The Parallella Board
• 18-core credit card sized computer
• #1 in energy efficiency @ 5W
• 16-core Epiphany RISC SOC
• Zynq SOC (FPGA + ARM A9)
• Gigabit Ethernet
• 1GB SDRAM
• Micro-SD storage
• Up to 48 GPIO pins
• HDMI, USB (optional)
• Open source design files
• Runs Linux
• Starting at $99
The Parallella computer is a high performance, credit card sized computer based on the Epiphany multi-core chips from Adapteva. The Parallella can be used as a standalone computer, an embedded device or as a component in a scaled out parallel server cluster.
The Parallella includes a low power dual core ARM A9 processor and runs several of the popular Linux distributions, including Ubuntu.
The unique Epiphany co-processor chips consists of a scalable array of simple RISC processors programmable in bare metal C/C++ or in a parallel programming frameworks like OpenCL, MPI, and OpenMP. The mesh of independent cores are connected together with a fast on chip network within a distributed shared memory architecture.
The Parallella is an ideal candidate for anyone interested in the field of parallel computing.
- Zynq-Z7010 or Z7020 Dual-core ARM A9 CPU
- 16-core Epiphany Coprocessor
- 1GB RAM
- MicroSD Card
- USB 2.0
- Up to 48 GPIO signal
- Gigabit Ethernet
- HDMI port
- Linux Operating System
- 54mm x 87mm form factor
Consumer:
- Smart-phones and tablet app acceleration
- High end audio
- Computational photography
- Speech Recognition
- Image detection/recognition/tracking
Computing Infrastructure:
- Super Computers
- Big Data Analytics
- Software Defined Networking
- Data-center Appliances
Mil/Aero:
- Radar/Sonar
- Extremely Large Sensor Imaging
- Hyperspectral Imaging
- Communication Jamming
- Drones/UAVs
Medical:
- Ultrasound
- CT
Communication:
- Communication test-bed
- Software Defined radio
- Adaptive Pre-distortion
- Compression
- Security
Industrial/Instrumentation:
- Machine Vision
- Autonomous Robots/Navigation
- Automotive Safety
- High Speed Data Acquisition/Generation