Source code for spynnaker.pyNN.connections.spynnaker_live_spikes_connection

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from typing import Iterable, List, Optional
from spinn_front_end_common.utilities.connections import LiveEventConnection
from spinn_front_end_common.utilities.constants import NOTIFY_PORT

# The maximum number of 32-bit keys that will fit in a packet
_MAX_FULL_KEYS_PER_PACKET = 63
# The maximum number of 16-bit keys that will fit in a packet
_MAX_HALF_KEYS_PER_PACKET = 127


class SpynnakerLiveSpikesConnection(LiveEventConnection):
    """
    A connection for receiving and sending live spikes from and to
    SpiNNaker.
    """
    __slots__ = ()

    def __init__(self, receive_labels: Optional[Iterable[str]] = None,
                 send_labels: Optional[Iterable[str]] = None,
                 local_host: Optional[str] = None,
                 local_port: Optional[int] = NOTIFY_PORT,
                 live_packet_gather_label: str = "LiveSpikeReceiver"):
        """
        :param receive_labels:
            Labels of population from which live spikes will be received.
        :param send_labels:
            Labels of population to which live spikes will be sent
        :param local_host:
            Optional specification of the local hostname or IP address of the
            interface to listen on
        :param local_port:
            Optional specification of the local port to listen on. Must match
            the port that the toolchain will send the notification on (19999
            by default)
        """
        super().__init__(
            live_packet_gather_label, receive_labels, send_labels,
            local_host, local_port)



    def send_spike(self, label: str, neuron_id: int,
                   send_full_keys: bool = False) -> None:
        """
        Send a spike from a single neuron.

        :param label:
            The label of the population from which the spike will originate
        :param neuron_id: The ID of the neuron sending a spike
        :param send_full_keys: Determines whether to send full 32-bit
            keys, getting the key for each neuron from the database, or
            whether to send 16-bit neuron IDs directly
        """
        self.send_spikes(label, [neuron_id], send_full_keys)




    def send_spikes(
            self, label: str, neuron_ids: List[int],
            send_full_keys: bool = False) -> None:
        """
        Send a number of spikes.

        :param label:
            The label of the population from which the spikes will originate
        :param neuron_ids: array-like of neuron IDs sending spikes
        :param send_full_keys: Determines whether to send full 32-bit
            keys, getting the key for each neuron from the database, or
            whether to send 16-bit neuron IDs directly
        """
        self.send_events(label, neuron_ids, send_full_keys)