GekkoScience NewPac / Terminus R606 (BM1387) Official Support Thread

[419mining]

I was kinda hoping bitshopper would show up to address Europe stock questions. He's had an order with us that's finally getting shipped so he'll be back in stock of things pretty soon, but I don't know the state of his order backlog so that might not have helped much.

As for the new shop, it's still pretty disorganized and we still have a lot of stuff in storage but the new place is fully functional. It's also a lot better insulated, which is great since we hit zero degrees (approaching -20C) the last couple days. We finally got gravel in the driveway, to replace all the mud and ruts, and my living quarters upstairs are almost finished. Some equipment to help stabilize the internet connection should arrive next week, and the kitchen still needs a fair bit of work. But what matters for you guys is the workbenches, machines and testing stations are all up and running. Goods have been rolling out all year to date. I'm even finding some time for new designs, some of which are not bitcoin-related since I pretty much work on whatever I want.

Cant wait for the new products rolling out. especially now that R606 sales are stable and strong

[1715216501]

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[sidehack]

The only thing far enough along to talk about is an LED flashlight. I like the lithium-battery aluminum "tactical" flashlights that fit in your pocket, but I don't like how hard it is to find one without all the stupid strobe modes and jagged edges and stuff. So I'm making one that just, you know, turns on and off.

Course because it's GekkoScience, I'm overbuilding the electronics to handle putting out around 800lm even though the default is 300. And because it's GekkoScience, I'm making it hackable such that the brightness is software-adjustable and it has the capacity to do multi-mode as well. If I can find a good lensed housing I'll make one with an adjustable beam too.

[os2sam]

Sounds great.  As long as it has WiFi and an IOS app to configure it.

[sidehack]

And because it's GekkoScience, it will have none of what that guy just suggested.


(like, the brightness would be set by changing some firmware written in assembler and then re-flashing the board)

[os2sam]

And because it's GekkoScience, it will have none of what that guy just suggested.

I certainly wasn't making a suggestion.  I'm not at all on the IOT bandwagon.  I still turn my lights on and off the old fashioned way, with a switch.  

[gt_addict]

Finally someone is making a proper flashlight!! Why oh why do they insist on having all the flashing modes that you HAVE to cycle through to turn it off 

[hurricandave]

I need a good light that is light touch to turn on. minimum 300lm. I want to use zip ties to mount it to my BB and pellet guns for night shots at my house. Streamlights have nice output but are hard to turn on and off, but USB rechargeable. This new light would go great with the hot hub of yours if its USB rechargeable.

[sidehack]

It is not USB rechargeable, but I bet I could build a USB-powered recharger for the swappable batteryies without a lot of trouble since the cell voltage peaks at 4.2 volts. The same type system I use for dynamic current regulation inside the flashlight could be easily ported over to a CC/CV lithium charger.

I know we're way off topic but that there is a good idea.

[gt_addict]

Just received my R606 from eyeboot (great service) and was just wondering if i can change the voltage while its running/hashing? I haven't read this question anywhere yet and I've scoured the thread and tried searching but not found the answer.

[sidehack]

Yep, sure can.

[gt_addict]

Yep, sure can.

Superb. Just playing with setup and didn't want to cock anything up as soon as I've got it.

[sidehack]

I wouldn't sell you something that easy to break. Goes against my principles.

[philipma1957]

A nice option for a flashlight 🔦 is true low power long lasting lower light 💡

I would love a 25lm  that can be turned on for a longer time.

and a 300lm that does not work as long.

just a simple on off button for each one.

and yeah a usb charge option.

built like a brick shit house 🏡 works.

[MoparMiningLLC]

can you make one as big as my ThorX 10 mil candle flash light? 

[philipma1957]

can you make one as big as my ThorX 10 mil candle flash light? 

why not the 18 mil model

12 x I think.

[sidehack]

Right now I'm just interested in pocket-size, but if it proves robust and I can find a decent source for housings (I have only basic machining infrastructure, enough to mill and tap heatsinks and cut sheet aluminum for the hubs and miners) pretty much anything can be made. Matching a 10 million candle light with LEDs will probably be cost-prohibitive however.

The flashlight I'm working on now, I had already bought one I about 80% liked years ago and I recently discovered I can still buy the same housing in bulk so that's the starting point. The housing was fine but the electronics were not that great. The light I found that was basically perfect went out of production about six years ago so a similar housing might have to be a custom job.

Phil, 25lm is definitely doable. The hardware is built for way overkill but the actual brightness level is set in software so a quick change to the program (which I could do here in like five minutes, or anyone with a PICKit and some wire could do at home) can set it anywhere you want. The test setup I have now is a lower-current approximation of the final product, and the intensity starts to ripple a bit around I think 40lm (a consequence of being optimized for 200-600lm) but that's still pretty low.

I will, just because I know some people will want it, end up programming a multi-mode version, but I'll set the button delay to something like half a second with no persistent memory so it should be really hard to "accidentally" cycle into a different mode. If a two-mode was set up for low first, then high, Phil, one light could do both your needs.

USB charging would not be a built-in function. You'd have to pull the battery and put it in a separate charger. But I'll definitely look into building a USB-powered charger. It's gotta be incredibly foolproof though, since as Samsung demonstrated not long ago, lithium batteries can be pretty dangerous when mistreated.



So, we're noticeably off topic. Where's a better place to move that line of discussion so we don't glut up the Terminus support thread with non-Terminus non-support chatter?

[NotFuzzyWarm]

So, we're noticeably off topic. Where's a better place to move that line of discussion so we don't glut up the Terminus support thread with non-Terminus non-support chatter?

Only place in the Forum I can think of would be the Other > Off-Topic section.

Only problem with that is, the area is quite a cesspool of topics...

[HagssFIN]

Oh dear Lord, there is even a "Flat Earth" -topic in the off topic area  

[sidehack]

I really only hit up here and Speculation. Don't care about much beyond hardware. Might be worth starting a self-moderated topic (if that option is available) and transferring the talk over there, because y'all have some good ideas.

[gt_addict]

Could you post a link to it on the first page of this thread so we dont have to filter through the faeces?