tag required, or None if any tag is OK.

Return type:int or None

class pacman.model.resources.VariableSDRAM(fixed_sdram, per_timestep_sdram)

Bases: pacman.model.resources.abstract_sdram.AbstractSDRAM

Represents an amount of SDRAM used on a chip in the machine.

This is where the usage increase as the run time increases

Parameters:

• fixed_sdram – The amount of SDRAM (in bytes) that represents static overhead
• per_timestep_sdram (float or numpy.float) – The amount of SDRAM (in bytes) required per timestep. Often represents the space to record a timestep.

fixed

The fixed SDRAM cost.

get_total_sdram(n_timesteps)

The total SDRAM.

Parameters:n_timesteps (int) – number of timesteps to cost for Returns:

per_timestep

The extra SDRAM cost for each additional timestep.

Warning

May well be zero.

report(timesteps, indent='', preamble='', target=None)

Writes a description of this SDRAM to the target.

Parameters:

• timesteps (int) – Number of timesteps to do total cost for
• indent (str) – Text at the start of this and all children
• preamble (str) – Additional text at the start but not in children
• target (file) – Where to write the output. None is standard print

sub_from(other)

Creates a new SDRAM which is the other less this one.

Parameters:other (AbstractSDRAM) – another SDRAM resource Returns:a New AbstractSDRAM Return type:AbstractSDRAM