Merlion

This page will be update once the host is available in zrek.

Specification

Merlion comprises one server hosting a Maxeler FPGA. The host:

• A 4-core Intel i7-2600S CPU
• 16 GB RAM

Maxeler FPGA:

• Details to follow

Getting Access to Merlion

To gain access, please email the ITS RI team at its-ri-team@manchester.ac.uk.

Restrictions on Access

Priority is given to those who funded the system, but other University of Manchester academics and computational researchers may gain access for evaluation and pump-priming purposes.

Accessing the Host Node

Those who have been given access to besso can login to the node by using qrsh from the zrek login node

qrsh -l fpga_maxeler bash

# or (slightly shorter)
qrsh -l fpgamax bash

No password required from the zrek login node.

Any references to the host in the instructions below are referring to this node (merlion).

Software

The Maxeler tools (compiler etc) is available in your path by default. The software is available in /opt/maxeler/:

• demos/ directory – example projects
• maxcompiler/docs/ directory – compiler documentation (PDFs)

Further Information

Local and online docs:

• Maxeler Desktop