Lava 0.9.0

[mgkwill]

Lava v0.9.0 Release Notes

November 9, 2023

What's Changed

• Fix conv python model to send() before recv() by @Gavinator98 in Fix conv python model to send() before recv() #751
• Adds support for Monitor a Port to observe if it is blocked by @joyeshmishra in Adds support for Monitor a Port to observe if it is blocked #755
• Issue: Installation from source is outdated #757 - Update install from source info by @ahenkes1 in Issue: #757 - Update install from source info #758
• Fix DelayDense buffer issue by @bamsumit in Fix DelayDense buffer issue #767
• Allow np.array as input weights for Sparse by @SveaMeyer13 in Allow np.array as input weights for Sparse #772
• Bump tornado from 6.3.2 to 6.3.3 by @dependabot in Bump tornado from 6.3.2 to 6.3.3 #778
• Bump cryptography from 41.0.2 to 41.0.3 by @dependabot in Bump cryptography from 41.0.2 to 41.0.3 #779
• Bump gitpython from 3.1.32 to 3.1.35 by @dependabot in Bump gitpython from 3.1.32 to 3.1.35 #785
• Merge Spike IO by @joyeshmishra in Merge Spike IO #786
• CLP tutorial 1 small patch by @elvinhajizada in CLP tutorial 1 small patch #773
• CLP Tutorial 02: COIL-100 by @elvinhajizada in CLP Tutorial 02: COIL-100 #721
• Bump cryptography from 41.0.3 to 41.0.4 by @dependabot in Bump cryptography from 41.0.3 to 41.0.4 #790
• Generalize int shape check in injector and extractor to take numpy ints by @bamsumit in Generalize int shape check in injector and extractor to take numpy ints #792
• Prod neuron by @epaxon in Prod neuron #783
• Resfire by @epaxon in Resfire #787
• Graded by @epaxon in Graded #734
• Bump pillow from 10.0.0 to 10.0.1 by @dependabot in Bump pillow from 10.0.0 to 10.0.1 #794
• Bump urllib3 from 1.26.16 to 1.26.17 by @dependabot in Bump urllib3 from 1.26.16 to 1.26.17 #793
• Bump gitpython from 3.1.35 to 3.1.37 by @dependabot in Bump gitpython from 3.1.35 to 3.1.37 #795
• Folded view by @ymeng-git in Folded view #774
• Add sender and receiver information in watchdog logs by @joyeshmishra in Add sender and receiver information in watchdog logs #796
• Bump urllib3 from 1.26.17 to 1.26.18 by @dependabot in Bump urllib3 from 1.26.17 to 1.26.18 #800
• Update process.py to fix typo. by @tim-shea in Update process.py to fix typo. #763
• Add BitCheck Process by @mgkwill in Add BitCheck Process #802
• Lava fixes to enable large convolutional networks by @bamsumit in Lava fixes to enable large convolutional networks #808
• Fix poetry config for publish to pypi by @mgkwill in Fix poetry config for publish to pypi #782
• Change how poetry uploads to pypi in cd.yml by @mgkwill in Change how poetry uploads to pypi in cd.yml #810

New Features and Improvements

• VarWire process added in lava.proc.io.injector. It works similarly to Injector, but using RefPorts.
• Added watchdog which supports monitoring a port to observe if it is blocked
• GradedVec process enabling graded spike vector layer, which transmits accumulated input as graded spike with no dynamics
• ProdNeuron process, enabling the product of two graded inputs and outputs result as graded spike
• RFZero process, enabling resonate and fire neuron with spike trigger of threshold and 0-phase crossing
• Added BitCheck process, allowing quick check of hardware overflow for bit-accurate process vars
• Added support for multi-instance compilation through compile_option {'folded_view': ['templateName']}

Bug Fixes and Other Changes

• Fixed buffer issue in synaptic delay.
• Added support for numpy array types to use as input weights for Sparse connection process.

Breaking Changes

• No known breaking changes in this release.

Known Issues

• No known issues in this release.

New Contributors

• @ahenkes1 made their first contribution in Issue: #757 - Update install from source info #758
• @epaxon made their first contribution in Prod neuron #783
• @ymeng-git made their first contribution in Folded view #774

Full Changelog: v0.8.0...v0.9.0

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