Overview:
- Zynq-7000 Series Dual-core ARM A9 CPU (Z-7010 or Z-7020)
- 16 or 64-core Epiphany Multicore Accelerator
- 1GB RAM
- MicroSD Card
- 2x USB 2.0
- 4 general purpose expansion connectors
- 10/100/1000 Ethernet
- HDMI port
- Ships with Ubuntu OS
- 3.4″ x 2.15″ form factor
Once completed, the 66-core version of the Parallella computer would deliver over 90 GFLOPS on a board the size of a credit card while consuming only 5 Watts under typical work loads. For certain applications, this would provide more raw performance than a high end server costing thousands of dollars and consuming 400W.
To get an idea just how powerful this little board will be, check out benchmark scores for the Epiphany-IV and Epiphany-III processors at coremark.org or read the Adapteva blog post.
For detailed information see:
- Parallella Reference Manual (Preliminary PDF – Gen1 1.13.06.29 )
- Parallella Hardware Design files (GitHub repository)
- Parallella Platform Reference Design (post covering FPGA HDL sources)
- Epiphany Architecture Reference Manual
- Epiphany III 16-core Chip Datasheet
- Epiphany IV 64-core Chip Datasheet
Any questions should be directed to the Parallella Board forum.
