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Title: Reprogramming the USB Block Erupter? Post by: Bitcoinbernd on June 15, 2013, 07:30:50 AM Is it actually possible to reprogram the Block Erupter USB-Sticks to perform another task... lets say video encoding?
Title: Re: Reprogramming the USB Block Erupter? Post by: Silvas on June 15, 2013, 08:22:40 AM Is it actually possible to reprogram the Block Erupter USB-Sticks to perform another task... lets say video encoding? no. The chip is not a general purpose processor, nor is it programmable like an FPGA. ASIC = Application Specific Integrated Circuit. The physical chip is designed to do SHA256 and nothing but. Title: Re: Reprogramming the USB Block Erupter? Post by: superresistant on June 15, 2013, 08:34:16 AM Yeah only fpga can do other jobs.
Title: Re: Reprogramming the USB Block Erupter? Post by: Bitcoinbernd on June 15, 2013, 09:24:40 AM Thanks. :)
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