Jeff Geerling | It's Clusterin' Time! @JeffGeerling | Uploaded February 2024 | Updated October 2024, 1 hour ago.
I bought a bunch of Turing Pi RK1 modules... then Turing Pi sent me some more!

I'm testing the RK1 32GB modules on my Turing Pi 2 SBC cluster board. We'll see if we can get them working, then have some fun once we do! Could be a while, so sit back, relax, and start your clusters!

Turing Pi RK1: turingpi.com/product/turing-rk1/?attribute_ram=8+GB
My SBC Reviews page for RK1 with test data: github.com/geerlingguy/sbc-reviews/issues/38

Some things I mentioned in the stream:

- MyElectronics dual ITX 2U rackmount enclosure: https://www.myelectronics.nl/us/19-inch-2u-mini-itx-case-for-dual-mini-itx-short-d.html
- 250W PicoPSU: amzn.to/3uT1aWt
- 12V 8A Power supply: amzn.to/42NLyQG
- 1TB TeamGroup SSDs: amzn.to/48rxRIj
- Home Assistant Yellow: home-assistant.io/yellow
- Aqara Wireless Mini Switch (for studio lights): amzn.to/49lTzir
- Gator frameworks patch cable holder: amzn.to/3IcEUtT

Support me on Patreon: patreon.com/geerlingguy
Sponsor me on GitHub: github.com/sponsors/geerlingguy
Merch: redshirtjeff.com
2nd Channel: youtube.com/c/GeerlingEngineering

Contents:

00:00:00 - Are we live?
00:02:00 - Turing Pi 2
00:04:52 - The first livestream setup, featuring NDI
00:06:32 - Setting up the clusterboard, featuring PicoPSU
00:09:30 - NVMe SSDs on the bottom
00:12:20 - RK3588 SoC and the RK1 SoM
00:14:20 - Heatsinks and fans
00:19:52 - RTFM, Jeff
00:20:50 - Heatsinks and fans, take 2
00:35:00 - Getting plugged in, featuring Diet Dr. Pepper
00:37:44 - No magic smoke, board LEDs light up!
00:40:42 - SBC Review repo - a gauntlet of tests
00:45:16 - BMC Web UI overview, featuring risky TP2 handling
00:47:40 - Testing the first RK1 - neofetch and Geekbench
00:53:58 - RK1 overview, what is an SoM?
01:00:00 - Geekbench 6 results (and Pi 5 comparison)
01:03:17 - eMMC performance testing
01:08:05 - Ethernet performance testing
01:12:00 - What is a cluster? Featuring live chat
01:13:04 - Memory bandwidth
01:15:04 - 1 Gbps Ethernet is a major bottleneck
01:17:36 - Impromptu office and studio tour (with some technical difficulties)
01:27:04 - Impromptu server/rack room tour
01:31:37 - Impromptu desk/studio tour
01:36:07 - Impromptu front office and retro corner tour
01:39:55 - Flashing finally finished, didn't fail
01:42:11 - Getting connected to the nodes (SSH)
01:45:15 - Pi Cluster project setup
01:48:31 - Timestamp guy!
01:49:10 - Plans for this cluster