[ANN] Spondoolies-Tech - carrier grade, data center ready mining rigs

[wh00per]

You are correct.  However our units take a lot of power and have to deal with huge density requirements.  As an example we have to install 6- 60 amp Pdu's in the Launcg 200 and 12-13 60 amp Pdu's in the Launch 400, where in a telecom shelters it is very low density.  We love the feedback from the community and will be posting another video soon to start and answer some the main questions.

I did not bicker about the current price .. again, what I've mentioned was 15 years ago and we were making the containers at a _very_ low cost by that time standards. The electrical system got (even then ) a little more expensive for sites placed off the electrical grid ..

[notlist3d]

happy with the miner reporting on pools. this one is guild. showing very accurate
top - sp35
3 x sp20
bottom - sp31
(saving space)

Thanks for sharing beautiful to see almost 6T from a single unit.

[opentoe]

I'll have 1 or 2 SP10's for sale pretty soon. They have been running rock solid since first turned on and both kept in a data center. Co-location costs are now costing more to keep them there, so I will have no choice but to unplug them. I believe at the current numbers each one brings in approx $150/month. They both are still at the data center, and I'm trying to find out what arrangements they have on shipping them back to me. Like if there is a cost. I remember you could run a rig for well over a year, but these have been running for only several months. And I can't run them at home. The piece and quiet is worth more then $150/monthly. If interested just shoot me a PM.
Thanks.

[Guy Corem]

I'll have 1 or 2 SP10's for sale pretty soon. They have been running rock solid since first turned on and both kept in a data center. Co-location costs are now costing more to keep them there, so I will have no choice but to unplug them. I believe at the current numbers each one brings in approx $150/month. They both are still at the data center, and I'm trying to find out what arrangements they have on shipping them back to me. Like if there is a cost. I remember you could run a rig for well over a year, but these have been running for only several months. And I can't run them at home. The piece and quiet is worth more then $150/monthly. If interested just shoot me a PM.
Thanks.

If you'll sell the SP10s, you won't have more SPT equipment. It will take the fun out of your weekends. I'll suggest you'll buy some SP20 so you'll be able to continue.

[PatMan]

Hi guys,

Bit of a problem - I have 2 x SP20E's that have been running the latest firmware without issue. I had to switch all my stuff off while an electrician was doing some upgrade work, but when I switched everything back on again the two SP20's were nowhere to be seen. My router doesn't see them, IPscanner doesn't see them & I can't ping them. The fans are running but they're not hashing, the ethernet LED's are flashing like they're working - but they seem to have completely disappeared off my network. It's like they've "forgotten" everything. I also had my router set to reserve an IP address for them, which worked perfectly up until now.

This is the first time I've had to turn them off with this firmware installed - could it be a bug?

Any suggestions will be gratefully received......

[RoadStress]

Any suggestions will be gratefully received......

Try SD recovery card method, but maybe there is something else that you can do like hard reboot them a couple of times.

[PatMan]

Any suggestions will be gratefully received......

Try SD recovery card method, but maybe there is something else that you can do like hard reboot them a couple of times.

Hi RoadStress,

I've tried hard rebooting them a couple of times now (it's the only way I can, as I can't access the web UI anyway) but with the same result. I'd be interested to know if anyone else has had this problem with the new firmware though, I don't fancy having to do a full SD restore/recovery only to have it happen again the next time I have to power down. It does seem strange that it's happened to both of them.....

[Biffa]

Any suggestions will be gratefully received......

Try SD recovery card method, but maybe there is something else that you can do like hard reboot them a couple of times.

Hi RoadStress,

I've tried hard rebooting them a couple of times now (it's the only way I can, as I can't access the web UI anyway) but with the same result. I'd be interested to know if anyone else has had this problem with the new firmware though, I don't fancy having to do a full SD restore/recovery only to have it happen again the next time I have to power down. It does seem strange that it's happened to both of them.....

Which firmware was it? I'm up to the latest version but I haven't had a problem rebooting them, I also reserve an IP using their MAC address on my DHCP server.

[PatMan]

Any suggestions will be gratefully received......

Try SD recovery card method, but maybe there is something else that you can do like hard reboot them a couple of times.

Hi RoadStress,

I've tried hard rebooting them a couple of times now (it's the only way I can, as I can't access the web UI anyway) but with the same result. I'd be interested to know if anyone else has had this problem with the new firmware though, I don't fancy having to do a full SD restore/recovery only to have it happen again the next time I have to power down. It does seem strange that it's happened to both of them.....

Which firmware was it? I'm up to the latest version but I haven't had a problem rebooting them, I also reserve an IP using their MAC address on my DHCP server.

The latest - I only upgraded them both yesterday, this is the first time I have powered them down with this firmware too......

[klondike_bar]

happy with the miner reporting on pools. this one is guild. showing very accurate
top - sp35

If you don't mind sharing, what settings did you end up using for your SP35? Start/max voltage, fan speed, PSU power limits ... and what does your unit read as its input voltage?

6TH seems abnormal for an SP35 - that is roughly a 3800-4000W DC12V draw, and the SP35 contains a pair of PSUs that are rated to give only 1600W DC each, for about 5.5TH/3200W (~3550W at wall). would love to know more, because if it can actually drive itself to 6TH i want some to go alonside my SP31 units (limited to 4.68TH at 208V)

[Biodom]

Hi guys,

Bit of a problem - I have 2 x SP20E's that have been running the latest firmware without issue. I had to switch all my stuff off while an electrician was doing some upgrade work, but when I switched everything back on again the two SP20's were nowhere to be seen. My router doesn't see them, IPscanner doesn't see them & I can't ping them. The fans are running but they're not hashing, the ethernet LED's are flashing like they're working - but they seem to have completely disappeared off my network. It's like they've "forgotten" everything. I also had my router set to reserve an IP address for them, which worked perfectly up until now.

This is the first time I've had to turn them off with this firmware installed - could it be a bug?

Any suggestions will be gratefully received......

When I switch off my SP20, they come back in 5-10 min. First time I thought that they went dead too. Did you wait that long?
First time it happened, I refreshed the browser and went to myminer.io where i saw nothing initially, but it appeared after1-2 min (few minutes before hashing restarted). Maybe this (an attempt to reach myminer.io) helps to initiate the linkup again.

[notlist3d]

Hi guys,

Bit of a problem - I have 2 x SP20E's that have been running the latest firmware without issue. I had to switch all my stuff off while an electrician was doing some upgrade work, but when I switched everything back on again the two SP20's were nowhere to be seen. My router doesn't see them, IPscanner doesn't see them & I can't ping them. The fans are running but they're not hashing, the ethernet LED's are flashing like they're working - but they seem to have completely disappeared off my network. It's like they've "forgotten" everything. I also had my router set to reserve an IP address for them, which worked perfectly up until now.

This is the first time I've had to turn them off with this firmware installed - could it be a bug?

Any suggestions will be gratefully received......

Are you able to see them on "http://myminer.io/" ?  If working properly they should nicely be showing there. If truly nothing finds them there is always recovery through SD image.

[Ski72]

happy with the miner reporting on pools. this one is guild. showing very accurate
top - sp35

If you don't mind sharing, what settings did you end up using for your SP35? Start/max voltage, fan speed, PSU power limits ... and what does your unit read as its input voltage?

6TH seems abnormal for an SP35 - that is roughly a 3800-4000W DC12V draw, and the SP35 contains a pair of PSUs that are rated to give only 1600W DC each, for about 5.5TH/3200W (~3550W at wall). would love to know more, because if it can actually drive itself to 6TH i want some to go alonside my SP31 units (limited to 4.68TH at 208V)

I'm curious as well ...

[PatMan]

When I switch off my SP20, they come back in 5-10 min. First time I thought that they went dead too. Did you wait that long?

Yeah, they've been on for about 80 minutes now......

Are you able to see them on "http://myminer.io/" ?  If working properly they should nicely be showing there. If truly nothing finds them there is always recovery through SD image.

Nope - nothing.....

Well, thanks for the suggestions guys, it's appreciated - but I've resigned myself to the fact that I've got to do a SD recovery on them I'm afraid 

Wish I knew what caused it though......

[nhminer]

When I switch off my SP20, they come back in 5-10 min. First time I thought that they went dead too. Did you wait that long?

Yeah, they've been on for about 80 minutes now......

Are you able to see them on "http://myminer.io/" ?  If working properly they should nicely be showing there. If truly nothing finds them there is always recovery through SD image.

Nope - nothing.....

Well, thanks for the suggestions guys, it's appreciated - but I've resigned myself to the fact that I've got to do a SD recovery on them I'm afraid 

Wish I knew what caused it though......

can you ping them?
can you SSH to them?

[MrTeal]

If you have an FTDI cable, do you get anything out UART0?

[DiCE1904]

Do i have to change something for them to show up on "http://myminer.io/""  ?

Thanks

[PatMan]

can you ping them?
can you SSH to them?

No & No. Nada.

If you have an FTDI cable, do you get anything out UART0?

No, I don't I'm afraid. Thanks though MrTeal.

I'm doing a recovery on the first one now, will keep ya'll informed.  

[Biodom]

When I switch off my SP20, they come back in 5-10 min. First time I thought that they went dead too. Did you wait that long?

Yeah, they've been on for about 80 minutes now......

Are you able to see them on "http://myminer.io/" ?  If working properly they should nicely be showing there. If truly nothing finds them there is always recovery through SD image.

Nope - nothing.....

Well, thanks for the suggestions guys, it's appreciated - but I've resigned myself to the fact that I've got to do a SD recovery on them I'm afraid 

Wish I knew what caused it though......

The last silly suggestion: ethernet connectors. Ethernet jacks on my machines do not "click in" well and cables keep getting loose.

Suggestion to Spondoolies: it just doesn't feel right to switch off machine that is hashing hard by throwing the PSU switch off. Do we switch computers off by yanking power cord-not typically, I would think. What would be a milder procedure to switch off SP20? Would stopping CGminer first in software before throwing the PSU switch be possibly better? Some kind of shutdown command would be nice to have. Maybe it is already there? thanks.

[alh]

When I switch off my SP20, they come back in 5-10 min. First time I thought that they went dead too. Did you wait that long?

Yeah, they've been on for about 80 minutes now......

Are you able to see them on "http://myminer.io/" ?  If working properly they should nicely be showing there. If truly nothing finds them there is always recovery through SD image.

Nope - nothing.....

Well, thanks for the suggestions guys, it's appreciated - but I've resigned myself to the fact that I've got to do a SD recovery on them I'm afraid 

Wish I knew what caused it though......

What else got turned off as a result of the electrical work? Any chance that the DHCP server got messed up in some way, and the SP20's now have a conflicting IP address with something else? Depending on how difficult it is to power off other stuff and your DHCP server, you might might be able to narrow the problem by getting it down to only the DNCH box and the SP20's. I know that IP conflicts can be a real bitch to debug.

Another idea. Remove the config from the DHCP server that tries to assign them a specific IP address. Hard reboot the SP20's, and see if they won't get some IP address that is on your network. In other words don't try and make them the way you want right out of the box. Instead, see if you can't get them back on your network and visible agqain. You might also want to try all this rebooting and such with just 1 SP20 for debugging purposes. Add the 2nd one once you get one visible and kinda working.

Best of luck.