[Guide] Dogie's Comprehensive ASICMiner Cube Setup [HD]

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Contents:
0a) What type of blade do I have?
0b) What You Need
1) Powering
2) Cooling
3) Case
4) Configuration
5) Troubleshooting
6) Where to buy

0a) What type of blade do I have? (top)
There are 4 current types of blades in the wild:

V1s batch 1	- No overclockable firmware and only 10 were sold into the wild. Made up of 1x hashing, 1x power delivery and 1x ethernet boards.
V1.batch.2-3.5s	- All other blades sold at auction. Have overclockable firmware.
V2	- Now one single board, includes a backpane connector and is slightly smaller. No more overclocking as the necessary hardware is removed.
V3 Cube	- A great consumer product with no more wiring, cooling or mounting complications.

The ASICMiner Cube contains 6 mini blades that hash at ~5.4GH each, mounted on a single motherboard.

 

      
 
      
 

0b) What You Need (top)
You will need the following:

• A network cable.
• A power supply (see next section)

1) Powering (top)
Cubes do not come with a power supply, and you will need a typical computer PSU with:

• 2xPCI-E 6 pin power connectors
• At least 28A on the/each 12V rail
• No load protection. When cubes are turned on they exhibit an immediate burst of high draw, which some larger PSUs identifies as an overload

Estimated power consumption is as follows:

• ~200W (no overclock)
• ~280W (overclock)

I would recommend the following PSUs:

For 1 cube: (Click.your.flag)
For 2 cubes: (Click.your.flag)

We also need to tell the PSU to always be on, as there isn't a motherboard to do this. Cut a paper clip into a U and insert it into the green wire and either black
wire to the side of the green wire. Tape it up for safety. The power supply will now be controlled by its switch on the rear socket.

Remember to plug the fuse in [green disk], either way round will do.

      

 


2) Cooling (top)
Each cube comes with 1x120mm RPM controlled fan which remains quiet at all temperatures. Should the fan fail, the unit will stop hash and so is prevented
against overheating. It is recommended to reverse the fan's direction in order to increase cooling performance (and hash rate). You'll have to unscrew the end
plate with the fan and the 4 silver screws attaching the fan to the end plate to do this.

      
 
      




3) Case (top)
The case on the cube is a single extruded tube with two end pieces, held together with 8 screws. Cubes are stackable side to side and top to bottom.
Dimensions are  135.5 x 152.5 x 147.5mm (5.33" x 6.00" x 5.81").

      


4) Configuration (top)

• Power on as above.
• Plug in a network cable from the cube to your router. USB is for debugging only and serves no function for us.
• Change your router's subnet to 1, ie 192.168.1.x. This is just temporary. If this is not possible, see below indented steps.
  
  • Plug in a network cable from the Cube to your computer.
  • Disable Wifi if applicable.
  • Navigate to Control Panel -> Network and Sharing Centre -> Change Adapter Settings
  • Right click on your ethernet adapter -> Properties
  • Click on "Internet Protocol Version 4" and click properties
  • Select "Use the following IP address" and enter the following:
  • IP Address: 192.168.1.1, Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0, Default Gateway: 192.168.1.254
  • Resume normal steps.
• Using a browser, navigate to 192.168.1.254:8000 - this goes to the cube's configuration page.
• Change the IP to something memorable like .200. If you have multiple cubes, connect them one by one and change to .200, .201 etc as you go. If you
  don't you'll have conflicting IPs. You can also change your subnet back now if you want to.
• Cubes use the extinct getwork protocol and so we need to use a stratum proxy. Download the proxy and open the file.
• On the cube config page, enter the server address the IP of the computer with the stratum proxy on. Enter it twice as the cube needs two pools to start
  mining, ie "192.168.1.102,192.168.1.102". If you are unsure what IP your computer is at, open cmd and type "ipcongif /all".
• Username and password is for Slush's pool, stick with that for now. Again enter it twice, user:password,user:password.
• Click update, then navigate back to the IP of the cube you set using a browser.
• Set clock to high by hitting change clocks.

If you want to change pool, create a .bat file in notepad (save as .bat). Move the stratum proxy to the location below and put the following text inside for your
choice of pool. Change pool port and address for different pools.

Antpool ^Register!

Code:

cd C:\Program Files (x86)\Proxy
mining_proxy.exe -o stratum.antpool.com -p 3333

BTCGuild ^Register!

Code:

cd C:\Program Files (x86)\Proxy
mining_proxy.exe -o stratum.btcguild.com -p 3333

GHash IO ^Register!

Code:

cd C:\Program Files (x86)\Proxy
mining_proxy.exe -o us1.ghash.io -p 3333

Configuration should look like this: 





5) Troubleshooting (top)

Problem	Solution
"x" in a row on "Chips".	- There are just a few faulty chips - nothing we can do.
Almost all "x" on "Chips".	- A mini hashing board inside is faulty or lose. Open up the case and take a look.
There is a rattling sound inside.	- Likely some of the screws have come lose (common), open up the case and take a look.
My.Cube.mines.for.a.bit,.but.then.stops.until.reset.	- Take all android phones/tablets OFF the wifi, they interfere for some reason.
I can't achieve turbo mode	- Try using two PCI-E connectors from different cable strands. Turbo mode isn't guaranteed so its part luck.
My cables are braided or aren't color coded.	- See below diagram for pin-outs.
I still can't get it to work	- Post a screenshot with your cube's configuration page, cmd with ipconfig /all and your stratum proxy.

      
 
      
 
      
 
      
 
      
 
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6) Where to buy (top)
Blades here,Cubes here, EU Cubes here!

        
 

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[Beastlymac]

Great setup guide Dogie. Thanks for the great write up.

[dogie]

Great setup guide Dogie. Thanks for the great write up.

No problem. If there is any particular hardware you want sorting then let me know. Currently got an antminer here which I'll do tomorrow.

[CroverNo01]

Great guide as always just wondering I blew 2x 650W on overclock tonight, each cube had 650w PSU, I could smell almost like burning plastic for a while but I thought it was just the new cubes but came home tonight and found both cubes had turned off and PSU's totally not turning back on.

They were decent Cool Master PSU's with 25A

Just wondering why they blew.

Also can you suggest a good PSU that could be used for many cubes ? Is it possible to use the Sata to 6 Pin adapters ?

Thanks

[dogie]

Great guide as always just wondering I blew 2x 650W on overclock tonight, each cube had 650w PSU, I could smell almost like burning plastic for a while but I thought it was just the new cubes but came home tonight and found both cubes had turned off and PSU's totally not turning back on.

They were decent Cool Master PSU's with 25A

Just wondering why they blew.

Also can you suggest a good PSU that could be used for many cubes ? Is it possible to use the Sata to 6 Pin adapters ?

Thanks

Can you link me to the exact PSU? Seems strange that they would be rated at 650W when only able to provide 300W on 12V rails.

Anything Corsair, you'll pay 10% more but get a big warranty and know exactly what you're getting. The 800W one I recommended is exactly what you'll need to run two off one PSU. You can't use sata to 6 pin adapters, SATA connectors are only rated for 25-35W. If you mean molex to 6 pin adapters then I'd still say no unless you use a dual molex to 6 pin adapter.

A molex could cope with 75W 24/7 - not 150W.

[mchu168]

Dogie, this is super helpful. Thanks for posting.

Wondering if you have some tips on using BFGminer to mine on Bitminter? I have my cube up and running but not getting 38gh in overclock mode.

[dogie]

Dogie, this is super helpful. Thanks for posting.

Wondering if you have some tips on using BFGminer to mine on Bitminter? I have my cube up and running but not getting 38gh in overclock mode.

I've specifically avoided mentioning BFGminer because there is no advantage over the much, much, much simpler stratum proxy method - it just adds confusion to those who really need the barebones approach. I'll probably add .bat scripting info to point to other pools tomorrow.

This unit is 36.7 so thats pretty close. Looking at the chip numbers, my first board underperforms the others by probably 700MH.

[sidehack]

On the subject of power supplies - I'm working up some 750W supplies rebuilt to run two Cubes natively; had one running two at full overclock for a few days with no issues. Basically modified server supplies, so high reliability and about 90% efficiency. Won't require a paperclip, and can actualy be turned on with a switch or from any external voltage (molex connector). Should have word in a few days about selling.

Also testing additional-overclock feasibility, but so far heat is a limiting factor. Best speeds I've gotten are around 39.6GH.

Just throwing that out there.

[joeventura]

Great setup guide Dogie. Thanks for the great write up.

No problem. If there is any particular hardware you want sorting then let me know. Currently got an antminer here which I'll do tomorrow.

Well done J!

[Swimmer63]

Great setup guide Dogie. Thanks for the great write up.

No problem. If there is any particular hardware you want sorting then let me know. Currently got an antminer here which I'll do tomorrow.

Well done J!

Excellent!

[Xian01]

 Can you foresee any issues running 3 of these guys on a good ole' AX1200 ? Was planning on using those. Have been eyeing some Seasonic 1250's on NewEgg I thought of snagging, but the Corsair stuff is readily available at the local Fry's whereas Seasonics are not available.

[daddyfatsax]

So having my network setup as 192.168.2 instead of 192.168.1 is not gonna work? Now I am gonna have to mess with my stupid UVerse router again and my NAS.

[sidehack]

If you temporarily change a machine's IP to the 192.168.1.x subnet and access the Cube's config page, you can change its IP over to 192.168.2.x subnet and update the settings, it should work without needing a change to your network.

[dogie]

Can you foresee any issues running 3 of these guys on a good ole' AX1200 ? Was planning on using those. Have been eyeing some Seasonic 1250's on NewEgg I thought of snagging, but the Corsair stuff is readily available at the local Fry's whereas Seasonics are not available.

PSU looks fine, won't have more than 100-200W headroom with all 3 OCed though.

So having my network setup as 192.168.2 instead of 192.168.1 is not gonna work? Now I am gonna have to mess with my stupid UVerse router again and my NAS.

You'll need to set it to .1 to get to the config, then you can set it to .2. So you can go back to .2.

[leslierad]

I tried a Zalman ZM600-LX (600 Watts, 45 Amps) , and it immediately trips itself after the box starts.

Swapped the Zalman 600W with my PC's Corsair GS800 works fine just get 5 x's on 2 lines when running on High (overclocked)

Was wondering if there is a way to manually adjust voltage to chips? to get them running over-clocked, Low gets me about 31,5-32 Gh/s which is ok.

I use a batch file:
C:\bfgminer-3.7.0-win32\bfgminer --http-port 8330 -Q 45 -s 50 -E 60 -S noauto -o stratum+tcp://stratum.mining.eligius.st:3334 -O 1EbapZX1t9CZmQaYh7i3MZFEmzaDkCN2dR -o stratum+tcp://stratum.bitcoin.cz:3333 -u USER -p PASS

Seems to run pretty decent otherwise.

[CroverNo01]

Great guide as always just wondering I blew 2x 650W on overclock tonight, each cube had 650w PSU, I could smell almost like burning plastic for a while but I thought it was just the new cubes but came home tonight and found both cubes had turned off and PSU's totally not turning back on.

They were decent Cool Master PSU's with 25A

Just wondering why they blew.

Also can you suggest a good PSU that could be used for many cubes ? Is it possible to use the Sata to 6 Pin adapters ?

Thanks

Can you link me to the exact PSU? Seems strange that they would be rated at 650W when only able to provide 300W on 12V rails.

Anything Corsair, you'll pay 10% more but get a big warranty and know exactly what you're getting. The 800W one I recommended is exactly what you'll need to run two off one PSU. You can't use sata to 6 pin adapters, SATA connectors are only rated for 25-35W. If you mean molex to 6 pin adapters then I'd still say no unless you use a dual molex to 6 pin adapter.

A molex could cope with 75W 24/7 - not 150W.

Hi, PSU 1 was Cooler Master RP-650-PCAP PSU was Power Cool PC-650AUBA-M - Both PSU blew on overclock setting with nothing else plugged into them. I was looking to see if there was some kind of server PSU maybe that you screw the wires into and they can power maybe 2 - 4 Cubes at a time. I have seen people in China doing this but don't know the PSU are using. Okay fair enough with the SATA, I have seen dual molex to 6pin but tbh if the PSU already has enough 6pin cables no point putting the others under strain. I can't seem to find that PSU mentioned anywhere in the UK

[dogie]

Great guide as always just wondering I blew 2x 650W on overclock tonight, each cube had 650w PSU, I could smell almost like burning plastic for a while but I thought it was just the new cubes but came home tonight and found both cubes had turned off and PSU's totally not turning back on.

They were decent Cool Master PSU's with 25A

Just wondering why they blew.

Also can you suggest a good PSU that could be used for many cubes ? Is it possible to use the Sata to 6 Pin adapters ?

Thanks

Can you link me to the exact PSU? Seems strange that they would be rated at 650W when only able to provide 300W on 12V rails.

Anything Corsair, you'll pay 10% more but get a big warranty and know exactly what you're getting. The 800W one I recommended is exactly what you'll need to run two off one PSU. You can't use sata to 6 pin adapters, SATA connectors are only rated for 25-35W. If you mean molex to 6 pin adapters then I'd still say no unless you use a dual molex to 6 pin adapter.

A molex could cope with 75W 24/7 - not 150W.

Hi, PSU 1 was Cooler Master RP-650-PCAP PSU was Power Cool PC-650AUBA-M - Both PSU blew on overclock setting with nothing else plugged into them. I was looking to see if there was some kind of server PSU maybe that you screw the wires into and they can power maybe 2 - 4 Cubes at a time. I have seen people in China doing this but don't know the PSU are using. Okay fair enough with the SATA, I have seen dual molex to 6pin but tbh if the PSU already has enough 6pin cables no point putting the others under strain. I can't seem to find that PSU mentioned anywhere in the UK

Those PSUs only have 18 and 25A on their 12V rails when they were NEW, nevermind how they are today. That explains why they both died.

I doubt you can power 4 cubes on anything less than a 1500W PSU - and even then mine would struggle due to the load coming purely from 12V.

[dogie]

I tried a Zalman ZM600-LX (600 Watts, 45 Amps) , and it immediately trips itself after the box starts.

Swapped the Zalman 600W with my PC's Corsair GS800 works fine just get 5 x's on 2 lines when running on High (overclocked)

Was wondering if there is a way to manually adjust voltage to chips? to get them running over-clocked, Low gets me about 31,5-32 Gh/s which is ok.

I use a batch file:
C:\bfgminer-3.7.0-win32\bfgminer --http-port 8330 -Q 45 -s 50 -E 60 -S noauto -o stratum+tcp://stratum.mining.eligius.st:3334 -O 1EbapZX1t9CZmQaYh7i3MZFEmzaDkCN2dR -o stratum+tcp://stratum.bitcoin.cz:3333 -u USER -p PASS

Seems to run pretty decent otherwise.

AFAIK there is no way to alter voltages as they're no longer variable like V1 and V2.

[lajz99]

I ran through the guide and I'm not able to access the IP I set after I update.  I can see it in my IP scanner...any ideas?  I'll give a tip to anyone that can help!

[dogie]

I ran through the guide and I'm not able to access the IP I set after I update.  I can see it in my IP scanner...any ideas?  I'll give a tip to anyone that can help!

Sorted, he forgot the port.