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on: March 04, 2016, 06:19:49 AM
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wait for it..... Wait for It............ WAIT FOR IT...................... RELEASE of GenTarkin's Mod ~ Custom KNC Titan Firmware v1.0.0 IS FINALLY HERE!!!!!!!!!!!!Previous customers: head to http://gentarkincustomtitan.pcriot.com/custom-knc-titan-firmware-myaccount/ to obtain your FREE UPGRADE and license key(s)!! New / Unverified previous customers: head to http://gentarkincustomtitan.pcriot.com/custom-knc-titan-firmware-shop/ to purchase!! RELEASE NOTES: Major Features, Additions, Fixes & Changes:Added the long awaited “Energy Saver” feature – automatically tunes die voltages for highest effeciency while keeping the die stable as possible & hw% low. ~~MORE INFO http://gentarkincustomtitan.pcriot.com/energy-saver-faq-help/ ~~ DCDC Over-Current protection – any DCDC’s detected above 46A will be issued a die reset, if that fails then die speed is clocked down significantly to prevent DCDC failure. Long Term Stability checking for all dies – bumps voltage up on a die if it becomes unstable more than 2x in a period of 2 days. Per RPI Cube Tracking – if cubes are added, removed or moved around their last known clocks and volts on a given pi will be restored. Internet outtage / dead pool detection to prevent miner from constantly resetting itself. Slight webgui redesign. Product license activation. Full Copyright & end user license information. Much smaller installation file. Additional Features, Additions, Fixes & Changes:Full translation of webgui pages to 80+ different languages. Logging file output format refined and also includes more timestamps now. Optimized timing of die / cube soft and hard resets. Fixed format of advanced.conf file not being updated properly when user changes/removes/adds cubes or manually sets dies OFF. ADVANCED page now shows which dies(if any) are being throttled because of DCDC over temp threshold. ADVANCED page now auto refreshes every 5 minutes. Noticed in rare cases dies are configured with positive voltage – wrote correction code for this. For “Energy Saver” implemented cross reboots internal data array tracking capability. Ability for user to save Log Files to a file to be posted or emailed for diagnostic purposes. (This is part of the Energy Saver options). Added BALANCE strategy to MINER page – this may work better than LOAD-BALANCE for some users. Removal of BFGminer version option – in testing 5.1.0 works best with Titans – can re-add later on as an optional installation file if demand is high enough. More fixes to KNC’s shoddy code. And many more small fixes / improvements too numerous to list. All the previous firmware features and improvements are included!Now … you’re probably asking yourself “yeah yeah, but how much do all these wonderful new features cost?” Simple: $75 first full copy, $35 for additional licenses. Verified Previous Customers: The upgrade to this firmware is completely FREE for the number of Titans the previous version was purchased. Additional Titans require additional license purchase. If you created an account here previously then you will find license keys issued to your account. **NOTE** If you have not created an account on this site and verified your previous purchases, please contact me - http://gentarkincustomtitan.pcriot.com/custom-knc-titan-firmware-contact/ -- New Customers: Prices as detailed above. ***IMPORTANT INSTALLATION NOTICE*** – Upon upgrading to and activation of this firmware, its EXTREMELY IMPORTANT to keep track of which license was used on your KNC Titan(s). An easy way to do this is create backups of your Titan(s) after activating, then keep record of which backup went to which Titan. ***PRODUCT NOTICE*** – upon purchasing / obtaining this software, the end user agrees to the license terms set forth here(this file is also contained in my firmware): gentarkincustomtitan.pcriot.com/gentarkin_mod/LICENSE    |
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Alternate cryptocurrencies / Mining (Altcoins) / Re: Swedish ASIC miner company kncminer.com
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on: March 04, 2016, 06:18:56 AM
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wait for it..... Wait for It............ WAIT FOR IT...................... RELEASE of GenTarkin's Mod ~ Custom KNC Titan Firmware v1.0.0 IS FINALLY HERE!!!!!!!!!!!!Previous customers: head to http://gentarkincustomtitan.pcriot.com/custom-knc-titan-firmware-myaccount/ to obtain your FREE UPGRADE and license key(s)!! New / Unverified previous customers: head to http://gentarkincustomtitan.pcriot.com/custom-knc-titan-firmware-shop/ to purchase!! RELEASE NOTES: Major Features, Additions, Fixes & Changes:Added the long awaited “Energy Saver” feature – automatically tunes die voltages for highest effeciency while keeping the die stable as possible & hw% low. ~~MORE INFO http://gentarkincustomtitan.pcriot.com/energy-saver-faq-help/ ~~ DCDC Over-Current protection – any DCDC’s detected above 46A will be issued a die reset, if that fails then die speed is clocked down significantly to prevent DCDC failure. Long Term Stability checking for all dies – bumps voltage up on a die if it becomes unstable more than 2x in a period of 2 days. Per RPI Cube Tracking – if cubes are added, removed or moved around their last known clocks and volts on a given pi will be restored. Internet outtage / dead pool detection to prevent miner from constantly resetting itself. Slight webgui redesign. Product license activation. Full Copyright & end user license information. Much smaller installation file. Additional Features, Additions, Fixes & Changes:Full translation of webgui pages to 80+ different languages. Logging file output format refined and also includes more timestamps now. Optimized timing of die / cube soft and hard resets. Fixed format of advanced.conf file not being updated properly when user changes/removes/adds cubes or manually sets dies OFF. ADVANCED page now shows which dies(if any) are being throttled because of DCDC over temp threshold. ADVANCED page now auto refreshes every 5 minutes. Noticed in rare cases dies are configured with positive voltage – wrote correction code for this. For “Energy Saver” implemented cross reboots internal data array tracking capability. Ability for user to save Log Files to a file to be posted or emailed for diagnostic purposes. (This is part of the Energy Saver options). Added BALANCE strategy to MINER page – this may work better than LOAD-BALANCE for some users. Removal of BFGminer version option – in testing 5.1.0 works best with Titans – can re-add later on as an optional installation file if demand is high enough. More fixes to KNC’s shoddy code. And many more small fixes / improvements too numerous to list. All the previous firmware features and improvements are included!Now … you’re probably asking yourself “yeah yeah, but how much do all these wonderful new features cost?” Simple: $75 first full copy, $35 for additional licenses. Verified Previous Customers: The upgrade to this firmware is completely FREE for the number of Titans the previous version was purchased. Additional Titans require additional license purchase. If you created an account here previously then you will find license keys issued to your account. **NOTE** If you have not created an account on this site and verified your previous purchases, please contact me - http://gentarkincustomtitan.pcriot.com/custom-knc-titan-firmware-contact/ -- New Customers: Prices as detailed above. ***IMPORTANT INSTALLATION NOTICE*** – Upon upgrading to and activation of this firmware, its EXTREMELY IMPORTANT to keep track of which license was used on your KNC Titan(s). An easy way to do this is create backups of your Titan(s) after activating, then keep record of which backup went to which Titan. ***PRODUCT NOTICE*** – upon purchasing / obtaining this software, the end user agrees to the license terms set forth here(this file is also contained in my firmware): gentarkincustomtitan.pcriot.com/gentarkin_mod/LICENSEFOLLOWUP REMINDER .... gentarkincustomtitan.pcriot.com is currently the ONLY VALID SOURCE of my firmware. All others are fake clones based on outdated and extremely buggy code. |
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Alternate cryptocurrencies / Mining (Altcoins) / Re: Swedish ASIC miner company kncminer.com
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on: February 29, 2016, 05:24:52 PM
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Thanks for your feedback guys on various server PSU's ... seems theres still the potential for things to be just as finicky w/ those as there is w/ ATX PSU's. I have 2 decent ATX PSU's powering the Titan right now, I guess its just the modular cable quality & connection fit to the PSU thats in question.
I have plenty of extra modular cables right now, guess I will just keep replacing them as they start to brown up(Ive only had 1 do this so far). The Titan end of things(connectors, y cables etc...) is unaffected.
Im guessing finding a non-modular PSU would be better that way the modular cables & connections wouldnt be a variable. But I cant find those anywhere - guess modular is only option in high end ATX nowadays. At least from Im seeing on newegg =P
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Alternate cryptocurrencies / Mining (Altcoins) / Re: Swedish ASIC miner company kncminer.com
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on: February 29, 2016, 05:21:46 PM
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Question for ya all....
My Titan keeps causing my PSU's modular power connectors to eventually melt after like months and months of steady use. I think it may be because of crappy modular cable connectors n connections to the PSU.
The titan side of things - including the Y adapters remain in good shape.
By the way, when you melt the connector to the point where the board burns it's a bitch on wheels to fix. Melting is caused by a couple of things. When you plug a miner in while the power is on, there is a little spark that happens because the miner's 12 volt caps are charging up from zero. Each spark leaves a nice pock mark on the plug or socket. Eventually that causes resistance which causes heat which causes more resistance. The other issue is voltage. The cube is going to take a certain number of watts. When you start lowering th voltage below 12v due to cheap cabling, the current draw has to go up. Current is what generates heat in voltage drop situations (P=IE), so when you voltage drops to 10v the thing is now dropping 2v*20a=40w of heat along that line. Then it gets hotter resistance goes up, hilarity ensues. Third thing is the interconnections between the PCIe connector and the Titan board, if you look at the ground lines on layer 1 and 6 you see that the PCIe pin goes to a via which connects to a very small set of four spider connectors to the ground plane. They do the same thing with +12, it's only a few mm, but as you heat up those pins you will start to burn out those spiders. Once one pin's spiders go the other spiders have to carry more of the load which burns those pins and you know where this leads. Solution? You could run a supply with a massive amount of power, but remember those cubes don't have fuses in them so if something like a FET shorts inside a power supply you go from a simple *pop* to what could nicely be described as a small plasma fireball (see Amp Interrupt rating). This can then cause the phenolic on the board itself to conduct which will turn your unit into a 3,000 watt electric dryer in a 1 foot cube. This could then be described as "hilarious". Or try dropping down the power. These units hash nicely at 60mh, do you really need 80+? Well, the issue isnt the connectors on the Titan, its the connectors & cables on the PSU side (they are modular). Also, my Titan's PSUs are fully powered down prior to any cables being messed with =) So, there should be no sparking or anything. |
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Alternate cryptocurrencies / Mining (Altcoins) / Re: Swedish ASIC miner company kncminer.com
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on: February 28, 2016, 07:14:26 PM
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Question for ya all....
My Titan keeps causing my PSU's modular power connectors to eventually melt after like months and months of steady use. I think it may be because of crappy modular cable connectors n connections to the PSU.
The titan side of things - including the Y adapters remain in good shape.
So, Im wondering
Has anyone tried powering their Titans w/ one of these 2000w server PSU's using the breakout boards sold here on the forums to much success? Im just wondering if these breakout boards plus decent PCIe cables would be better for the Titan or not.
Looks like the controller board & pi would both have to still be powered by a seperate ATX psu to supply 5v ... is this ok to do?
Thanks
I used IBM 2880W w/ Finksy/J4bberwock board for months until I shipped the 2880W PSUs to a hosting place. I used J4bberwock 12V to 5V converter so ATX PSU wasn't needed. I now power each Titan with EVGA 1600W PSU, no issues for the last 2-3 months. What was more effecient the server PSU or ATX PSU? Also, do u know if the 12v -> 5v is still available for sale? EVGA T2 and P2 are more efficient, IBM 2980W should be on par with the P2 w/o the fan pack, but you need fans to run 2980W PSU. My PDU shows 1 less amp after switching from 2 2880W to 1 EVGA T2 and 2 P2s for 3 Titans. I got the converter from Finksy, contact him to see if he has any left. Well, I only need for 1 Titan, do I still need the fans? Also, do you know by any chance how that PSU would compare to the 2000w one? effeciency wise? |
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Alternate cryptocurrencies / Mining (Altcoins) / Re: Swedish ASIC miner company kncminer.com
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on: February 28, 2016, 06:54:23 PM
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Question for ya all....
My Titan keeps causing my PSU's modular power connectors to eventually melt after like months and months of steady use. I think it may be because of crappy modular cable connectors n connections to the PSU.
The titan side of things - including the Y adapters remain in good shape.
So, Im wondering
Has anyone tried powering their Titans w/ one of these 2000w server PSU's using the breakout boards sold here on the forums to much success? Im just wondering if these breakout boards plus decent PCIe cables would be better for the Titan or not.
Looks like the controller board & pi would both have to still be powered by a seperate ATX psu to supply 5v ... is this ok to do?
Thanks
I used IBM 2880W w/ Finksy/J4bberwock board for months until I shipped the 2880W PSUs to a hosting place. I used J4bberwock 12V to 5V converter so ATX PSU wasn't needed. I now power each Titan with EVGA 1600W PSU, no issues for the last 2-3 months. What was more effecient the server PSU or ATX PSU? Also, do u know if the 12v -> 5v is still available for sale? |
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Alternate cryptocurrencies / Mining (Altcoins) / Re: Swedish ASIC miner company kncminer.com
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on: February 28, 2016, 05:57:07 PM
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Question for ya all....
My Titan keeps causing my PSU's modular power connectors to eventually melt after like months and months of steady use. I think it may be because of crappy modular cable connectors n connections to the PSU.
The titan side of things - including the Y adapters remain in good shape.
So, Im wondering
Has anyone tried powering their Titans w/ one of these 2000w server PSU's using the breakout boards sold here on the forums to much success? Im just wondering if these breakout boards plus decent PCIe cables would be better for the Titan or not.
Looks like the controller board & pi would both have to still be powered by a seperate ATX psu to supply 5v ... is this ok to do?
Thanks
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Alternate cryptocurrencies / Mining (Altcoins) / Re: Hacking KNC Neptune / Jupiter / Titan miners back to life. Why not?
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on: February 24, 2016, 04:12:56 AM
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Maybe. I have one incinerated Y adapter, showing that even that can't make up for a bad power supply or overloading or a connector that has been plugged and unplugged with the power on (thus causing sparks which cause little bits of resistance which warm up which.....)
Still, it is also true that there seem to be these islands of stability on Titans, and if that island is at 300-325mhz then you're kind of stuck with it.
Back to work here. Have two more boards to keep me busy over the next few days.
If ya ask me, based on my single Titan up in hosted up in Alaska .... I believe heat is the number 1 killer of these things.... that combined w/ the fact how close these things are pushed to the edge by users. But, my Titan has ran for less than 75-80C on all DCDC's since the day it arrived in 2014 ... clocks 325mhz, volts set to -0.0366v or lower. It did survive one PSU dieing - modular connector sockets on the PSU actually burned up. Titan connectors were fine. Other than that, it has hashed along happily the whole time, just like it did since day 1. I could be totally wrong tho =P But yeah, its a hunch based off of seeing the settings and temps some users are pushing these things through. I mean YOWCH!... |
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Alternate cryptocurrencies / Mining (Altcoins) / Re: Swedish ASIC miner company kncminer.com
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on: February 24, 2016, 04:07:00 AM
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This next release ...... soon to become a reality!!!!!! woohoo =)
Final touches are in testing, hopefully no major bugs!
ah crap....as I sit here looking at the following parts raspberry pi B+ 512mb titan clone bridge (thanks qberty) my knc Jupiter 550gh Nov 2013 4 port card with beagle bone still attached (must come off) my Titan LCD gizmo from the 6 port Titan setup the replacement (free) (new even) Corsair ax 1200i PSU from my 15 month RMA'd one that was 'fading' again impressed with Corsair ..they could have refused warranty on 1) not ul listed equip and/or too exotic 2) normal wear an tear on an titan ASIC 24/7 is not normal use....told them the truth even..they sent me new one w/o a squeak) my 1 die working Titan cube (30 ltc) I got to try NOT to blow up for this purpose so heck if you get that new glen tarkin firmware out etc etc...I will then be 'compelled' to put this all together and see if it works....(been stalling ...I'm a coward) oh well.....at least I have the 'comfort' of ....if this works ...I will have brought forth .. a NEW evil KNC product of the Titan variety...bruahahaha .... great we can MAYBE if this works 'spawn' new (I blame Qberty he was first with the cloned titan board  ) using Controller boards from Jupiter/Saturn/Mercury/Neptune boards from day one to day last that were made to our 'evil' purposes (digs out Voodoo for Dummies book....orders 5 gallon bucket of chicken entrails' best to be prepared to 'appease' the dark forces of this project I shall attempt but again your firmware comes out I can no longer stall  alas 'evil' never waits pics shall be made available of 1) the fire damage/carnage etc (likely) 2) a working 'evil' newly hatched Titan Controller sheesh I have to get out more Lol!!! So.... Ive never quite figured this out, but why do you call me 'Glen Tarkin' ? LOL! |
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Alternate cryptocurrencies / Mining (Altcoins) / Re: Swedish ASIC miner company kncminer.com
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on: February 20, 2016, 07:23:34 PM
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Since Im inching closer to release every day and hopefully its right around the corner. Figured I would post a preview picture of the ADVANCED page. Shows the updated "Energy Saver" options, also note the blue progress banner at the top ... this banner will be on every major webgui page while "Energy Saver" is in progress. That banner will turn green when tuning is complete and awaiting user input (Selecting to keep the tuned settings or revert to pretuned settings" ... once selected it will do what the user selects then "Energy Saver" will be turned off and user selection applied.
The HELP page which you can see linked there, will provided a form of Q&A for users regarding "Energy Saver" and how it works.
Went looking for the code today to see how you are satisfying GPL licensing requirements but don't see anything in the repo aside from a README, how are you making the source available these days? Well, there is no GPL licensed code in my installation file, so I dont have to make the source available for my mod if I dont want to. All of the code in my installation file is licensed under MIT which is KNC's license of choosing for their overall project. Furthermore, my changes to KNC's original code is sublicensed under my own modified BSD license w/ nonfree restrictions. Ive trimmed out all the files I dont use. The upgrade installation file shrank significantly from 20MB or so, down to 3.2MB. |
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on: February 20, 2016, 03:29:54 AM
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Since Im inching closer to release every day and hopefully its right around the corner. Figured I would post a preview picture of the ADVANCED page. Shows the updated "Energy Saver" options, also note the blue progress banner at the top ... this banner will be on every major webgui page while "Energy Saver" is in progress. That banner will turn green when tuning is complete and awaiting user input (Selecting to keep the tuned settings or revert to pretuned settings" ... once selected it will do what the user selects then "Energy Saver" will be turned off and user selection applied. The HELP page which you can see linked there, will provided a form of Q&A for users regarding "Energy Saver" and how it works.  |
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Bitcoin / Hardware / Re: Solar array starting to look good.
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on: February 19, 2016, 08:26:13 PM
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So you could sell one get 250 to be ahead 50 bucks and mine the other. Just one of many possible things. You can still use the solar to lower your home power costs. Just say fuck it to mining.
Depending on the state u are in in the USA, if u generate more elec than ur home uses ... the elec company has to pay you. Guess thats a nice lil perk if you decide to stop mining. |
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Alternate cryptocurrencies / Mining (Altcoins) / Re: Swedish ASIC miner company kncminer.com
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on: February 14, 2016, 01:32:46 AM
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Yeah, of course the 12v aint going directly to the dies =P ... the DCDC's convert the 12v to .7v for the dies(chips as u call them).
Well, you never know. They have to power the hashing engines and the computer that collects the engines on each die and formats it for the FPGA. That takes more than .7 volts, so either they have a charge pump on the chip or they have something on this stupid board that does it. Oh and, did u see my question about the SPI data u obtained? How did u get that? Im trying to figure out commands to run to get data from SPI but I cant =/
I used spi-test and cant figure out how to "talk to the dies"
I cheated. Using the driver code in bfgminer trip to diagnostic mode and save all the output to the disk. Question: Just include the driver code in your own routine and push/pull info from the die that way.
no idea how to do that =( Would implementing disabling / enabling of the dies be hard in the bfgminer driver? cuz that code is unfinished =/ ... |
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Alternate cryptocurrencies / Mining (Altcoins) / Re: Swedish ASIC miner company kncminer.com
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on: February 13, 2016, 07:56:27 PM
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Pictures of board:   HOLY SHIT those 2 dies got way way way to fucking hot. Most likely fried the package substrate or something along those lines. If its not working, that would be why. I really wish KNC would have designed the dies with ondie thermistors. So we knew what the fuck the actual temps of the dies are... Yeah I was thinking that. When I say I have seen burned titans this is what I mean... *However* (and here is the magic however button) the chip itself doesn't have any of the +12v lines going to it. Therefore it should not be crowbarring the supply. It could be a blown FET on the power supplies, or a blown cap that's not showing up, but it's not just the chip. The chip has the .7 volt supplies going to it, some SPI lines one for each quadrant and the jury is still out as to what else it does. Yeah, of course the 12v aint going directly to the dies =P ... the DCDC's convert the 12v to .7v for the dies(chips as u call them). Oh and, did u see my question about the SPI data u obtained? How did u get that? Im trying to figure out commands to run to get data from SPI but I cant =/ I used spi-test and cant figure out how to "talk to the dies" |
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