I think something like the Raspberry Pi might be easier for this sort of task. They'll also be about $25, but they'll run something like ARM/linux. Not out yet thought.
http://www.raspberrypi.org/ On Wed, Jan 11, 2012 at 10:58 AM, Prentice Bisbal <prent...@ias.edu> wrote: > On 01/11/2012 11:18 AM, Lux, Jim (337C) wrote: >> >> For educational purposes.. >> >> Has anyone done something where they implement some sort of message >> passing API on a network of Arduinos. Since they cost only $20 each, >> and have a fairly facile development environment, it seems you could >> put together a simple demonstration of parallel processing and various >> message passing things. >> >> For instance, you could introduce errors in the message links and do >> experiments with Byzantine General type algorithms, or with multiple >> parallel routes, etc. >> >> I've not actually tried hooking up multiple arduinos through a USB hub >> to one PC, but if that works, it gives you a nice "head node, debug >> console" sort of interface. >> >> Smaller, lighter, cheaper than lashing together MiniITX mobos or >> building a Wal-Mart Cluster. >> > > I started tinkering with Arduinos a couple of months ago. Got lots of > related goodies for Christmas, so I've been looking like a mad scientist > building arduino things lately. I'm still a beginner arduino hacker, but > I'd be game for giving this a try, if anyone else wants to give this a go. > > The Arduino Due, which is overdue in the marketplace, will have a > Cortex-M3 ARM processor. > > -- > Prentice > > > _______________________________________________ > Beowulf mailing list, Beowulf@beowulf.org sponsored by Penguin Computing > To change your subscription (digest mode or unsubscribe) visit > http://www.beowulf.org/mailman/listinfo/beowulf -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Nathan Moore Associate Professor, Physics Winona State University - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - _______________________________________________ Beowulf mailing list, Beowulf@beowulf.org sponsored by Penguin Computing To change your subscription (digest mode or unsubscribe) visit http://www.beowulf.org/mailman/listinfo/beowulf
