FutureBit Moonlander 2 USB Hubs Thread - page 6.

aballen

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Fyi guys, this hub will definitely for four moonlanders. It should be able to power four as well, just need to get my hands on a few more to test out the power.

Quote from: aballen on December 10, 2017, 10:50:15 AM

I ordered this one. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B013EU7SJI/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&th=1

it says 4 amps. I figure if I use ports, 1, 2, 5, and 7 I can get 4 moonlanders on there, with enough overhead on the power(say .85A * 4 = 3.4A)'

From my PoV, the horizontal placing seems key, I don't need the fan from one unit blowing hot air from another one. This way I can get "clean air"

Worst case I'm pretty confident it will fit 3. I'll let you guys know when it arrives.

I just need a few more moonlanders to test the power output.... if anyone can help me out Wink

soifigured

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Quote from: wavelengthsf on December 11, 2017, 09:27:35 AM

Quote from: dem0nlord on December 11, 2017, 09:26:03 AM

Quote from: wavelengthsf on December 11, 2017, 08:52:49 AM

Here's 11 of them running on a Sipolar hub

Would help to know what speed you are able to run them at on that hub.

I'm running them at 756 getting an average of 4.4mh/s per stick.

Wow I'm lucky to get 4.0-4.25 at that speed on the same hub and clockspeed.

wavelengthsf

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Quote from: dem0nlord on December 11, 2017, 09:26:03 AM

Quote from: wavelengthsf on December 11, 2017, 08:52:49 AM

Here's 11 of them running on a Sipolar hub

Would help to know what speed you are able to run them at on that hub.

I'm running them at 756 getting an average of 4.4mh/s per stick.

dem0nlord

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Quote from: wavelengthsf on December 11, 2017, 08:52:49 AM

Here's 11 of them running on a Sipolar hub

Would help to know what speed you are able to run them at on that hub.

wavelengthsf

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Quote from: AnabolicRampage on December 10, 2017, 01:41:06 PM

Can anyone post any pictures of their setups? I'm putting together my list now. I'm going to run 3 moonlanders and use an anker 10 port. is there anything else anyone suggests?

Here's 11 of them running on a Sipolar hub

https://i.imgur.com/AQOcLru.jpg

I used two additional fans there for more airflow. (They're silent case fans with a USB to fan converter, so they're pretty silent.)

These are hooked up to a raspberry pi.

sunk818

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I also have some dual A male to A female data/power cables. The idea is two use a USB wall charger to provide the power, and use a cheapie bus-powered USB HUB. If my scheme works, it'll be a lot cheaper to go this way than buying eyeboot or sipolar.

Has anyone tried this. Thinking of putting 3 Moonlander 2. 36W advertised. Thinking I don't want to push back 10W per port.
$26 AmazonBasics 7 Port USB 3.0 Hub with 12V/3A Power Adapter
https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B00E6GX4BG

I have these on order shipping from Hong Kong:
Sipolar Desktop Charging Station with 10 Data Syncs and Charger Port Speed up to 2.1A
$78 http://smile.amazon.com/Sipolar-Desktop-Charging-Station-Charger/dp/B01K4MZQJ8

I want to replace my three Plugable USB 2.0 7 port hub and try to run all Moonlanders in the one hub.

If I'm successful, I'm going to order another one for my USB Gekko 2Pac SHA256 miners.

I have a Kill-A-Watt so I can test volts, amps, and wattage for Moonlander 2 at various frequencies. I also have a USB meter to check per stick. And I have a multi-meter to check on the USB stick itself. I haven't bothered to be scientific, but if it helps anyone else, I'm willing to put the time in.

sunk818

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Quote from: fanatic26 on November 24, 2017, 12:33:36 PM

Or For a similar investment you can buy an L3+ and ROI in 4 months

Do you happen to know how much noise the L3+ generates? I considered buying one, but I keep hearing the power supply makes so much noise that I'm afraid to put them at home. The Moonlander 2 is quiet and an Arctic USB Fan keeps them cool. Noise for me is a consideration since I have other people around me that I have to consider. If I had my own space or garage, I'd rethink getting dedicated hardware.

dem0nlord

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Quote from: tarminer on December 10, 2017, 09:50:47 AM

Thanks for the reviews. For the USB hubs that have dedicated power charging ports, has anyone tried a usb y power injector cable to use the power from the charging port and the data from one of the data ports? Like this one:

https://www.amazon.com/Black-Female-Extension-Mobile-CableCC/dp/B00ZUE6PVE/ref=sr_1_6?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1512917299&sr=1-6&keywords=usb+hard+disk+cable+power

I think I'll get the 10 port Anker as it can already support 3 and probably three more with cables like above.

I ordered those exact cables yesterday, planning on trying them when a couple more sticks get here in the coming days.

AnabolicRampage

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Can anyone post any pictures of their setups? I'm putting together my list now. I'm going to run 3 moonlanders and use an anker 10 port. is there anything else anyone suggests?

markcarline2

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Key thing to check for is the max current per port, does the manual say?

aballen

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I ordered this one. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B013EU7SJI/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&th=1

it says 4 amps. I figure if I use ports, 1, 2, 5, and 7 I can get 4 moonlanders on there, with enough overhead on the power(say .85A * 4 = 3.4A)'

From my PoV, the horizontal placing seems key, I don't need the fan from one unit blowing hot air from another one. This way I can get "clean air"

Worst case I'm pretty confident it will fit 3. I'll let you guys know when it arrives.

I just need a few more moonlanders to test the power output.... if anyone can help me out Wink

tarminer

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Too bad the Anker 10 port 60W USB 3.0 hub doesn't support the Raspberry Pi (Anker responded to a rewiew on Amazon). Still searching...

tarminer

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Thanks for the reviews. For the USB hubs that have dedicated power charging ports, has anyone tried a usb y power injector cable to use the power from the charging port and the data from one of the data ports? Like this one:

https://www.amazon.com/Black-Female-Extension-Mobile-CableCC/dp/B00ZUE6PVE/ref=sr_1_6?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1512917299&sr=1-6&keywords=usb+hard+disk+cable+power

I think I'll get the 10 port Anker as it can already support 3 and probably three more with cables like above.

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Quote from: dem0nlord on December 09, 2017, 05:05:52 AM

Quote from: aarons6 on December 09, 2017, 03:15:22 AM

the anker hub it says only 3 of the ports supply the 2.1a?

also im not real fond of my pluggable hub i just got.. same as the one you have.

it has some auto switching power thing and sometimes it just turns off and you have to push the button to turn it back on.. Sad

Those 3 ports are charging only ports, so not using them. Clearly getting pretty good amperage on the others so far to be running stable at 900mhz. HW error rate is consistently lower on the Anker than the Pluggable also, so I guess this is an indication the power is cleaner.

Will be interesting to see how the Anker 10 Port USB 3.0 Hub handles 3 or 4 (perhaps more if you can fit them with a USB cable) all at once.

Pity about the Plugable 7 Port USB 3.0 Hub - have ordered this one. If I face the same issues I will be requiring a new USB hub to handle 7 Moonlander 2's and am currently looking at the below options:

Anker 10 Port USB 3.0 Hub - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00VDVCQ84/
Dyconn PowerHub SuperSpeed 12 Port (10 Data/Charging + 2 Charging Only Ports) Industrial Grade USB 3.0 Hub - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B013XFG9CQ/

dem0nlord

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Quote from: aarons6 on December 09, 2017, 03:15:22 AM

the anker hub it says only 3 of the ports supply the 2.1a?

also im not real fond of my pluggable hub i just got.. same as the one you have.

it has some auto switching power thing and sometimes it just turns off and you have to push the button to turn it back on.. Sad

Those 3 ports are charging only ports, so not using them. Clearly getting pretty good amperage on the others so far to be running stable at 900mhz. HW error rate is consistently lower on the Anker than the Pluggable also, so I guess this is an indication the power is cleaner.

Patjebitcoin

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Quote from: dem0nlord on December 09, 2017, 03:06:46 AM

Trying out a few hubs from Amazon here. I only have 2 sticks so far.

First this Orico: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B071FNC3VY/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Was only able to run both at 600mhz, any higher and at least one would stop hashing after a few minutes.

Next the Pluggable: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00RM5OF70/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
While using this one I initially ran one stick at a time while upping voltage until they were nearly error free at 900mhz. Then I tried both at 900mhz. Every time one would stop hashing after a couple of minutes.

Finally this Anker: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00VDVCQ84/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Rock solid with both running at 900mhz. I wish I had more of my stick orders in to see how it does with more sticks on it, but I will soon enough.
https://scontent-dft4-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/24993279_10156892327118712_8150938146346955624_n.jpg?oh=b85400e792dc1adce18611d619d0adf6&oe=5ACFF23B

I have only 1 moonlander at this time, but using https://www.sitecom.com/nl/usb-30-fast-charging-hub-4-port/cn-085/p/1725 for 3 days now.
It is running flawless :-) Using 1.7 amp at 5 Volt on 756mhz setting.

Update ---- 101202017
Running clock set at 756 hz and using 1,7Amp 5V hashing 4,2Mh/s ---running flawless .06% error rate
Running clock set at 823 hz and using 2Amp 5V hashing 4,7Mh/s. ---running flawless .17% error rate
With default voltage setting on de stick

Just info...

aarons6

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the anker hub it says only 3 of the ports supply the 2.1a?

also im not real fond of my pluggable hub i just got.. same as the one you have.

it has some auto switching power thing and sometimes it just turns off and you have to push the button to turn it back on.. Sad

dem0nlord

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Trying out a few hubs from Amazon here. I only have 2 sticks so far.

First this Orico: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B071FNC3VY/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Was only able to run both at 600mhz, any higher and at least one would stop hashing after a few minutes.

Next the Pluggable: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00RM5OF70/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
While using this one I initially ran one stick at a time while upping voltage until they were nearly error free at 900mhz. Then I tried both at 900mhz. Every time one would stop hashing after a couple of minutes.

Finally this Anker: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00VDVCQ84/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Rock solid with both running at 900mhz. I wish I had more of my stick orders in to see how it does with more sticks on it, but I will soon enough.

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If you are just running one and have at least 1 PCIe x4 (x8 or x16) slot you can try this. (I am running it on Windows 8.1 Pro. in a x16 slot.) Two will not fit due to the width of the circuit board, but it is doing 2A to the USB slot. It says it will do 2A to each USB slot.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B010PNUALA/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I average about 4,394 kH/s at 798 setting.

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