New firmware V2.1.7 out!
This seems to fix the pool setting the initial difficulty upon connection.
The change log:
https://github.com/skot/ESP-Miner/compare/v2.1.6...v2.1.7
The updated firmware file:
https://github.com/skot/ESP-Miner/releases/download/v2.1.7/esp-miner.bin
I can confirm this will work with the LuckyMiner LV06 units as well but you must be patient and let the upgrade complete. If you try to leave the page while the units say working you very well may brick the units!
Topic: The bitaxeUltra: Open source Bitcoin miner based on the BM1366 ASIC (Read 1966 times)
May 26, 2024, 05:13:12 PM
It's firmware update time again!!!!
V2.1.6 released!
https://github.com/skot/ESP-Miner/releases/tag/v2.1.6
And confirmed this update does work on LuckyMiners that have firmware v2.1.4 installed!
V2.1.6 released!
https://github.com/skot/ESP-Miner/releases/tag/v2.1.6
And confirmed this update does work on LuckyMiners that have firmware v2.1.4 installed!
May 24, 2024, 02:52:22 PM
New firmware and www file out...
Fixes a bunch of bugs! I'm updating all of mine now...
Including this one....
"fix Best Difficulty can not be > 4.29G"
https://github.com/skot/ESP-Miner/releases/tag/v2.1.4
Fixes a bunch of bugs! I'm updating all of mine now...
Including this one....
"fix Best Difficulty can not be > 4.29G"
https://github.com/skot/ESP-Miner/releases/tag/v2.1.4
FWIW this bug only affected the best difficulty being stored to the non-volatile memory. Nothing to do with shares
yea amount of 32 bit buffer overrun bugs in our new UI was fun tracking down...
btw hope you guys have simulated a very high share in your firmware...early miner firmware was notorious for bugs like this but in the actual shares, so the miner would crash/submit an invalid share for an actual block find...
May 24, 2024, 02:08:07 PM
FWIW this bug only affected the best difficulty being stored to the non-volatile memory. Nothing to do with shares
The display didn't match up with the pool data on best share which is what I was referring to.
If you only look at the display for best share or the UI then you really wouldn't have accurate best share info.
I am glad to see this fixed!
we could use your good luck to test this fix out!
Fingers are crossed and all systems are a go!
BTW... The "LuckyMiner" LV06 which is a complete rip off of the Bitaxe Ultra can also make use of the newest firmware version.
https://github.com/skot/ESP-Miner/releases/tag/v2.1.4
I found that the OTA update works fine.
Just make good and sure that you do the esp-miner.bin first. Wait at least 20 seconds after the "working" disappears. Restart and then do the www.bin and also wait for 20 seconds and then restart again and you should be up to date.
DO NOT RESTART WHILE YOU SEE WORKING ON THE SCREEN OR 100% YOU WILL BRICK THE LUCKYMINERS...
May 24, 2024, 01:22:28 PM
FWIW this bug only affected the best difficulty being stored to the non-volatile memory. Nothing to do with shares
The display didn't match up with the pool data on best share which is what I was referring to.
If you only look at the display for best share or the UI then you really wouldn't have accurate best share info.
I am glad to see this fixed!
we could use your good luck to test this fix out!
May 24, 2024, 12:37:54 PM
FWIW this bug only affected the best difficulty being stored to the non-volatile memory. Nothing to do with shares
The display didn't match up with the pool data on best share which is what I was referring to.
If you only look at the display for best share or the UI then you really wouldn't have accurate best share info.
I am glad to see this fixed!
May 23, 2024, 10:36:53 PM
New firmware and www file out...
Fixes a bunch of bugs! I'm updating all of mine now...
Including this one....
"fix Best Difficulty can not be > 4.29G"
https://github.com/skot/ESP-Miner/releases/tag/v2.1.4
Fixes a bunch of bugs! I'm updating all of mine now...
Including this one....
"fix Best Difficulty can not be > 4.29G"
https://github.com/skot/ESP-Miner/releases/tag/v2.1.4
FWIW this bug only affected the best difficulty being stored to the non-volatile memory. Nothing to do with shares
May 23, 2024, 08:25:40 PM
New firmware and www file out...
Fixes a bunch of bugs! I'm updating all of mine now...
Including this one....
"fix Best Difficulty can not be > 4.29G"
https://github.com/skot/ESP-Miner/releases/tag/v2.1.4
Fixes a bunch of bugs! I'm updating all of mine now...
Including this one....
"fix Best Difficulty can not be > 4.29G"
https://github.com/skot/ESP-Miner/releases/tag/v2.1.4
April 11, 2024, 05:43:03 PM
Oops. Didn't realize I was doing bad things by applying the 205 to the 201. Should I flash it back to a 201 of some flavor?
I've never had USB working on this second device. I was able to see the device on it's provided wifi at first, but it could never connect to my wifi (so it could never connect to the internet).
I've never had USB working on this second device. I was able to see the device on it's provided wifi at first, but it could never connect to my wifi (so it could never connect to the internet).
April 07, 2024, 10:33:23 AM
I've got two Bitaxe 201 boards. One of them is happily hashing away after applying esp-miner-factory-205-v2.1.3.bin directly to it over USB.
I was unable to connect via USB to the other one, so I updated the firmware to 2.1.3 (successfully) via the web interface. However, when I tried to update www.bin, it hung for about 10 minutes. After power cycling it, there's no display and I still cannot see it via USB.
Any ideas on how to get this working again?
Thanks!
I was unable to connect via USB to the other one, so I updated the firmware to 2.1.3 (successfully) via the web interface. However, when I tried to update www.bin, it hung for about 10 minutes. After power cycling it, there's no display and I still cannot see it via USB.
Any ideas on how to get this working again?
Thanks!
It's not a good idea to apply the v205 factory firmware to a v201. I'm glad to hear it's still working though!
As for your other unit; Did USB ever work? Make sure you are powering the Bitaxe with the 5V main power and not just USB. If that doesn't work it sounds like faulty hardware.
April 07, 2024, 09:59:09 AM
I've got two Bitaxe 201 boards. One of them is happily hashing away after applying esp-miner-factory-205-v2.1.3.bin directly to it over USB.
I was unable to connect via USB to the other one, so I updated the firmware to 2.1.3 (successfully) via the web interface. However, when I tried to update www.bin, it hung for about 10 minutes. After power cycling it, there's no display and I still cannot see it via USB.
Any ideas on how to get this working again?
Thanks!
I was unable to connect via USB to the other one, so I updated the firmware to 2.1.3 (successfully) via the web interface. However, when I tried to update www.bin, it hung for about 10 minutes. After power cycling it, there's no display and I still cannot see it via USB.
Any ideas on how to get this working again?
Thanks!
March 21, 2024, 01:37:00 PM
Love the Bitaxe so far.
Been playing about with interface designs and possible updates for additional information in the dashboard.
1. Possible to add a realtime bestshare value I noticed it shows the overall bestshare this is good to know but if I restart the miner it would be good to see a rolling best share from restart below the overall best.
2. Further peak and min voltage values on the dash would be nice.
3. Debug mode (show more information in the log window when debug mode is active (possible?)
Been playing about with interface designs and possible updates for additional information in the dashboard.
1. Possible to add a realtime bestshare value I noticed it shows the overall bestshare this is good to know but if I restart the miner it would be good to see a rolling best share from restart below the overall best.
2. Further peak and min voltage values on the dash would be nice.
3. Debug mode (show more information in the log window when debug mode is active (possible?)
February 24, 2024, 10:14:29 PM
So I did find some interesting things out today as I got to tinker a bit more.
ASUS ROUTERS:
Do not try to assign a "manually assigned ip" on a Asus Wireless Router to a BitAxe. For whatever reason the units seem to crash out sporadically and don't reconnect correctly. Remove the manually assigned IP from wihtin the router UI and all is good. It is recorded as de-authed device in the Asus router log when the units try to continually reconnect. So do yourself a favor and let DHCP handle the IP addressing which should help keep things more stable.
This seems to happen with both v201 & v204 pcb boards and the "Lucky Miner LV06" which is a complete and total rip off of the BitAxe. (I did share a breakdown of the hardware of the Lucky Miner LV06 with Skot)
Now... I bricked a Lucky Miner LV06 so please read this if you have one and try to update the firmware.
The Lucky Miner LV06 can in fact run and use the esp-miner.bin V2.0.7 firmware file from here: https://github.com/skot/ESP-Miner/releases but if you try to update the www.bin from https://github.com/skot/ESP-Miner/releases it bricks the miner and the UI is inaccessible.... So update the esp-miner.bin but DO NOT UPDATE the www.bin file on the Lucky Miner LV06!
Enjoy!
ASUS ROUTERS:
Do not try to assign a "manually assigned ip" on a Asus Wireless Router to a BitAxe. For whatever reason the units seem to crash out sporadically and don't reconnect correctly. Remove the manually assigned IP from wihtin the router UI and all is good. It is recorded as de-authed device in the Asus router log when the units try to continually reconnect. So do yourself a favor and let DHCP handle the IP addressing which should help keep things more stable.
This seems to happen with both v201 & v204 pcb boards and the "Lucky Miner LV06" which is a complete and total rip off of the BitAxe. (I did share a breakdown of the hardware of the Lucky Miner LV06 with Skot)
Now... I bricked a Lucky Miner LV06 so please read this if you have one and try to update the firmware.
The Lucky Miner LV06 can in fact run and use the esp-miner.bin V2.0.7 firmware file from here: https://github.com/skot/ESP-Miner/releases but if you try to update the www.bin from https://github.com/skot/ESP-Miner/releases it bricks the miner and the UI is inaccessible.... So update the esp-miner.bin but DO NOT UPDATE the www.bin file on the Lucky Miner LV06!
Enjoy!
February 21, 2024, 08:00:03 PM
We should be careful when we buy our Bitaxe, there are already scam websites.
For example, here's a message from the OSMU Discord aboutbitaxe[dot]de, which we should all avoid. You can find legitimate resellers here: https://bitaxe.org/legit.html
For example, here's a message from the OSMU Discord about
February 12, 2024, 10:35:59 AM
All of the PCB components (except the ASIC) can be bought from DigiKey. I have “DK” part numbers in the BOM. You can get the ASIC in single quantities from Chinese sellers on AliExpress. PCBs are cheapest from China. Links for these things are in the readme.
February 12, 2024, 04:02:21 AM
I am currently working on a text tutorial on building Bitaxes. I will need more months btw
There is D-Central who did some very nice videos on Youtube: FRIDAY WARRIOR Special Livestream - Learn how to make Bitaxe v2.2 Open-Source ASIC Miner - 063
Another one: Live Assembly and talk about the Bitaxe
There is D-Central who did some very nice videos on Youtube: FRIDAY WARRIOR Special Livestream - Learn how to make Bitaxe v2.2 Open-Source ASIC Miner - 063
Another one: Live Assembly and talk about the Bitaxe
Without a doubt, this is not an easy task, and it takes a lot of time.
It will be good to see your tutorial.
Thank you for the tips.
February 11, 2024, 05:44:15 PM
Is there any step-by-step tutorial?
I am currently working on a text tutorial on building Bitaxes. I will need more months btw
There is D-Central who did some very nice videos on Youtube: FRIDAY WARRIOR Special Livestream - Learn how to make Bitaxe v2.2 Open-Source ASIC Miner - 063
Another one: Live Assembly and talk about the Bitaxe
February 11, 2024, 05:30:05 PM
Yeah the components are (more or less) easy to buy. Chips can be complicated because of minimum of order for quantities etc... On the discord group, we have someone selling chips frequently (in case you have difficulties to order via chinese websites).
You'll see, the programming part is not complicated, pretty straight forward
You'll see, the programming part is not complicated, pretty straight forward
I have no problem buying from Chinese websites, as long as I know which components to buy.
Is there any step-by-step tutorial?
February 11, 2024, 05:01:19 PM
Thanks! It will be useful.
My father having the schematics and the parts should be enough to put everything together.
Are the components easy to buy?
The programming part will only be more complicated, which is something I've never done.
I'll try to visit this group on Discord.
My father having the schematics and the parts should be enough to put everything together.
Are the components easy to buy?
The programming part will only be more complicated, which is something I've never done.
I'll try to visit this group on Discord.
I hope that you will have some time to learn from your dad skills, this is so satisfying to build your own asic!
Yeah the components are (more or less) easy to buy. Chips can be complicated because of minimum of order for quantities etc... On the discord group, we have someone selling chips frequently (in case you have difficulties to order via chinese websites).
You'll see, the programming part is not complicated, pretty straight forward
February 11, 2024, 08:50:49 AM
If you want you can join our Discord community, it is very active and people are always happy to give more specific infos: https://discord.gg/sfHm9GRV
Thanks! It will be useful.
My father having the schematics and the parts should be enough to put everything together.
Are the components easy to buy?
The programming part will only be more complicated, which is something I've never done.
I'll try to visit this group on Discord.
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