# Whetstone **Type:** Software conversion tool **Collection:** [[collections/Neurotech|Neurotech]] **Primary source:** [[articles/2026 Annual Report on Brain-Computer Interfaces|2026 Annual Report on Brain-Computer Interfaces]] ## Definition Whetstone is Sandia's tool for converting conventional neural networks for spiking-neural-network execution. ## Relationships [[wiki/Whetstone|Whetstone]] is related to [[wiki/Sandia National Laboratories|Sandia National Laboratories]], [[wiki/Spiking Neural Network|spiking neural networks]], and [[wiki/Loihi|Loihi]] through model conversion. ## Source route [[articles/2026 Annual Report on Brain-Computer Interfaces|2026 Annual Report on Brain-Computer Interfaces]] · [[collections/Neurotech|Neurotech]]