The Chili – 30+GH/s BFL based Bitcoin Miner Assembly

[Bogart]

I try identify the form factor of the USB connection on the board.
Is it mini USB .... or micro USB?

    one4many

It's a 5 pin Mini-B.

Nice.  That's what all the other USB miners I have use *except* for my bitburner which uses a micro.  I much prefer the mini-style.

[one4many]

I try identify the form factor of the USB connection on the board.
Is it mini USB .... or micro USB?

    one4many

It's a 5 pin Mini-B.

Thx ... this is just what I needed ... need to order a few ... still prefer to use chaining ;-) If it would have been ready.

[Choadmeyer]

Mr. Teal,

Any good news on how the rework went?

+1

[Keefe]

Where can i find the latest firmware for the chilis?  I have one that won't start hashing and is reporting to cgminer as a BAJ instead of an ls.  I figure it was a bad flash or something stupid like that as it's brand new.

which is the newest firmware?
any link/

Updated firmware, that should solve the hang during startup.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/8qhhoqmvtk6i6jj/Chili14d.hex

[MrTeal]

Where can i find the latest firmware for the chilis?  I have one that won't start hashing and is reporting to cgminer as a BAJ instead of an ls.  I figure it was a bad flash or something stupid like that as it's brand new.

Flash Utility: https://www.dropbox.com/s/xpccbhfkbpinov8/ChiliFlash.exe
source: https://www.dropbox.com/s/zn8gkojly2f87wx/ChiliFlash.rar
FW Image: https://www.dropbox.com/s/8qhhoqmvtk6i6jj/Chili14d.hex

[MrTeal]

Mr. Teal,

Any good news on how the rework went?

The boards are back at the assembly house, and the good news is that the pads are much better. We have a couple where the second pass of the air knocked some of the mask off between some pads, but not enough that it will affect any customer's boards.

[jelin1984]

What pad you have ?
For thermal pad?

[Lucko]

Any idea why I get this every time I start Chili?

[2013-11-09 19:11:51] BAL0: temp (106.0) hit thermal cutoff limit 90, stopping work!
 [2013-11-09 19:11:52] Accepted 0338586b Diff 79/60 BAJ 2 pool 0
 [2013-11-09 19:11:53] Accepted 01b020ef Diff 151/60 BAL 1 pool 0
 [2013-11-09 19:11:53] Accepted 017db850 Diff 171/60 BAL 2 pool 0
 [2013-11-09 19:11:55] BAL0: temp (98.0) hit thermal cutoff limit 90, stopping work!
 [2013-11-09 19:11:58] Accepted 034a5fa9 Diff 77/60 BAJ 2 pool 0
 [2013-11-09 19:12:00] BAL0: temp (94.0) hit thermal cutoff limit 90, stopping work!
 [2013-11-09 19:12:01] Accepted 0290139f Diff 99/60 BAL 0 pool 0
 [2013-11-09 19:12:02] Accepted 03c24b0b Diff 68/60 BAJ 2 pool 0
 [2013-11-09 19:12:02] Accepted 03d5b864 Diff 66/60 BAL 0 pool 0
 [2013-11-09 19:12:03] Accepted 036ff1b7 Diff 74/60 BAJ 2 pool 0
 [2013-11-09 19:12:04] BAL0: temp (94.0) hit thermal cutoff limit 90, stopping work!
 [2013-11-09 19:12:05] Accepted 0019aa0f Diff 2.55K/60 BAJ 1 pool 0
 [2013-11-09 19:12:05] Accepted 012bab54 Diff 218/60 BAJ 1 pool 0
 [2013-11-09 19:12:06] Accepted 00deec46 Diff 293/60 BAL 0 pool 0
 [2013-11-09 19:12:08] Accepted 0293415a Diff 99/60 BAL 2 pool 0
 [2013-11-09 19:12:09] Accepted 0324fbcb Diff 81/60 BAJ 2 pool 0
 [2013-11-09 19:12:09] BAL0: temp (92.0) hit thermal cutoff limit 90, stopping work!
 [2013-11-09 19:12:10] Accepted 0153bb0c Diff 192/60 BAJ 0 pool 0
 [2013-11-09 19:12:11] Accepted 00ced3dc Diff 316/60 BAL 1 pool 0
 [2013-11-09 19:12:11] Accepted 02be0403 Diff 93/60 BAL 1 pool 0
 [2013-11-09 19:12:13] BAL0: temp (95.0) hit thermal cutoff limit 90, stopping work!
 [2013-11-09 19:12:18] BAL0: temp (93.0) hit thermal cutoff limit 90, stopping work!
 [2013-11-09 19:12:19] Accepted 00eb5e34 Diff 278/60 BAL 1 pool 0
 [2013-11-09 19:12:21] Accepted 038ba103 Diff 72/60 BAJ 2 pool 0
 [2013-11-09 19:12:22] BAL0: temp (97.0) hit thermal cutoff limit 90, stopping work!
 [2013-11-09 19:12:23] Accepted 00e581d9 Diff 285/60 BAL 2 pool 0
 [2013-11-09 19:12:26] Accepted 00f83bd2 Diff 264/60 BAL 2 pool 0
 [2013-11-09 19:12:29] Accepted 0048f057 Diff 898/60 BAL 1 pool 0
 [2013-11-09 19:12:29] BAL0: temp (96.0) hit thermal cutoff limit 90, stopping work!
 [2013-11-09 19:12:32] Accepted 01b99b6a Diff 148/60 BAL 0 pool 0
 [2013-11-09 19:12:33] Accepted 0053c9a4 Diff 782/60 BAL 1 pool 0
 [2013-11-09 19:12:36] Accepted 0059b89c Diff 730/60 BAL 0 pool 0
 [2013-11-09 19:12:39] Accepted 02853066 Diff 101/60 BAL 2 pool 0
 [2013-11-09 19:12:43] Accepted 0266f04d Diff 106/60 BAL 1 pool 0
 [2013-11-09 19:12:44] Accepted 0310205c Diff 83/60 AMU 0 pool 0
 [2013-11-09 19:12:50] Accepted 042669a9 Diff 61/60 BAL 1 pool 0
 [2013-11-09 19:12:51] Accepted 00d7e313 Diff 303/60 BAL 1 pool 0
 [2013-11-09 19:12:51] Accepted 02e4ad2e Diff 88/60 BAJ 0 pool 0
 [2013-11-09 19:12:54] Accepted 02eabca6 Diff 87/60 BAL 0 pool 0
 [2013-11-09 19:12:56] Accepted 00d3ac76 Diff 309/60 BAL 0 pool 0
 [2013-11-09 19:12:57] Accepted 039c23e6 Diff 70/60 BAL 1 pool 0
 [2013-11-09 19:12:58] Accepted 03377f73 Diff 79/60 BAL 0 pool 0
 [2013-11-09 19:12:58] Accepted 03df97a0 Diff 66/60 BAL 1 pool 0
 [2013-11-09 19:12:59] Accepted 0096657c Diff 435/60 BAJ 0 pool 0
 [2013-11-09 19:12:59] Accepted 00ba1c03 Diff 352/60 BAL 1 pool 0
 [2013-11-09 19:13:00] Accepted 012a4f5a Diff 219/60 BAL 0 pool 0
 [2013-11-09 19:13:03] Accepted 02b5e126 Diff 94/60 BAL 2 pool 0

BAL 0 is Chili, BAL 1 and 2 are Coinado and Cointamination (no we didn't get it working with new chips it runs with samples)

[Spieder]

Any idea why I get this every time I start Chili?

[2013-11-09 19:11:51] BAL0: temp (106.0) hit thermal cutoff limit 90, stopping work!
 [2013-11-09 19:11:52] Accepted 0338586b Diff 79/60 BAJ 2 pool 0
 [2013-11-09 19:11:53] Accepted 01b020ef Diff 151/60 BAL 1 pool 0
 [2013-11-09 19:11:53] Accepted 017db850 Diff 171/60 BAL 2 pool 0
 [2013-11-09 19:11:55] BAL0: temp (98.0) hit thermal cutoff limit 90, stopping work!
 [2013-11-09 19:11:58] Accepted 034a5fa9 Diff 77/60 BAJ 2 pool 0
 [2013-11-09 19:12:00] BAL0: temp (94.0) hit thermal cutoff limit 90, stopping work!
 [2013-11-09 19:12:01] Accepted 0290139f Diff 99/60 BAL 0 pool 0
 [2013-11-09 19:12:02] Accepted 03c24b0b Diff 68/60 BAJ 2 pool 0
 [2013-11-09 19:12:02] Accepted 03d5b864 Diff 66/60 BAL 0 pool 0
 [2013-11-09 19:12:03] Accepted 036ff1b7 Diff 74/60 BAJ 2 pool 0
 [2013-11-09 19:12:04] BAL0: temp (94.0) hit thermal cutoff limit 90, stopping work!
 [2013-11-09 19:12:05] Accepted 0019aa0f Diff 2.55K/60 BAJ 1 pool 0
 [2013-11-09 19:12:05] Accepted 012bab54 Diff 218/60 BAJ 1 pool 0
 [2013-11-09 19:12:06] Accepted 00deec46 Diff 293/60 BAL 0 pool 0
 [2013-11-09 19:12:08] Accepted 0293415a Diff 99/60 BAL 2 pool 0
 [2013-11-09 19:12:09] Accepted 0324fbcb Diff 81/60 BAJ 2 pool 0
 [2013-11-09 19:12:09] BAL0: temp (92.0) hit thermal cutoff limit 90, stopping work!
 [2013-11-09 19:12:10] Accepted 0153bb0c Diff 192/60 BAJ 0 pool 0
 [2013-11-09 19:12:11] Accepted 00ced3dc Diff 316/60 BAL 1 pool 0
 [2013-11-09 19:12:11] Accepted 02be0403 Diff 93/60 BAL 1 pool 0
 [2013-11-09 19:12:13] BAL0: temp (95.0) hit thermal cutoff limit 90, stopping work!
 [2013-11-09 19:12:18] BAL0: temp (93.0) hit thermal cutoff limit 90, stopping work!
 [2013-11-09 19:12:19] Accepted 00eb5e34 Diff 278/60 BAL 1 pool 0
 [2013-11-09 19:12:21] Accepted 038ba103 Diff 72/60 BAJ 2 pool 0
 [2013-11-09 19:12:22] BAL0: temp (97.0) hit thermal cutoff limit 90, stopping work!
 [2013-11-09 19:12:23] Accepted 00e581d9 Diff 285/60 BAL 2 pool 0
 [2013-11-09 19:12:26] Accepted 00f83bd2 Diff 264/60 BAL 2 pool 0
 [2013-11-09 19:12:29] Accepted 0048f057 Diff 898/60 BAL 1 pool 0
 [2013-11-09 19:12:29] BAL0: temp (96.0) hit thermal cutoff limit 90, stopping work!
 [2013-11-09 19:12:32] Accepted 01b99b6a Diff 148/60 BAL 0 pool 0
 [2013-11-09 19:12:33] Accepted 0053c9a4 Diff 782/60 BAL 1 pool 0
 [2013-11-09 19:12:36] Accepted 0059b89c Diff 730/60 BAL 0 pool 0
 [2013-11-09 19:12:39] Accepted 02853066 Diff 101/60 BAL 2 pool 0
 [2013-11-09 19:12:43] Accepted 0266f04d Diff 106/60 BAL 1 pool 0
 [2013-11-09 19:12:44] Accepted 0310205c Diff 83/60 AMU 0 pool 0
 [2013-11-09 19:12:50] Accepted 042669a9 Diff 61/60 BAL 1 pool 0
 [2013-11-09 19:12:51] Accepted 00d7e313 Diff 303/60 BAL 1 pool 0
 [2013-11-09 19:12:51] Accepted 02e4ad2e Diff 88/60 BAJ 0 pool 0
 [2013-11-09 19:12:54] Accepted 02eabca6 Diff 87/60 BAL 0 pool 0
 [2013-11-09 19:12:56] Accepted 00d3ac76 Diff 309/60 BAL 0 pool 0
 [2013-11-09 19:12:57] Accepted 039c23e6 Diff 70/60 BAL 1 pool 0
 [2013-11-09 19:12:58] Accepted 03377f73 Diff 79/60 BAL 0 pool 0
 [2013-11-09 19:12:58] Accepted 03df97a0 Diff 66/60 BAL 1 pool 0
 [2013-11-09 19:12:59] Accepted 0096657c Diff 435/60 BAJ 0 pool 0
 [2013-11-09 19:12:59] Accepted 00ba1c03 Diff 352/60 BAL 1 pool 0
 [2013-11-09 19:13:00] Accepted 012a4f5a Diff 219/60 BAL 0 pool 0
 [2013-11-09 19:13:03] Accepted 02b5e126 Diff 94/60 BAL 2 pool 0

BAL 0 is Chili, BAL 1 and 2 are Coinado and Cointamination (no we didn't get it working with new chips it runs with samples)

Most likely not all your chips are making contact. Had this problem myself once or twice while trying different coolers.

There are many causes mentioned in the thread but it seems to me most revolve around no backplate or uneven chips. If you're using TIM try adding a small amount of thermal grease between the TIM and cooler.

If you're not using a backplate then over tightening bends the board away from the cooler base.

[Lucko]

Any idea why I get this every time I start Chili?

[2013-11-09 19:11:51] BAL0: temp (106.0) hit thermal cutoff limit 90, stopping work!
 [2013-11-09 19:11:52] Accepted 0338586b Diff 79/60 BAJ 2 pool 0
 [2013-11-09 19:11:53] Accepted 01b020ef Diff 151/60 BAL 1 pool 0
 [2013-11-09 19:11:53] Accepted 017db850 Diff 171/60 BAL 2 pool 0
 [2013-11-09 19:11:55] BAL0: temp (98.0) hit thermal cutoff limit 90, stopping work!
 [2013-11-09 19:11:58] Accepted 034a5fa9 Diff 77/60 BAJ 2 pool 0
 [2013-11-09 19:12:00] BAL0: temp (94.0) hit thermal cutoff limit 90, stopping work!
 [2013-11-09 19:12:01] Accepted 0290139f Diff 99/60 BAL 0 pool 0
 [2013-11-09 19:12:02] Accepted 03c24b0b Diff 68/60 BAJ 2 pool 0
 [2013-11-09 19:12:02] Accepted 03d5b864 Diff 66/60 BAL 0 pool 0
 [2013-11-09 19:12:03] Accepted 036ff1b7 Diff 74/60 BAJ 2 pool 0
 [2013-11-09 19:12:04] BAL0: temp (94.0) hit thermal cutoff limit 90, stopping work!
 [2013-11-09 19:12:05] Accepted 0019aa0f Diff 2.55K/60 BAJ 1 pool 0
 [2013-11-09 19:12:05] Accepted 012bab54 Diff 218/60 BAJ 1 pool 0
 [2013-11-09 19:12:06] Accepted 00deec46 Diff 293/60 BAL 0 pool 0
 [2013-11-09 19:12:08] Accepted 0293415a Diff 99/60 BAL 2 pool 0
 [2013-11-09 19:12:09] Accepted 0324fbcb Diff 81/60 BAJ 2 pool 0
 [2013-11-09 19:12:09] BAL0: temp (92.0) hit thermal cutoff limit 90, stopping work!
 [2013-11-09 19:12:10] Accepted 0153bb0c Diff 192/60 BAJ 0 pool 0
 [2013-11-09 19:12:11] Accepted 00ced3dc Diff 316/60 BAL 1 pool 0
 [2013-11-09 19:12:11] Accepted 02be0403 Diff 93/60 BAL 1 pool 0
 [2013-11-09 19:12:13] BAL0: temp (95.0) hit thermal cutoff limit 90, stopping work!
 [2013-11-09 19:12:18] BAL0: temp (93.0) hit thermal cutoff limit 90, stopping work!
 [2013-11-09 19:12:19] Accepted 00eb5e34 Diff 278/60 BAL 1 pool 0
 [2013-11-09 19:12:21] Accepted 038ba103 Diff 72/60 BAJ 2 pool 0
 [2013-11-09 19:12:22] BAL0: temp (97.0) hit thermal cutoff limit 90, stopping work!
 [2013-11-09 19:12:23] Accepted 00e581d9 Diff 285/60 BAL 2 pool 0
 [2013-11-09 19:12:26] Accepted 00f83bd2 Diff 264/60 BAL 2 pool 0
 [2013-11-09 19:12:29] Accepted 0048f057 Diff 898/60 BAL 1 pool 0
 [2013-11-09 19:12:29] BAL0: temp (96.0) hit thermal cutoff limit 90, stopping work!
 [2013-11-09 19:12:32] Accepted 01b99b6a Diff 148/60 BAL 0 pool 0
 [2013-11-09 19:12:33] Accepted 0053c9a4 Diff 782/60 BAL 1 pool 0
 [2013-11-09 19:12:36] Accepted 0059b89c Diff 730/60 BAL 0 pool 0
 [2013-11-09 19:12:39] Accepted 02853066 Diff 101/60 BAL 2 pool 0
 [2013-11-09 19:12:43] Accepted 0266f04d Diff 106/60 BAL 1 pool 0
 [2013-11-09 19:12:44] Accepted 0310205c Diff 83/60 AMU 0 pool 0
 [2013-11-09 19:12:50] Accepted 042669a9 Diff 61/60 BAL 1 pool 0
 [2013-11-09 19:12:51] Accepted 00d7e313 Diff 303/60 BAL 1 pool 0
 [2013-11-09 19:12:51] Accepted 02e4ad2e Diff 88/60 BAJ 0 pool 0
 [2013-11-09 19:12:54] Accepted 02eabca6 Diff 87/60 BAL 0 pool 0
 [2013-11-09 19:12:56] Accepted 00d3ac76 Diff 309/60 BAL 0 pool 0
 [2013-11-09 19:12:57] Accepted 039c23e6 Diff 70/60 BAL 1 pool 0
 [2013-11-09 19:12:58] Accepted 03377f73 Diff 79/60 BAL 0 pool 0
 [2013-11-09 19:12:58] Accepted 03df97a0 Diff 66/60 BAL 1 pool 0
 [2013-11-09 19:12:59] Accepted 0096657c Diff 435/60 BAJ 0 pool 0
 [2013-11-09 19:12:59] Accepted 00ba1c03 Diff 352/60 BAL 1 pool 0
 [2013-11-09 19:13:00] Accepted 012a4f5a Diff 219/60 BAL 0 pool 0
 [2013-11-09 19:13:03] Accepted 02b5e126 Diff 94/60 BAL 2 pool 0

BAL 0 is Chili, BAL 1 and 2 are Coinado and Cointamination (no we didn't get it working with new chips it runs with samples)

Most likely not all your chips are making contact. Had this problem myself once or twice while trying different coolers.

There are many causes mentioned in the thread but it seems to me most revolve around no backplate or uneven chips. If you're using TIM try adding a small amount of thermal grease between the TIM and cooler.

If you're not using a backplate then over tightening bends the board away from the cooler base.

I have backplate and this is not hot restart... I can just plug it in and start cgminer. I get it every time. And it gets cooler when it runs... So no it must be something else... Error reporting temp?

[Mudbankkeith]

Any idea why I get this every time I start Chili?

[2013-11-09 19:11:51] BAL0: temp (106.0) hit thermal cutoff limit 90, stopping work!
 [2013-11-09 19:11:52] Accepted 0338586b Diff 79/60 BAJ 2 pool 0
 [2013-11-09 19:11:53] Accepted 01b020ef Diff 151/60 BAL 1 pool 0
 [2013-11-09 19:11:53] Accepted 017db850 Diff 171/60 BAL 2 pool 0
 [2013-11-09 19:11:55] BAL0: temp (98.0) hit thermal cutoff limit 90, stopping work!
 [2013-11-09 19:11:58] Accepted 034a5fa9 Diff 77/60 BAJ 2 pool 0
 [2013-11-09 19:12:00] BAL0: temp (94.0) hit thermal cutoff limit 90, stopping work!
 [2013-11-09 19:12:01] Accepted 0290139f Diff 99/60 BAL 0 pool 0
 [2013-11-09 19:12:02] Accepted 03c24b0b Diff 68/60 BAJ 2 pool 0
 [2013-11-09 19:12:02] Accepted 03d5b864 Diff 66/60 BAL 0 pool 0
 [2013-11-09 19:12:03] Accepted 036ff1b7 Diff 74/60 BAJ 2 pool 0
 [2013-11-09 19:12:04] BAL0: temp (94.0) hit thermal cutoff limit 90, stopping work!
 [2013-11-09 19:12:05] Accepted 0019aa0f Diff 2.55K/60 BAJ 1 pool 0
 [2013-11-09 19:12:05] Accepted 012bab54 Diff 218/60 BAJ 1 pool 0
 [2013-11-09 19:12:06] Accepted 00deec46 Diff 293/60 BAL 0 pool 0
 [2013-11-09 19:12:08] Accepted 0293415a Diff 99/60 BAL 2 pool 0
 [2013-11-09 19:12:09] Accepted 0324fbcb Diff 81/60 BAJ 2 pool 0
 [2013-11-09 19:12:09] BAL0: temp (92.0) hit thermal cutoff limit 90, stopping work!
 [2013-11-09 19:12:10] Accepted 0153bb0c Diff 192/60 BAJ 0 pool 0
 [2013-11-09 19:12:11] Accepted 00ced3dc Diff 316/60 BAL 1 pool 0
 [2013-11-09 19:12:11] Accepted 02be0403 Diff 93/60 BAL 1 pool 0
 [2013-11-09 19:12:13] BAL0: temp (95.0) hit thermal cutoff limit 90, stopping work!
 [2013-11-09 19:12:18] BAL0: temp (93.0) hit thermal cutoff limit 90, stopping work!
 [2013-11-09 19:12:19] Accepted 00eb5e34 Diff 278/60 BAL 1 pool 0
 [2013-11-09 19:12:21] Accepted 038ba103 Diff 72/60 BAJ 2 pool 0
 [2013-11-09 19:12:22] BAL0: temp (97.0) hit thermal cutoff limit 90, stopping work!
 [2013-11-09 19:12:23] Accepted 00e581d9 Diff 285/60 BAL 2 pool 0
 [2013-11-09 19:12:26] Accepted 00f83bd2 Diff 264/60 BAL 2 pool 0
 [2013-11-09 19:12:29] Accepted 0048f057 Diff 898/60 BAL 1 pool 0
 [2013-11-09 19:12:29] BAL0: temp (96.0) hit thermal cutoff limit 90, stopping work!
 [2013-11-09 19:12:32] Accepted 01b99b6a Diff 148/60 BAL 0 pool 0
 [2013-11-09 19:12:33] Accepted 0053c9a4 Diff 782/60 BAL 1 pool 0
 [2013-11-09 19:12:36] Accepted 0059b89c Diff 730/60 BAL 0 pool 0
 [2013-11-09 19:12:39] Accepted 02853066 Diff 101/60 BAL 2 pool 0
 [2013-11-09 19:12:43] Accepted 0266f04d Diff 106/60 BAL 1 pool 0
 [2013-11-09 19:12:44] Accepted 0310205c Diff 83/60 AMU 0 pool 0
 [2013-11-09 19:12:50] Accepted 042669a9 Diff 61/60 BAL 1 pool 0
 [2013-11-09 19:12:51] Accepted 00d7e313 Diff 303/60 BAL 1 pool 0
 [2013-11-09 19:12:51] Accepted 02e4ad2e Diff 88/60 BAJ 0 pool 0
 [2013-11-09 19:12:54] Accepted 02eabca6 Diff 87/60 BAL 0 pool 0
 [2013-11-09 19:12:56] Accepted 00d3ac76 Diff 309/60 BAL 0 pool 0
 [2013-11-09 19:12:57] Accepted 039c23e6 Diff 70/60 BAL 1 pool 0
 [2013-11-09 19:12:58] Accepted 03377f73 Diff 79/60 BAL 0 pool 0
 [2013-11-09 19:12:58] Accepted 03df97a0 Diff 66/60 BAL 1 pool 0
 [2013-11-09 19:12:59] Accepted 0096657c Diff 435/60 BAJ 0 pool 0
 [2013-11-09 19:12:59] Accepted 00ba1c03 Diff 352/60 BAL 1 pool 0
 [2013-11-09 19:13:00] Accepted 012a4f5a Diff 219/60 BAL 0 pool 0
 [2013-11-09 19:13:03] Accepted 02b5e126 Diff 94/60 BAL 2 pool 0

BAL 0 is Chili, BAL 1 and 2 are Coinado and Cointamination (no we didn't get it working with new chips it runs with samples)

Most likely not all your chips are making contact. Had this problem myself once or twice while trying different coolers.

There are many causes mentioned in the thread but it seems to me most revolve around no backplate or uneven chips. If you're using TIM try adding a small amount of thermal grease between the TIM and cooler.

If you're not using a backplate then over tightening bends the board away from the cooler base.

I have backplate and this is not hot restart... I can just plug it in and start cgminer. I get it every time. And it gets cooler when it runs... So no it must be something else... Error reporting temp?

 [2013-11-09 19:11:51] BAL0: temp (106.0) hit thermal cutoff limit 90, stopping work!
 [2013-11-09 19:11:55] BAL0: temp (98.0) hit thermal cutoff limit 90, stopping work!
 [2013-11-09 19:12:00] BAL0: temp (94.0) hit thermal cutoff limit 90, stopping work!
 [2013-11-09 19:12:01] Accepted 0290139f Diff 99/60 BAL 0 pool 0
 [2013-11-09 19:12:02] Accepted 03d5b864 Diff 66/60 BAL 0 pool 0
 [2013-11-09 19:12:04] BAL0: temp (94.0) hit thermal cutoff limit 90, stopping work!
 [2013-11-09 19:12:06] Accepted 00deec46 Diff 293/60 BAL 0 pool 0
 [2013-11-09 19:12:09] BAL0: temp (92.0) hit thermal cutoff limit 90, stopping work!
 [2013-11-09 19:12:13] BAL0: temp (95.0) hit thermal cutoff limit 90, stopping work!
 [2013-11-09 19:12:18] BAL0: temp (93.0) hit thermal cutoff limit 90, stopping work!
 [2013-11-09 19:12:22] BAL0: temp (97.0) hit thermal cutoff limit 90, stopping work!
 [2013-11-09 19:12:29] BAL0: temp (96.0) hit thermal cutoff limit 90, stopping work!
 [2013-11-09 19:12:32] Accepted 01b99b6a Diff 148/60 BAL 0 pool 0
 [2013-11-09 19:12:36] Accepted 0059b89c Diff 730/60 BAL 0 pool 0
 [2013-11-09 19:12:54] Accepted 02eabca6 Diff 87/60 BAL 0 pool 0
 [2013-11-09 19:12:56] Accepted 00d3ac76 Diff 309/60 BAL 0 pool 0
 [2013-11-09 19:12:58] Accepted 03377f73 Diff 79/60 BAL 0 pool 0
 [2013-11-09 19:13:00] Accepted 012a4f5a Diff 219/60 BAL 0 pool 0

Overheat at startup then cooling and hashing later.  The time scale is only 41 seconds from first flag to clean hashing. It does prove the cooling is working.
Has anyone else looked this close in the startup log?
Can the miner be made to display the chip number, it almost looks like first hash is failing on each chip (9 fails) then starting correctly when the cooler is settled down.

[MrTeal]

Any idea why I get this every time I start Chili?

[2013-11-09 19:11:51] BAL0: temp (106.0) hit thermal cutoff limit 90, stopping work!
 [2013-11-09 19:11:52] Accepted 0338586b Diff 79/60 BAJ 2 pool 0
 [2013-11-09 19:11:53] Accepted 01b020ef Diff 151/60 BAL 1 pool 0
 [2013-11-09 19:11:53] Accepted 017db850 Diff 171/60 BAL 2 pool 0
 [2013-11-09 19:11:55] BAL0: temp (98.0) hit thermal cutoff limit 90, stopping work!
 [2013-11-09 19:11:58] Accepted 034a5fa9 Diff 77/60 BAJ 2 pool 0
 [2013-11-09 19:12:00] BAL0: temp (94.0) hit thermal cutoff limit 90, stopping work!
 [2013-11-09 19:12:01] Accepted 0290139f Diff 99/60 BAL 0 pool 0
 [2013-11-09 19:12:02] Accepted 03c24b0b Diff 68/60 BAJ 2 pool 0
 [2013-11-09 19:12:02] Accepted 03d5b864 Diff 66/60 BAL 0 pool 0
 [2013-11-09 19:12:03] Accepted 036ff1b7 Diff 74/60 BAJ 2 pool 0
 [2013-11-09 19:12:04] BAL0: temp (94.0) hit thermal cutoff limit 90, stopping work!
 [2013-11-09 19:12:05] Accepted 0019aa0f Diff 2.55K/60 BAJ 1 pool 0
 [2013-11-09 19:12:05] Accepted 012bab54 Diff 218/60 BAJ 1 pool 0
 [2013-11-09 19:12:06] Accepted 00deec46 Diff 293/60 BAL 0 pool 0
 [2013-11-09 19:12:08] Accepted 0293415a Diff 99/60 BAL 2 pool 0
 [2013-11-09 19:12:09] Accepted 0324fbcb Diff 81/60 BAJ 2 pool 0
 [2013-11-09 19:12:09] BAL0: temp (92.0) hit thermal cutoff limit 90, stopping work!
 [2013-11-09 19:12:10] Accepted 0153bb0c Diff 192/60 BAJ 0 pool 0
 [2013-11-09 19:12:11] Accepted 00ced3dc Diff 316/60 BAL 1 pool 0
 [2013-11-09 19:12:11] Accepted 02be0403 Diff 93/60 BAL 1 pool 0
 [2013-11-09 19:12:13] BAL0: temp (95.0) hit thermal cutoff limit 90, stopping work!
 [2013-11-09 19:12:18] BAL0: temp (93.0) hit thermal cutoff limit 90, stopping work!
 [2013-11-09 19:12:19] Accepted 00eb5e34 Diff 278/60 BAL 1 pool 0
 [2013-11-09 19:12:21] Accepted 038ba103 Diff 72/60 BAJ 2 pool 0
 [2013-11-09 19:12:22] BAL0: temp (97.0) hit thermal cutoff limit 90, stopping work!
 [2013-11-09 19:12:23] Accepted 00e581d9 Diff 285/60 BAL 2 pool 0
 [2013-11-09 19:12:26] Accepted 00f83bd2 Diff 264/60 BAL 2 pool 0
 [2013-11-09 19:12:29] Accepted 0048f057 Diff 898/60 BAL 1 pool 0
 [2013-11-09 19:12:29] BAL0: temp (96.0) hit thermal cutoff limit 90, stopping work!
 [2013-11-09 19:12:32] Accepted 01b99b6a Diff 148/60 BAL 0 pool 0
 [2013-11-09 19:12:33] Accepted 0053c9a4 Diff 782/60 BAL 1 pool 0
 [2013-11-09 19:12:36] Accepted 0059b89c Diff 730/60 BAL 0 pool 0
 [2013-11-09 19:12:39] Accepted 02853066 Diff 101/60 BAL 2 pool 0
 [2013-11-09 19:12:43] Accepted 0266f04d Diff 106/60 BAL 1 pool 0
 [2013-11-09 19:12:44] Accepted 0310205c Diff 83/60 AMU 0 pool 0
 [2013-11-09 19:12:50] Accepted 042669a9 Diff 61/60 BAL 1 pool 0
 [2013-11-09 19:12:51] Accepted 00d7e313 Diff 303/60 BAL 1 pool 0
 [2013-11-09 19:12:51] Accepted 02e4ad2e Diff 88/60 BAJ 0 pool 0
 [2013-11-09 19:12:54] Accepted 02eabca6 Diff 87/60 BAL 0 pool 0
 [2013-11-09 19:12:56] Accepted 00d3ac76 Diff 309/60 BAL 0 pool 0
 [2013-11-09 19:12:57] Accepted 039c23e6 Diff 70/60 BAL 1 pool 0
 [2013-11-09 19:12:58] Accepted 03377f73 Diff 79/60 BAL 0 pool 0
 [2013-11-09 19:12:58] Accepted 03df97a0 Diff 66/60 BAL 1 pool 0
 [2013-11-09 19:12:59] Accepted 0096657c Diff 435/60 BAJ 0 pool 0
 [2013-11-09 19:12:59] Accepted 00ba1c03 Diff 352/60 BAL 1 pool 0
 [2013-11-09 19:13:00] Accepted 012a4f5a Diff 219/60 BAL 0 pool 0
 [2013-11-09 19:13:03] Accepted 02b5e126 Diff 94/60 BAL 2 pool 0

BAL 0 is Chili, BAL 1 and 2 are Coinado and Cointamination (no we didn't get it working with new chips it runs with samples)

cgminer is stopping work because one of the cores is too hot. I find that will happen if I haven't done a good job of mounting the heatsink; I'll see most of the chips sitting at 60-70 and one will shoot up to 100. The back and forth with cgminer is something we'll fix in a FW update, but the root cause is bad heatsink contact.

[Bogart]

Remember that you want your cooling solution to give good force pressing the ASICs to the heatsink (force is the red arrows, BTW) without doing so asymmetrically which will bend the PCB and give bad contact on the center ASICs.

[Lucko]

cgminer is stopping work because one of the cores is too hot. I find that will happen if I haven't done a good job of mounting the heatsink; I'll see most of the chips sitting at 60-70 and one will shoot up to 100. The back and forth with cgminer is something we'll fix in a FW update, but the root cause is bad heatsink contact.

Will look into it but since reported temperature starts at 35 and go to 66 I don't think this is it... Unless we don't see highest temperature reported...

[Mudbankkeith]

cgminer is stopping work because one of the cores is too hot. I find that will happen if I haven't done a good job of mounting the heatsink; I'll see most of the chips sitting at 60-70 and one will shoot up to 100. The back and forth with cgminer is something we'll fix in a FW update, but the root cause is bad heatsink contact.

Will look into it but since reported temperature starts at 35 and go to 66 I don't think this is it... Unless we don't see highest temperature reported...

Is there a way to show all the chip temps? To show consistency of overheat?

Don't forget to cool the Mosfets.  My core temp rose from 52c to 70c and hash rate went up from 32Gh to 37Gh (unfortunately the power draw goes up as well)

[Lucko]

cgminer is stopping work because one of the cores is too hot. I find that will happen if I haven't done a good job of mounting the heatsink; I'll see most of the chips sitting at 60-70 and one will shoot up to 100. The back and forth with cgminer is something we'll fix in a FW update, but the root cause is bad heatsink contact.

Will look into it but since reported temperature starts at 35 and go to 66 I don't think this is it... Unless we don't see highest temperature reported...

Replaced thermal pads... And problem fixed... But why I didn't see this hi temperature reported in cgminer? And got speed for 37.2 to 39.8

[MrTeal]

cgminer is stopping work because one of the cores is too hot. I find that will happen if I haven't done a good job of mounting the heatsink; I'll see most of the chips sitting at 60-70 and one will shoot up to 100. The back and forth with cgminer is something we'll fix in a FW update, but the root cause is bad heatsink contact.

Will look into it but since reported temperature starts at 35 and go to 66 I don't think this is it... Unless we don't see highest temperature reported...

Replaced thermal pads... And problem fixed... But why I didn't see this hi temperature reported in cgminer? And got speed for 37.2 to 39.8

I'm actually not sure, obviously it's getting reported to cgminer since it is throttling. It must be displaying just one of the temps and not the other.

As for reporting all of them, it's in the works probably through a custom Z*X command. We just need to implement it, and then get support added to the mining software.

[i3luefire]

Is there any way we can get the source to the FW?

[xselam1988]

cgminer is stopping work because one of the cores is too hot. I find that will happen if I haven't done a good job of mounting the heatsink; I'll see most of the chips sitting at 60-70 and one will shoot up to 100. The back and forth with cgminer is something we'll fix in a FW update, but the root cause is bad heatsink contact.

Will look into it but since reported temperature starts at 35 and go to 66 I don't think this is it... Unless we don't see highest temperature reported...

Replaced thermal pads... And problem fixed... But why I didn't see this hi temperature reported in cgminer? And got speed for 37.2 to 39.8

I'm actually not sure, obviously it's getting reported to cgminer since it is throttling. It must be displaying just one of the temps and not the other.

As for reporting all of them, it's in the works probably through a custom Z*X command. We just need to implement it, and then get support added to the mining software.

how is the production going on?

[ChipGeek]

Is there any way we can get the source to the FW?

Not at this time.  I have no current plans to release it but might change my mind later.