Bill of Materials (BOM)
Below is a table describing our cluster’s hardware BOM, with network hardware included:
Item Cost (per unit) # Items Total Cost Product Link
Power Supply $36.19 1 $36.19 Amazon Ethernet Switch $89.99 1 $89.99 Amazon Power Strip $8.99 1 $8.99 Amazon Power Distribution Board $38.00 3 $114.00 Amazon Power Monitor $15.99 1 $15.99 Amazon Ethernet cable (grey, 100ft) $60.00 1 $60.00 McMaster 14AWG supply wires (Black/Red, 50ft) $23.16 2 $46.32 McMaster 24AWG supply wires (Orange, 50ft) $6.15 1 $6.15 McMaster 24AWG supply wires (Black, 50ft) $6.15 1 $6.15 McMaster Ethernet RJ45 connectors (10-pack) $10.55 10 $105.50 McMaster Heatsinks $8.99 15 $134.85 Amazon Orange Pi 5+ $289.99 5 $1449.95 Amazon Orange Pi 5 $269.99 14 $3779.86 Amazon TOTAL COST $5853.94
Hardware & Network Notes
Internet Connection: On our diagram the Red Ethernet Port is strictly reserved for the cluster’s internet connection only.
Power Efficiency: Estimated maximum power consumption for the cluster is approximately 171.3W .
Feature Software Used
Operating System Armbian Linux 25.8.1 Bookworm CLI (Kernel 6.12.55) C/C++ Compilation GNU Compiler Collection (GCC) Job Scheduling Slurm MPI Implementation MPICH BLAS Implementation OpenBLAS Package Management Spack / APT
HPL: Focus on OpenMP support within OpenBLAS to reduce intra-node communication overhead.D-LLAMA 3 8B: Compare BLAS implementations and evaluate quantization benefits for the cluster setup.MDTest: Experiment with tuning on a base POSIX file system.IQ-TREE: Utilize official documentation and tutorials for education and execution.Mystery Application: Research the provided application to ensure completion within the allotted time.
Our team is comprised of five (5) University of Kansas (KU) undergraduate students that are active members of KU’s Supercomputing Club. Below is the team roster and member backgrounds:
Name Background
Adam Berry (Captain) Senior in Computer Science, Software Dev. Alex Rawson Junior in Computer Science, President of Information Security Club. Barret Brown Senior in Computer Science, Software Dev. Ruben Pino-Martinez Junior in Computer Science, Applied Computing/Arduino Research. Wyatt Sullivan Undergrad student, Computing and Physics focus. Ky Le Masters Student.
