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I use tmux and vim over ssh. You mean Arch? Yeah why not. Then also a lot webpack, Docker: wondering if they would get the Pi stuttering when compiling/building? And if vim is still smooth then (which isn't the case with my 20$ vps).
AArch64 is what the 64-bit version of the ARM instruction set is called.
Hmm, how about using this for fast interconnect for making rpi clusters?
Wouldn't the gigabit LAN be a better fit for this? If you want to make a cluster, you need to make some custom hardware to connect to, that can facilitate the communication. At this point you're likely spending more that if you just bought a real desktop for more performance. I can see the fun factor in hacking the system together, though.
I might be showing my age but...
Imagine a Beowulf cluster of these!
(For those who don't know the reference, this used to be a common saying in slashdot back in the day.)
Why not, but I will wait for a classic ATX ARM motherboard instead. It should happen this year.
16 core A72 CPU, up to 64GB RAM, PICe x8, 10GbE SFP+ ports and 1GbE RJ45, SATA.
It's early access hardware, so it may have some pain points. Normal units will be available from the end of the year for $750.
If I would have time and money right now, that's what I would buy.
Hmm, how about using this for fast interconnect for making rpi clusters?
It looks like an unreliable modification. Running a GHz-level interface with jumpers is almost impossible to control the impedance, it's a cool Proof-of-Concept though. But is it possible to bring the project to the next level? Is it possible to make a daughterboard with QFN connector? If so, one can make a pin-compatible daughterboard with an extension connector. To use it, just desolder the USB chip and solder a ne…
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Wouldn't the gigabit LAN be a better fit for this? If you want to make a cluster, you need to make some custom hardware to connect to, that can facilitate the communication. At this point you're likely spending more that if you just bought a real desktop for more performance. I can see the fun factor in hacking the system together, though.
There are two ways of doing clusters - one is a message passing paradigm, which you can do over Ethernet (to an extent - I’d still take USB3 for 4x the bandwidth) - and the other is direct memory access a’la Cray. What really motivated me to do this hack is the relative abundance of stuff I can now plug into an FPGA :)
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Wouldn't the gigabit LAN be a better fit for this? If you want to make a cluster, you need to make some custom hardware to connect to, that can facilitate the communication. At this point you're likely spending more that if you just bought a real desktop for more performance. I can see the fun factor in hacking the system together, though.
> Wouldn't the gigabit LAN be a better fit for this? I might be showing my age but... Imagine a Beowulf cluster of these! (For those who don't know the reference, this used to be a common saying in slashdot back in the day.)
Hmm, how about using this for fast interconnect for making rpi clusters?
You'll lose fast storage. So you end up with devices with 40MB/s uSD cards and multi-gigabit interconnect.
It looks like an unreliable modification. Running a GHz-level interface with jumpers is almost impossible to control the impedance, it's a cool Proof-of-Concept though. But is it possible to bring the project to the next level? Is it possible to make a daughterboard with QFN connector? If so, one can make a pin-compatible daughterboard with an extension connector. To use it, just desolder the USB chip and solder a ne…
It looks like an unreliable modification. PCIe is surprisingly robust at short lengths. For example, [NanoPi_M4] has two lanes of PCIe coming to the daughterboards via old-school 0.1" connector. Something that many electrical engineers would cringe at, and yet - it works rather reliably. [NanoPi_M4] http://wiki.friendlyarm.com/wiki/index.php/NanoPi_M4#Layout
USB 2.0 runs at 480MHz and motherboards have used 0.1" headers for them since the beginning.