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Title: Creating my own asic board? Post by: James222 on October 24, 2014, 07:20:53 PM I just discovered that KNC is selling their asic chips. The only drawback is that you just get the chips. Is there any documentation online? I'm not necessarly asking for board plans, just for documentation on how it works.
Thanks! Title: Re: Creating my own asic board? Post by: TheRealSteve on October 24, 2014, 07:46:48 PM we only provide documentation to customers So you'd have to find documentation leaked by a customer (who would be under an NDA, and thus in violation thereof)Title: Re: Creating my own asic board? Post by: bee7 on October 24, 2014, 07:49:12 PM If you buy chips from KnC then they provide you with necessary documentation provided you would sign the NDA. Read the offer description at KnC site.
Title: Re: Creating my own asic board? Post by: J4bberwock on October 24, 2014, 08:01:56 PM If you buy chips from KnC then they provide you with necessary documentation provided you would sign the NDA. Read the offer description at KnC site. Yes, and this has been discussed before in this sub-forum. But there are at least 2 things that you need to know about the chips: -The efficiency is quite bad for now, or you will need to lower the hashrate in order to achieve 1W/Gh (if it's possible at all) - It will take some time to have populated boards in such a quantity, depending on the data provided by knc, anything between 2 and 6 months Other manufacturers are selling the chips with datasheet and even board designs freely available before you buy. And this is for chips with better efficiency. Title: Re: Creating my own asic board? Post by: bee7 on October 24, 2014, 08:11:43 PM If you buy chips from KnC then they provide you with necessary documentation provided you would sign the NDA. Read the offer description at KnC site. Yes, and this has been discussed before in this sub-forum. But there are at least 2 things that you need to know about the chips: -The efficiency is quite bad for now, or you will need to lower the hashrate in order to achieve 1W/Gh (if it's possible at all) - It will take some time to have populated boards in such a quantity, depending on the data provided by knc, anything between 2 and 6 months Other manufacturers are selling the chips with datasheet and even board designs freely available before you buy. And this is for chips with better efficiency. Yes. I did not say that KnC chips are a best choice. |