BA X-1 Unboxing

[nexus99]

The first of my X-1 units arrived today. I have only gone as far as pulling it out of the box but I thought everyone might like to see some photos.

The obvious item to note is the absence of the LCD. It is supposed to be on the way when they are finished.
Also the "mickey mouse" style PSU plug. I'm not sure if it will take 240 power. I need to figure that out before I plug it in at the "data center" - aka my basement.

*** The unit did not come with a power cord ***



Front:



Rear:



Typical Running configuration:



Management GUI example:



Miner GUI example:







General Set up instructions:

• Attach the Ethernet port to a network that is handing out DHCP addresses. Attach the power cord (that might or might not be included to 120, 208, or 240 volt power.
• The Management server should pick up a DHCP address.
• Navigate to http://DHCP_IP_Address/lcd
• You should be presented with the Miner GUI login screen. Login with     user /  blackarrow
• Navigate to the IP settings screen and configure a static IP that is available on your network.
  
  
• Navigate to the pool setting screen and input your pool configuration.
  
  
• Validate that the settings have been saved and pull the power cord to reset the device.
• Navigate to http://DHCP_IP_Address/ and login with user /  blackarrow. Select the miner in the top left of the GUI. This will display the mining statistics for the integrated miner. You should have an obvious green flashing LED inside of the unit if the miner connects and is hashing.
  
   

X-1 FAQ:

Q: What kind of power cord do I need?
A: A standard "mickey mouse" cord. The technical name is IEC C5.

Q: How loud is the X-1?
A: The device makes no sound itself. There is very slight wind rustle this isn't audible 4 or 5 feet from the unit.

Q: How much power does the X-1 consume?
A:1200Mhz - 120-130gh - ~115-120w
1100Mhz - 112 - 118GH - ~107W
1000Mhz - 98 - 109GH - ~98W

Q: Does the X-1 come with an Ethernet cable?
A: No

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[bobsag3]

Glad you found a power cord. It will take 240- Saw them running at their office off China 220 and we tested at our facility on 208.

[ChuckBuck]

Wait, so the X-1 doesn't come with a power cord like the one pictured here?

What is that power cord called, and how would the LCD plug into the main controller board?

[sticky]

Glad you found a power cord. It will take 240- Saw them running at their office off China 220 and we tested at our facility on 208.

So you've started shipping? I thought they arrived today?

[bobsag3]

Glad you found a power cord. It will take 240- Saw them running at their office off China 220 and we tested at our facility on 208.

So you've started shipping? I thought they arrived today?

We have the ability to re ship same day, and a few people got local pickups/ shipments today, with more to follow.

[TheRealSteve]

What is that power cord called

IEC60320/C5 - but your best bet is to just walk into a store (or browse a website) and look for it visually, or google for exactly what nexus called it: "mickey mouse'.

I do wonder why they chose to use that connector, rather than ubiquitously available (for PSUs) /C13, but it's not entirely uncommon; There's at least 3 within arm's reach right here (2 for laptops, 1 for a rather beefy brick power supply for a storage system).

[nexus99]

Wait, so the X-1 doesn't come with a power cord like the one pictured here?

What is that power cord called, and how would the LCD plug into the main controller board?

Its commonly referred to as a "Mickey Mouse" cord.

[dogie]

Hello yes, I'd like one mining please.

[nexus99]

Kids are in bed... so now its time to fire this box up. There are no instructions included so I am going to wing it.

Seems like power and Ethernet are good places to start with. I have DHCP running so it should grab an IP if it can. This is what it looks like with Ethernet:



And plugging the power in. It took at least a second for the lights to come on and the fan to start spinning. That was an awkward second of thinking "is it dead?".



Green light on the PSU. Standard green and amber Ethernet lights. A blue LED and 3 amber LEDs inside the box. The fan spins quietly. You can hear it... but it is very quiet.

I checked my router and sure enough, a new device had grabbed an IP from DHCP. I opened the IP in Internet Explorer and this is the GUI that pops up:



I think you can all see the problem here.

As mentioned before there are no instructions so I am going to see if I can crack this username/password. But its probably not possible with Yubikey 2 factor being requested. Maybe that's not functional though. Lets see if I can work magic...

Edit - Now that I think about it... it would be silly to have 2FA activated out of the box...

[nexus99]

Alright, using the new details from MinerSource I see this screen:



After using the user / blackarrow credentials I see:



Alright, so this box is really very interesting from an IP/management point of view.

It looks like there is a controller that grabs a DHCP IP. But then the miner is a separate entity that gets its own IP and is managed form the controller.

So:

https://dhcp_ip   gets you to the management console

and

https://dhcp_ip/LCD gets you to the miner console

I popped into the miner console and set a pool address but got no action.



I then set a static IP in the miner console and got no action... but the changes were being reflected in the management console.



I then pulled the power to see what a reboot would do... and voila! A new green flashing LED inside the box and what looks like hashrate.

[nexus99]

This is what the straight IP address screen looks like while hashing:



Some initial thoughts:

Its very nice just plugging in a power cord and Ethernet and being done.
At ~100 GH/s the box isn't a speed demon. In February it would have been OUTSTANDING but now its a little "eh".


I haven't gotten up the guts to plug this into 240v yet. Tomorrow.... yes, I'll get 1 night of 100 GH/S mining and then I'll see if I can fry it.

[huryde]

any luck getting it running?

[nexus99]

any luck getting it running?

Nope.

[philipma1957]

  root   root 

   or

 admin   root


leave the  2 factor out?

[nexus99]

  root   root 

   or

 admin   root


leave the  2 factor out?

No dice on those combinations.

[bobsag3]

Its

User / blackarrow

use:

http://ipoftheminer/lcd/

[nexus99]

Its

User / blackarrow

use:

http://ipoftheminer/lcd/

Now that is doing something! Edits above.

[bobsag3]

Looks like the DHCP option is not working right now, you will need to set a static for now.

[nexus99]

Looks like the DHCP option is not working right now, you will need to set a static for now.

That is what I am seeing too. Set DHCP on and it did not grab an address. With a static things started working.

[nexus99]

The watts and volts meter doesn't look to be functional either. Voltage would be cool to see.