OmpSs, the parallel programming model developed at Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC), is used on the new UDOO X86 board, which reached its Kickstarter funding target of €100,000 in under seven hours.
UDOO X86 combines a powerful maker board and an Arduino 101-compatible platform, all embedded on the same board. It can be used for a range of applications, such as gaming, video streaming, graphic design editing, Internet of Things applications, or as a toolbox for makers.
The programming model OmpSs, developed at BSC, will be used to operate the UDOO X86 Cluster Kit, providing a simple and efficient way to configure a multi-node application. Using OmpSs on the UDOO X86 is possible thanks to research led by BSC in the projects Mont-Blanc and AXIOM, funded by the European Union under the 7th Framework Programme and Horizon 2020.
According to BSC Parallel Programming Models Group Manager, Xavier Martorell, ‘this is a great opportunity to raise awareness about our programming model OmpSs, especially among the embedded systems communities’.
OmpSs is currently implemented on Intel/AMD x86, IBM PowerPC and BG/Q and ARM architectures, CUDA and OpenCL devices.
A workshop named ‘Build your own supercomputer with OmpSs, UDOO and Arduino’ will take place in Siena (Italy) during European Maker Week from 30 May to 5 June, offering participants the opportunity to learn how to build a cluster system on OmpSs and UDOO.
The Kickstarter campaign for the UDOO X86 board ends on 6 June. With 41 days to go, the campaign has already crowdfunded more than €425,000 from 2,337 backers.