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The team at EGC is currently developing a solar powered plug and play mining machine. Our goal is to help the environment and also build a profitable atmosphere for EGC community members. Currently, as it stands, you will earn 7% apr on coins staking in your wallet. Our aim is to package this rig with a solar panel, a rechargeable battery (for 24/7 operation), and a Raspberry Pi (running Ubuntu). The wallet will ship with EGC included. The exact amount is yet to be determined. Once you receive your miner, all you will have to do is point it at the sun.  There will be minimal setup required, for members using secure networks. The Pi will ship with a wifi adapter that will need the secure networks password. Here is a couple of screenshots of our test Pi running the new v1.1 wallet.

I like the idea and I like EGC but I wouldn't call staking mining.

EGC have limited POW blocks, so after some this staking will be the only mining method. Anyway, building such effective staking machines is a good idea.

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this is an exciting idea. any sort of eta? ball park cost? etc?

We're still testing our build. Currently, we're trying to cut costs in anyway we can. Our goal is to stay as close to $100 as possible. Thanks for all the interest, guys! 

a $100 price point would be damn sexy


so is this going to be a single unit or like a kit of stuff?

It is going to be a single unit. The solar panel will sit on top of the box that holds the pi and the battery pack.

Looking good!

Nice idea.  Do it!  And let's hope other projects pick up on the idea and goes green.

Yes, the device will be PoS mining, not PoW mining. And yes, technically staking is a form of mining as transactions are processed, the blockchain is verified, and rewards are given for doing so. We label it "EverGreenCoin Solar Miner" not "solar staker" because we feel non-technical, non-crypto people might sooner unerstand mining than staking. Mining is a bit older terminology that average people might have heard of and at least understand it as "gaining".

Glad to hear you agree it is a good idea.

Thanks dez! Glad to see you have stuck around! ;)

Thanks for sharing your enthusiasm for the project! :) It is very welcome motivation.

We looked at Solar, but the cost of running a Pi was so cheap that it wasnt cost effective, not that it cant be done

We have a running version of the Pi and we run a WebUI that is Open Source (modified for our usage), so feel free to look at the software

http://rimbit.com/data/xengallery/0/141-48ac12d0692026adf11fdff31665fbc1.jpg (http://rimbit.com/media/rimbitpi-beta.82/)

I think your idea is fantastic and a complimentary step forward, so feel free to use what you need from us and if we can help your project, just let us know :)

Our Pi being tested - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lLw0lLQDOhI

We are now developing a custom mini printer, fingerprint reader, scanner for our Pi, which we have named the RimbitPi and we would be happy to share what we can with you, for your coin.

I will upload the Open Source software (over the weekend), that we used to construct our WebUI into our "Resources" area on our forum and please use whatever you need from it :)

Hi rimbit! We do realize that the electrical cost savings will by no means cover a mortgage payment or perhaps even a meal once a month. It is not really intended as "cost saver" device as much as it is a "free resource utilizer" device harnessing the sun's power. That said, as opposed to leaving a computer on 24/7 for the sole purpose of staking, it could be a cost saver in that scenario also.

Your project looks very promising and a similar direction I have been trying to push our project and my team's vision for it. Thank you for your generosity in sharing your code and your enthusiasm for our project. I am sure your work will give us a much needed jump closer to production of the EverGreenCoin Solar Miner. :)

@EvergreenCoin
Happy to oblige
It wasnt all smooth sailing, so I hope our tweaks make it easier for you to implement faster for your coin :)

Ah thats why!

We wanted to share with you some images of prototype designs we are working on for the EverGreenCoin Solar Miner.


https://i.imgur.com/BiHTYJ1l.jpg      https://i.imgur.com/yEf13uPl.jpg


We did want to share some images of another design we are working on but, due to some international logistic problems, that prototype is not "picture ready" yet. The parts have finally arrived earlier today where they need to be and we will share that prototype also just as soon as it is it is assembled.


https://i.imgur.com/Ryzy0dbm.jpg    https://i.imgur.com/FiKGNcvm.jpg


We are actively perusing many designs and weighting the options to be sure we deliver the best possible finished product to the market. 

there was something bought up in the other thread about people that might want there miners outside but dont feel secure because it might get stolen then someone aid something about a gnome i liked it but it got my mind churning so im gona spit it out add things to it maybe it will be cheaper but here we go.

a spaceman like the one evergreencoin has for his icon to sit in the yard or porch. his face or visor could be the solar panels. all the other stuff can go in his stomach and the bottom you can have somewhere to add sand to make it harder to walk off with. the spaceman could probably be molded from a cost effective yet still strong material. added security would be to have a way to track the miner if someone would to walk off with it. example anywhere i log into my google whether phone or laptop i can pull up my account from any computer and see where my phone is for instance i lost it. it will tell me where it is put it on a map and i have options to ring it and it will even ring loud if the phone is on silent or i can also completely lock the phone from a computer so it cant be used.

Since you liked my gnome idea and mentioned spaceman and the evergreen logo I just had to google "Space Suit Gnome"...  ;D

With some custom colours and the Evergreen Logo I could see it working nicely...
https://i.imgur.com/lMNxYhS.jpg?1

On a side note a fully customised gnome based on the Evergreen spaceman logo would be awesome as well but would most likely be quite costly .

lol i like space gnome i would so post him up on my front porch. yes cool as it may be cost to make would probably be an obstacle. flexible solar strips are pretty cheap vs pannels that might work out but the body would have to be something like a hard plastic mold or someting else that would be cost effective

I do like these ideas but, all of them would add to the cost to make the solar miner. The GPS tracking would greatly add to the cost and would be useless once the solar miner was out of range of the wifi it was setup to use unless in used cellular service. This would not only add greatly to the initial cost and push development of the product back, but a monthly service fee would surly offset the 7% interest being gained. Making owning the solar miner a financial loss.

If the device is stolen from ones yard, the best thing to do would to import the private key of the wallet on it into a different wallet and send the coins to a different address so the thief could not. That and of course notify authorities.

Perhaps future models of the solar miner could be designed more as a decorative yard ornament, true. But at this point we are trying to keep the cost low while still delivering a functional and reliable product. That and bring it to the market as soon as possible. Function over fashion. ;)

Thanks for the ideas and for brainstorming on it. We do appreciate the input of the community.

Thanks for the ideas and for brainstorming on it. We do appreciate the input of the community.
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no problem i love brainstorming and just throwing things out there with all the bright minds here we could probably come up with some wild stuff. the yard decor miner would be a nice second series true functionality first and getting it out there i am definitely in for the first one for sure.