Title
A software framework for tuning the dynamics of neuromorphic silicon towards biology
Abstract
This paper presents configuration methods for an existing neuromorphic hardware and shows first experimental results. The utilized mixed-signal VLSI device implements a highly accelerated network of integrate-and-fire neurons. We present a software framework, which provides the possibility to interface the hardware and explore it from the point of view of neuroscience. It allows to directly compare both spike times and membrane potentials which are emulated by the hardware or are computed by the software simulator NEST, respectively, from within a single software scope. Membrane potential and spike timing dependent plasticity measurements are shown which illustrate the capabilities of the software framework and document the functionality of the chip.
Year
Venue
Keywords
2007
IWANN
accelerated network,software framework,vlsi device,spike time,membrane potential,neuromorphic silicon,existing neuromorphic hardware,spike timing,configuration method,single software scope,software simulator nest,chip
Field
DocType
Volume
Computer science,Neuromorphic engineering,Real-time computing,Graphical user interface,Software,Artificial intelligence,Very-large-scale integration,Computer architecture,Chip,Spike-timing-dependent plasticity,Synaptic weight,Machine learning,Software framework
Conference
4507
ISSN
Citations 
PageRank 
0302-9743
6
0.62
References 
Authors
7
5
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Daniel Brüderle134917.67
Andreas Grübl220711.51
Karlheinz Meier347840.10
Eilif Mueller424716.65
Johannes Schemmel553349.34