Thesis Details

Miniaturní výpočetní cluster složený z mikrokontrolerů

Bachelor's Thesis Student: Šídlo Boleslav Academic Year: 2015/2016 Supervisor: Bidlo Michal, doc. Ing., Ph.D.
English title
A Mini-Cluster Based on Microcontroller Computing Nodes
Language
Czech
Abstract

The objective of this bachelor thesis is to investigate a low-cost computing cluster, composed of microcontrollers-based nodes, for parallel computing tasks. The work deals with the behaviour and limitations of the platform in various situations. Experiments were performed using 4 development boards equipped with 8-bit microcontrollers. I2C seriál interface was used for the communication between the nodes. The experiments were devoted to the comparison of computing times of a sequential algorithm (running on a single minrocontroller only) and the parallel version using the cluster. The results showed that the cluster can speed-up the computation of applications that does not require a high communication overhead. Moreover, the microcontrollers applied showed as unsuitable for floating-point computing if a high accuracy of the results is required.

Keywords

Microcontroller, cluster, parallel computing

Department
Department of Computer Systems FIT BUT
Degree Programme
Information Technology
Files
Status
defended, grade B
Date
14 June 2016
Reviewer
Mrázek Vojtěch, Ing., Ph.D.
Committee
Švéda Miroslav, prof. Ing., CSc. (DIFS FIT BUT), předseda
Fučík Otto, doc. Dr. Ing. (DCSY FIT BUT), člen
Očenášek Pavel, Mgr. Ing., Ph.D. (DIFS FIT BUT), člen
Szőke Igor, Ing., Ph.D. (DCGM FIT BUT), člen
Šátek Václav, Ing., Ph.D. (DITS FIT BUT), člen
Citation
ŠÍDLO, Boleslav. Miniaturní výpočetní cluster složený z mikrokontrolerů. Brno, 2016. Bachelor's Thesis. Brno University of Technology, Faculty of Information Technology. 2016-06-14. Supervised by Bidlo Michal. Available from: https://www.fit.vut.cz/study/thesis/18261/
BibTeX 
@bachelorsthesis{FITBT18261,
    author = "Boleslav \v{S}\'{i}dlo",
    type = "Bachelor's thesis",
    title = "Miniaturn\'{i} v\'{y}po\v{c}etn\'{i} cluster slo\v{z}en\'{y} z mikrokontroler\r{u}",
    school = "Brno University of Technology, Faculty of Information Technology",
    year = 2016,
    location = "Brno, CZ",
    language = "czech",
    url = "https://www.fit.vut.cz/study/thesis/18261/"
}

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