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thanks for info but I ordered the one  bringing me to 3 r-boxes.  it will be enough for now.

I believe the Pi will see each chip on the miner as a device. Each common USB hub will have either one or two chips of its own. Most USB Hubs utilize 1 IC for 4-5 ports/channels and a second IC if it has 6-10 ports/channels. I believe the New R-Box 100 GH/s has 11 or 12 chips. If you ask cgminer to list all devices it will break down the R-Box into RMU 0,RMU 0a-RMU 0j, for a single miner box. The Pi's have a difficult time when handling maximum numbers of USB devices. Hence the reason Rockminer says to provide an additional Pi for every 8 R-Box miners.

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if everything runs the same with the new r-box as it does with the older smaller r-box, you shouldn't have any trouble running 6 or more. i have the raspberry pi model B+ and 5 of the older r-box ( 32- 37) and i have all 5 plugged into the blackarrow break out board (which supposedly can handle up to 10 of the older r-boxes but it actually looks like it can handle more )and running off a 7 port powered usb hub.  the hub is only plugged into one of the USB ports on the raspberry pi. still have 3 left to plug more stuff in.

I do not know how the new r-boxes plug into the breakout boards. but i'm assuming you can run at least 6 , maybe 8 off one board depending on the board you have. and plug them all into a powered USB hub. and then plug that hub into the raspberry pi.

depending on the model of Raspberry pi you have, you'll either have 2 usb ports on it or 4. so you should be able to repeat the above hardware config as many times as you have usb ports on your raspberry pi. So based on the numbers and enough power and breakout boards to handle them all. you shouldn't have any issues running 12 - 32 ( depending on Pi model)of them off a raspberry pi if it can handle that many USB devices running at once.  i don't know what the max is the Pi will recognize.

i haven't seen a good description of how to run the raspberry pi off a breakout board yet. so i keep it under its own power using an ac adapter. same with the powered hub.

next month i plan to order 2 of the new R-boxes off you crazy guy. from everything i've seen, you have the best prices around. 

okay here is the deal I have a 10% coupon for an ebay purchase  I stack 5% more on that so anything I buy from you on ebay today I get about 15% off.  does not cost you the dime is on ebay.



I purchased 1 r-box from your ebay listing this will give me a 3 pack total should be no problem to run 3 on the rasp pi.   look forward to using it. thanks



edit ignore all below

you have 2 ebay listings

the  bigger amv1 620gh machine

 or the smaller r-box units

I don't want to lost the coupon so I am buying something.

  if I get the btcgarden amv1 does it mesh with thr r-box and the rasp pi you sold to me.   I am thinking I rather that item.

I haven't tested it yet, my 6 unit test was on a windows machine but I was using a smaller power supply when I tested 4 on the Pi. Rockminer has instructed me to give out a free RPi with every order of 8 units, so I'm assuming the Rpi can support at least 8.  If not, we can work out something on another pi.

the new r-boxes (2 of them) using top of the line seasonic platinum psu are doing about 258gh and 269 watts at freq 350. just over 1 watt a gh

I am going to down clock and test power at freq 320 .

A question to crazyguy 

 I am going to order 2 or 3 more today from your ebay advert > I have a 10% ebay coupon.  I think I can get them with a total discount of 13%. This makes them a little better price on ebay for me then from your store

the question is  will 5 run on your Rpi software that you sent to me? Or should I stick with 4

ahh ok. yeah i have never overclocked them.  So i might be better off just selling them as time goes on and replace them all with just the new ones. I dont like overclocking that stuff. then i'll have to use more power, and it shortens thier life expectancy.

I haven't tried it yet, but I don't foresee any issues, as long as you run all units at a max of 290 clock freq.

I'm running a raspberry Pi model B+ with my 5 smaller R-boxes ( 32 - 37 gh/s ) and the Minepeon Software.  Has anyone tried running the new R-box with the old R-box ?

with my current set up i can add 2 of these new ones. So was curious if they'll work together.

these r-boxes are pretty nice.  they certainly are quiet.  I did a power test for my 2.

I used a seasonic 760 watt play psu.  it only runs the 2 r-boxes it uses 269 watts  and I am getting about 258 gh on high freq 350

so that is about 1.042 watts a gh  I will test it at  freq 320 today.

Introducing "A Sick Controller". Fully customizable mining controller using mstrongbow's dual Rpi/Blackarrow breakout board case. I've run 6 New Rbox units off of the breakout board without issue. Wifi option also available!

Build your own @ ASICPuppy.net.

I had some time to play around with the new RBox units this weekend and they are very cool!


6 Units on one breakout board hashing over 700 gh/s. This is combined with a lepa 1375 watt PSU. Might not be practical but it can be done....




4 Units hashing at 487gh/s on a Wifi RPi. Notice the sweet case in the middle. Thanks mstrongbow!




Rockminer's Rpi image running off a wifi RPi with 4 units!

As a heads ups they can clock to 290 and get around 875 with a good psu.

I added this fan http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00A460TK6/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I used m4 bolts 60mm long.      I usd the stock fan to push and the silverstone fan to pull

the silverstone is oversized 120mm and only fits on one end.  I suspect dogie may be correct in using the stock fan on the pcie jack side as a pull fan and then using the silverstone to push


I finally was able to open the garage door tonight as it is cooler  these miners like that and they jumped from 1700 to 1758
when it goes to 45-50f I think I can jack these up to freq 300 and get over 1800gh  that is for the two

noticed I flipped the handles as I feel it moves the heat further from the chips

Here's how the Tubes ship fully assembled. Free jumper switches through Sunday.

S3 box on the left, Tube box on the right

 
I purchased this meter for power tests.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00E945SJG/ref=ox_ya_os_product_refresh_T1

May be nicer then a kill a watt.




A nice price for the tube.  Anyone with good power prices or free power gets 800 gh for 400 bucks  that is 50 cents a gh.

The missing package is out for delivery. so a 1 day delay courtesy USPS.
  I need a rasp pi case.  I think mstrongbox sent me one a while back as a gift I am looking for it.

Edit found the case looks good

The over night numbers for the r-box. these are very quiet.   I could see 4 -6 on a shelf.  Hey crazy how many will the rasp pi run with the software you provided?



The second one came today I hooked it up running at freq 350

early numbers are here
second unit is not running well but this is a bronze lower grade psu. I have to do some real world stuff.

I will check back on this in a bit. I may shift a psu around and see what I can get.



I booted a few times moved the gear to a seasonic plat psu and I am hash at 125 + 126 = 251 on freq 350 temps are 53 and 54.



here they are running on my test bench.  note the yellow rasp pi case from mstrongbow  I have it on a cooling fan. the rasp pi will never overheat

Windows Installer for New R-BOX now available (V_1.0.2.0). This package can be installed on top of previous versions.

Download Windows Installation Package
Package is available in English, French, Spanish, Chinese(HK) and Chinese(Traditional)


Fully assembled ASICMiner Tube price has dropped as well.

 That is quite funny I like it.  I will get to setting the one up tonight.

EDIT:

 success thanks to crazy guy.  first off let me say I never owned a rasp pi never set one up and I asked crazy guy to sell one to me with preset mining info basically he moron proofed it for me.

So now I had it and I did not know how to power it or connect it or anything much at all.  So I youtubed a power supply for a rasp pi dead basic stuff


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XX3kiRUf7mg

  long but worth watching as it hints at power being very important.  After watching it I knew where to plug in the power and what i should use to power a rasp Pi

I am using a hi end superstud usb hub to power my rasp pi


http://www.ebay.com/itm/Silver-Industrial-19-port-1Amp-Aluminium-casing-USB-Hub-20-Amps-220vV-5V-/121328987917?pt=US_USB_Cables_Hubs_Adapters&hash=item1c3fc56f0d

super overkill but I had it around.

so I paid Crazy guy for a preprogrammed rasp pi   I told him what  I wanted for my pools and he did that .  

I told him the address to set the pi to  192.168.0.xxx  he did that.

 Right now I plugged the gear into an evga 750 watt gold psu.  

 I plugged the rasp pi into 3 things my ethernet switch.
MY r-box miner.
My 19 port hub.

I fired everything up and with to the address to find the rasp pi.



more photos later along with power use.

Maybe NWOOLLS would be the one to check with about it, luke-jr said try it and let him know what happens. I think at the very least the frequency may need to be changed/set for default if its different but I think the range already allowed for Rockminer devices is higher than the new R-Box.

Yes, I'll link it from the product page. I can also try bfgminer but I haven't been following their development, so I'm unsure if luke-jr added further support beyond the original r-box.

Will this be on the sales site? Any chance you could try a BFG Miner build for windows?