BM1384 Pod Miner plus trade-in/recycling - an interest and feasibility poll

[hurricandave]

if i had a s5 controler i would

+1

Bitmain wants $50 for a BeagleBone with Firmware preinstalled but you have to specify which version up front. Anyway around that?

[sidehack]

The secondhand market, I reckon. I've got three or four that could be parted with if necessary.

[RichBC]

OK I will stick my neck out here.... BM1384 is dead, BM1385 will soon be dead. It does not matter how noble recycling is, how great the price is or how much efficiency you can squeeze out. They are just too power hungry for most Home Miners.

So my advice, much as I like the concept of what you describe, is put all your energy into a 14/16nm solution, which I think, given that the next step will be a way off, will have a reasonable lifetime.


Rich

[sidehack]

That's also in the works. But I've had enough people still asking for pods that I figured I'd make the offer. If enough people speak up in the next couple days I'll add it to the list.

[NotFuzzyWarm]

Query: Can a 'real' Beagle be flashed with Bitmains firmware and would it be a drop-in replacement for theirs? Newark/Element14 is having a clearance sale on them right now.

Of course you would still need Bitmain's interface board tho.

[NotFuzzyWarm]

As ya know, I still have more than a few s5's running with 5 hosted by you ... What would the pod or boards hashrate & power be at lowest power setting?

After the Halving think they'd (as pods or retrofits) still at least pay for themselves at your place?

[Mikestang]

Excuse the noob question, but does the S5 controller need to be extracted from a S5, or does it have "extra" hook ups so you can tie into an already mining S5 with your pod?

I would buy one for <$100, put me on the interested list.

[kilo17]

I have a couple of BB I brought from Bitmain and a couple of controller boards I bought from them as well. I want a couple of Pods 

[NotFuzzyWarm]

Excuse the noob question, but does the S5 controller need to be extracted from a S5, or does it have "extra" hook ups so you can tie into an already mining S5 with your pod?

I would buy one for <$100, put me on the interested list.

Believe it depends on if your controller board has the extra(unused) sockets on it as well as unused fan connectors. Someone else here was selling extra long data cables just for this. Along those lines... do the later ones sans unused connectors still have the board traces so connectors can just be soldered in? (and anyone have a link to those long controller/hashboard data cables?)

EDIT: Found it. https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1173573.msg12359304#msg12359304
J4bberwock was doing them for both the s5 and s7's. Ya'd have to PM them to see if any are still avaiable.

[chiguireitor]

EDIT: Found it. https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1173573.msg12359304#msg12359304
J4bberwock was doing them for both the s5 and s7's. Ya'd have to PM them to see if any are still avaiable.

J4bberwock seems MIA afaik.

We have a general scarcity issue on boards for PSUs 'round these parts.

[sidehack]

Yeah, it sure doesn't help that my next board is about three weeks behind schedule. And that's behind the adjusted schedule. I was hoping to be started on 'em before Christmas.

[vapourminer]

im interested but no s5 controller here. but if all it needs is a beaglebone or something that can later be used for other stuff thats not an issue. otherwise, it is.

[hurricandave]

Bitmain has BBone that is set up for-
  BB board which can be used for AntMiner S4, S4+, S5，S5+，S7. Shipping out within 7 working days after full payment. Due to Chinese Festival holiday,
  So they also have-
  IO board for S7, with 3 connectors. Shipping out within 7 working days after full payment.
 
 The IO Boards is reasonably priced but I'm not sure spending $50 for a BB plus shipping is necessary. Someone has a thread on replacing their Bitmain BB with an off the shelf one but I think it was in an S2?
 Soo... would the S7 card work with the pods? The same as the S5?

[sidehack]

Heck if I know, I don't have one to test with. But if the S7 controller will work for an S5+ which will work on S5 boards, then yeah probably.

[bctmke]

I'd be interested.

[WorkHorse78]

That's also in the works. But I've had enough people still asking for pods that I figured I'd make the offer. If enough people speak up in the next couple days I'll add it to the list.

Excuse the noob question, but does the S5 controller need to be extracted from a S5, or does it have "extra" hook ups so you can tie into an already mining S5 with your pod?

I would buy one for <$100, put me on the interested list.

Interested.  Where do I send my money?

[zOU]

Would it work if hooked to a running S5, I mean adding pods to a controller managing 2 blades already ?

I have to check how many ports mine has.

[zOU]

well, my S5 controller has 4 ports, and they seem to sell controller cables:

http://bitcoinware.net/products/18pin-signal-cables-for-antminer-s5-s5-s7-with-length-of-120mm

So theorically, I would be interested in 2 pods if I can hook them up to my running S5

[Mikestang]

well, my S5 controller has 4 ports, and they seem to sell controller cables:

My S5 has 4 ports, also, two are being used by the machine and 2 are open.  Are the open ones what would control the pod?  Would be an interesting pod if it could run alongside an already running S5, like a piggy back system almost.

[RichBC]

well, my S5 controller has 4 ports, and they seem to sell controller cables:

My S5 has 4 ports, also, two are being used by the machine and 2 are open.  Are the open ones what would control the pod?  Would be an interesting pod if it could run alongside an already running S5, like a piggy back system almost.

An S5 will run with 4 S5 Hash cards connected, so if the BM1384 Pod existed and if it had the same interface it would probably work.

Rich