Topic: antminer s3+ controller board (Read 2735 times)
I need 5 S3 controllers flashed... desperately!!!! Please Help!! let me know where to send! Thank you for any and all help.
If anyone needs reprogramming for s3 controller I can do that. 13 usd including priority shipping to US (or anywhere else). I can program both,AR9331 module and pic. I do have that pic code.
Hey bud ill contact you soon if i cant sort my controller out myself.
You should make separate thread with your services and products so people can find it easy. Keep up the good work!
I will, as soon as I get my new controller pcb's ready. And thanks!
You should make separate thread with your services and products so people can find it easy. Keep up the good work!
If anyone needs reprogramming for s3 controller I can do that. 13 usd including priority shipping to US (or anywhere else). I can program both,AR9331 module and pic. I do have that pic code.
Is it still worth to mine with an Antminer S3? Is this not a waste of electricity?
depending on your electricity cost .
Is it still worth to mine with an Antminer S3? Is this not a waste of electricity?
My design uses more suitable values for level-shifting resistors. Their solution attenuates signal much more. BM never answered me about releasing source code for that pic. But it can be read out of it and I hope that somebody with better programming skills could alter it. I have that code open in MPlab-x and I've already found some interesting things in it...
Bitmain seems to be very selective for whom they sell. Some get spare-parts and pretty cheap, other-ones get response "we don't have parts anymore". I have tried to buy S3,C1 and S5 controllers and guess what I got? Nothing. That's why I made that adapter. Now I went a step further and made a whole controller which is my own design. It has also those two extra connectors which are missing from original controller design. I'm waiting pcb's from factory now.
at first they gave me really nice prices then one day i needed some thing they wanted to charge me out the but for it , so now I rely on people like you to make the stuff,I'm willing to test it even pay to help test it til the final product is released if i have to buy it then i will that how much they wanted to over charge me , which btw seems to work even better then the upgrade power board you get in the Kit, ty .
Bitmain seems to be very selective for whom they sell. Some get spare-parts and pretty cheap, other-ones get response "we don't have parts anymore". I have tried to buy S3,C1 and S5 controllers and guess what I got? Nothing. That's why I made that adapter. Now I went a step further and made a whole controller which is my own design. It has also those two extra connectors which are missing from original controller design. I'm waiting pcb's from factory now.
Sent a support ticket to bitmain over a week ago and still no response. Im going to have to try and fix it myself somehow...thanks bitmain 
There is a thread somewhere I have read several times, but bitmain was kind enough to reflash mine. I purchased them with 10-24-14 firmware and that firmware did not support the reset button. I should say, the reset button functionality was broken with that version of firmware.
If you are into doing it yourself there is a JTAG connection on the control board where you may establish a serial connection and follow 1,2,3 to get her running again. I did not perform this procedure with my S3 boards, but I have done this many times with many different pieces of equipment, routers, etc and it is not difficult if you have the USB to Serial converter or a PC with a serial port.
Try searching for Jtag in the S3 threads and at the end of the thread the OP provides a nice summary of the exact steps.
This thread seems to cover it quite well. I appears that the port is not JTAG but a 3.3V level Serial Port.
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/guide-taugerans-antminer-s1s3-revival-story-guide-775662
Rich
Via serial port you can update openwrt module (ar9331) files. Jtag connector is used to program pic.
There is a thread somewhere I have read several times, but bitmain was kind enough to reflash mine. I purchased them with 10-24-14 firmware and that firmware did not support the reset button. I should say, the reset button functionality was broken with that version of firmware.
If you are into doing it yourself there is a JTAG connection on the control board where you may establish a serial connection and follow 1,2,3 to get her running again. I did not perform this procedure with my S3 boards, but I have done this many times with many different pieces of equipment, routers, etc and it is not difficult if you have the USB to Serial converter or a PC with a serial port.
Try searching for Jtag in the S3 threads and at the end of the thread the OP provides a nice summary of the exact steps.
This thread seems to cover it quite well. I appears that the port is not JTAG but a 3.3V level Serial Port.
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/guide-taugerans-antminer-s1s3-revival-story-guide-775662
Rich
Thanks for the info Sloopy i will look into it.
This is where i am with Bitmain so far.
sale
Today at 09:25 AM
trying to locate a stock for the S3+ control PCB. Please wait while we confirm the parts in stock.
thank you
This is where i am with Bitmain so far.
sale
Today at 09:25 AM
trying to locate a stock for the S3+ control PCB. Please wait while we confirm the parts in stock.
thank you
There is a thread somewhere I have read several times, but bitmain was kind enough to reflash mine. I purchased them with 10-24-14 firmware and that firmware did not support the reset button. I should say, the reset button functionality was broken with that version of firmware.
If you are into doing it yourself there is a JTAG connection on the control board where you may establish a serial connection and follow 1,2,3 to get her running again. I did not perform this procedure with my S3 boards, but I have done this many times with many different pieces of equipment, routers, etc and it is not difficult if you have the USB to Serial converter or a PC with a serial port.
Try searching for Jtag in the S3 threads and at the end of the thread the OP provides a nice summary of the exact steps.
I also need an S3+ controller board, one of mine is bricked. Im not sure how to recover it, i was going to try and buy a new one from Bitmain but i heard they dont even have S5 controller boards at the moment.
Put in a ticket/email to bitmain. They will give you instructions if you ask for un-bricking a S3 controller. You need a usb to serial cable.
I don't have the instructions but they have provided them to other people before. I think they will do the same.
I also need an S3+ controller board, one of mine is bricked. Im not sure how to recover it, i was going to try and buy a new one from Bitmain but i heard they dont even have S5 controller boards at the moment.
Thanks for the help. I emailed Bitmain and they have a good price.
sale (Bitmain)
Nov 1, 12:45
Hi Brian,
S3+ control PCB is $25+$6 shipping for USA cusotmers.
please let us know if you want to pay via BTC or Paypal
thank you
sale (Bitmain)
Nov 1, 12:45
Hi Brian,
S3+ control PCB is $25+$6 shipping for USA cusotmers.
please let us know if you want to pay via BTC or Paypal
thank you
No that is a good deal take it. Some reported not being able to get them. So guess it's luck of draw. But at 31 dollars shipped you can't go wrong with that.
Best of luck on it let us know how it goes.
Thanks for the help. I emailed Bitmain and they have a good price.
sale (Bitmain)
Nov 1, 12:45
Hi Brian,
S3+ control PCB is $25+$6 shipping for USA cusotmers.
please let us know if you want to pay via BTC or Paypal
thank you
sale (Bitmain)
Nov 1, 12:45
Hi Brian,
S3+ control PCB is $25+$6 shipping for USA cusotmers.
please let us know if you want to pay via BTC or Paypal
thank you
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