Topic: Avalon Nano 3 [unofficial thread] - page 15. (Read 7787 times)

If you ordered through the indiegogo page [I don't know if there is another way] and log into your indiegogo account the tracking information *should* be in there.
Just checked and mine is there. But, I ordered back when they were 1st announced, I don't know if anything changed or later orders are treated differently.

-Dave

says some of the black ones were shipped.

I have no info but my order was feb 2-4

Did you guys get any sort of tracking info? I ordered 2 black ones back in January and just saw yesterday they sent an email saying Black ones were shipping now, but no tracking info or anything from Canaan nor from Indiegogo. Just curious if you guys were just sort of surprised by FedEx or if you were expecting delivery when you got them?

Any coin (sha256) / any pool. You can change it from the app or the web.
The web interface is not as advanced as other Avalon miners, you do not have all the configuration / tweaking options but, the option to change pools is there.

-Dave

Reading the whole thread, I'm unclear. Can anyone tell.me if this is still stuck on braiins or if I can enter my own pools/stratums for any sha256 coin?

Thanks!

Edit; found their telegram and it looks like yes?

Where to order for EU?

thank you. I paid feb 4 so I will likely have to wait a month or so.

Yes : January, 5th

My unit arrived a few days ago and I recently started testing it (just the way it comes out of the box); everything's very positive so far. I'll write one of my typical detailed reviews once I have enough information and experience with it, later this month probably.

In the meantime you can check those out if you haven't already:
[Review] Apollo BTC - Full Node + Miner in a box
[Review] GekkoScience Terminus R909 home miner

I'm also planning to look into ways of tuning mining parameters; whether there's a binary that can take custom parameters or anything like that. There is an SSH server running on the unit, but I couldn't find working credentials yet.

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So far, I found out from the log files (and the GUI options) that unlike the only other fully self-contained unit I tested (Apollo BTC), it doesn't seem to be based on a Raspberry Pi / similar 'full' single-board computer, but instead it runs some light Linux distro on a microcontroller. There are mentions of RISC-V in the syslog and there is no 'shutdown' option in the web UI.
The system doesn't act up or have any issues just pulling the power and plugging it back in, which is quite convenient if you want to use it as a space heater in different parts of your home (e.g. shed, basement, anywhere you quickly and temporarily need some warm air). In fact, it boots up and reconnects to WiFi / resumes hashing astonishingly quickly; something that couldn't be said about the Apollo unit.

I really love how compact it is, while having a very respectable hashrate of over 4TH/s. Keep in mind that it only costs $160 shipped, as of today!

In order to be able to have something relatable / baseline, I did get the 'full set' with their PSU, even though I have other high-power USB-C power supplies already. It's passively cooled, so heating up a bit is expected, but compared to USB-C laptop power supplies, I have the feeling that it gets warmer (lower efficiency). Last I checked, it was pulling about 138W from the wall, while showing me 126W on the device's built-in screen.
This results in a roughly estimated efficiency of 90%, which is not excellent, but totally decent for the price and not out of norm. For reference, a high-quality ATX power supply like a Seasonic Prime 850W Platinum tops out at 95% efficiency, but it costs over 200 bucks - more than the price of the whole Avalon Nano 3.

Just keep this in mind if you're calculating running costs, as always, do measure wall power and not just software-reported 'hashboard power'.
In this case we're talking about ~100kWh a year of PSU heat loss (about 10 to 30 bucks in total, depending on your electricity price).

nice do you remember the day you sent the coin in?

Yes, I received the fedex tracking number.
It takes 5 days from china to France

http://YOUR_MINER_IP/get_home.cgi
http://YOUR_MINER_IP/get_minerinfo.cgi

Some unprotected, collectable data for Home-Assistant & others.

Cheers

last email was the 14th of march. I have nothing since.

Did the sent you an email with the shipping details at any point? I am still waiting

Hi guys.
Just received mine today !!
I’ve made an unboxing in video :
https://youtu.be/bvmfrs4DF0k?feature=shared

And a quick review on X. (A video is planed for tomorrow)
https://x.com/agrizzly_incity/status/1773465785005994102?s=61&t=MCp55hIIIZQMC-hVyqhjfA

Have fun with yours !!

still waiting for mine.  they did send an email telling me shipping soon.

email was dated march 14th

Expecting mine in the next day or two as has arrived in my country from China with FedEx. Everyone else who preordered in a similar position? Will share first impressions when it arrives.

Totally agree.

I only mentioned that the crowdfunding site was viable, because they questioned whether the site was viable to use. And in this the website itself is viable. What may not be the case is that the projects that are placed there are the responsibility of those who place them there. I've seen companies like Philips use this site for projects.

In this case, it is up to the user to evaluate the project and who is involved in it, to make their investment or not.

It may be one of the biggest crowdfunding sites, but these are notorious for being used by scammer vaporware salesmen. I.e. such sellers promise extraordinary products at incredible prices, but never ship. And there's nothing you can do about it, because legally you're not a 'buyer', but just a 'backer' of a project who gets a 'reward' for your generous donation, in case the project succeeds.
This failed many times with 3D printer projects about half a decade ago; more often than not, backers never got their printers.

I don't personally agree with big companies selling products via crowdfunding websites, because they are essentially just offloading their risk (of not being able to deliver) to buyers instead of taking it on themselves, while they clearly could.

That being said, you can trust a company like Canaan much more than a brand-new start-up to actually deliver and send you your 'reward'.

I also ordered one of these little boys... let's see after arriving how they will perform
For me it's just a lottery and heating my flat a bit