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Author Topic: [CLOSED] Bitmine CoinCraft A1 28nm chip distribution / DIY support  (Read 81208 times)
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October 23, 2014, 07:24:46 PM
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The board:

Is connected to the control unit, which is connected to the raspberry pi:
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October 24, 2014, 01:22:31 AM
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Here's my annotated image.. (the power connector at least look like mine, so I suspect we have somewhat similiar hardware, but I have not opened mine up yet)



So it seems like there are 4 voltage regulators (one for every 2 chips), and we'd need to know what part number they are. Sometimes the VRM (voltage regulator module) chips have I2c or some other direct digital interface to tell you stuff like power, set voltage, etc.

But the biggest problem is I think there's a mystery microcontroller on the board, which is likely what is in charge of setting up the VRMs. So we have to know what it is first. The best case is if we get support from the manufacturer, but unless it's Innosilicon, who might give you info because they want to sell chips, I doubt you'll get much.
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October 24, 2014, 10:07:42 AM
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It's very rare that voltage controllers have some control/monitoring over I2C, SMBUS or SPI. Those voltage controllers are propably from Linear LTCxxxx. Without extra rheostat (MCP4017 for example) in voltage loopback it's impossible to control voltage thru software.

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October 24, 2014, 10:09:02 AM
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I have a very crappy photo to go on from my phone, but after some enhancement with  photoshop  Grin I think the component on the left is the following:

ARM STM32F303VC LQFP100

Datasheet: http://www.keil.com/dd/docs/datashts/st/stm32f3xx/dm00058181.pdf
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