So Many Single Board Computers

Presented at BLUE1647 with Ken Watkins. Brief overview of some of the more popular single board computers, starting with Raspberry Pi and ending with the Pine64. To learn more about single board computers and the Internet of Things, check out http://windycitythings.com.

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1. So Many Single Board Computers BLUE1647 Chicago, IL, USA April 14, 2016
2. @KennethJulian @RayHightower
5. RJ-45 Power μUSB μHDMI μSD 18 Cores
9. Why?
10. What can we do now that we could not do before?
11. Moore’s Law: 2x every 18 months
12. Moore’s Law: 2x every 18 months 1993 http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/innovations/wp/ 2015/04/14/10-images-that-explain-the-incredible-power-of- moores-law/ 2013
13. Parallelism
14. If one ox could not do the job they did not try to grow a bigger ox, but used two oxen. When we need greater computer power, the answer is not to get a bigger computer, but to build systems of computers and operate them in parallel. -Grace Hopper
15. http://rayhightower.com/blog/2014/09/09/solar-powered-parallella/
16. http://rayhightower.com/blog/2014/09/09/solar-powered-parallella/ 5 volts 1 amp 5 watts Solar!
17. Find all primes up to 16,000,000.
18. Summary: Finding Primes 0" 50" 100" 150" 200" 250" Parallel Parallella Serial Mac Serial Parallella 18.6 sec 14.4 sec 237.1 sec ($2,000.00 Apple MacBook Pro) ($150.00 Parallella)
19. Embarrassingly parallel problem.
20. Why?
21. https://www.e-education.psu.edu/worldofweather/node/2029 Grid spacing influences accuracy. Weather Prediction
24. Kickstarter: Jan 2016 Pine 64 4 cores 64-bit $15.00
25. Pine 64 4 cores 64-bit 4K video Starts at $15.00 N ew !
27. Pine64 vs Parallella 4K video 4 cores 2GB RAM 2.5 watts Full-size ports no FPGA $15 - $29 HDMI 18 cores (2 + 16) 1GB RAM 5 watts Micro-ports FPGA $99 - $150
28. Pine64 vs Parallella 4K video 4 cores 2GB RAM 2.5 watts Full-size ports Larger board $15 - $29 HDMI 18 cores (2 + 16) 1GB RAM 5 watts Micro-ports Smaller board $99 - $150 Winner? Depends on design goals.
29. Thanks! RayHightower.com