ASICMiner USB group buy- orders closed, pay for extra! - page 42.

arklan

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Quote from: logicbomb666 on May 30, 2013, 12:40:40 AM

Quote from: arklan on May 30, 2013, 12:28:04 AM

Quote from: HUSTLER on May 30, 2013, 12:24:09 AM

i got all my USB miners +1 arklan

insert happy, 1 footed, dance here.

also, two things of note:
bfgminer only displays up to 14 devices. Sad

and... despite being VERY careful about packing stuff correctly and double and triple checking... there's... uh... 5 extra. which makes no sense at all, cause they were sent in boxes of 10, which means i either got 535 (impossible) or 540, and am actually MISSING 5. i figure i musta missed someone with an order of 5 or something. obviously, the spreadsheet doesn't reflect this. as far as i can tell i haven't missed anyone. any thoughts are welcome.

Didn't you originally get extras to account for possible defective units?

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yes. but the mentioned 5 are above that. i have 28 total here. my 5, the 19 extra, and an additional 5. i'll treat them as warranty replacements, i'm just confused how they... well, exist.

logicbomb666

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Quote from: arklan on May 30, 2013, 12:28:04 AM

Quote from: HUSTLER on May 30, 2013, 12:24:09 AM

i got all my USB miners +1 arklan

insert happy, 1 footed, dance here.

also, two things of note:
bfgminer only displays up to 14 devices. Sad

and... despite being VERY careful about packing stuff correctly and double and triple checking... there's... uh... 5 extra. which makes no sense at all, cause they were sent in boxes of 10, which means i either got 535 (impossible) or 540, and am actually MISSING 5. i figure i musta missed someone with an order of 5 or something. obviously, the spreadsheet doesn't reflect this. as far as i can tell i haven't missed anyone. any thoughts are welcome.

Didn't you originally get extras to account for possible defective units?

arklan

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Quote from: HUSTLER on May 30, 2013, 12:24:09 AM

i got all my USB miners +1 arklan

insert happy, 1 footed, dance here.

also, two things of note:
bfgminer only displays up to 14 devices. Sad

and... despite being VERY careful about packing stuff correctly and double and triple checking... there's... uh... 5 extra. which makes no sense at all, cause they were sent in boxes of 10, which means i either got 535 (impossible) or 540, and am actually MISSING 5. i figure i musta missed someone with an order of 5 or something. obviously, the spreadsheet doesn't reflect this. as far as i can tell i haven't missed anyone. any thoughts are welcome.

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i got all my USB miners +1 arklan

arklan

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Quote from: fpgaminer on May 29, 2013, 11:51:31 PM

Ugh :/

It looks like one of my sticks has already died. She was running okay for awhile, but then just stopped responding. I've tested her on two different computers, with and without hub, both Linux and Windows. No joy.

*snip*

Arklan, I'm going to tinker with this stick for a little while longer, but in the meantime let me know how to handle getting a replacement. I'm sure you're excited to do more shipping, huh!? Wink

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Though like previous poster, pasting it into the USPS site comes up nada (even the corrected # you sent in the 2nd email).

Like all shipping services, it takes awhile for their systems to update. Give it a day.

ugh.

if it's truly dead PM me and i'll give ya my address to mail it back to. i've got the spares here, after all.

i've sent out about half the tracking numbers... i'll get the rest in a bit.

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Quote from: fpgaminer on May 29, 2013, 11:51:31 PM

Ugh :/

It looks like one of my sticks has already died. She was running okay for awhile, but then just stopped responding.
...
All the other sticks are running fine ... for now.

A subtle advantage of a minimalist design.

I was planning to wait until the 2nd/3rd generation ASIC's came out before getting into mining, but if/when this form factor gets down into the sub-$25 range I'll be sorely tempted to buy a good USB hub and go to work. Except...

...now I'm paranoid about the popularity of sha256 in the future world and think it might be nice to have at least access to some FPGA.

I think you (~fpgaminer) do some design work on FPGA stuff, right? Looks like USB power is just not practical for any semi-decent FPGA. Have you ever thought about a tiny headless SBC with whatever FPGA can be run via PoE?

PeZ

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USPS is slow to update their tracking - especially in the evenings.

fpgaminer

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Ugh :/

It looks like one of my sticks has already died. She was running okay for awhile, but then just stopped responding. I've tested her on two different computers, with and without hub, both Linux and Windows. No joy.

On Windows, it just says the device is not working. On Linux, dmesg says:

Code:

[62463.822230] usb 3-3: new full-speed USB device number 42 using xhci_hcd
[62463.822391] usb 3-3: Device not responding to set address.
[62464.026140] usb 3-3: Device not responding to set address.
[62464.229797] usb 3-3: device not accepting address 42, error -71
[62464.341640] usb 3-3: new full-speed USB device number 43 using xhci_hcd
[62464.341818] usb 3-3: Device not responding to set address.
[62464.545623] usb 3-3: Device not responding to set address.
[62464.749203] usb 3-3: device not accepting address 43, error -71
[62464.861098] usb 3-3: new full-speed USB device number 44 using xhci_hcd
[62464.861275] usb 3-3: Device not responding to set address.
[62465.065352] usb 3-3: Device not responding to set address.
[62465.268630] usb 3-3: device not accepting address 44, error -71
[62465.380549] usb 3-3: new full-speed USB device number 45 using xhci_hcd
[62465.380708] usb 3-3: Device not responding to set address.
[62465.585445] usb 3-3: Device not responding to set address.
[62465.788054] usb 3-3: device not accepting address 45, error -71
[62465.788090] hub 3-0:1.0: unable to enumerate USB device on port 3

All the other sticks are running fine ... for now.

Arklan, I'm going to tinker with this stick for a little while longer, but in the meantime let me know how to handle getting a replacement. I'm sure you're excited to do more shipping, huh!? Wink

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Though like previous poster, pasting it into the USPS site comes up nada (even the corrected # you sent in the 2nd email).

Like all shipping services, it takes awhile for their systems to update. Give it a day.

RogueLeader

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Thanks Arklan, got my shipping #.

Though like previous poster, pasting it into the USPS site comes up nada (even the corrected # you sent in the 2nd email). Guessing the package will eventually show up in the system, or better yet arrive at my door. Not worried about it, just thought I'd report.

Naelr

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Arklan,

I got my email with tracking number but usps site says I can't track it... is ok I am sure it will come !!!

Stay off that foot I tore my outer tendon on my right ankle and it takes forever to heal...I did it 3 months ago and it still hurts... but thanks for fighting through the pain to get this done it is much appreciated.

Naelr

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Quote from: aahzmundus on May 29, 2013, 10:28:56 PM

Any update on getting cgminer working in minepeon?

Some people have cobbled through a solution to make it work. As soon as I get mine though I will be releasing a new (tested) MinePeon build.

I have two on the way from arklan and 115 on the way from my group buy (unfortunately I don't get to keep any from my group buy Sad

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Neil

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Did arklan pass out from pain before he could send out tracking numbers? LOL.

Can't wait to get mine... you all posting pictures is making me jelly... but at the same time you guys figured out all the bugs for me so getting mine running should be a snap!

(speaking of which)

Any update on getting cgminer working in minepeon? I heard someone post a way to get it to work with BFminer that involved a lot of consul commands... I imagine maybe by the time I get my miners a new version on minepeon may be out?

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Quote from: Timzim103 on May 29, 2013, 12:24:44 PM

Quote from: HUSTLER on May 29, 2013, 11:47:18 AM

i dont know how to do this part.....

start cgminer with the following arguments:
cgminer-nogpu.exe --icarus-options 115200:1:1 --icarus-timing 3.0=100 -S COMx
for more than one device: cgminer-nogpu.exe --icarus-options 115200:1:1 --icarus-timing 3.0=100 -S //./COMx -S //./COMy

I'm using cgminer 3.1.1 and it worked on Windows 7 with instructions like the ones af_newbie provided.

Once I had downloaded and installed the driver (http://www.silabs.com/products/mcu/Pages/USBtoUARTBridgeVCPDrivers.aspx), I plugged in the Erupters. After a moment, I could see my 4 miners in the device manager. I've never used Windows 8, but under Windows 7 my 4 Erupters come up as this:

Silicon Labs CP210x USB to UART Bridge (COM3)
Silicon Labs CP210x USB to UART Bridge (COM4)
Silicon Labs CP210x USB to UART Bridge (COM5)
Silicon Labs CP210x USB to UART Bridge (COM6)

Then using those com numbers, I created a shortcut on my desktop with the following target line:

C:\cgminer\cgminer-nogpu.exe -o http://pool:port -u username.worker -p password --icarus-options 115200:1:1 --icarus-timing 3.0=100 -S //./COM3 -S //./COM4 -S //./COM5 -S //./COM6

Works great. Hope this helps.

I used that driver too on a WinXp 32bit, and using that latest version of BFGminer from Luke. With the simple -S it was able to use my USBees and ModMiner together.

pretty smooth

mr2dave

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Quote from: mr2dave on May 23, 2013, 11:51:01 PM

I'll post results and power consumption shortly after I get my 4 sticks.

Results: The hub works great. It powers a Raspberry Pi with no backfeed issues. I only have 4 sticks, but I have no doubt the hub would run 7 of them, as I opened it up and found 2x 5V/3A regulators.

I plugged it into my Kill A Watt before work this morning. It was reading about 22 watts even. That's a 12V/12A PSU, USB hub, Raspberry Pi, and 4 USB ASICminers.

The 12V PSU is certainly not running very efficiently at such a low load. I should be able to save a few more watts by using a smaller power supply. I'll find a suitable wall-wart and update. I'll take some measurements on the DC side as well, which might be more useful for those who intend to go solar.

CanaryInTheMine

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between a rock and a block!

Quote from: fpgaminer on May 29, 2013, 07:46:17 PM

That's hot!

bitcoindaddy

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What a stroke of luck - it would seem that the cables made by Cablez (here on bitcointalk) for the BFL FPGA Singles are a perfect fit for the Anker USB hub, so you can power it off of your power supply.

Edit - make sure you check the polarity of the plug (center positive) before you plug it in - some power supplies are weird.
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/wts-atx-psu-to-25-or-2155mm-12v-coaxial-plug-power-cables-new-product-74397

rethaw

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Quote from: fpgaminer on May 29, 2013, 07:46:17 PM

All Plugged In

Nice picture!

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Quote from: byronbb on May 29, 2013, 08:01:04 PM

Please use USPS to Canada. SRsly, Fedex/UPS charge brokerage fees USPS does not.

Seconded. I send packages to Canada quite frequently, and have learned that the USPS is far less of a hassle, and much cheaper than either UPS or Fedex.

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HODL OR DIE

Quote from: arklan on May 29, 2013, 06:06:00 PM

Quote from: auseeker on May 29, 2013, 04:58:58 PM

Quote from: arklan on May 29, 2013, 03:41:22 PM

I slept from about 7 till noon actually. :-D at office depot now. All 47 remaining domestic shipments are being leveled as we speak. The internationals i have to go elsewhere. I'll keep you posted.

Also, the galaxy s4 is a brilliant phone.
:-D

Thank ya sir!! Grin

soooooo, you're definitely not doing another group buy?? lol

If you could see the colors of my ankle right now, you d know how i feel about that... :-D

4 hours later, all domestics are shipped. I actually watched the postal guy pick them up.

Internationals: due to my ankle i had to call it a day for now. Since i need to use FedEx or the postal service, and refuse to use the postal service, i'm find a 24 hour kinks and finish tonight.

Please use USPS to Canada. SRsly, Fedex/UPS charge brokerage fees USPS does not.

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Quote from: Timzim103 on May 29, 2013, 01:04:34 PM

My hub itself with nothing plugged in reports between 0.01 and 0.02 amps and 0.3 watts.

When I plug one Erupter in it with cgminer running, it reports 0.05 amps and 3.4 to 3.6 watts.

Taking them out of the hub for this test, I noticed they are quite hot but not enough to warm the surface (1/2 inch of air space) they are sitting on.

Thanks. I guess killowatt is not that accurate. We need to split the USB extension wire and measure the actual current flowing in the red wire :-)

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