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.syn file format

 

 

 

The .syn files contain spike time and code data stored in big-endian binary format. Each time Tosca retrieves data from Synapse, it appends a block to the .syn file in the following format:

 

Precision

Length

Description

int32

1

Nc = number of codes

int16

Nc

codes

int32

1

Nt = number of times

float32

Nt

times


 

Spike codes with negative values indicate the occurrence of Tosca sync pulses:

 

Code

Meaning

-3

Trial

-2

State

-1

Repetition

 

 

 

 

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