[ANN] FutureBit Moonlander 2: The Most Powerful and Efficient USB Stick Miner!

[sabujo]

Would this be enough for 4 units (with "riser" cables or adapters for the moonlanders to fit, of course)

http://www.silverstonetek.com/product.php?pid=491&area=en

I also thought on getting this one:

http://www.silverstonetek.com/product.php?pid=405&area=en

And plugging a 5V 10A transformer to it - since it is USB 3.0, anyone knows if it would handle the amperage correctly to each port?

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[sabujo]

http://www.silverstonetek.com/product.php?pid=491&area=en

Sorry, this one is limited to one 2A port

[31biggestholderofsigt]

any shipping/ production updates.  Probably get asked 10000000000000 times a day but i want them preferably before 17th November.

[jstefanop]

any shipping/ production updates.  Probably get asked 10000000000000 times a day but i want them preferably before 17th November.

Same deal...im ramping up production this week and focusing on that. Bulk shipments to distributors should start going out next week. As long as your not at the end of the pre-order lists you should get it before the 17th.

[Lafu]

any shipping/ production updates.  Probably get asked 10000000000000 times a day but i want them preferably before 17th November.

Same deal...im ramping up production this week and focusing on that. Bulk shipments to distributors should start going out next week. As long as your not at the end of the pre-order lists you should get it before the 17th.

I cant wait for !!!  Its all ready for plug in  the Hub      !

Regards Lafu

[wwonka36]

Ok guys how useful is this hub for mining with these? Opinions please. http://www.smartdelux.com/index.php/products/13-port-aluminum-usb-hub
Thanks,
WW

[wavelengthsf]

Ok guys how useful is this hub for mining with these? Opinions please. http://www.smartdelux.com/index.php/products/13-port-aluminum-usb-hub
Thanks,
WW

It doesn't really give enough details to know. The "smart ports" seem promising if they can really deliver 2.1amps each, but the rest of it seems like a standard USB hub.

[sabujo]

you try this https://www.aliexpress.com/item/10-Port-USB-HUB-Charger-Sipolar-A-400-Standard-20V-6A-Power-adapter/32513481750.html

looks good, but im not sure if their values are all accurate. The thing has 12V@10 AMPS which is 120Watt-from the wall.
They claim that you can bring up to 12W per port -> you are then @ 120 Watt. This cannot be right, because the PSU would need 100% efficiency for that.

Im still looking for a highly-efficient model for the few i ordered.

sir this is accurate for me.

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12V x 10A = 120watts
so we have 10 ports @ 5V each
120watts/10 ports = 12watts each port
so 12watts/5V = 2.4amps per port
they put 2.1amp per port to be safe +/- 20%

 

Nice! If anyone know of any shop that sells this in Europe, please advise. China takes too long and customs are tough on taxes of electronic equipment.

[Mr_Snipes]

sir this is accurate for me.

---MATH---
12V x 10A = 120watts
so we have 10 ports @ 5V each
120watts/10 ports = 12watts each port
so 12watts/5V = 2.4amps per port
they put 2.1amp per port to be safe +/- 20%

 

from that calculation you are right, what i meant is that the psu itself draws some power. 
It converts from 220 V or 110V to the 5V.
Usually the PSU will draw ~ 20% of the input power to generate the desired output.
Since the 120 is from the wall, i thought the power at the port cannot be 12 Watt.
With 80% eff we have 9,6 Watt per port. Maybe i am missing something.

@jstefanop  Was 1.9 A enough when you tested it the last time ?

[jstefanop]

@jstefanop  Was 1.9 A enough when you tested it the last time ?

500ma is enough to run it from a standard USB 1 port ;P It all comes down to how high you want it to hash and how stable you want it to be. If your running near the max Amps the hub can output, the voltage will not be as clean etc and will cause stability issues (i.e. the sticks will drop out and you'll need to periodically restart them)....though I am working on a driver update to take care of dead sticks (not sure if I can fit it in for the initial release I am getting ready for in the next day or two).

Here is a breakdown of hash rates/current draw for production units

500mA (standard USB 1/2 ports) ~ 2.5 MH/s
1A (standard USB 3 ports) ~ 4 MH/s
2A+ (powered hubs) ~5 MH/s +

Efficiency wise it does not make much sense to run these more than ~4.5 MH/s since after that current increase exponentially as you can see.

[aarons6]

@jstefanop  Was 1.9 A enough when you tested it the last time ?

500ma is enough to run it from a standard USB 1 port ;P It all comes down to how high you want it to hash and how stable you want it to be. If your running near the max Amps the hub can output, the voltage will not be as clean etc and will cause stability issues (i.e. the sticks will drop out and you'll need to periodically restart them)....though I am working on a driver update to take care of dead sticks (not sure if I can fit it in for the initial release I am getting ready for in the next day or two).

Here is a breakdown of hash rates/current draw for production units

500mA (standard USB 1/2 ports) ~ 2.5 MH/s
1A (standard USB 3 ports) ~ 4 MH/s
2A+ (powered hubs) ~5 MH/s +

Efficiency wise it does not make much sense to run these more than ~4.5 MH/s since after that current increase exponentially as you can see.

can you put that update in the v1 drivers?? also have you made it so you can use v1 and v2 sticks on the same hub?

[Paul.iBox]

Hello, is it still possible to pre-order? I'm interested to buy 3 pcs

[jstefanop]

sir jstefanop  as i remember at your last post the stick "uses about 1.5w/mh for most of that range"
so to to attain 5mh you only need 1.5amp???

No, 5MH/s is at the extreme end of what the chip can do, and that will require 2+ Amps

[Astrali]

Here is a breakdown of hash rates/current draw for production units

500mA (standard USB 1/2 ports) ~ 2.5 MH/s
1A (standard USB 3 ports) ~ 4 MH/s
2A+ (powered hubs) ~5 MH/s +

Efficiency wise it does not make much sense to run these more than ~4.5 MH/s since after that current increase exponentially as you can see.

This is just crazy good!

about 5W for 4000kh/s
i use about 9W currently for 330kh/s on my gridseed miner

i hope to have my new toy soon

i'm so glad theres peoples like Jstefanop that work for the low budget miners as well.

Greetings - Astrali

[CuteMiner]

Hello guys,

is there any information when the second batch of this beatiful stuff could be available at shops?

Thanks and have a nice day 

[iimstevo]

Does this mine equihash / Lyra2rev2 / others as well, or is it strictly limited to Scrypt only?

[Mr_Snipes]

Does this mine equihash / Lyra2rev2 / others as well, or is it strictly limited to Scrypt only?

Its an ASIC and not an FPGA. So no other stuff.

[frazier34567a]

My account was hacked frazier34567 I locked it when I noticed the email change.  I created this to let people know.  The only two things I can think they were looking to do is one get a hold of one of SP_'s private miners or trying to get people saying I am selling my FutureBit Moonlander2 and get them to send them coins for it.

The account was open for a few hours. Sorry about all of this.

[klintay]

amazing efficiency...this is a top notch miner inside and out 

[ukfatboy]

If anybody is interested , they appear to be for sale on ebay in the UK at 89 quid