This looks amazing. What are the options going forward to be able to add FPGA boards one at a time? For example I am a small miner. So a chassis like this would be awesome to be able to add cards as I go. However I see in this first batch of FPGA boards are all gone. What is the feeling or suggestions for the small guys? Can you mix and match GPU's and FPGA boards? Any idea if we are going to see more FPGA boards?
Awesome project. Thanks for the feedback and suggestions. Thanks.
We are still working on the integration of the FGPA's into the OS, so its unknown whether 'mixing and matching' GPU's and FPGA's will be possible, hopefully it will be but I can't promise that yet.
As for more Xilinx BCU1525 FPGA boards, that is really with Xilinx and the group buy organisers (GPUHoarder and senseless), so I can't answer that. The Xilinx VCU1525 FPGA's will continue to be available via regular distribution channels such as Avnet as they were previously of course.
We plan to offer a system fully loaded with 64 x Acorn M.2 form factor FPGA's from Squirrels Research Labs (SQRL) in future (at least 3 months from now).offer that with 4 premade options for the acorn 2
16x
32x
48x
64x
make it that acorns ordered and be added 4 at a time on a card
it will sell better this way.
If you send me this with 2x 4 pack cards of acorn 2 I can demo it with 1 card of 4 and then add a second card of 4 do it all on youtube and do a thread here.
Many of us would prefer to ramp up acorn 2's or fpga 1525's
I am thinking that acorn 2 and fpga will mix and match. Even if it does not blend with gpus and fpga's it may blend with acorns and gpus .
Selling this a a mostly empty chassis with add-on will appeal to the 1x 30 amp 240 volt circuit garage miner.