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Topic: Avalon 8 official specs released - page 2. (Read 30297 times)

legendary
Activity: 4256
Merit: 8551
'The right to privacy matters'
January 19, 2019, 10:46:29 PM
what command line options you mean?

If you do not know that answer you don't have full command of mining with the avalon 841

I have complete instructions.

give me 1 minute

this all is for just the A841

https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/m.37014814

overclocking means loud hot running

underclocking means quiet cooler running.

overclocking  with current prices  means you lose more money  since the gear is not efficient.

under clocking with current prices means you lose less money since the gear is more efficient.

you need a powerful psu to over clock  say 2000 watts
you need  a cold room to over clock

you can have a weaker psu to under clock say 1200-1400 watts  

if your power is lower then 3 cents a kwatt
if your power psu is strong 2000 watts
if your room is cold
if you don't give a shit about noise

Over clock  the gear.

if your power cost is 3 to 7 cents  underclock

if you power cost is 8 cents or more this gear loses money right now.
newbie
Activity: 9
Merit: 0
January 19, 2019, 10:35:39 PM
^ You can change the settings by using the command line options. It is recommendable for advanced users only.

what command line options you mean?
legendary
Activity: 2464
Merit: 1710
Electrical engineer. Mining since 2014.
January 19, 2019, 11:11:12 AM
It's a perfect product for tech geeks who need to heat their apartment with electric heating!  Cheesy
full member
Activity: 1022
Merit: 221
We are not retail.
January 19, 2019, 11:05:41 AM
Great concept, though I don't ever see products like this having efficiencies in a tolerance range for users here. I see this as a great way for average person to reduce the cost of residential power use. Also, the hash rate is higher than I was expecting, HF is probably on point with firmware to help in the future.

Might have to talk to some apartment managers/building developers about installing these. Portland is growing pretty fast. Wink
legendary
Activity: 2464
Merit: 1710
Electrical engineer. Mining since 2014.
January 19, 2019, 10:12:27 AM
Yeah it would be cool if the 'low power firmware' could also be implemented for the A851H.
legendary
Activity: 4256
Merit: 8551
'The right to privacy matters'
January 19, 2019, 10:09:57 AM
Btw,
Canaan has now released the technical specs for the mining heater A851H, and they say that it is for sale now...

If only it  was 80 watts a th not 95 to 120 watts a th Undecided
legendary
Activity: 2464
Merit: 1710
Electrical engineer. Mining since 2014.
January 19, 2019, 09:50:28 AM
^ You can change the settings by using the command line options. It is recommendable for advanced users only.



Btw,
Canaan has now released the technical specs for the mining heater A851H, and they say that it is for sale now. Smiley
Link: https://www.twitter.com/canaanio/status/1086171527601680384

Specs:

newbie
Activity: 9
Merit: 0
December 30, 2018, 04:46:06 AM
How i can overclock 841? can i change freq or something else?
legendary
Activity: 4592
Merit: 1851
Linux since 1997 RedHat 4
December 29, 2018, 05:49:56 AM
It appears that Canaan fixed the previously non-functioning Voltage Level Offset drop-down menu on October 6, 2018.

The Voltage Level Offset drop-down menu in versions 20181128, 20181223, and later should therefore work properly now. It should no longer be necessary to add the --avalon8-voltage-level-offset command-line option in the More Options field to change the voltage level offset setting.

To check whether the Voltage Level Offset drop-down menu is working, navigate to the Processes page (under Status) and scroll to the bottom. The --avalon8-voltage-level-offset option in the row that is displaying the cgminer process should reflect the selected value from the Voltage Level Offset drop-down menu.
Yes I spoke directly to the Canaan devs about it on the 3rd of October after having problems with an A851 and A921 they sent me and after I identified what the problem was.
full member
Activity: 1022
Merit: 221
We are not retail.
December 28, 2018, 11:43:14 PM
Finally got to my draw check on the two 821's I updated. Together hashing 20TH at 1970w on an apw5.
legendary
Activity: 2464
Merit: 1710
Electrical engineer. Mining since 2014.
December 27, 2018, 07:21:16 AM
Great! Maybe they remembered me mentioning about that in my review. Smiley
sr. member
Activity: 351
Merit: 410
December 26, 2018, 06:57:41 PM
It appears that Canaan fixed the previously non-functioning Voltage Level Offset drop-down menu on October 6, 2018.

The Voltage Level Offset drop-down menu in versions 20181128, 20181223, and later should therefore work properly now. It should no longer be necessary to add the --avalon8-voltage-level-offset command-line option in the More Options field to change the voltage level offset setting.

To check whether the Voltage Level Offset drop-down menu is working, navigate to the Processes page (under Status) and scroll to the bottom. The --avalon8-voltage-level-offset option in the row that is displaying the cgminer process should reflect the selected value from the Voltage Level Offset drop-down menu.
full member
Activity: 1022
Merit: 221
We are not retail.
December 26, 2018, 05:23:12 PM
I ordered some equipment to monitor power draw. Hoping to update when some things slow down.
newbie
Activity: 9
Merit: 0
December 26, 2018, 02:15:32 PM
Canaan has released new OpenWrt and MM firmware for the 821, 841, and 851...

anybody test this?
legendary
Activity: 1624
Merit: 1130
Bitcoin FTW!
December 25, 2018, 10:37:27 AM
This new Avalon miner could sell pretty well and replace the now-aging R4 units Bitmain made (though this thing likely needs 220v+ to run) and run nearly 2x faster than the R4s, though the efficiency on both the R4 and this heater seems to essentially be the same. I wonder what the dimensions for this miner are compared to the R4s- I assume this thing's larger, but it's still a quiet miner according to the Eastshore review. Seems like this thing relies on a liquid cooling system judging by the review stating that purified (I assume distilled) water needs to be added in for it to run. I also wonder how undervolting might fare on these units.
legendary
Activity: 2464
Merit: 1710
Electrical engineer. Mining since 2014.
December 25, 2018, 09:05:03 AM
As it is a 8 series miner, maybe there will be a low power firmware available for this model as well. Smiley
legendary
Activity: 1554
Merit: 2037
December 25, 2018, 08:42:12 AM
It's a christmas miracle.

A hardware manufacturer speculates a product and it actually get developed and delivered, or at least a machine was sent out for a 3rd party review.

Can't celebrate to much as Canaan tends to meet or exceed expectations while also delivering on almost everything they have speculated on.

I really like this machine actually. I wonder if there is a setting or if playing around with the voltage configurations can get it closer to the advertised specs, if so I could run 3 of these in place of my 4 741's.

That would be about a 13TH/S increase with ~200W power savings. The price would be a huge factor though considering I already have the 741's and a rough enclosure for them.
legendary
Activity: 2464
Merit: 1710
Electrical engineer. Mining since 2014.
December 25, 2018, 04:26:16 AM
I had a pretty cool find while browsing through the internet.
Eastshore has written a short review for the Mining Warmer, also known as A851H.

Link: https://www.eastshore.xyz/review-for-canaan-mining-heater/
full member
Activity: 1022
Merit: 221
We are not retail.
December 24, 2018, 08:23:24 PM
Yea, your thread has been pretty a good read. Hope to upgrade while the flash sale is rolling.
legendary
Activity: 4256
Merit: 8551
'The right to privacy matters'
December 24, 2018, 08:18:57 PM
Canaan has released new OpenWrt and MM firmware for the 821, 841, and 851...

this will be good if and when they drop the a921.  I would like to buy a second one
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