Buy the most profitable 60Mhs A2 Farm Boy LTC miners, replace old Zesu

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Quote from: stoner6626 on October 11, 2015, 06:59:54 AM

Can one bad module cause my terminator to stop working? How would I go about testing each module? i'm at a loss, and I think my machine fried due to the room getting to hot. Any information would be greatly appriciated...thanks in advance.

Try unplugging the bad module.

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Update.. Got new software for the mini router from Innosilicon. will be setting it up tonight and see how it works. it needs a usb tool to run it due to size. so a bit of fiddiling to get it working. will try to get some pics up in a day or 2 showing the difference.

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Can one bad module cause my terminator to stop working? How would I go about testing each module? i'm at a loss, and I think my machine fried due to the room getting to hot. Any information would be greatly appriciated...thanks in advance.

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Hi all Got an email from Chloe and she said quote " We cannot visit bitcointalk website these days due to the Great Fire Wall of China." If you have questions or inquires, email them direct at one of these -- [email protected] , [email protected] , [email protected] -- probably should cc all. Thanks.

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Quote from: Tigggger on September 11, 2015, 03:42:07 AM

Yours: 60MH, 590w, 1MH/w
Titan: 380MH, 1300w, 3.4MH/w

Titan is significantly better

you dropped a decimal point, both of those MH figures would be per 10 watts, not per watt.
Titan IS still quite a bit more efficient (when it hasn't died yet).

Alcheminer figures were around 250 MH for 2500ish watts, I don't remember the exact numbers but they're very close to that same 1 MH per 10 watts figure the A2 manages.

Personally, I'm waiting for the A4, since tapeout on it was "leak" announced a while back.

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Quote from: Inno_ASIC on August 22, 2015, 05:28:18 AM

$500 for 60Mhs, Buy the market leading most profitable/power efficient 60Mhs A2 Farm Boy LTC miners, replace old Zesu

run the best & most power efficient A2 miners at cost that last to make a profit!

KnC Titans were and remain quite a bit more efficient than the A2 - but A2s are a ton better on reliability.
The Alcheminer (and rebrands like MAT) was a tossup on power efficiency, pretty much even between one of those and an A2 based unit.

Too bad you don't make A2 boards in a form factor that can replace the boards on the Gridseed "blade" things.

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Quote from: Inno_ASIC on August 23, 2015, 03:52:31 AM

3. As daily LTC coins reduced by half, we are making reasonable number of A2 miners during the next couple of months just to replace all obsolete hashing contribution from Zesu and KNC alike.

How do you figure the KNC Titan is obsolete ?

Yours: 60MH, 590w, 1MH/w
Titan: 380MH, 1300w, 3.4MH/w

Titan is significantly better

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soo, can i buy just the blades ? Roll Eyes

densuj

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Nice info

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Quote from: MarkAz on September 04, 2015, 03:57:49 PM

It would be interesting to see if they'll open-source the communications part of interfacing with the devices - I can't build a custom CGMiner, so I wouldn't be able to support the miner with my firmware without that I imagine...

yep having to run three with a controller is entry barrier to most people!

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Quote from: wmtomlinso on September 04, 2015, 05:22:39 PM

This is the CGminer that I use with my Zeus miners. When you compile it, enable options scrypt and Zeus. This is an updated version and has extra-nonce subscription built in. I bet it works equally well with the farm boys.

https://github.com/dmaxl/cgminer

I doubt that. Even though they share the exact same UART coms the zeus chips and A2 chips on these are completely different. The serial commands needed to prepare the chips and send work to them are most likely not the same.

Im sure there is the source code for the A2's somewhere that could be easily ported over to newer version of CGminer/bfgminer.

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This is the CGminer that I use with my Zeus miners. When you compile it, enable options scrypt and Zeus. This is an updated version and has extra-nonce subscription built in. I bet it works equally well with the farm boys.

https://github.com/dmaxl/cgminer

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It would be interesting to see if they'll open-source the communications part of interfacing with the devices - I can't build a custom CGMiner, so I wouldn't be able to support the miner with my firmware without that I imagine...

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Quote from: Inno_ASIC on August 22, 2015, 05:28:18 AM

QA by Innosilicon, this batch of 60Mhs units are contract manufactured by previous Zeus manufacturer and can be used to directly replace Zesu if you own one since all non-PCB parts such as PSU, fans, cases, router, heat-sink is pretty much reusable from old Zeus miners. Note that PSU is external just like Zesu and any open market PC power supply (600W or above power supply with PCIe6+2 connector) will do it. The case and heat sink from new machines are reused from Zesu miners but QA qualified and don’t affect the performance. If you own a old Zesu, you can reuse all the parts except PCB as spares. If you want to buy our 110Mhs A2 Power Terminator unit with PSU in the case, the price now is 1K US per Unit.

Nevermind...guess I should have read their whole post Wink

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Quote from: CartmanSPC on August 30, 2015, 01:40:14 AM

Very interesting! Someone at Innosilicon spent some time designing a new PCB for that form factor. Once again impressed with Innosilicon.

If only I had more power available I would be looking at some Farm Boys or some more A2 Mega Terminators. The comments from Toomim Brothers on the steel used for the Terminators is accurate. They are built like a tank...unnecessarily so.

I too think they should offer the A2 Mega Terminators without power supplies but due to their overly heavy construction I doubt it would save much on shipping.

Actually no....whats interesting about this design is that its and EXACT copy of Zeusminer hardware. It uses the same case design, exact same heatsinks, and even the power rails / design on the PCBs are an exact copy from the zeus board designs. If you look closely even the screw holes are in the same position. (this would be interesting for people that have zeus hardware and want to upgrade buy ordering just the blades).

Pretty sure whoever is behind these new machines are whats left of the Zeus miner team (or Zeus Miner was simply a rebrand of early Inso tech).

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Quote from: hdmediaservices on August 24, 2015, 12:02:48 AM

So you are saying that the A2 110Mh/s Terminator units are $1k USD? What is shipping on these to the US?

Shipping fee through our DHL channel to the US is $193 per 110Mhs unit, and $851 for five units, which are over 70% off. It may fluctuate according to the Fuel Surcharge.

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Quote from: Beachguy on August 30, 2015, 01:17:33 PM

Quote from: daveolake on August 28, 2015, 11:50:20 PM

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/qxobyne4hgtjoi0/AAD6HU5Jkkgjr7XwliRe1bbZa?dl=0
couldn't get the pics to input here... so here's the link. They were packed well. my power supplies went in with no problem, the leads for the power were not needed, they use 4 pci-e power 6 pin. and run mining at 550w. working and mining in a short time.

Thanks for the pics, what was your shipping cost?

dhl 95 each shipping under 300 for all 3. plus dhl charged duty tax ect. was 65 for all. total miner cost plus 365.

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Quote from: daveolake on August 28, 2015, 11:50:20 PM

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/qxobyne4hgtjoi0/AAD6HU5Jkkgjr7XwliRe1bbZa?dl=0
couldn't get the pics to input here... so here's the link. They were packed well. my power supplies went in with no problem, the leads for the power were not needed, they use 4 pci-e power 6 pin. and run mining at 550w. working and mining in a short time.

Thanks for the pics, what was your shipping cost?

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Very interesting! Someone at Innosilicon spent some time designing a new PCB for that form factor. Once again impressed with Innosilicon.

If only I had more power available I would be looking at some Farm Boys or some more A2 Mega Terminators. The comments from Toomim Brothers on the steel used for the Terminators is accurate. They are built like a tank...unnecessarily so.

I too think they should offer the A2 Mega Terminators without power supplies but due to their overly heavy construction I doubt it would save much on shipping.

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