The Wasp Project Collective Information thread.

[Bicknellski]

Important notice to WPC members.

We have sent out an new project proposal that we need you to review. Please check your inbox.

We will be having a meeting to discuss and determine the path forward for this new project on March 31st 2014. I will send out a new email for specific time as soon as I have contacted the EE team heading this new project on Sunday.

The current A1, BitFury2 Wasps, Website, Mining Pool, Hive and firmware/software projects are still moving forward and we will have them ready while we add this new project within that stream of work. As such the WPC will definitely need to source some new members and we will be sending out invites to specific people in the community to push our new and current projects forward. It is also our intention to revisit, as we mentioned before, re-opening membership to the community on a limited basis. We will have a notice about that next week.

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[silver71]

Monday Meeting for New Wasp Project:







We will have discussions on the new Wasp project offering for WPC members at the TS server. This time is subject to change so check in here or check your email inbox for possible time changes.

Agenda

Funding
Timeline
Logistics
SWOT

I hope this Jakarta time, not having anything to do with KL chip, or missing Malaysian airlines jet

[Bicknellski]

No nothing negative whatsoever.

All positive moving forward opportunity type discussions.

Only thing that sucks is I have to be up at 3am to be at the meeting Tuesday morning.

[valkir]

Do you have a date of when you think the wasp will be available?

I will like to join the group! Wasp seems to be a nice group!

Let me know. 

[Bicknellski]

Do you have a date of when you think the wasp will be available?

I will like to join the group! Wasp seems to be a nice group!

Let me know.  

No date yet. As we are currently going through testing of the A1 Wasp. Electrically we are good so far. Firmware emulation code is ready. Once part of the EE team is back in Seattle burning the midnight oil on A1 testing we will have a better idea but we will release that information on our website once we are confident we have working boards that can be built. The hive is ready and is en route to the EE in Seattle. Once the A1 Wasp testing is completed boards will be shipped to the EE in the UK and the EE in California as well as some other sample boards to other members for testing. Once the 2 chip A1 Wasp is proven to work then a 6 chip version will be spun, tested and put into the Hive. The BitFury II Wasp is being worked on in conjunction with the A1 Wasp it is either in fabrication now or will be next week we are also now discussing a new project for the WPC as well that should be completed this summer.

Again our membership options will be discussed at our next meeting on Monday/Tuesday and we will be inviting members of the community that can help us specifically in marketing, hardware, software and firmware engineering as we want to expand our capabilities and spread the workload to more people. We will make an announcement about membership next week.

[Bicknellski]

Just got notice from Asicminer that we will be getting some of their sample chips. We are grateful that Friedcat contacted us with this great news and have forwarded the EE's mailing address. Hope to see some samples soon and we are also keen on helping the community build their own miners using the new Asicminer Chips. Let us hope there are plenty on offer in the coming months.

Note that we currently have in development the following range of Wasps and will likely be adding at least one new ASIC 28nm chip to this list soon pending negotiations.

A1 Wasp Proto-boards are now being tested.

Specifications:

Developed on 28nm HPP process from Global Foundries
Custom IC package with power bars for low voltage, high current feeding
Configurable in daisy chain mode for distributed work with up to 253 ASICs.
Standard SPI interface
Hashing power of 25 GH/s in nominal and up to 40 GH/s in Turbo mode
Power usage of 0.35 W/GH in low power, 0.6 W/GH in nominal and 1 W/GH in Turbo mode
Supply voltage of 0.65V in low power, 0.765 V in nominal and 0.85 V in Turbo mode

BF2 Wasp Completed Design. Prototypes are now being fabricated.

Specifications:

55nm process
Full-custom hand-routed design
Experimental low-threshold-voltage transistors
QFN 48 7mm x 7mm package
864 rolled hash cores
Improved performance and lower power consumption
Hashrate up to 3.85GH/s
Power consumption as low as 0.45J/GH

AM BE200 Wasp Just Added. Wasp design will start soon.

Specifications:

40nm TSMC process.
Standard SPI interface.
32 highly optimized hashing cores in single chip.
The typical hash power is ~12GH/s in rated mode.

[Bicknellski]

After our latest meeting the WPC has added a new ASIC based Wasp to the design fold which we will keep under our hats for now. We are also working on a standalone variant board called the "Hornet" so you do not need to use the Hive. More details to follow. We have also discussed reopening membership and it looks like that will happen this month and we will open up a form for people to submit their interest in joining. Then we will set a payment gateway allowing a limited number of people to join the WPC. We will be contacting those who were interested in the Wasp for production soon to gauge interest in our new ASIC based Wasp or Hornet offerings.

Results from the meeting:

WPC to buy a large number of New ASIC chips and payment will be made before mid-April.
WPC to enlarge the Wasp & Hive share buy to include expanded production of these new chips arriving after production is complete.
WPC to receive a sample lot sufficient to fabricate variants of the Wasp / Hornet.
WPC to work out a new timeline for these Wasps / Hornets this week.
WPC to continue work on the A1, BF2 and AM BE200 Wasp per new timeline determined this week.
WPC to work in conjunction with a limited number of interested producers to share the production run.
WPC to contact those fabricators who showed interest previously regarding the new chips production run.
WPC to add more members this month and continue to source EEs in firmware, software and hardware beyond the open membership drive.

[Bicknellski]

New chips moving towards the EE in Seattle

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Thursday, April 03, 2014	
Location	                                                                                         Time	 
Arrived at Sort Facility CINCINNATI HUB - USA	 CINCINNATI HUB, OH - USA	01:53

[minerpumpkin]

New chips moving towards the EE in Seattle

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Thursday, April 03, 2014	
Location	                                                                                         Time	 
Arrived at Sort Facility CINCINNATI HUB - USA	 CINCINNATI HUB, OH - USA	01:53

AM BE200 sample chips?

[Dabs]

Oooh. I want a 10 TH miner. Hope I can afford it though.

[Bicknellski]

New chips moving towards the EE in Seattle

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Thursday, April 03, 2014	
Location	                                                                                         Time	 
Arrived at Sort Facility CINCINNATI HUB - USA	 CINCINNATI HUB, OH - USA	01:53

AM BE200 sample chips?

Those are not the chips of which I speak. Sly grin.

[Bicknellski]

Oooh. I want a 10 TH miner. Hope I can afford it though.

Woah nelly... 10 TH? A small collection of hives maybe and that will need some POWER. Do you have the POWER?

[Dabs]

I can get the power. I just need the miners. Of course, they better be power efficient, my power is 0.35 USD per KWH here. It's gonna suck if I pay more for electric than the bitcoins it mines, nevermind the ROI.

[Bicknellski]

I can get the power. I just need the miners. Of course, they better be power efficient, my power is 0.35 USD per KWH here. It's gonna suck if I pay more for electric than the bitcoins it mines, nevermind the ROI.

Pig farms nearby? Go METHANE!

http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/press/sudbury-utilities-ontario-methane-powered-electricity-plant/
http://www.biogasassociation.ca/bioExp/index.php/projects

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Carl Frook operates a cattle feeding operation which consists of 1,800 head. 
The farm is also associated with Marl Creek Renewables, which includes a 4,200 m3 
anaerobic digester designed by BioEN Power. Manure, milk, fats, oils and grease are 
fed into the anaerobic digester, which supplies fuel for the operation’s two 250 kW 
combined heat and power units. Electricity is sold to the electrical grid and heat 
recovered to assist in the anaerobic digestion process. The digestate produced 
is used as fertilizer for associated farmland.

[necro_nemesis]

Putting away the miners helmet and strappin' on the coveralls. Sign me up.

Give! What's in the Cincinnati goodie bag? 

[Bicknellski]

Putting away the miners helmet and strappin' on the coveralls. Sign me up.

Give! What's in the Cincinnati goodie bag?  

Chips.

[Bicknellski]

They are getting closer: Arrived at Sort Facility SEATTLE - USA.
 

[minerpumpkin]

They are getting closer: Arrived at Sort Facility SEATTLE - USA.
 

Can they already see the Space Needle? When are you going to reveal the secret? I'm all shaky!

[Bicknellski]

They are getting closer: Arrived at Sort Facility SEATTLE - USA.
 

Can they already see the Space Needle? When are you going to reveal the secret? I'm all shaky!

What secret?


Not sure when I will be given the green light to reveal all.

[minerpumpkin]

What secret?

What kind of chips we're talking about... salted ones, spicy ones, vinegar flavoured...

Not sure when I will be given the green light to reveal all.

*takesADeepBreath* I'll do my best and wait!