GekkoScience Compac BM1384 Stickminer Official Support Thread

[drew_ii]

Hi all ...

someone know all parameters of cgminer  fo my super    Gekko (  using cgminer gekko win 32 ) ?

any ... 

I don't remember what the Win32 version does, however the linux compile the only software switch you need worry about is the frequency with --compac-freq ### where ### is a number between 100 and 500 .

As there is no working switch for voltage in cgminer/compac, you have to adjust the voltage with the potentiometer on the front of the stick, with the assistance of a digital multimeter.

The highest voltage you will probably get is around 800mV and the highest stable frequency you can get is around 400-420mHz if you have enough power from your hub (hence the need for a USB3.0 hub - has more power per port, but you can use a y-cable with a USB2.0 hub)

Note that the more power and frequency you use, the hotter the stick(s) will get - SO USE ACTIVE COOLING!  if you are running less mHz, you need less mV, so if you want to run at say 300mHz, set the potentiometer to 800mV, start the program, and adjust the potentiometer downwards until you start to get errors, then turn it back up slowly until the errors go away.

There is a mathematical equation, but its only hypothetically correct and, given manufacturing variances of all products combined (not just the compacs) and my abysmal failure at math, I just start it high and tweak it till its right.

Oh, if I didn't say it before, USE ACTIVE COOLING!!  Fans!  Get some!



En français, gracieuseté de Google.

Je ne me souviens pas de ce que la version Win32 fait, mais le linux compiler le seul commutateur logiciel vous devez vous préoccuper de la fréquence avec --compac-freq ### où ### est un nombre compris entre 100 et 500.

Comme il n'y a pas d'interrupteur à travailler pour la tension dans cgminer / compac, vous devez ajuster la tension avec le potentiomètre sur la face avant de la baguette, avec l'aide d'un multimètre numérique.

La tension la plus élevée, vous obtiendrez probablement est autour de 800mV et la plus haute fréquence stable, vous pouvez obtenir est d'environ 400-420mHz si vous avez assez de puissance de votre hub (d'où la nécessité d'un hub USB3.0 - a plus de puissance par port, mais vous peut utiliser un câble en Y avec un concentrateur USB 2.0)

Notez que plus la puissance et la fréquence que vous utilisez, le plus chaud de la clé (s) obtiendront - afin d'utiliser un refroidissement actif! si vous utilisez moins mHz, vous avez besoin de moins mV, donc si vous voulez exécuter à dire 300 MHz, régler le potentiomètre sur 800mV, démarrer le programme, et de régler le potentiomètre vers le bas jusqu'à ce que vous commencez à avoir des erreurs, puis rallumez lentement jusqu'à ce que les erreurs disparaissent.

Il ya une équation mathématique, mais il est seulement correct et hypothétiquement, les écarts de fabrication donnés de tous produits confondus (pas seulement les compacs) et mon échec catastrophique en maths, je viens de le lancer haut et le tordre jusqu'à sa droite.

Oh, si je ne dis avant, UTILISER refroidissement actif !! Fans! Prends-en!

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[AdsepBitCoin]

 

i found it !

cgminer 4.9.2
Built with gekko mining support.
Usage: cgminer [-DlpPqUTouOchnV]
Options for both config file and command line:
--api-allow <arg>   Allow API access only to the given list of [G:]IP[/Prefix] addresses[/subnets]
--api-description <arg> Description placed in the API status header, default: cgminer version
--api-groups <arg>  API one letter groups G:cmd:cmd[,P:cmd:*...] defining the cmds a groups can use
--api-listen        Enable API, default: disabled
--api-mcast         Enable API Multicast listener, default: disabled
--api-mcast-addr <arg> API Multicast listen address
--api-mcast-code <arg> Code expected in the API Multicast message, don't use '-'
--api-mcast-des <arg> Description appended to the API Multicast reply, default: ''
--api-mcast-port <arg> API Multicast listen port (default: 4028)
--api-network       Allow API (if enabled) to listen on/for any address, default: only 127.0.0.1
--api-port <arg>    Port number of miner API (default: 4028)
--api-host <arg>    Specify API listen address, default: 0.0.0.0
--compac-freq <arg> Set GekkoScience Compac frequency in MHz, range 100-500 (default: 125.0)
--balance           Change multipool strategy from failover to even share balance
--benchfile <arg>   Run cgminer in benchmark mode using a work file - produces no shares
--benchfile-display Display each benchfile nonce found
--benchmark         Run cgminer in benchmark mode - produces no shares
--btc-address <arg> Set bitcoin target address when solo mining to bitcoind (mandatory)
--btc-sig <arg>     Set signature to add to coinbase when solo mining (optional)
--compact           Use compact display without per device statistics
--debug|-D          Enable debug output
--disable-rejecting Automatically disable pools that continually reject shares
--fix-protocol      Do not redirect to stratum protocol from GBT
--hotplug <arg>     Seconds between hotplug checks (0 means never check)
--load-balance      Change multipool strategy from failover to quota based balance
--log|-l <arg>      Interval in seconds between log output (default: 5)
--lowmem            Minimise caching of shares for low memory applications
--net-delay         Impose small delays in networking to not overload slow routers
--no-submit-stale   Don't submit shares if they are detected as stale
--pass|-p <arg>     Password for bitcoin JSON-RPC server
--per-device-stats  Force verbose mode and output per-device statistics
--protocol-dump|-P  Verbose dump of protocol-level activities
--quiet|-q          Disable logging output, display status and errors
--quota|-U <arg>    quota;URL combination for server with load-balance strategy quotas
--real-quiet        Disable all output
--rotate <arg>      Change multipool strategy from failover to regularly rotate at N minutes
--round-robin       Change multipool strategy from failover to round robin on failure
--sched-start       Set a time of day in HH:MM to start mining (a once off without a stop time)
--sched-stop        Set a time of day in HH:MM to stop mining (will quit without a start time)
--sharelog          Append share log to file
--shares <arg>      Quit after mining N shares (default: unlimited)
--socks-proxy <arg> Set socks4 proxy (host:port)
--suggest-diff <arg> Suggest miner difficulty for pool to user (default: none)
--text-only|-T      Disable ncurses formatted screen output
--url|-o <arg>      URL for bitcoin JSON-RPC server
--usb <arg>         USB device selection
--user|-u <arg>     Username for bitcoin JSON-RPC server
--userpass|-O <arg> Username:Password pair for bitcoin JSON-RPC server
--verbose           Log verbose output to stderr as well as status output
--widescreen        Use extra wide display without toggling
--worktime          Display extra work time debug information
Options for command line only:
--config|-c <arg>   Load a JSON-format configuration file
See example.conf for an example configuration.
--default-config <arg> Specify the filename of the default config file
Loaded at start and used when saving without a name.
--help|-h           Print this message
--ndevs|-n          Display all USB devices and exit
--version|-V        Display version and exit

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[Morguk]

What if I used this for power:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ORICO-DCP-48W-7-Port-Universal-USB-Charging-Station-Hub-with-7-x-2-4A-Charger-/191295371185?hash=item2c8a17b7b1:g:Mt8AAOSwqu9VMOm7

with Y cables into a normal USB 2.0 hub for data.

Would that work well?

[Meech]

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It was me and it's not available at Amazon under that name anymore but the identical hub is named PAG now.  Do a search for pag usb hub on Amazon.  These are great and do run on the Pi using usb3.

Yes. I seen it mentioned some where (but couldn't remember by who) and gave it a shot.

Been working great, except for if you push it hard, it gets way to hot.

Been thinking of opening it up to see if I could cut some slots and maybe add a little 5V Pi case fan, to get some air flow inside the hub to help keep it cool.

It gets hot? What are you running them at? My 4 have been at 300 since the start.

[AdsepBitCoin]

i odered this for tryng...

Classic :
1 : Fan - http://bitcoinware.net/collections/gridseed-dual-ltc-and-btc-miner/products/arctic-breeze-usb-fan
1 : Usb Port with upgrade PS 5a - http://bitcoinware.net/collections/mining-accessories/products/10-port-powered-hub-usb-2-0
1 : AntRouter R1 : http://bitcoinware.net/collections/antminer-asic-mining/products/antrouter-r1-5-5-gh-s-btc-miner-wireless-networking

Before having : http://bitcoinware.net/collections/frontpage/products/antminer-s7-4-86-th-s-bitcoin-miner ( or better )

[Jake36]

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It was me and it's not available at Amazon under that name anymore but the identical hub is named PAG now.  Do a search for pag usb hub on Amazon.  These are great and do run on the Pi using usb3.

Yes. I seen it mentioned some where (but couldn't remember by who) and gave it a shot.

Been working great, except for if you push it hard, it gets way to hot.

Been thinking of opening it up to see if I could cut some slots and maybe add a little 5V Pi case fan, to get some air flow inside the hub to help keep it cool.

It gets hot? What are you running them at? My 4 have been at 300 since the start.

I pushed the hub to the 70W limit (probably a little over) for a short time, did 4 sticks at 340 when it got hot (with plenty of air from fans blowing over the case).

Settled on 4 at 310, seems to be a good mix with the hub just being a little warm to the touch. With some kind of air flow going to the inside of the hub or through it, it would probably do 4 sticks at about 320-325 and stay cool.

[Biodom]

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It was me and it's not available at Amazon under that name anymore but the identical hub is named PAG now.  Do a search for pag usb hub on Amazon.  These are great and do run on the Pi using usb3.

Yes. I seen it mentioned some where (but couldn't remember by who) and gave it a shot.

Been working great, except for if you push it hard, it gets way to hot.

Been thinking of opening it up to see if I could cut some slots and maybe add a little 5V Pi case fan, to get some air flow inside the hub to help keep it cool.

It gets hot? What are you running them at? My 4 have been at 300 since the start.

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I pushed the hub to the 70W limit (probably a little over) for a short time, did 4 sticks at 340 when it got hot (with plenty of air from fans blowing over the case).

Settled on 4 at 310, seems to be a good mix with the hub just being a little warm to the touch. With some kind of air flow going to the inside of the hub or through it, it would probably do 4 sticks at about 320-325 and stay cool.

Good to know that you can do four at these numbers. I was about to adjust all sticks on two Superbpages (8=4 ea).
Four/s-pag are pretty stable: I run four at bfgminer at default and four at cgminer gekko at 200-all ~11GH (have an experimental one at 800mv/350 on Anker with Y-that one could do 425, but require too much of a cooling effort).
I was thinking of trying just three/superbpag on 350 since I have a 2A/slot usb 2.0 Plugable coming tomorrow, so i can relocate two there.
Will report if 3 sticks/S-pag at 350 work or not.
EDIT: why do you think that four sticks consumed more than 70W even at 340? That would be 17.5W/stick for only ~17-19Gh/s or so. Seems excessive.

[vapourminer]

It gets hot? What are you running them at? My 4 have been at 300 since the start.

https://i.imgur.com/7lbaAyI.jpg

dude that is a SWEET setup. i have a rpi b what screen is that. is it a touch screen? please pm me with info as its kind  of off topic here

apologies if its here already, a fast search did not find it

[drew_ii]

Good to know that you can do four at these numbers. I was about to adjust all sticks on two Superbpages (8=4 ea).
Four/s-pag are pretty stable: I run four at bfgminer at default and four at cgminer gekko at 200-all ~11GH (have an experimental one at 800mv/350 on Anker with Y-that one could do 425, but require too much of a cooling effort).
I was thinking of trying just three/superbpag on 350 since I have a 2A/slot usb 2.0 Plugable coming tomorrow, so i can relocate two there.
Will report if 3 sticks/S-pag at 350 work or not.
EDIT: why do you think that four sticks consumed more than 70W even at 340? That would be 17.5W/stick for only ~17-19Gh/s or so. Seems excessive.

I've run 4@400 on the Spag - the hub gets rather warm but not uncomfortable physically (mentally that's another issue) and of course the heatsinks are hot but not burning with two usb fans from the 2.0 hub.  I'd think you can run 2x4@400 on 2 Spags so long as they're not stacked and have room for air..

When Run 2 comes in, and 812 is repaired, i'll be doing just that...

Now, as for 8@425.... cooling would DEFINITELY be an issue!

[Jake36]

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It was me and it's not available at Amazon under that name anymore but the identical hub is named PAG now.  Do a search for pag usb hub on Amazon.  These are great and do run on the Pi using usb3.

Yes. I seen it mentioned some where (but couldn't remember by who) and gave it a shot.

Been working great, except for if you push it hard, it gets way to hot.

Been thinking of opening it up to see if I could cut some slots and maybe add a little 5V Pi case fan, to get some air flow inside the hub to help keep it cool.

It gets hot? What are you running them at? My 4 have been at 300 since the start.

snipped image

I pushed the hub to the 70W limit (probably a little over) for a short time, did 4 sticks at 340 when it got hot (with plenty of air from fans blowing over the case).

Settled on 4 at 310, seems to be a good mix with the hub just being a little warm to the touch. With some kind of air flow going to the inside of the hub or through it, it would probably do 4 sticks at about 320-325 and stay cool.

Good to know that you can do four at these numbers. I was about to adjust all sticks on two Superbpages (8=4 ea).
Four/s-pag are pretty stable: I run four at bfgminer at default and four at cgminer gekko at 200-all ~11GH (have an experimental one at 800mv/350 on Anker with Y-that one could do 425, but require too much of a cooling effort).
I was thinking of trying just three/superbpag on 350 since I have a 2A/slot usb 2.0 Plugable coming tomorrow, so i can relocate two there.
Will report if 3 sticks/S-pag at 350 work or not.
EDIT: why do you think that four sticks consumed more than 70W even at 340? That would be 17.5W/stick for only ~17-19Gh/s or so. Seems excessive.

After I posted that, got to thinking, that was when I was moving sticks around trying a couple different setups and I might have had 6 plugged into it. It was getting kind of late and only ran it for ~1/2 hour or so, before I realized  I forgot to pull a couple before bumping the MHz up an the hub was good and hot.

[dan91]

Could anyone help me out please. I am on windows i have installed the winusb driver with zag as you can see here;
https://i.imgur.com/YPpAtQa.png

However when i run CGminer i just get errors that it does not have permission;

https://i.imgur.com/tUoUqrC.png

[Entropize]

What usb hubs are you using to power these things? I have 8 of them but can't get more than 4 to work on a hub. I was using some cheapo one that couldn't power more than 2 at a time then I moved to a plugable 7 port usb 2.0 hub which is now working with 4 gekkos. They are running to a raspberry pi B which has the 4 producing around 45Gh/s. I'd love to have all 8 up and running and overclocked, but what hub is capable of that?

[Shelltux]

Hi all,

I am the next one asking for some help 
I almost read all of the pages in this post but I am not able to get the Compac Miners from Bitshopper working as expected.

I am using this hub: http://www.amazon.com/ORICO-Charging-Adapter-Windows-H10C1-U3/dp/B00HSHN82K/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1453394936&sr=8-4&keywords=orico+10+port
with two miners in it.

I am also using bfgminer with compac support enabled.
The usb hub is running on my Linux box (standard desktop pc) because I am running an Bitcoin full node so there is no need for me to take one of my PI's for it

Both sticks are just running fine with .674V and 125MHz. But then the speed is "just" 8.26GH/s per each miner. I tried almost everything (spinning the potentiometer with setting the MHz to almost everything between 125 and 300). I can get the sticks running very well with different configurations and about 16 to 17 GH/s average. But after 10 minutes the sticks stop working, no hardware error or something like this.
I even dont see any message using journalctl stating that the sticks are disconnected.

Does someone has a hint for me what I can try next to get more hash power out of these miners?

Thanks

Shelltux

[Biodom]

Hi all,

I am the next one asking for some help  
I almost read all of the pages in this post but I am not able to get the Compac Miners from Bitshopper working as expected.

I am using this hub: http://www.amazon.com/ORICO-Charging-Adapter-Windows-H10C1-U3/dp/B00HSHN82K/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1453394936&sr=8-4&keywords=orico+10+port
with two miners in it.

I am also using bfgminer with compac support enabled.
The usb hub is running on my Linux box (standard desktop pc) because I am running an Bitcoin full node so there is no need for me to take one of my PI's for it

Both sticks are just running fine with .674V and 125MHz. But then the speed is "just" 8.26GH/s per each miner. I tried almost everything (spinning the potentiometer with setting the MHz to almost everything between 125 and 300). I can get the sticks running very well with different configurations and about 16 to 17 GH/s average. But after 10 minutes the sticks stop working, no hardware error or something like this.
I even dont see any message using journalctl stating that the sticks are disconnected.

Does someone has a hint for me what I can try next to get more hash power out of these miners?

Thanks

Shelltux

on that hub you are limited to 0.9A/slot, which is probably why it does not work at some settings that you tried. Solution-a different hub (Anker with up to 2A/slot works fine on Linux) or Y-cables (cheaper). Search Y-cables on this thread-there are dozens of posts. something like this:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/USB-3-0-Female-to-Dual-USB-Male-Extra-Power-Data-Y-Extension-Cable-Black-/151775405776

EDIT: nevermind re Anker-I forgot that it has regular slots also at 0.9A. the ones that have 2A/slot are Superbpag (some people say that it is called simply PAG now) and Plugable:
http://www.amazon.com/Plugable-Charging-Adapter-Support-Android/dp/B00L2LK164/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1453401003

[bctmke]

Could anyone help me out please. I am on windows i have installed the winusb driver with zag as you can see here;


However when i run CGminer i just get errors that it does not have permission;

Is CGMiner being run as administrator?

[Morguk]

Can someone please comment on my post on the previous page. Thanks.

[drew_ii]

I am using this hub: http://www.amazon.com/ORICO-Charging-Adapter-Windows-H10C1-U3/dp/B00HSHN82K/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1453394936&sr=8-4&keywords=orico+10+port
with two miners in it.

What Biodom said.

Now, with the placement of the on/off switches, it looks like its splitting the power to three banks, so per bank you have 1.8a so I'd try putting one stick per button - this limits you to only 3 sticks.

[drew_ii]

Can someone please comment on my post on the previous page. Thanks.

Questioned Item:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ORICO-DCP-48W-7-Port-Universal-USB-Charging-Station-Hub-with-7-x-2-4A-Charger-/191295371185?hash=item2c8a17b7b1:g:Mt8AAOSwqu9VMOm7

I don't see any USB 2.0 or 3.0 uplink port.  There is only the four pin round connector, which I'm thinking is for power!  This may have the word hub in it, but its not a hub, its only a charging station.  Has power, but doesn't connect to computers.

I'd wager a tuppence anyway.

[RichBC]

Can someone please comment on my post on the previous page. Thanks.

Questioned Item:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ORICO-DCP-48W-7-Port-Universal-USB-Charging-Station-Hub-with-7-x-2-4A-Charger-/191295371185?hash=item2c8a17b7b1:g:Mt8AAOSwqu9VMOm7

I don't see any USB 2.0 or 3.0 uplink port.  There is only the four pin round connector, which I'm thinking is for power!  This may have the word hub in it, but its not a hub, its only a charging station.  Has power, but doesn't connect to computers.

I'd wager a tuppence anyway.

And even with a Y cable to a conventional hub, as was proposed, my concern would be the actual voltage the charger would produce when presented with the Stick load as opposed to a battery?

Rich

[dan91]

Is CGMiner being run as administrator?

Yes tried admin and normal. Seems to make no difference