NanoFury Project - Open Source Design

[rgr_rgr]

Are the schematics of NF2 free like the ones of NF1?

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[vs3]

Are the schematics of NF2 free like the ones of NF1?

Yep. I have a bit of work left to finish them (mostly un-customizing them) and will be uploading them on github.
I am mostly focused on testing another design right now though, so I'll probably get back to that in the next few weeks.

[Swimmer63]

            NANO FURY II is released.

Follow link below for sales thread:

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=526925.0

[vs3]

I stumbled onto a pretty interesting video review of the NF1 (IceFury version)
(including covering all the important how-to questions)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_HVT5nAZMk

[vs3]

Several people have asked me for a NF2 DYI kit.
So I ordered some extra boards - they're 8 boards per panel and should be arriving at some point later this week or early next.

I have a few extra panels left. I also have an extra steel laser cut stencil.

Pricing will be as follows:
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8-board panel: $80
Stencil : $70
Components pack (all components for 8 boards excluding bitfury chip) : $100
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Ground shipping within the US will be free. PM me for international.

Note: heatsink and thermal tape are not included.

TO PLACE AN ORDER:
PM me with what you want and I'll send you a quote with the final amount and payment instructions.
Please put DYI KIT in the message subject line.
For the quote I'll need a shipping address, and if you prefer UPS/FEDEX also a phone number.
Payment options (in the order of preference) will include: BTC (coinbase rate), check, paypal.

I anticipate having everything in my hands and ready for shipping at some time next week. Based on the interest I'll be ordering the missing components on Thursday (with expected delivery on Monday).

Below are images of the panel and actual boards with stencils. Boards on the panel have been specifically laid out for an easy automated SMT machine assembly.


edit: added clarification regarding heatsink and thermal tape

[jeppe]

When will NF2 files be released ?
And for the NF1 are the files 100% ready for production? And can u confirm that the version on the files are supported by cgminer ?
Thanks,
JT

[vs3]

Got the boards and stencils!

And all I can say is - WOW! They're actually a much higher quality than what I expected!

[Bicknellski]

Got the boards and stencils!

And all I can say is - WOW! They're actually a much higher quality than what I expected!

Care to share from where? Hard to read the package.

[vs3]

Got the boards and stencils!

And all I can say is - WOW! They're actually a much higher quality than what I expected!

Care to share from where? Hard to read the package.

To be absolutely honest - I have no clue where they got made!
I asked one of the companies that did assembly for a previous run to get me some extra boards and a stencil and that's what I got. What I suspect is that they're ordering those things from the far east somewhere (as it took a few weeks). I'm not complaining though - the quality was worth the price I paid and the wait.

I'll give them a call tomorrow to see if I can find out more details though.

[Bicknellski]

Thanks man. I sent you a PM. Keep up the great work!

[simoncc]

Got the boards and stencils!

And all I can say is - WOW! They're actually a much higher quality than what I expected!

https://i.imgur.com/0MnMpjIm.jpg

Care to share from where? Hard to read the package.

To be absolutely honest - I have no clue where they got made!
I asked one of the companies that did assembly for a previous run to get me some extra boards and a stencil and that's what I got. What I suspect is that they're ordering those things from the far east somewhere (as it took a few weeks). I'm not complaining though - the quality was worth the price I paid and the wait.

I'll give them a call tomorrow to see if I can find out more details though.

From China…

[TheRealSteve]

seems like they are really hard to get hold of now :-S

Well, there is a group buy for Rev2 BitFury chips.  Supposedly protocol and pinout compatible (datasheet says it is anyway), so... should be able to get those onto existing NanoFury(-derived) boards as well

[vs3]

seems like they are really hard to get hold of now :-S

Well, there is a group buy for Rev2 BitFury chips.  Supposedly protocol and pinout compatible (datasheet says it is anyway), so... should be able to get those onto existing NanoFury(-derived) boards as well

Bitfury chips had a data-what? What sheet?

I'm buying a drink to whoever can point me to the "official" such thing.


Humor aside though, preliminary tests indicate that Steve's statement is correct.
Just put the new chip and everything else works as expected and better.

[TheRealSteve]

[MacEntyre]

At least for Europeans there is good opportunity to get hands on an engineering sample of max 32 Bitfury rev. 2 chips. Punin still sells engineering samples in his shop. Good for two 8-board panels.

[vs3]

At least for Europeans there is good opportunity to get hands on an engineering sample of max 32 Bitfury rev. 2 chips. Punin still sells engineering samples in his shop. Good for two 8-board panels.

https://i.imgur.com/rmVYRa7l.jpg

yup - which is why I made the panels consist of 8 boards ;-)

(And coincidentally most people requesting DYI kits have asked for 2 panels ... I dunno why )



Speaking of the kits - I have 5 panels left and one stencil ...
(I wish now that I had ordered more panels ... if I only knew that they'll sell out so quickly!)

[Beastlymac]

The boards are looking great VS3! Your work in designing the most simplistic USB miner is astonishing. Also it is good to see consumers liked the icefury

[bitterdog]

Any info on the NF6 yet?

[Taugeran]

Any info on the NF6 yet?

Heh heh. He's working on it I promise.

[vs3]

Here is a NanoFury Sixer teaser :-)



Now the most annoying and nail-biting part begins ... waiting for the real boards to arrive ...