Embodiments of the invention provide a system and circuit interconnecting peripheral devices to neurosynaptic core circuits. The neurosynaptic system includes an interconnect that includes different types of communication channels. A device connects to the neurosynaptic system via the interconnect.
Please help me write a proper abstract based on the patent claims. CLAIM: 1. A neurosynaptic system comprising: an interconnect that includes different types of communication channels; and a device that connects to the neurosynaptic system via the interconnect. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein the interconnect comprises an asynchronous communication channel. 3. The system of claim 1, wherein the interconnect comprises a synchronous communication channel. 4. The system of claim 1, wherein the interconnect includes a synchronous communication channel and an asynchronous communication channel. 5. The system of claim 1, wherein the neurosynaptic system comprises a plurality of neurosynaptic core circuits. 6. The system of claim 5, wherein: each neurosynaptic core circuit of the plurality of neurosynaptic core circuits comprises one or more electronic neurons, one or more electronic axons, and a plurality of synapse devices for interconnecting said one or more electronic neurons with said one or more electronic axons. 7. The system of claim 2, wherein the asynchronous communication channel is configured for transmitting data and control signals. 8. The system of claim 3, wherein the synchronous communication channel is configured for transmitting data and control signals. 9. The system of claim 4, wherein one or more of the asynchronous communication channel and the synchronous communication channel are configured for transmitting data and control signals. 10. The system of claim 4, wherein synchronous communication is implemented by a serial peripheral interface (SPI) type interface, wherein a host acts as a master, and asynchronous communication is implemented by a bidirectional event-based communication protocol. 11. The system of claim 4, wherein the device comprises a peripheral device, and one or more peripheral devices each comprise a neurosynaptic system coupled to the neurosynaptic system. 12. The system of claim 4, wherein the device comprises a peripheral device, and one or more peripheral devices communicate with each other for forming a network. 13. The system of claim 12, wherein one or more nodes of the network comprise one or more of: sensors, actuators, neurosynaptic systems, controllers, network components or power sources. 14. A neurosynaptic interconnect circuit comprising: an asynchronous communication channel and a synchronous communication channel, wherein the neurosynaptic interconnect circuit is configured for connecting to a peripheral device and to a neurosynaptic system comprising a plurality of neurosynaptic core circuits. 15. The circuit of claim 14, wherein the plurality of neurosynaptic core circuits use periodically spiking neurons that provide periodic spikes that are distributed across a number of axon lines in the neurosynaptic circuit, and are also control signals for synchronizing a subset of the neurons by: resetting neurons to a pre-specified membrane potential value at regular intervals; biasing the membrane potential of the neurons at regular intervals; and probing the neurons to force the neurons to output a result that corresponds to a function of all respective input spikes for the current frame. 16. A neurosynaptic system comprising: a plurality of neurosynaptic core circuits; a plurality of peripheral interconnects each including an asynchronous communication channel and a synchronous communication channel; and one or more peripheral devices that connect to one or more of the plurality of core circuits via one or more of the plurality of peripheral interconnects. 17. The system of claim 16, wherein synchronous communication is implemented by a serial peripheral interface (SPI) type interface, wherein a host acts as a master, and asynchronous communication is implemented by a bidirectional event-based communication protocol, and one or more of the peripheral devices comprises a neurosynaptic system. 18. The system of claim 17, wherein the one or more peripheral devices each comprise a neurosynaptic system coupled to the neurosynaptic system. 19. The system of claim 17, wherein the one or more peripheral devices communicate with each other for forming a network. 20. The system of claim 19, wherein one or more nodes of the network comprise one or more of: sensors, actuators, neurosynaptic systems, controllers, network components or power sources.