DRILLBIT SYSTEM Miners - Avalon range available - Now $104.99!

[RicRock]

Not sure it makes a difference but it's RicRock not RickRock

[the_beast]

Here's a few links:

Cheaper Ball-Bearing Higher CFM Fans:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835119045

Arctic Fluid-Bearing Higher CFM Fans:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835186079

Here's the Xigmatek 2-pack:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835233105

I recommend 140mm fans. These have more CFM, less noise, less RPM, more reliable.

Personally, I chose this one: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835129057
I'll use 2 fans for 4 miniplanes (2x2)

[Unacceptable]

You go Barntech!!!!!!!!!!!! Hope you keep to that shipping timeframe 

Those boards look great & I also had no idea they were so small 

[jedimstr]

"It's not the size that matters, it's how you use it."

Alternatively,

"Size matters not. Look at me. Judge me by my size, do you? Hmm? Hmm. And well you should not. For my ally is the Nonce..."

[Its About Sharing]

I went with the CoolerMaster V450S PS. It is the most efficient PS out right now at lower loads. Really a nice unit and built with quality (Think it is actually Seasonic technology). You are going to get power efficiency on a MiniPlane of around 92%. That is pretty insane for this price range (like a Platinum unit but it is gold). They run around 70-90 bucks, just came out in the last month or so. Also, the voltage regulation is very tight, probably will make a difference in overclocking (or I am hoping). All around a great unit.

Here is a review of the 550 model. http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/CoolerMaster/V550S/

I went with the Scythe Gentle Typhoon Fan 1450 rpm ( 120x120x25mm ). It is extremely quiet and is a ball bearing fan. Great great reviews and it puts out a tremendous amount of CFM. Was going to go with the 1800 but the 1450 does 46CFM which should be plenty. 21 dB is quiet, the 1800 is 28 dB, which is still quiet and does 58CFM.

Great Review Here: http://forums.bit-tech.net/showthread.php?t=212924

Looking forward to getting this working!

IAS

[Zeek_W]

Bump for product/shipping update

[miter_myles]

Bump for product/shipping update

??  go check the last page...

Hello

I am very pleased to inform you all that at this very moment the boards are all getting made. This is the last charge. I don't want to make any promises that i might then accidentally not be able to keep, but i'm pretty confident we'll be shipping next week.

We are going with the 12V version, so feel free to go out and get power supplies. Also, i don't know if I've mentioned this before but each miniplane and each double scroll has a connector for a fan, so with a full 8 board setup you will have connections for 3 fans. I think i'm gonna go with these http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103090 but haven't decided yet.

IAS, i know what you mean about the size of the boards, much smaller than you expect huh? The fully stacked miniplane will be a neat little cube.

Onto boring admin stuff, i still haven't received shipping payments from quite a few people. Can everyone please check their names and sort it out. If i have accidentally missed you, apologies in advance, send me a message.

[Stinky_Pete]

Will it be possible to run these Drillbit boards with a Raspberry Pi that is already running a bitfury burner board, using cgminer? It would make a much simpler set up than having another Pi to look after.

[Stinky_Pete]

So if we go for the 12v, the connectors on the boards will remain 4 pin molex, but the connectors on the miniplanes and doubles scrolls will change to 6 pin molex. On the miniplane, probably only one will be required, but we may put 2 on just to make sure you'll get enough power. The double scroll will have 2 for sure.

So, I just want to be certain. The decision is to go with 12v, so the main boards are using 4 pin molex, and the miniplane will have 1 or 2 6 pin PCIe power leads rather than the 24-pin ATX power. I will need a paper clip or a more upmarket adaptor to start the PSU. Is this right?

[erk]

Will it be possible to run these Drillbit boards with a Raspberry Pi that is already running a bitfury burner board, using cgminer? It would make a much simpler set up than having another Pi to look after.

Look at the photos on the previous page of this thread. What is attached to the Drillbit board?

[Stinky_Pete]

Will it be possible to run these Drillbit boards with a Raspberry Pi that is already running a bitfury burner board, using cgminer? It would make a much simpler set up than having another Pi to look after.

Look at the photos on the previous page of this thread. What is attached to the Drillbit board?

I can see that a Pi running cgminer will run the Drillbit board on its own. My question was about compatibility - will having a bitfury burner board also running cause any problems? Driver conflicts perhaps?

[erk]

Will it be possible to run these Drillbit boards with a Raspberry Pi that is already running a bitfury burner board, using cgminer? It would make a much simpler set up than having another Pi to look after.

Look at the photos on the previous page of this thread. What is attached to the Drillbit board?

I can see that a Pi running cgminer will run the Drillbit board on its own. My question was about compatibility - will having a bitfury burner board also running cause any problems? Driver conflicts perhaps?

What drivers have you installed that may conflict?

[monkeynutts]

So, I just want to be certain. The decision is to go with 12v, so the main boards are using 4 pin molex, and the miniplane will have 1 or 2 6 pin PCIe power leads rather than the 24-pin ATX power. I will need a paper clip or a more upmarket adaptor to start the PSU. Is this right?

good question, im also not sure about this. please advise

[RicRock]

$10 sent for heatsinks

https://blockchain.info/tx/17083a802fffe2e67ace606fa04002b0ed3a90df49c507481396c4c9551ff58d

Thanks!

[Its About Sharing]

Will it be possible to run these Drillbit boards with a Raspberry Pi that is already running a bitfury burner board, using cgminer? It would make a much simpler set up than having another Pi to look after.

From what I remember months ago (as I looked into it), you can run both miners at the same time, BUT if you overclock one then I believe the settings will effect both. You can run 2 instances of CGMiner and then control each miner independently off of one Raspberry Pi. If you don't have sys admin and scripting skills, that will not be possible. I had sysadmin skills and won't even think about that now. You will have to check this but a very experienced miner related this to me and a bit more which I now forget. Oh, he also mentioned running more than one config file but that is a bit beyond me right now.

Basically, if the drivers are there it should work, the problem for obvious reasons is with overclocking.

Hope that helped,
IAS

[Goldshredder]

I've never really used Linux but logically speaking the simple automation of renaming in-and-out of multiple config files based on certain basic triggers or conditions shouldn't be rocket science on any OS.  Or do you mean more than one config running against one single instance of cgminer?

[Its About Sharing]

I've never really used Linux but logically speaking the simple automation of renaming in-and-out of multiple config files based on certain basic triggers or conditions shouldn't be rocket science on any OS.  Or do you mean more than one config running against one single instance of cgminer?

I think it is possible to have 2 config files with 1 instance of CGMiner or just running two instances of CGMiner. I was advised strongly against it and told to just use two Raspberry Pi's.
To a lot of people (non computer experts), scripting and sysadmin is a lot like rocket science. I'm an EX-IT expert, and honestly, it is just a headache even when you kinda know what you are doing. These miners pretty much run, but adding complexity in the way we are talking can be a real big headache when problems are experienced. I've worked on computers for years to know otherwise. Just trying to save others the headache.

I would STRONGLY suggest to people non fluent in sysadmin work / scripting to not even attempt to run two config files or two instances of CGMiner on one Pi.

Running MinePeon with it's GUI interface is about as far as I would suggest a Semi-noob to go. And even then, they have to know a bit with regard to Linux commands to get around. At a basic level just setting up the Raspberry Pi remotely (no monitor connect) can be a headache.

IAS

[Swimmer63]

So if we go for the 12v, the connectors on the boards will remain 4 pin molex, but the connectors on the miniplanes and doubles scrolls will change to 6 pin molex. On the miniplane, probably only one will be required, but we may put 2 on just to make sure you'll get enough power. The double scroll will have 2 for sure.

So, I just want to be certain. The decision is to go with 12v, so the main boards are using 4 pin molex, and the miniplane will have 1 or 2 6 pin PCIe power leads rather than the 24-pin ATX power. I will need a paper clip or a more upmarket adaptor to start the PSU. Is this right?

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=266235.msg3431111#msg3431111

[pyra-proxy]

I'd imagine this would work well too...  https://www.bitmit.net/en/item/66854-jumper-plug-for-atx-power-supply-psu-jump-start-bridge-12v

[southerngentuk]

I just strip a little insulation back on the appropriate wires and solder them together. Simples  

Or you can get a scotch connector

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/10-Pcs-Electrical-Wire-Cable-Lock-Quick-Splice-Connectors-Blue-/190756218637?_trksid=p3284.m263&_trkparms=algo%3DSI%26its%3DI%26itu%3DUCI%252BRTU%26otn%3D21%26pmod%3D370920412294%26ps%3D54
from auto shops

You may have to trim out the stop with a sharp knife if it has one.