spinner-topology-stats
¶
Prints basic statistics about the network topology which will result from a given system.
$ spinner-topology-stats -h
usage: spinner-topology-stats [-h] [--version] (--num-boards N | --triads W H)
[--transformation {shear,slice}]
[--uncrinkle-direction {columns,rows}]
[--folds X Y]
Print basic topological statistics for a specified configuration of boards.
optional arguments:
-h, --help show this help message and exit
--version, -V show program's version number and exit
machine topology dimensions:
--num-boards N, -n N build the 'squarest' system with this many boards
--triads W H, -t W H build a system with the specified number of triads of
boards in each dimension (yielding 3*W*H boards)
topology folding options:
--transformation {shear,slice}, -T {shear,slice}
the transformation function to use from hexagonal
torus to rectangular Cartesian grid (selected
automatically if omitted)
--uncrinkle-direction {columns,rows}
direction in which to uncrinkle the hexagonal mesh to
form a regular grid (default: rows)
--folds X Y, -F X Y the number of pieces to fold into in each dimension
(default: (2, 2)) ignored if --transformation is not
given
Finding sytstem dimensions¶
The most common use-case for spinner-topology-stats
is determining the
network dimensions of a given system of N boards.
For example, want to know about a 120-board system?
$ spinner-topology-stats -n 120
Topology Statistics
===================
| Measurement | Value | Unit |
| ------------------ | ------ | ----- |
| Network dimensions | 96x60 | chips |
| Board array | 8x5 | triad |
| Number of boards | 120 | |
| Number of cables | 360 | |
| Number of chips | 5760 | |
| Number of cores | 103680 | |
In this example, the network of SpiNNaker chips in this system will be 96x60 and the system is made up of 8x5 triads.