[DIY] - Reward $100 | Antminer S1/S3 Blade on Raspberry Pi

[HerbPean]

can be changed at any low esr)The larger the capacity is better,I changed for 1500mF 6.3v-working fine.

blades 2013- 680 mkF soldered, 2014-470mkf possible on newer become quite save.Blade will work with any capacity, for example from the old motherboard or power supply.

Allright after futher talking with co-worker at my job. The capacitor on the board is a Tatalum 107A.

100uF 10Volt, it is not the same as the one on the schema. I guess I have an older rev of the board.

It's strange mine are 2013/12/16 and I have 100uf 10v on them. Taltalum 107 A

I don't understand how it can be a diff voltage ... make no sense ?

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[forpblat]

that's what i posted pages ago, hooked rx,tx,gnd and had no issues. 

A lot of the early posts talk about only connecting RX and TX, no mention of ground. Even some of the earlier pictures IIRC didn't connect ground. I had tried ground but was facing the damn silkscreen reversal issue.
I imagine my pl2303s would've worked too.

Note for people trying this after me and facing issues:

***
Try reversing RX and TX lines on the UART.
Connect Ground between blade and UART.
Use the FireWalkerX git.
Make sure you are in the right USB group, and that /dev/ttyUSB0 is created with the right permissions. If not, check the udev rules file from the git.
Ask for help on here. Be clear with your issues.
**

[zziggi]

can be changed at any low esr)The larger the capacity is better,I changed for 1500mF 6.3v-working fine.

blades 2013- 680 mkF soldered, 2014-470mkf possible on newer become quite save.Blade will work with any capacity, for example from the old motherboard or power supply.

Allright after futher talking with co-worker at my job. The capacitor on the board is a Tatalum 107A.

100uF 10Volt, it is not the same as the one on the schema. I guess I have an older rev of the board.

It's strange mine are 2013/12/16 and I have 100uf 10v on them. Taltalum 107 A

I don't understand how it can be a diff voltage ... make no sense ?

He works with a voltage of about 1V)

[jeppe]

any updates on when the the control boards for 8 or 16 boards is ready to buy?
i have bought 18 boards,
only looking to use 8-10 so have around 10 boards left over if anyone needs pm me they arrive tomorrow or monday.
I have been thinking about cooling the boards with mineral oil so basically submerging them is mineral oil and pac them tightly.
Any ideas for how to make this as effective as possible?
thanks,
JT


 

[idonothave]

my cp2102s are a bit quirky too, i ended up connecting ground from cp2102 to ground on the blade connector, and it suddenly worked...

THAT WAS IT!!!

I connected ground on one of the blades, fired up cgminer from FirewalkerX. Boom, hashing at 65GH/s!!

uart and and blade flashing like mad.

Poolside even shows 65GH/s. Sweeeeeeeet.

Also, very low error rate on this one blade, 0.03%.

great!

[zziggi]

--lowmem  This line greatly helps to reduce duplicated and rejected shares on slow machine under win,if the blade is greater than 4.
I connected 5 blades, without this line number of duplicated  shares was ~ 15 percent, with this line is less than 1. cpu sempron 1.9, mem 1 Gb

[CHAOSiTEC]

any updates on when the the control boards for 8 or 16 boards is ready to buy?
i have bought 18 boards,
only looking to use 8-10 so have around 10 boards left over if anyone needs pm me they arrive tomorrow or monday.
I have been thinking about cooling the boards with mineral oil so basically submerging them is mineral oil and pac them tightly.
Any ideas for how to make this as effective as possible?
thanks,
JT


 

J4bberwock is designing it now, then needs to order the boards, it will take a week or 2 ish i would guess... before anything concrete on availability

depends on the speed you wish to run them under

at full or overclocked.. you will still need cooling ribbons to maximize surface area

downclocked to 200 ish MHz... no need for it, just use fans in pull/push config just as i have done..

[CHAOSiTEC]

--lowmem  This line greatly helps to reduce duplicated and rejected shares on slow machine under win,if the blade is greater than 4.
I connected 5 blades, without this line number of duplicated  shares was ~ 15 percent, with this line is less than 1. cpu sempron 1.9, mem 1 Gb

also a must if your running them on rpi! :-p

[Lumanet]

^^^
I know you are on *nix but I have to ask, is that a stock 4.7.0 or did you recompile with modifications? I ask because I have been able to compile a useable 4.7.0 on MinGW but it is not working ... detects one board as a LIX and the other as a ANU then on other occassions as AMU ... (not really *nix related, but just to give some context).

Also, I can not set the timeout to 0.6 on 3.8.5 (windows) as it expects, according to the error message before it bails out, a number greater than 0 (which I thought 0.6 was!).

im using bitmaintechs branch (4.7) with --enable-bmsc plus these changes:

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=671128.msg9399337#msg9399337

and im working on some other changes as well but those above should help

ill post a git when i have more time, since there are a few issues i would like to get fixed, and i will make it into a driver for the official cgminer when i get to play with j4bberwocks prototype

Hey could you dropbox your comiled versions so i can try them out as well ?

thank you

P.S.
Have a few Antminer coming in and working right now also on a CP2101 with Rasberry Pi  at my setup and try to get up on speed with u guys.

Thank you

Olaf

[idonothave]

can be changed at any low esr)The larger the capacity is better,I changed for 1500mF 6.3v-working fine.

blades 2013- 680 mkF soldered, 2014-470mkf possible on newer become quite save.Blade will work with any capacity, for example from the old motherboard or power supply.

Allright after futher talking with co-worker at my job. The capacitor on the board is a Tatalum 107A.

100uF 10Volt, it is not the same as the one on the schema. I guess I have an older rev of the board.

It's strange mine are 2013/12/16 and I have 100uf 10v on them. Taltalum 107 A

I don't understand how it can be a diff voltage ... make no sense ?

He works with a voltage of about 1V)

It does depend on capacity, not on voltage, it value means maximal working voltage before burn out.

[CHAOSiTEC]

^^^
I know you are on *nix but I have to ask, is that a stock 4.7.0 or did you recompile with modifications? I ask because I have been able to compile a useable 4.7.0 on MinGW but it is not working ... detects one board as a LIX and the other as a ANU then on other occassions as AMU ... (not really *nix related, but just to give some context).

Also, I can not set the timeout to 0.6 on 3.8.5 (windows) as it expects, according to the error message before it bails out, a number greater than 0 (which I thought 0.6 was!).

im using bitmaintechs branch (4.7) with --enable-bmsc plus these changes:

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=671128.msg9399337#msg9399337

and im working on some other changes as well but those above should help

ill post a git when i have more time, since there are a few issues i would like to get fixed, and i will make it into a driver for the official cgminer when i get to play with j4bberwocks prototype

Hey could you dropbox your comiled versions so i can try them out as well ?

thank you

P.S.
Have a few Antminer coming in and working right now also on a CP2101 with Rasberry Pi  at my setup and try to get up on speed with u guys.

Thank you

Olaf

its on github :-p

https://github.com/FireWalkerX/cgminer-bmsc

[klondike_bar]

is there a short and sweet recap someone can make? I think it seems pretty straight forwards:
1) buy a USB cp2102 for each blade (2 per antminer) and some powered USB hubs
2) hook hubs to RPI and wire the CP2102 to the antminer (GND, TX, RX) - no power connection needed
3) cownload the custom cgminer for the rpi
4) win?

[CHAOSiTEC]

is there a short and sweet recap someone can make? I think it seems pretty straight forwards:
1) buy a USB cp2102 for each blade (2 per antminer) and some powered USB hubs
2) hook hubs to RPI and wire the CP2102 to the antminer (GND, TX, RX) - no power connection needed
3) cownload the custom cgminer for the rpi
4) win?

yep thats about it :-)

just remember, if not undervolted, it needs heatsinks on the backside and fans, if undervolted (below 1 volt per chip) put some fans in pull/push, and your done (or heatsinks)

pins like this:
.      .     .      .      .      .      .      .
            TX GND RX
              ON USB
              CP2102

[CHAOSiTEC]

Updated repo to version 4.7.1 with xtranonce support
https://github.com/FireWalkerX/cgminer-bmsc.git

How to build:

Code:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install build-essential autoconf automake libtool pkg-config libcurl3-dev libudev-dev git

git clone https://github.com/FireWalkerX/cgminer-bmsc.git

cd cgminer-bmsc

./autogen.sh --enable-bmsc

make

compiled windows version 4.7.1:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/iuj9fz6zt8qm3q9/cgminer-bmsc.zip?dl=0

to use xtranonce, add #xnsub on url (only if the pool supports xtranonce):

Code:

./cgminer -o stratum+tcp://stratum.nicehash.com:3334#xnsub -u <bitcoin address> -p x

[idonothave]

Updated repo to version 4.7.1 with xtranonce support
https://github.com/FireWalkerX/cgminer-bmsc.git

How to build:

Code:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install build-essential autoconf automake libtool pkg-config libcurl3-dev libudev-dev git

git clone https://github.com/FireWalkerX/cgminer-bmsc.git

cd cgminer-bmsc

./autogen.sh --enable-bmsc

make

compiled windows version 4.7.1:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/iuj9fz6zt8qm3q9/cgminer-bmsc.zip?dl=0

to use xtranonce, add #xnsub on url (only if the pool supports xtranonce):

Code:

./cgminer -o stratum+tcp://stratum.nicehash.com:3334#xnsub -u <bitcoin address> -p x

good work, extranonce is welcome, will try later evening

edit: used stratum-proxy with extranonce till now

[CHAOSiTEC]

Updated repo to version 4.7.1 with xtranonce support
https://github.com/FireWalkerX/cgminer-bmsc.git

How to build:

Code:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install build-essential autoconf automake libtool pkg-config libcurl3-dev libudev-dev git

git clone https://github.com/FireWalkerX/cgminer-bmsc.git

cd cgminer-bmsc

./autogen.sh --enable-bmsc

make

compiled windows version 4.7.1:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/iuj9fz6zt8qm3q9/cgminer-bmsc.zip?dl=0

to use xtranonce, add #xnsub on url (only if the pool supports xtranonce):

Code:

./cgminer -o stratum+tcp://stratum.nicehash.com:3334#xnsub -u <bitcoin address> -p x

good work, extranonce is welcome, will try later evening

edit: used stratum-proxy with extranonce till now

Off topic:
antminer S1 and S3 with latest controller software can get compiled binaries here, in regard to extranonce..

[klondike_bar]

is there a short and sweet recap someone can make? I think it seems pretty straight forwards:
1) buy a USB cp2102 for each blade (2 per antminer) and some powered USB hubs
2) hook hubs to RPI and wire the CP2102 to the antminer (GND, TX, RX) - no power connection needed
3) cownload the custom cgminer for the rpi
4) win?

yep thats about it :-)

just remember, if not undervolted, it needs heatsinks on the backside and fans, if undervolted (below 1 volt per chip) put some fans in pull/push, and your done (or heatsinks)

pins like this:
.      .     .      .      .      .      .      .
            TX GND RX
              ON USB
              CP2102

Thanks. And basically any cp2102 will work? I assume power isn't connected so 3.3v/5v versions would be identical?   I have 7 s1 units sitting here to be undervolt ed, and i just ordered 6 cp2102 units from different ebay vendors 3x2 different styles)

Does the pwm fan on the antminer still adjust it's speed without the controller, or just run at full speed 12v? Hoping to downsize 7 antminers into something that's cooled by 2-3 fans

[CHAOSiTEC]

is there a short and sweet recap someone can make? I think it seems pretty straight forwards:
1) buy a USB cp2102 for each blade (2 per antminer) and some powered USB hubs
2) hook hubs to RPI and wire the CP2102 to the antminer (GND, TX, RX) - no power connection needed
3) cownload the custom cgminer for the rpi
4) win?

yep thats about it :-)

just remember, if not undervolted, it needs heatsinks on the backside and fans, if undervolted (below 1 volt per chip) put some fans in pull/push, and your done (or heatsinks)

pins like this:
.      .     .      .      .      .      .      .
            TX GND RX
              ON USB
              CP2102

 

Thanks. And basically any cp2102 will work? I assume power isn't connected so 3.3v/5v versions would be identical?   I have 7 s1 units sitting here to be undervolt ed, and i just ordered 6 cp2102 units from different ebay vendors 3x2 different styles)

Does the pwm fan on the antminer still adjust it's speed without the controller, or just run at full speed 12v? Hoping to downsize 7 antminers into something that's cooled by 2-3 fans

yes, any cp2102 should work, and the fans runs at full speed

[idonothave]

Updated repo to version 4.7.1 with xtranonce support
https://github.com/FireWalkerX/cgminer-bmsc.git

How to build:

Code:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install build-essential autoconf automake libtool pkg-config libcurl3-dev libudev-dev git

git clone https://github.com/FireWalkerX/cgminer-bmsc.git

cd cgminer-bmsc

./autogen.sh --enable-bmsc

make

compiled windows version 4.7.1:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/iuj9fz6zt8qm3q9/cgminer-bmsc.zip?dl=0

to use xtranonce, add #xnsub on url (only if the pool supports xtranonce):

Code:

./cgminer -o stratum+tcp://stratum.nicehash.com:3334#xnsub -u <bitcoin address> -p x

good work, extranonce is welcome, will try later evening

edit: used stratum-proxy with extranonce till now

Off topic:
antminer S1 and S3 with latest controller software can get compiled binaries here, in regard to extranonce..

precompiled S1 hashnest binary misses at least one dynamic library, so it does not work without other work

[CHAOSiTEC]

Updated repo to version 4.7.1 with xtranonce support
https://github.com/FireWalkerX/cgminer-bmsc.git

How to build:

Code:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install build-essential autoconf automake libtool pkg-config libcurl3-dev libudev-dev git

git clone https://github.com/FireWalkerX/cgminer-bmsc.git

cd cgminer-bmsc

./autogen.sh --enable-bmsc

make

compiled windows version 4.7.1:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/iuj9fz6zt8qm3q9/cgminer-bmsc.zip?dl=0

to use xtranonce, add #xnsub on url (only if the pool supports xtranonce):

Code:

./cgminer -o stratum+tcp://stratum.nicehash.com:3334#xnsub -u <bitcoin address> -p x

good work, extranonce is welcome, will try later evening

edit: used stratum-proxy with extranonce till now

Off topic:
antminer S1 and S3 with latest controller software can get compiled binaries here, in regard to extranonce..

precompiled S1 hashnest binary misses at least one dynamic library, so it does not work without other work

yep, https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=850620.msg9571983#msg9571983