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[Fefox]

Well after a lot of fooling around I have everything almost back 100% with 2.5.13

now should I let the temps drop below 0c and see what happens?

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[opentoe]

I ordered another SP20, can't help it.  It is an addiction

Ha!

Im sat considering the same, my decrepit jupiters will be shutting down in a week or 2...

but i just woke up to this sp20 hashing at 957 again...8 more hours semi-downtime.

A quick save in the settings brought it back up but i plan to be away for xmas, so can do without the ballache.

@ SPTech - Is there any possibility of these ones being a bit more stable?

Return that sucker and get another one. Obviously it is not doing the one thing it's supposed to. Hash away.

[jtoomim]

will i own that psu?

Yes, but I can't promise that it would withstand return shipping, as I was considering just soldering the PCIE wires directly onto 1200W server PSUs. If you want to sell it back to us when you're done with it, I'd probably buy it back for around $50. I would also be willing to lease them for $10/month.

[jtoomim]

Toom.im is now accepting SP20s for hosting. If you need a power supply, we can supply one for $100.

How much for an SP20? I guess around $110-$120 for a 1 month contract?

Something like that. I haven't had a chance to meter any SP20s yet. I expect there's a wider range of efficiency/performance options available with the SP20 than the SP30, so how much we charge may end up depending on how it's configured and how efficient the PSUs we end up using are. (I hope they'll be around 92% efficient.)

LOOP[5] ON
15: disabled (Asic all engines fail BIST)
16: DC2DC/1/:[vlt1:705 vlt2:711(DCl:794 Tl:794 Ul:759) 73W 103A  57c] ASIC:[ 85c (120c) 790hz(BL: 790)   53 (E:193) F:0]
17: DC2DC/1/:[vlt1:708 vlt2:711(DCl:794 Tl:794 Ul:759) 64W  91A  47c] ASIC:[ 85c (120c) 695hz(BL: 695)   48 (E:193) F:0]

This happens on occasion. Unless the ASIC is physically damaged, it should recover if you restart minergate. Firmware 2.5.12 has this problem less frequently than 2.5.6, but they all can get it for different reasons. If it's a regular problem, you can set up a script or cron job to restart minergate once a day or something like that.

[jtoomim]

now should I let the temps drop below 0c and see what happens?

I've confirmed that version 2.5.13 will usually continue to work below 0°C, whereas 2.5.12 and before will go into "thermal shutdown" mode because -1°C gets misread as 255°C by the firmware. However, there are also some intermittent noise or ASIC reliability issues at low temperatures that 2.5.13 does not fix. I suggest that people try to avoid very low temperatures for another week or two while we look into those noise issues. Once an ASIC has an issue at low temperature, it makes the whole machine stop working until you isolate and disable that ASIC. While the ASICs usually recover after you bring the temperature back up, they don't always. This headache is really not worth the extra 30 or 50 GH/s you'd get from the lower temperature.

[Rabinovitch]

I can use a 1 kW PSU (stock PSU from AntMiner S2) to power one of PCBs of SP20, and I can buy additional 750 W PSU to power second PCB, can I? Or somehow the power should be distributed equally between the PCBs?

• Maximum power output – each SP20 requires 1152 W RMS continuous power. Spoondoolies-Tech recommends adding a 20% margin to handle power peaks.

       You can use combinations of power supplies to power the unit, such as 4 x 360 W, 2 X 720 W or 1 x 1400 W, by connecting the power supply/supplies rails to the SP20 accordingly.

[Biffa]

Toom.im is now accepting SP20s for hosting. If you need a power supply, we can supply one for $100.

How much for an SP20? I guess around $110-$120 for a 1 month contract?

Something like that. I haven't had a chance to meter any SP20s yet. I expect there's a wider range of efficiency/performance options available with the SP20 than the SP30, so how much we charge may end up depending on how it's configured and how efficient the PSUs we end up using are. (I hope they'll be around 92% efficient.)

LOOP[5] ON
15: disabled (Asic all engines fail BIST)
16: DC2DC/1/:[vlt1:705 vlt2:711(DCl:794 Tl:794 Ul:759) 73W 103A  57c] ASIC:[ 85c (120c) 790hz(BL: 790)   53 (E:193) F:0]
17: DC2DC/1/:[vlt1:708 vlt2:711(DCl:794 Tl:794 Ul:759) 64W  91A  47c] ASIC:[ 85c (120c) 695hz(BL: 695)   48 (E:193) F:0]

This happens on occasion. Unless the ASIC is physically damaged, it should recover if you restart minergate. Firmware 2.5.12 has this problem less frequently than 2.5.6, but they all can get it for different reasons. If it's a regular problem, you can set up a script or cron job to restart minergate once a day or something like that.

Restarting minergate doesn't have any effect unfortunately. The only way I've got it to come back on is to disable it in the Asics Control Panel, and then enable it. Then it comes on for a short while and then disables itself again.

[Guy Corem]

I can use a 1 kW PSU (stock PSU from AntMiner S2) to power one of PCBs of SP20, and I can buy additional 750 W PSU to power second PCB, can I? Or somehow the power should be distributed equally between the PCBs?

• Maximum power output – each SP20 requires 1152 W RMS continuous power. Spoondoolies-Tech recommends adding a 20% margin to handle power peaks.

       You can use combinations of power supplies to power the unit, such as 4 x 360 W, 2 X 720 W or 1 x 1400 W, by connecting the power supply/supplies rails to the SP20 accordingly.

No problem doing it.
No need to use equally rated power supplies for both PCBs. They are electrically independent.

[zvisha]

Updated cgminer and miner_gate_arm for SP10:
Stop mining and then copy the binaries from this archive to your /etc/bin/ directory with scp.

http://storage.googleapis.com/spond_firmware/sp10upd.zip

[wanna4fun]

Updated cgminer and miner_gate_arm for SP10:
Stop mining and then copy the binaries from this archive to your /etc/bin/ directory with scp.

http://storage.googleapis.com/spond_firmware/sp10upd.zip

does it improve hashrate / stability ?

[Taugeran]

I can use a 1 kW PSU (stock PSU from AntMiner S2) to power one of PCBs of SP20, and I can buy additional 750 W PSU to power second PCB, can I? Or somehow the power should be distributed equally between the PCBs?

• Maximum power output – each SP20 requires 1152 W RMS continuous power. Spoondoolies-Tech recommends adding a 20% margin to handle power peaks.

       You can use combinations of power supplies to power the unit, such as 4 x 360 W, 2 X 720 W or 1 x 1400 W, by connecting the power supply/supplies rails to the SP20 accordingly.

No problem doing it.
No need to use equally rated power supplies for both PCBs. They are electrically independent.

I would recommend clarifying that each hash board should be powered by ONLY 1 psu, so that in the case of psu failure in a cross connected setup doesn't induce system damage etc

[bobsmoke]

Hello,

SP31 settings - doesn't go higher than 4695Gh/s

Temp Front / Back T,B
27 °C / 65,70 °C
Socket Voltage
228/229 volt
Fan Speed
80
Start Voltage
0.655 / 0.655
Max Voltage
0.75
Max Watts
1330 / 1330

Any recommendations other than the "echo "1" > /etc/mg_ignore_110_fcc setting" ?
thx

[xandriel]

Hello,

SP31 settings - doesn't go higher than 4695Gh/s

Temp Front / Back T,B
27 °C / 65,70 °C
Socket Voltage
228/229 volt
Fan Speed
80
Start Voltage
0.655 / 0.655
Max Voltage
0.75
Max Watts
1330 / 1330

Any recommendations other than the "echo "1" > /etc/mg_ignore_110_fcc setting" ?
thx

I too am experiencing roughly the same hash rate. I think it is probably as good as it is going to get

[Brunic]

Hi,

I have ordered some SP20 Jackson. Some were damaged during shipping resulting in having the ASIC boards bending a little. I have replaced them back correctly in the hinges, but I'm wondering if they are safe for testing. It's easy to see that the board is curved and they didn't clearly fit in the hinges.

I want to test them before doing an RMA, but I don't want to further damage the board if that could result in a malfunction.

Thank you.

[Guy Corem]

Hi,

I have ordered some SP20 Jackson. Some were damaged during shipping resulting in having the ASIC boards bending a little. I have replaced them back correctly in the hinges, but I'm wondering if they are safe for testing. It's easy to see that the board is curved and they didn't clearly fit in the hinges.

I want to test them before doing an RMA, but I don't want to further damage the board if that could result in a malfunction.

Thank you.

Go ahead and test them.

[grn]

Time to buy more hardware....

How are you sp30,1,20 buyers doing for ROI? meeting expectations? Machine performance?  How is the cold weather performance? I know sp machines are loud so I would add to my shed farm (literally) ambient is -5 celcius right now and my ants are peforming better than ever in the cold +10% performance. Is anyone else getting similar results with Sp miners?

Thanks for your comments, looking to expand and your input will be helpful

[jtoomim]

How are you sp30,1,20 buyers doing for ROI? meeting expectations? Machine performance?  How is the cold weather performance? I know sp machines are loud so I would add to my shed farm (literally) ambient is -5 celcius right now and my ants are peforming better than ever in the cold +10% performance. Is anyone else getting similar results with Sp miners?

There are a couple of bugs in SP30s that show up at temperatures below about 8°C.

One causes individual ASICs to become nonfunctional and starts to occur around 8°C. It appears to be a hardware problem, and it affects a small minority of ASICs (about 1% or less). Spondoolies is actively investigating this issue. I expect they will be able to fix it for new machines, but it's uncertain whether they'll be able to fix it for old ones.

Another issue caused machines to shut down if the intake is below 0°C. This appears to have been fixed by firmware 2.5.13.

Except for these bugs, performance of Spondoolies gear improves considerably as temperature drops. On an SP30, you can expect about 200 GH/s higher hashrate for a 20°C drop in temperature.

[raskul]

Time to buy more hardware....

How are you sp30,1,20 buyers doing for ROI? meeting expectations? Machine performance?  How is the cold weather performance? I know sp machines are loud so I would add to my shed farm (literally) ambient is -5 celcius right now and my ants are peforming better than ever in the cold +10% performance. Is anyone else getting similar results with Sp miners?

Thanks for your comments, looking to expand and your input will be helpful

I still have my SP10's running. They are in a data-shed with ambient temp of 11degrees celcius. I have them underclocks at 833W max power and they run at 1.2TH/s each rig.
Couldn't afford SP30 / 31 but I do have dibs on SP20 (which will be mining at home)

[notlist3d]

How long is wait on SP20 to go  "unfulfilled" to shipped?

[stan258]

How long is wait on SP20 to go  "unfulfilled" to shipped?

I believe shipping is on the 18th or so.