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Dogie's Miner Setup Guides:Nicely formatted version available at dogiecoin.com!  Contents: 0a) What to Expect0b) What You Need1) Powering2) Cooling3) Case4a) Configuration (TL-WR703N)4b) Configuration (Raspberry Pi)5) Troubleshooting6) Where to buy0) What to Expect (top)The Avalon 4 takes on a new form factor from its predecessor and is now a fully encompassed unit. Each Avalon 4 contains two hashing boards which are in turn made up of 5 mini hashing boards to increase redundancy. An external controller is required, and can use a modified WR703N router or a Raspberry
Pi. A 4 pin interconnect wire, a 4 pin to micro USB adapter and a micro USB to USB cable is included in the package. | Chips | 40x 28nm Avalon 4 A2322 | | Hashrate | 1000GH | | Rated Voltage | 12V | | Rated Current | 50A | | Power.Consumption | ~690W |
     0b) What You Need (top)You will need a few accessories and a power supply to get started. I recommend buying the controller directly from Avalon as they will preflash it with the correct firmware. Click your flag to find everything you need to get started at Amazon!       1) Powering (top)Avalon 4's do not come with a power supply, and you will need a typical computer PSU with 4xPCI-E 6 pin power connectors. All 4 PCI-E connectors are required. We also need to tell the PSU to always be on, as there isn't a motherboard to do this. Cut a paper clip into a U and insert it into the green wire and either black wire to the side of the green wire. Tape it up for safety. The power supply will now be controlled by its switch on the rear socket.   2) Cooling (top)Each module has its own 120mx38mm NMB-MAT7 4715KL-04W-B560mm fan that sucks air through the sealed case and out the back of the unit. Noise levels are very reasonable even at 35C ambient and make a change from the Antminer S5 and SpondooliesTech SP20. Fan speeds are automatically controlled although the user can override fan speeds.     3) Case (top)Avalon 4's are entirely enclosed in an anodised steel case. A shipped unit weighs 8.7kg and the shipping box measures 230mm x 235mm x 490mm while the unit weights 8.0kg and measures 160mm x 165mm x 390mm. Click here to see a 360 degree view!     4a) Configuration (TL-WR703N) (top)Connectivity has been updated to allow for up to 20 units to be daisy chained off one USB port. Wiring: - Plug one 4 pin cable connected from the 4 pin header on the unit to the micro USB adapter.
- Connect a micro USB to USB cable to the micro USB adapter, and then plug this into your controller.
- More units can be added by plugging another 4 pin cable from the second unit to the first unit's other 4 pin header.
- Plug in a network cable from the WR703N to your router, and power it on.
Configuration: - Power on the power supply using its switch at the back.
- Make sure or your router's subnet is 0, ie 192.168.0.x. If not then change it to 0, this is just temporary. ***If this is not possible, see below***
- Using a browser, navigate to 192.168.0.100 - this goes to the WR703N's configuration page.
- Login using "root" as the username.
- Navigate to Network -> Interfaces -> WAN -> Edit.
- Change protocol to DHCP and click "Save & Apply".
- Using a browser, navigate to your router and find the IP it has assigned the WR703N and navigate to that IP.
- Navigate to the page Status -> Miner Configuration. Enter your pool information in the below format.
- Navigate to the page "Miner Status" to check mining has started.
- You can then change your router subnet back to whatever you are used to using.
Alternative Subnet Change: - Unplug your computer from all internet sources.
- Plug in an ethernet cable from the WR703N to your computer.
- Navigate to Control Panel -> Network and Sharing Centre -> Change Adapter Settings.
- Right click on your ethernet adapter -> Properties.
- Click on "Internet Protocol Version 4" and click properties.
- Select "Use the following IP address" and enter the following:
- IP Address: 192.168.0.1, Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0, Default Gateway: 192.168.0.100.
- Plug in an ethernet cable from the WR703N to you router.
- Restart the configuration instructions as above.
| _______________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ | Antpool Register!
Servers : stratum+tcp://stratum.antpool.com:3333
User : username.worker or username_worker - auto creates workers!
Password: anypassword
Servers : stratum+tcp://us1.ghash.io:3333
User : username.worker - auto creates workers!
Password: anypassword
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4b) Configuration (RaspberryPi) (top)Connectivity has been updated to allow for up to 20 units to be daisy chained off one USB port. Wiring: - Plug one 4 pin cable connected from the 4 pin header on the unit to the micro USB adapter.
- Connect a micro USB to USB cable to the micro USB adapter, and then plug this into your controller.
- More units can be added by plugging another 4 pin cable from the second unit to the first unit's other 4 pin header.
- Plug in a network cable from the WR703N to your router, and power it on.
Configuration: - Put the SD card into another computer.
- Download the RasperryPi Avalon 4 OS image (sdcard-vfat-ext4.img)
- Download the Win32 Disk Imager and use it to flash SD card with this image.
- Put SD card into RaspPi and power it on.
- Power on the power supply using its switch at the back.
- Make sure or your router's subnet is 0, ie 192.168.0.x. If not then change it to 0, this is just temporary. ***If this is not possible, see below***
- Using a browser, navigate to 192.168.0.100 - this goes to the Raspberry Pi's configuration page.
- Login using "root" as the username.
- Navigate to Network -> Interfaces -> WAN -> Edit.
- Change protocol to DHCP and click "Save & Apply".
- Using a browser, navigate to your router and find the IP it has assigned the Raspberry Pi and navigate to that IP.
- Navigate to the page Status -> Miner Configuration. Enter your pool information in the below format.
- Navigate to the page "Miner Status" to check mining has started.
- You can then change your router subnet back to whatever you are used to using.
Alternative Subnet Change: - Unplug your computer from all internet sources.
- Plug in an ethernet cable from the Raspberry Pi to your computer.
- Navigate to Control Panel -> Network and Sharing Centre -> Change Adapter Settings.
- Right click on your ethernet adapter -> Properties.
- Click on "Internet Protocol Version 4" and click properties.
- Select "Use the following IP address" and enter the following:
- IP Address: 192.168.0.1, Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0, Default Gateway: 192.168.0.100.
- Plug in an ethernet cable from the Raspberry Pi to you router.
- Restart the configuration instructions as above.
| _______________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ | Antpool Register!
Servers : stratum+tcp://stratum.antpool.com:3333
User : username.worker or username_worker - auto creates workers!
Password: anypassword
Servers : stratum+tcp://stratum.btcguild.com:3333
User : username_worker
Password: anypassword
Servers : stratum+tcp://us1.ghash.io:3333
User : username.worker - auto creates workers!
Password: anypassword
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5) Troubleshooting (top)| Problem | Solution | | Under ASIC status, one chip is always an "x"? | Will the miner ever beep? | | - There is a faulty chip - nothing we can do. Hash rate will be affected by ~1%. | - Possibly, there is a beeper on this controller but there is no "Miner configuration" option to disable it. | | What temperatures should I aim for? | - Try to achieve <60C for long lifetimes. Temperatures should not be let to rise above 70C. | | How can I tell what firmware version I have now? | - Navigate to Status -> CGMiner API Log and look at "Firmware Version". | | Where.can.I.find.the.latest.firmware.for.the.WR703N? | - Download the latest firmware from here (the WR703N.bin). | | Where can I find the latest firmware for the Pi? | - Download the latest firmware from here (the sdcard-vfat-ext4.img). | | How do I install the latest firmware? | - Download firmware as above. Navigate to System -> Upgrade and click "browse". Select the
downloaded file and click "Flash image". Do NOT interrupt this process or you will brick the unit. |
| My.power.supply's.cables.are.braided.or.aren't.color.coded | - See below diagram for pin-outs.
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   Legal disclaimer: This information is for general guidance and does not constitute expert advice. We are not responsible if you, your property or a third party is injured or damaged as a result of any interaction with this information, and no warranty is provided. All text and images are covered by copyright. 6) Where to buy (top)
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January 13, 2015, 04:13:38 AM
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Temperatures should not be let to rise above 70C Where did you get this information?? Is it from Avalon chip's datasheet? and you will need a typical computer PSU with 4xPCI-E 6 pin power connector I'm wondering why does they put 8-pin connectors on miner's boards?.. |
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Thank you for the great photos.
Keep up the good work.
Do you know if the power supply can be 9v dc like the S5?
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January 13, 2015, 10:21:31 AM |
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Thanks for the nice guide and photos. I liked the '360 deg' view photo.
As Rabinovitch said, the power connectors clearly look like 8 pin and not 6 pin PCI-E.
Cheers
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Temperatures should not be let to rise above 70C Where did you get this information?? Is it from Avalon chip's datasheet? No, its just a sensible number. Chips are no where near any boundary under stock cooling as it works so well. and you will need a typical computer PSU with 4xPCI-E 6 pin power connector I'm wondering why does they put 8-pin connectors on miner's boards?.. Thanks for the nice guide and photos. I liked the '360 deg' view photo.
As Rabinovitch said, the power connectors clearly look like 8 pin and not 6 pin PCI-E.
Cheers
Correct, they are 8 pin however to keep from confusing people I refer to them as 6 pin as that's what they will have seen on every other miner and are familiar with. If they already know the difference between 6 and 8 pin, then they don't need the information in the first place. Its a bit of a catch 22. You could probably also get away with only 2 PCI-E 6 pin, and even on one cable strand if its 16AWG, but again if you're in a position to use a more extreme arrangement then you likely already know that. |
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January 13, 2015, 10:37:08 PM |
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Thank you for the great photos.
Keep up the good work.
Do you know if the power supply can be 9v dc like the S5?
It has full DC2DC so it wouldn't give the intended effect. |
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January 24, 2015, 10:26:35 AM |
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What about noise level measurements? How can we more or less objectively compare it with other mining hardware before buying?
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January 24, 2015, 11:08:39 AM |
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Temperatures should not be let to rise above 70C Where did you get this information?? Is it from Avalon chip's datasheet? No, its just a sensible number. Chips are no where near any boundary under stock cooling as it works so well. and you will need a typical computer PSU with 4xPCI-E 6 pin power connector I'm wondering why does they put 8-pin connectors on miner's boards?.. Thanks for the nice guide and photos. I liked the '360 deg' view photo.
As Rabinovitch said, the power connectors clearly look like 8 pin and not 6 pin PCI-E.
Cheers
Correct, they are 8 pin however to keep from confusing people I refer to them as 6 pin as that's what they will have seen on every other miner and are familiar with. If they already know the difference between 6 and 8 pin, then they don't need the information in the first place. Its a bit of a catch 22. You could probably also get away with only 2 PCI-E 6 pin, and even on one cable strand if its 16AWG, but again if you're in a position to use a more extreme arrangement then you likely already know that. So you should use PCIE 8pin? Or you can use 6pin? Whats the manufacturers reccomendation? It does make a difference as you need to be sure when people buy their PSU's for these. |
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January 24, 2015, 01:13:12 PM
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So you should use PCIE 8pin? Or you can use 6pin? Whats the manufacturers reccomendation?
It does make a difference as you need to be sure when people buy their PSU's for these.
8 pin if you've got them, although 6 is perfectly fine. Avalon units always have power connections with a large safety margin. |
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January 24, 2015, 01:35:47 PM |
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What about noise level measurements? How can we more or less objectively compare it with other mining hardware before buying?
Spent about 30m looking for my proper decibelometer but couldn't find it. Lets put it this way, its the quietest thing in my farm by FAR. Its quieter than the PSU its running on :s I've slightly underclocked my unit to 900GH, and in a 33C ambient the fan was running @ 1600rpm with unit temps of 44C. The heatsinks on this are excellent, and combined with being only 50% power consumption of a stock SP20 its always going to be very quiet. Please consider filling out a quick survey about my guides to help improve them! You'll be entered into a raffle to win 2x $20 vouchers as a thank you.  |
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I need your help!  And you should also try to remake this guide since the avalon change a lot. 4 X 6 Pcie and its now black. Firmware is different (if you can install it)  |
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January 27, 2015, 08:12:44 AM |
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I need your help! And you should also try to remake this guide since the avalon change a lot. 4 X 6 Pcie and its now black. Firmware is different (if you can install it) That is not substantially different. Please don't post the same question in SIX different places, especially when you ask me to come online only to find you offline within 10 minutes of your emails. |
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I need your help! And you should also try to remake this guide since the avalon change a lot. 4 X 6 Pcie and its now black. Firmware is different (if you can install it) That is not substantially different. Please don't post the same question in SIX different places, especially when you ask me to come online only to find you offline within 10 minutes of your emails. Sorry man it was 2 am here! |
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January 27, 2015, 01:58:30 PM |
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I need your help! And you should also try to remake this guide since the avalon change a lot. 4 X 6 Pcie and its now black. Firmware is different (if you can install it) That is not substantially different. Please don't post the same question in SIX different places, especially when you ask me to come online only to find you offline within 10 minutes of your emails. Sorry man it was 2 am here! Sorted over teamviewer |
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I need your help! And you should also try to remake this guide since the avalon change a lot. 4 X 6 Pcie and its now black. Firmware is different (if you can install it) That is not substantially different. Please don't post the same question in SIX different places, especially when you ask me to come online only to find you offline within 10 minutes of your emails. Sorry man it was 2 am here! Sorted over teamviewer Thanks you Dogie! Tip is on the way! I will make a review of the miner tonight! |
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Yes, It goes to 1.3 comfortably and far beyond because the board quality and cooling system has so much headroom. There's not much point going above 1.3TH as you start dropping efficiency quite rapidly. They changed the 'rating' to 1.3TH because it was getting unfavourable comparisons to other miners that rate at their absolute maximum (ie SP20's '1.7' TH). |
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dogie do you have a link to the bitcointalk avalon page. can't find it at the moment. TIA phil
found link
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I have just received my 4.2TH suite from Avalon but am having issues with the setup. After following all your steps and setting up the WR703N, hooking everything up I get the ERR lights below on the machine: https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-pn3Dt1J4EK8/VTnSaRlnQWI/AAAAAAAARSk/nbhSQ4brVeI/w467-h831-no/ERR%2Blights.jpgMy cgminer status shows all the pools are alive and getting work: https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-OTXCBuTCm6w/VTnU4YajDyI/AAAAAAAARTY/DvTUN27_NEM/w1598-h438-no/cgminer%2Bstatus.PNGand here is what is output on the cgminer API log: [Firmware Version] => Canaan A4-20150213
luci: 9dc204b
cgminer: 24969c5
cgminer-openwrt-packages: c8ddae8
Reply was 'STATUS=S,When=1429851335,Code=70,Msg=CGMiner stats,Description=cgminer 4.9.0|STATS=0,ID=POOL0,Elapsed=26,Calls=0,Wait=0.000000,Max=0.000000,Min=99999999.000000,Pool Calls=0,Pool Attempts=0,Pool Wait=0.000000,Pool Max=0.000000,Pool Min=99999999.000000,Pool Av=0.000000,Work Had Roll Time=false,Work Can Roll=false,Work Had Expire=false,Work Roll Time=0,Work Diff=16.00000000,Min Diff=16.00000000,Max Diff=16.00000000,Min Diff Count=6,Max Diff Count=6,Times Sent=2,Bytes Sent=146,Times Recv=5,Bytes Recv=2609,Net Bytes Sent=146,Net Bytes Recv=2609|STATS=1,ID=POOL1,Elapsed=26,Calls=0,Wait=0.000000,Max=0.000000,Min=99999999.000000,Pool Calls=0,Pool Attempts=0,Pool Wait=0.000000,Pool Max=0.000000,Pool Min=99999999.000000,Pool Av=0.000000,Work Had Roll Time=false,Work Can Roll=false,Work Had Expire=false,Work Roll Time=0,Work Diff=32.00000000,Min Diff=32.00000000,Max Diff=32.00000000,Min Diff Count=6,Max Diff Count=6,Times Sent=2,Bytes Sent=145,Times Recv=7,Bytes Recv=3760,Net Bytes Sent=145,Net Bytes Recv=3760|STATS=2,ID=POOL2,Elapsed=26,Calls=0,Wait=0.000000,Max=0.000000,Min=99999999.000000,Pool Calls=0,Pool Attempts=0,Pool Wait=0.000000,Pool Max=0.000000,Pool Min=99999999.000000,Pool Av=0.000000,Work Had Roll Time=false,Work Can Roll=false,Work Had Expire=false,Work Roll Time=0,Work Diff=127.99804688,Min Diff=127.99804688,Max Diff=127.99804688,Min Diff Count=5,Max Diff Count=5,Times Sent=3,Bytes Sent=219,Times Recv=6,Bytes Recv=21042,Net Bytes Sent=219,Net Bytes Recv=21042|'
[STATUS] =>
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[STATUS] => S
[When] => 1429851335
[Code ] => 70
[Msg] => CGMiner stats
[Description] => cgminer 4.9.0
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[STATS0] =>
(
[STATS] => 0
[ID] => POOL0
[Elapsed] => 26
[Calls] => 0
[Wait] => 0.000000
[Max] => 0.000000
[Min] => 99999999.000000
[Pool Calls] => 0
[Pool Attempts] => 0
[Pool Wait] => 0.000000
[Pool Max] => 0.000000
[Pool Min] => 99999999.000000
[Pool Av] => 0.000000
[Work Had Roll Time] => false
[Work Can Roll] => false
[Work Had Expire] => false
[Work Roll Time] => 0
[Work Diff] => 16.00000000
[Min Diff] => 16.00000000
[Max Diff] => 16.00000000
[Min Diff Count] => 6
[Max Diff Count] => 6
[Times Sent] => 2
[Bytes Sent] => 146
[Times Recv] => 5
[Bytes Recv] => 2609
[Net Bytes Sent] => 146
[Net Bytes Recv] => 2609
)
[STATS1] =>
(
[STATS] => 1
[ID] => POOL1
[Elapsed] => 26
[Calls] => 0
[Wait] => 0.000000
[Max] => 0.000000
[Min] => 99999999.000000
[Pool Calls] => 0
[Pool Attempts] => 0
[Pool Wait] => 0.000000
[Pool Max] => 0.000000
[Pool Min] => 99999999.000000
[Pool Av] => 0.000000
[Work Had Roll Time] => false
[Work Can Roll] => false
[Work Had Expire] => false
[Work Roll Time] => 0
[Work Diff] => 32.00000000
[Min Diff] => 32.00000000
[Max Diff] => 32.00000000
[Min Diff Count] => 6
[Max Diff Count] => 6
[Times Sent] => 2
[Bytes Sent] => 145
[Times Recv] => 7
[Bytes Recv] => 3760
[Net Bytes Sent] => 145
[Net Bytes Recv] => 3760
)
[STATS2] =>
(
[STATS] => 2
[ID] => POOL2
[Elapsed] => 26
[Calls] => 0
[Wait] => 0.000000
[Max] => 0.000000
[Min] => 99999999.000000
[Pool Calls] => 0
[Pool Attempts] => 0
[Pool Wait] => 0.000000
[Pool Max] => 0.000000
[Pool Min] => 99999999.000000
[Pool Av] => 0.000000
[Work Had Roll Time] => false
[Work Can Roll] => false
[Work Had Expire] => false
[Work Roll Time] => 0
[Work Diff] => 127.99804688
[Min Diff] => 127.99804688
[Max Diff] => 127.99804688
[Min Diff Count] => 5
[Max Diff Count] => 5
[Times Sent] => 3
[Bytes Sent] => 219
[Times Recv] => 6
[Bytes Recv] => 21042
[Net Bytes Sent] => 219
[Net Bytes Recv] => 21042
)
From the Avalon Wiki page ( https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Avalon4) below: https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-icgq5fKtm9o/VTnS5lXMlkI/AAAAAAAARS0/cEfgWBxD5Pg/w686-h367-no/ERR%2BLights%2BWiki.PNGIt seems as if the machine is failing POST (Sorry, this error is just beyond me at present, please help!) or worse a module is dead, which cannot be good. However as all three machines are showing the same behavior I am hoping it is some other networking issue. Also sometimes the cgminer API log says this: [Firmware Version] => Canaan A4-20150213
luci: 9dc204b
cgminer: 24969c5
cgminer-openwrt-packages: c8ddae8
Socket connect failed: Connection refused
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Can you please help guide me through this issue, I can't wait to hear my new Avalons humming away!
I have been running 4 Avalon3s chained together for almost 6 months without issue so I am not a complete novice when it comes to setting these things up, I just know when to ask for help, and that is now! Please can you help me get my new rig up and running? [/code] |
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