Black Arrow 28nm 100Ghash Bitcoin ASIC from $0.49/GH/s

[Badonkadonk]

hi,

How is it going to be with the 5 days free hosting?

Will the mining start on the 24th of february? Will you ask for my wallet address?


thanks

they will send out an automated email to all their customers i guess, asking for pool / btc adress and whatever info they need,
then set up the miner for you.
nice way to avoid any faulty miners etc

[Stedsm]

hi,

How is it going to be with the 5 days free hosting?

Will the mining start on the 24th of february? Will you ask for my wallet address?


thanks

they will send out an automated email to all their customers i guess, asking for pool / btc adress and whatever info they need,
then set up the miner for you.
nice way to avoid any faulty miners etc

They also said the will send customers the "root access" so they can log into their machine and point it at whichever pool they wish. Any coins would go from the pool to your wallet just as it does now. Not everyone who opted for 5 day hosting will start on Feb/24 it will depend on where you are on the delivery list..first come first served..

[Pitlord]

About the X-1 model, if I order now, how much per unit & the minimal number of units must I pay?

Sorry if this question has already be answered before.

[Stedsm]

About the X-1 model, if I order now, how much per unit & the minimal number of units must I pay?

Sorry if this question has already be answered before.

That info is on minersource.net and http://www.blackarrowsoftware.com/store/?gclid=CM2wiqL06roCFcs-MgodYy8Aaw  less than 10 you need minersource or the UK reseller

[plasticuser]

I'm interested in designing a PCB for minions. I can see the need for a mid-range board that can hold four or eight minions.

I have read the chip datasheet. Does Black Arrow have any schematics/DOMs, and is BA able to supply firmware?

[BitCoin Operated Boy]

Hello Matt,

I sent you an e-mail last week with request of changing the delivery address for my order number 1810.

Thanks

(I already send you a message some time ago under nickname "fredpies" and you promised to look into it)

I also tried calling few times using UK number in the middle of last night but no one was picking up the phone.

[clubminer]

Hi, I have a question about Prospero X-3 (2000Ghash/second).
- Is it ready for sale or waiting build up it?
- What payment method? Escrow?
- What price include shipping fees?
- How long shipping processing?
- Using X-3 with 2000Ghash/second, how much bitcoin can mining every day?

Please give me details information into PM. 

[whisper]

OP have to put some counter on the first page till 24 feb.

[r1senfa17h]

Any news about tapeout? Delivery before mid April is highly unlikely if they haven't taped out yet.

[nosferatujeff]

I, too, would love an update on Tape-out. At this point I almost wish tape-out happened in secret.

Can Black Arrow take the time to tell us where they are sitting in this ASIC development process? 44 days until the end of Feb; 40 days until Feb 24th.

[Bubba_JW]

I have two questions:
1. Is it a chip a mother board?
2. How do I power it? Does it use an adapter if so can I buy one from you?
Sorry, three questions. I would also like to say you must of worked VERY hard. Better price then butterfly labs by far ($274 5GH) and you can actually ship your product.
Thanks.

[Bryzki]

Hi, anyone willing to buy my slot for a Prospero X3 50% was paid..

Order #20xx STATUS: Processed
DATE: 29 Nov 2013, 23:46
PAYMENT METHOD: Bitcoin
SHIPPING METHOD: DHL

Prospero X-3 (2000Ghash/second) Options: Payment option:  50% in advance

just send me a pm.. willing to do this through escrow or with BA just to be sure.. thanks

[Bryzki]

Im still waiting for the reply from BA as for how much more is to be paid but more likely it would be around 3000usd, i had paid around 3200usd with the shipping included.

[Stedsm]

I, too, would love an update on Tape-out. At this point I almost wish tape-out happened in secret.

Can Black Arrow take the time to tell us where they are sitting in this ASIC development process? 44 days until the end of Feb; 40 days until Feb 24th.

I hope you are right and they have already or now have the Minion in Global for production otherwise we're screwed. The last update from BA was on Jan/3/14 stating they had no more time to goof with the design and added more cores. I think most of us expected tape out at that time. If you watch the video link below of Global foundries at 08.46 they tell you how long it takes just to make the wafer let alone the rest of making it into an working Asic  

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UvluuAIiA50

[Stedsm]

I, too, would love an update on Tape-out. At this point I almost wish tape-out happened in secret.

Can Black Arrow take the time to tell us where they are sitting in this ASIC development process? 44 days until the end of Feb; 40 days until Feb 24th.

I hope you are right and they have already or now have the Minion in Global for production otherwise we're screwed. The last update from BA was on Jan/3/14 stating they had no more time to goof with the design and added more cores. I think most of us expected tape out at that time. If you watch the video link below of Global foundries at 08.46 they tell you how long it takes just to make the wafer let alone the rest of making it into an working Asic  

They've mentioned that they can use multiple foundries in parallel, if need be.

at this point in time more foundries would only mean more wafers in a given time frame not faster production per wafer would it not? The video says it takes 2 months to make a wafer,so even if they started on Jan3/ they wouldn't be getting chips until March regardless of the number of foundries.

[Stedsm]

How do you know they are using Globalfoundries? I'd think they'd use a more local foundry, not one in the USA/Germany.

They posted it in their forum



"blackarrow

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Posted 22 December 2013 - 04:33 AM

Front end: VeriSilicon and Black Arrow

Back end: VeriSilicon

Foundry: Global Foundries"

[Stedsm]

I made a post here:
http://ecointalk.net/topic/368-who-is-producing-the-minion/?p=1639
Let's see if we get some info.

Good idea!


Here is another old piece of info(Nov/19) I just came across last night  but never heard anyone mention.



" Hi Gator-hex,

I assisted in the launch of the BA Bullet Run and our co-op holds the rights to the exclusive Group Buy for x-3 Prospero GBs in February. They're not 3rd party boards - its a nearly complete test of the new BA Prospero design being launched in late February.

This allowed them to do a limited size test of their entire design and assembly process sans the Minion chip, while working with bobsag3 to troubleshoot problems and iron out issues (it also allowed our co-op members access to Bullet Run Prosperos 3-4 months ahead of the full launch).

The main difference is that this Bullet Run that's currently hashing uses 55nm Bitfury chips, while the February Prosperos will be using their own 28nm Minion ASIC. Everything I've seen/heard so far is that they still appear to be on track for a late February launch of their Minion Prosperos (in fact, absolutely no promises and don't hold this as holy gospel, but I understand that this is a conservative target date; as there's been too much over promising and underdelivery in this industry, as a whole).

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=339163.0

[iikun]

Hi, anyone willing to buy my slot for a Prospero X3 50% was paid..

Order #20xx STATUS: Processed
DATE: 29 Nov 2013, 23:46
PAYMENT METHOD: Bitcoin
SHIPPING METHOD: DHL

Prospero X-3 (2000Ghash/second) Options: Payment option:  50% in advance

just send me a pm.. willing to do this through escrow or with BA just to be sure.. thanks

How much has been paid and how much is there left to be paid?

uh... 

[iikun]

Hi, anyone willing to buy my slot for a Prospero X3 50% was paid..

Order #20xx STATUS: Processed
DATE: 29 Nov 2013, 23:46
PAYMENT METHOD: Bitcoin
SHIPPING METHOD: DHL

Prospero X-3 (2000Ghash/second) Options: Payment option:  50% in advance

just send me a pm.. willing to do this through escrow or with BA just to be sure.. thanks

How much has been paid and how much is there left to be paid?

uh... 

There have been discounts so I am not sure exactly at what price point he got his at, and the 50% payment required a larger sum paid than if all was paid at once I believe.  So it was a very fair question and per his response it did not even sound like he knew how much was left to be paid.

oops, true i forgot about the discounts.  my bad, sorry

[Bryzki]

Hi, anyone willing to buy my slot for a Prospero X3 50% was paid..

Order #20xx STATUS: Processed
DATE: 29 Nov 2013, 23:46
PAYMENT METHOD: Bitcoin
SHIPPING METHOD: DHL

Prospero X-3 (2000Ghash/second) Options: Payment option:  50% in advance

just send me a pm.. willing to do this through escrow or with BA just to be sure.. thanks

How much has been paid and how much is there left to be paid?

uh... 

There have been discounts so I am not sure exactly at what price point he got his at, and the 50% payment required a larger sum paid than if all was paid at once I believe.  So it was a very fair question and per his response it did not even sound like he knew how much was left to be paid.

oops, true i forgot about the discounts.  my bad, sorry

hi, its 2974,5 USD is left to be paid, 3,114.62usd was the total amount paid, (61.07usd is for the exchange fees and 79 usd is for the shipping cost.)