Creating my own asic board?

[James222]

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!

[TheRealSteve]

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)

[bee7]

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.

[J4bberwock]

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.

[bee7]

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.