[DIY] - Reward $100 | Antminer S1/S3 Blade on Raspberry Pi - page 21.

HerbPean

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Quote from: CHAOSiTEC on November 11, 2014, 02:46:46 PM

Quote from: HerbPean on November 11, 2014, 02:39:44 PM

I guess i will try to get some UART => USB adapter (that is the CP2102 right ?) since we still a few weeks away from the controller.

EDIT: Any chance to get your cgiminer compiled for windows ? I also have a bfgminer running for an old BFL unit. I guess it can't work with both running at the same time ?

pekatete has it compiled, maybe he can post a link?

you can keep BFL running with bfgminer, and start an instance with cgminer, no problem

yes, its the cp210x series we are using, ive looked around, and cound not find any cp2104 or 8s within a decent pricerange, so it is cheaper to just buy the cp2102s until j4bber is done with the 8 port version... i will see if i can squeeze a little extra out of the proto when it arrives

Thanks !

I will try to get one at least to test my boards !

pekatete , it would be great if you could share me your cgminer !

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Quote from: forpblat on November 10, 2014, 11:16:23 PM

Got another board setup (I really need better heatsinks...), but I've come to the conclusion that the PL2303s simply won't work, period. cgminer sees the uarts, and sends the nonce tests. However, that fails (Bmsc recv golden nonce timeout). Even if I comment out/skip past the checks in driver-bmsc.c, it fails out even further down. So I suspect it really won't work, at least not with the little time I can invest at this point.

Has anyone had the PL2303 work?

I do have some CP2102s which should be in the mailbox any day now so I can get in on the party. I might try underclocking so I can avoid/minimize the heatsinking.

What is Your PL2303 Vendor and Device ID?

edit: if it is 067b:2303 it should work as an Icarus, so You would try to recompile cgminer with --enable-icarus (both should work --enable-bmsc or --enable-icarus)

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Quote from: HerbPean on November 11, 2014, 02:39:44 PM

I guess i will try to get some UART => USB adapter (that is the CP2102 right ?) since we still a few weeks away from the controller.

EDIT: Any chance to get your cgiminer compiled for windows ? I also have a bfgminer running for an old BFL unit. I guess it can't work with both running at the same time ?

pekatete has it compiled, maybe he can post a link?

you can keep BFL running with bfgminer, and start an instance with cgminer, no problem

yes, its the cp210x series we are using, ive looked around, and cound not find any cp2104 or 8s within a decent pricerange, so it is cheaper to just buy the cp2102s until j4bber is done with the 8 port version... i will see if i can squeeze a little extra out of the proto when it arrives

HerbPean

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I guess i will try to get some UART => USB adapter (that is the CP2102 right ?) since we still a few weeks away from the controller.

EDIT: Any chance to get your cgiminer compiled for windows ? I also have a bfgminer running for an old BFL unit. I guess it can't work with both running at the same time ?

HerbPean

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Quote from: CHAOSiTEC on November 11, 2014, 01:55:16 PM

Quote from: HerbPean on November 11, 2014, 01:48:06 PM

Quote from: CHAOSiTEC on November 11, 2014, 01:07:14 PM

Quote from: HerbPean on November 11, 2014, 12:38:20 PM

I'm about to buy the cables for the boards. Quick nooob question is how we chain the board with the cables ? I need a 4 connectors Cables ? ( 2 cable for the six blades the controller supports)

||===||===||===|| all females ?

thanks

you cannot chain them you need to use 1 cable per controller (or when j4bber is done, per connector on controller board)

unless j4bberwock makes the connector on the controller with more tx/rx lines then you could do an octopus type ...

I see, I just though j4bber's prototype was supporting 6 board and i was only seeing 2 connectors.

thanks ;-)

this prototype only supports 2, and also has 2 connectors :-p he is building one which can do 8 :-)

cooool thanks Wink

CHAOSiTEC

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Quote from: HerbPean on November 11, 2014, 01:48:06 PM

Quote from: CHAOSiTEC on November 11, 2014, 01:07:14 PM

Quote from: HerbPean on November 11, 2014, 12:38:20 PM

I'm about to buy the cables for the boards. Quick nooob question is how we chain the board with the cables ? I need a 4 connectors Cables ? ( 2 cable for the six blades the controller supports)

||===||===||===|| all females ?

thanks

you cannot chain them you need to use 1 cable per controller (or when j4bber is done, per connector on controller board)

unless j4bberwock makes the connector on the controller with more tx/rx lines then you could do an octopus type ...

I see, I just though j4bber's prototype was supporting 6 board and i was only seeing 2 connectors.

thanks ;-)

this prototype only supports 2, and also has 2 connectors :-p he is building one which can do 8 :-)

HerbPean

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Quote from: CHAOSiTEC on November 11, 2014, 01:07:14 PM

Quote from: HerbPean on November 11, 2014, 12:38:20 PM

I'm about to buy the cables for the boards. Quick nooob question is how we chain the board with the cables ? I need a 4 connectors Cables ? ( 2 cable for the six blades the controller supports)

||===||===||===|| all females ?

thanks

you cannot chain them you need to use 1 cable per controller (or when j4bber is done, per connector on controller board)

unless j4bberwock makes the connector on the controller with more tx/rx lines then you could do an octopus type ...

I see, I just though j4bber's prototype was supporting 6 board and i was only seeing 2 connectors.

thanks ;-)

CHAOSiTEC

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Quote from: HerbPean on November 11, 2014, 12:38:20 PM

I'm about to buy the cables for the boards. Quick nooob question is how we chain the board with the cables ? I need a 4 connectors Cables ? ( 2 cable for the six blades the controller supports)

||===||===||===|| all females ?

thanks

you cannot chain them you need to use 1 cable per controller (or when j4bber is done, per connector on controller board)

unless j4bberwock makes the connector on the controller with more tx/rx lines then you could do an octopus type ...

HerbPean

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I'm about to buy the cables for the boards. Quick nooob question is how we chain the board with the cables ? I need a 4 connectors Cables ? ( 2 cable for the six blades the controller supports)

||===||===||===|| all females ?

thanks

luckypyrate

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Do you think this might be helpful?

http://www.raspberrypi.org/products/compute-module-development-kit/

CHAOSiTEC

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Quote from: luckypyrate on November 11, 2014, 10:29:28 AM

Need to make sure you get the necessary voltage though

3.3v is not going to be a problem :-p

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Need to make sure you get the necessary voltage though

CHAOSiTEC

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Quote from: luckypyrate on November 11, 2014, 10:09:18 AM

We need something that can be normally off and is only triggered when needed. I have a design for that floating around here womewhere. It is for a 12v car battery but we can modify it.

well i found this: http://shop.ciseco.co.uk/3v-to-5v-bistable-latching-relay-kit/

luckypyrate

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We need something that can be normally off and is only triggered when needed. I have a design for that floating around here womewhere. It is for a 12v car battery but we can modify it.

luckypyrate

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Ah beat me to it Wink

. I wasn't sure if he meant that specific kind of box.

pekatete

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Quote from: CHAOSiTEC on November 11, 2014, 06:38:36 AM

ok, so i have an idea, connect a rpi gpio , via pulldown resistor, to a "switch" that can turn on, turn off the power supply, but what is the component called that can connect 2 wires to each other, if, signal from gpio is high, and disconnect if gpio signal is low/off?

You mean a relay ... ? Something like this possibly ...

CHAOSiTEC

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ok, so i have an idea, connect a rpi gpio , via pulldown resistor, to a "switch" that can turn on, turn off the power supply, but what is the component called that can connect 2 wires to each other, if, signal from gpio is high, and disconnect if gpio signal is low/off?

CHAOSiTEC

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Quote from: luckypyrate on November 10, 2014, 11:19:30 PM

Interesting development. I was considering buying two raspberry pis to have one managing the blades and another acting as the stratum proxy. Does that make sense or should we be able to put both on one pi?

1 rasp pi should be able to handle them, but since they dont work with my usb hub that i have at the moment, im unable to test that, but i might use my beagleboard for them instead

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Interesting development. I was considering buying two raspberry pis to have one managing the blades and another acting as the stratum proxy. Does that make sense or should we be able to put both on one pi?

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Got another board setup (I really need better heatsinks...), but I've come to the conclusion that the PL2303s simply won't work, period. cgminer sees the uarts, and sends the nonce tests. However, that fails (Bmsc recv golden nonce timeout). Even if I comment out/skip past the checks in driver-bmsc.c, it fails out even further down. So I suspect it really won't work, at least not with the little time I can invest at this point.

Has anyone had the PL2303 work?

I do have some CP2102s which should be in the mailbox any day now so I can get in on the party. I might try underclocking so I can avoid/minimize the heatsinking.

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