tinytitan / sph

Parallel realtime SPH

Tiny Titan

Tiny Titan is a sub-$1,000 classroom supercomputer designed to teach aspiring scientists the basics of parallel computing. Unlike modern desktops and laptops that hide parallelism from the user, Tiny Titan makes parallel concepts explicit.

Software

Tiny Titan features a cornucopia of interactive parallel computing demonstrations and exercises. Some of these are available below:

• Interactive Fluid Mechanics
• PiBrot Race

Build your Own

You can build and program your own Tiny Titan using the plans and parts lists available here:

• 9 x RASPBERRY-PI RASPBERRY-PI/8GB-USD MODEL B - 8GB SDCard W/ NOOBS PRE-INSTALLED
• 9 x Flowing Effect MicroUSB Data+Charging Cable - Black w/Aqua EL
• 9 x 2ft Flat Cat 5 100Mb Ethernet Cable
• 1 x Microsoft Xbox 360 Wireless Controller for Windows
• 1 x BlueRigger High Speed HDMI to DVI Adapter Cable
• 1 x 18-8 Stainless Steel Socket Cap Screw, Button Head, Internal Hex Drive, Meets ISO 7380, 16mm Length, Fully Threaded, M3-0.5 Metric Coarse Threads (Pack of 100)
• 1 x Steel Hex Nut, M3-0.5 Threads, Made in US (Pack of 100)
• 3 x Plugable 7 Port High Speed USB 2.0 Hub with 3A Power Adapter
• 1 x NETGEAR ProSAFE 16-Port Fast Ethernet Desktop Switch (FS116)

The final part is the laser cut acrylic cabinets. We recommend ordering from Ponoko. They allow you to upload svg files and have materials laser cut. Our design is an upright cabinet version of this excellent Raspberry Pi Enclosure by builttospec, and is likewise available under the CC BY-SA 3.0. You can download SketchUp and Ponoko compatible svg files of our model here:

• tinytitan_assembled_model.skp
• tinytitan_flattened_parts.skp
• tinytitan_p3_inkscape_fixed.svg