Acorn M.2 FPGA based GPU Accelerator

[Hueristic]

Hopefully the same can be said for the forthcoming (Soon^TM) miner.

Is it true? Lol, they better hurry before there's nothing left to mine!

Looks like a mine and hold situation for the next few months anyway.

Quick switching fast dynamic adjusting diff coins FTW

Are these going to be compatible with that self adjusting fpga pool I hear about?

Hope so, you guys deserve more than just some pretty boxes after all this time.

BTW, Glad to see you all finally getting deliveries!

I am glad I decided to hold off even though most of the cash I would have spent On these I dropped at the casino's.

Should have spend less on fancy packaging and more on software development I suppose.

Read the thread above you.

@vapourminer, you get my last sM+ for the month.

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[gsrcrxsi314]

Read the thread above you.

i did.

less time effort on packaging could be redirected to time and effort on software dev. every little bit helps

[vapourminer]

Should have spend less on fancy packaging and more on software development I suppose.

back in the 70's software (trs-80 stuff is what i remember most like this) came in ziplock baggies with photocopied instructions.

those were the days.

anyway care in packaging pretty much means a lot of effort went into other areas too. well, hopefully.

[vapourminer]

gpuhoarder now has a standalone alpha miner out for the 215+,  alpha 0.11c.  running on my two rigs at zenprotocolpool.

it has begun!

find the miner on discord.

[philipma1957]

gpuhoarder now has a standalone alpha miner out for the 215+,  alpha 0.11c.  running on my two rigs at zenprotocolpool.

it has begun!

find the miner on discord.

Nice an actual one in the field working .

Pictures and screen shots please

[vapourminer]

Pictures and screen shots please

here ya go.. sorry about the real crappy photos

also this is an alpha miner, just for 215+ in stand alone mode. no boost to gpus. more a "get something out the door" kinda thing.

acorn 215+ in nest4x on onda D8P



acorn 215+ in nest4x in gigabyte Z97X



acorn and zenemy mining on the onda



acorn mining alone on the Z97X

[philipma1957]

Pictures and screen shots please

here ya go.. sorry about the real crappy photos

also this is an alpha miner, just for 215+ in stand alone mode. no boost to gpus. more a "get something out the door" kinda thing.

acorn 215+ in nest4x on onda D8P



acorn 215+ in nest4x in gigabyte Z97X



acorn and zenemy mining on the onda



acorn mining alone on the Z97X

So the stand alone 215x spends how much power and earns how much coin

[vapourminer]

So the stand alone 215x spends how much power and earns how much coin

not sure on power (it can be over/underclocked but i heard 10 to 15 watts somewhere) but its showing like 12 cents USD a day each at the zen protocol mining pool lol. im running just over stock.. 260 vs 250.

this is after all just a quick and dirty test miner to work bugs out (there do seem to be some). gpuhoarder is messing with the bitstream right now. im sure it will do more with more algos and tuning. and of course who knows what kinda difference it will make when its boosting gpus.

i will keep this updated as i go.

btw never mined zen before this.. its the only algo the 215+ has a bitstream for at the moment. i also have a 101 but no bitstream exists for it right now.

basically as soon as you fire the miner up it hunts down your acorns and flashes the new bitstreams to it before it starts mining. pretty straightforward.

runs around 60-65C at 260. and very quiet. as for temps i heard around 80C is ok but thats not official that i know of i just heard it mentioned on discord.

[mfurman]

So the stand alone 215x spends how much power and earns how much coin

not sure on power (it can be over/underclocked but i heard 10 to 15 watts somewhere) but its showing like 12 cents USD a day each at the zen protocol mining pool lol. im running just over stock.. 260 vs 250.

this is after all just a quick and dirty test miner to work bugs out (there do seem to be some). gpuhoarder is messing with the bitstream right now. im sure it will do more with more algos and tuning. and of course who knows what kinda difference it will make when its boosting gpus.

i will keep this updated as i go.

btw never mined zen before this.. its the only algo the 215+ has a bitstream for at the moment. i also have a 101 but no bitstream exists for it right now.

basically as soon as you fire the miner up it hunts down your acorns and flashes the new bitstreams to it before it starts mining. pretty straightforward.

runs around 60-65C at 260. and very quiet. as for temps i heard around 80C is ok but thats not official that i know of i just heard it mentioned on discord.

Is it not that some people have bricked Acorns after experimenting with new software? There is talk about flashing Acorn for "Stand Alone Mining" or GPU Assist (details on Discord)? What surprises me is that people are basically troubleshooting the bit stream that is just in alpha stage. There is no prospect for SQRL miner next week, I think. Some people obviously like this type of project. NO one is talking about any gains or ROI.

[philipma1957]

So the stand alone 215x spends how much power and earns how much coin

not sure on power (it can be over/underclocked but i heard 10 to 15 watts somewhere) but its showing like 12 cents USD a day each at the zen protocol mining pool lol. im running just over stock.. 260 vs 250.

this is after all just a quick and dirty test miner to work bugs out (there do seem to be some). gpuhoarder is messing with the bitstream right now. im sure it will do more with more algos and tuning. and of course who knows what kinda difference it will make when its boosting gpus.

i will keep this updated as i go.

btw never mined zen before this.. its the only algo the 215+ has a bitstream for at the moment. i also have a 101 but no bitstream exists for it right now.

basically as soon as you fire the miner up it hunts down your acorns and flashes the new bitstreams to it before it starts mining. pretty straightforward.

runs around 60-65C at 260. and very quiet. as for temps i heard around 80C is ok but thats not official that i know of i just heard it mentioned on discord.

Is it not that some people have bricked Acorns after experimenting with new software. Theer is talk about flashing Acorn for "Stand Alone Mining" or GPU Assist (details on Discord)? What surprises me is that people are basically troubleshooting the bit stream that is just in alpha stage. There is no prospect for SQRL miner next week, I think. Some people obviously like this type of project. NO one is talking about any gains or ROI.

I took the refund because I felt they would not have good software ready for me or anyone else.

[PharmEcis]

Many of us are glad that many of you backed out.  Now if we just didn't have to hear you bitching and whining over here too life would be grand even with the drop in btc prices.

 

[vapourminer]

this alpha release is purely an unofficial effort on gpuhoarders part. it is not part of squirrels official miner.

no acorns were permanently bricked (from what i understand), some in m2 slots did not come back up after flashing until they were in nests, then they came up as normal. its thought by some its related to pcie timing or something, but that stuff is way beyond my understanding.

i have had no problems with my two 215+s in two different systems aside from occasional lockups.. most likely due to me messing with clocks and such. they are both in nests, one in a nest4x, one in a nest2x.

so please keep in mind this is all unofficial playing around. i just loaded a new bitstream on both. from what i understand these new bitstreams have two cores instead of the one the original alpha bitstream had (may be wrong on that).

so those who arent comfortable messing around with alpha stage stuff obviously should wait. and do not take these results as final by any means. wait for the official squirrel miner for real results.

me, im having a blast. but im a hardware guy 1st.

[dsmn]

This project has become quite a joke, no software yet, got a bunch of useless hardware, one should think that with all the delays they ahould have finished the software by now.
And like always you got to be on some secret discord that is imposible to get into, to get any information on what is going on.
Im done, if anyone from eu is intrested in my acorns and nest cards send me a message and we find a price.

[vapourminer]

This project has become quite a joke, no software yet, got a bunch of useless hardware, one should think that with all the delays they ahould have finished the software by now.
And like always you got to be on some secret discord that is imposible to get into, to get any information on what is going on.
Im done, if anyone from eu is intrested in my acorns and nest cards send me a message and we find a price.

a joke? hardly. rough patches? sure.

delays and such, they are to be expected. i hope you didnt go into this thinking money was just gonna roll in.

please note, i am not defending squirrel. personally i figured 50/50 on roi in any decent (like a year) time frame. and i am disappointed in the delays, but i factored them in when i ordered. and if i lose money, well thats another factor i took into consideration and am willing to accept.

there are folks who have approached me publicly and privately, asking to buy some of my gear, notably the 215+s. im sure someone will contact you if youre selling.

me, im hanging in there. bleeding edge is fine by me, and i dont mind alpha testing.

[dsmn]

a joke? hardly. rough patches? sure.

delays and such, they are to be expected. i hope you didnt go into this thinking money was just gonna roll in.

please note, i am not defending squirrel. personally i figured 50/50 on roi in any decent (like a year) time frame. and i am disappointed in the delays, but i factored them in when i ordered. and if i lose money, well thats another factor i took into consideration.

there are folks who have approached me publicly and privately, asking to buy some of my gear, notably the 215+s. im sure someone will contact you if youre selling.

me, im hanging in there. bleeding edge is fine by me, and i dont mind alpha testing.

It is a joke, when there is no public link to get into the dicord where the info you need is, and thats my primary reason for letting this one go, i cant get the info i need.
I would be fine with alpha testing, but looks like its limited to the lucky ones in their secret discord.
I hope youre right that someone else wants them. I have 2 cle 101, 4 cle 215+ and 2 nest 2x cards, and can send tax free within eu, let me know if anyone is intrested.

[vapourminer]

It is a joke, when there is no public link to get into the dicord where the info you need is, and thats my primary reason for letting this one go, i cant get the info i need.
I would be fine with alpha testing, but looks like its limited to the lucky ones in their secret discord.
I hope youre right that someone else wants them.

try this link.. i think it will expire in a day though.

https://discord.gg/sh8EMf


EDIT: sign up here too, its starting to collect info from discord and present it in a more orderly fashion.

https://thefpgaforum.com/

[dsmn]

try this link.. i think it will expire in a day though.
https://discord.gg/sh8EMf

Thanks, it doesnt change my mind though, this is way to closed, they should have been fourthcomming and sendt links for that discord on an email to all that had bought from them, when the information we need is there.

[mfurman]

try this link.. i think it will expire in a day though.
https://discord.gg/sh8EMf

Thanks, it doesnt change my mind though, this is way to closed, they should have been fourthcomming and sendt links for that discord on an email to all that had bought from them, when the information we need is there.

I agree with you in the sense that this project is very poorly managed and executed. I was almost ostracized in sqrl-products Discord when I was (from the beginning) asking for SQRL miner (to even use it with GPUs) because I felt that software is critical. I am less for excitement and more for financial gains. I do not see them in this project. By the way, I was always told that SQRL miner would be available upon release. Obviously it is far from reality and they neglected it completely. I should also add that I took a refund

[vapourminer]

By the way, I was always told that SQRL miner would be available upon release. Obviously it is far from reality and they neglected it completely. I should also add that I took a refund

from what i heard, they took a poll/vote as to releasing the hardware without the software, or wait till the software was done and then ship. i never saw that poll but i would rather have the hardware 1st, as then i was able to test fit stuff and install drivers etc. also, if the hardware is in customers hands, they cant be accused of mining on them while delays (real or imagined) happen.

but i do know what you mean. could of been handled better but hey it is what it is. those who wanted refunds got them.

messing with the alpha stuff is fun (to me at least) but yeah, hardware that more or less just sits there and  blinks lights at you while producing nothing isnt the greatest advertisement for a company.

[vapourminer]

Thanks, it doesnt change my mind though, this is way to closed, they should have been fourthcomming and sendt links for that discord on an email to all that had bought from them, when the information we need is there.

to be honest, finding info in discord is a pain in the arse. info is too scattered. i just found the alpha miner link by accident.

they should have set a forum up early on, or had a much better mailing list with much better and up to date info.