[Guide] Dogie's Comprehensive ASICMiner Tube Setup [HD] - page 6.

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Quote from: dogie on October 03, 2014, 06:29:17 AM

Quote from: WBF1 on October 02, 2014, 04:58:50 PM

Quote from: dogie on October 02, 2014, 02:47:51 PM

Quote from: WBF1 on October 02, 2014, 01:41:58 PM

Quote from: dogie on October 02, 2014, 03:35:34 AM

Quote from: cesarm on October 01, 2014, 03:31:38 PM

Dogie, where we can keep hitting f5 to check for a new firmware ?

I THINK its at https://github.com/blockerupter/avr_hbc, but they'll publicise it once its ready.

Woah we're potentially getting a firmware update? That's good news.

I didn't say that at all? I was asked where I thought the repository was, so if it was to be published, where it would go up. I said I was guessing at the above link.

...probably why I qualified it with "potentiallly"....

Yes but its the same as saying we're "potentially" going to colonise Neptune...

Woah we're potentially going to colonise Neptune? That's good news.

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Quote from: WBF1 on October 02, 2014, 04:58:50 PM

Quote from: dogie on October 02, 2014, 02:47:51 PM

Quote from: WBF1 on October 02, 2014, 01:41:58 PM

Quote from: dogie on October 02, 2014, 03:35:34 AM

Quote from: cesarm on October 01, 2014, 03:31:38 PM

Dogie, where we can keep hitting f5 to check for a new firmware ?

I THINK its at https://github.com/blockerupter/avr_hbc, but they'll publicise it once its ready.

Woah we're potentially getting a firmware update? That's good news.

I didn't say that at all? I was asked where I thought the repository was, so if it was to be published, where it would go up. I said I was guessing at the above link.

...probably why I qualified it with "potentiallly"....

Yes but its the same as saying we're "potentially" going to colonise Neptune...

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Quote from: dogie on October 02, 2014, 02:47:51 PM

Quote from: WBF1 on October 02, 2014, 01:41:58 PM

Quote from: dogie on October 02, 2014, 03:35:34 AM

Quote from: cesarm on October 01, 2014, 03:31:38 PM

Dogie, where we can keep hitting f5 to check for a new firmware ?

I THINK its at https://github.com/blockerupter/avr_hbc, but they'll publicise it once its ready.

Woah we're potentially getting a firmware update? That's good news.

I didn't say that at all? I was asked where I thought the repository was, so if it was to be published, where it would go up. I said I was guessing at the above link.

...probably why I qualified it with "potentiallly"....

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Quote from: WBF1 on October 02, 2014, 01:41:58 PM

Quote from: dogie on October 02, 2014, 03:35:34 AM

Quote from: cesarm on October 01, 2014, 03:31:38 PM

Dogie, where we can keep hitting f5 to check for a new firmware ?

I THINK its at https://github.com/blockerupter/avr_hbc, but they'll publicise it once its ready.

Woah we're potentially getting a firmware update? That's good news.

I didn't say that at all? I was asked where I thought the repository was, so if it was to be published, where it would go up. I said I was guessing at the above link.

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Quote from: dogie on October 02, 2014, 03:35:34 AM

Quote from: cesarm on October 01, 2014, 03:31:38 PM

Dogie, where we can keep hitting f5 to check for a new firmware ?

I THINK its at https://github.com/blockerupter/avr_hbc, but they'll publicise it once its ready.

Woah we're potentially getting a firmware update? That's good news.

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Quote from: cesarm on October 01, 2014, 03:31:38 PM

Dogie, where we can keep hitting f5 to check for a new firmware ?

I THINK its at https://github.com/blockerupter/avr_hbc, but they'll publicise it once its ready.

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Dogie, where we can keep hitting f5 to check for a new firmware ?

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tldr, can use 5V @ 2.5A min or 12V 1A min

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Quote from: Justbyteme on October 01, 2014, 01:28:18 PM

You said the Block Erupter Controller Board requires a 12V 1A minimum. Although on my Block Erupter Controller is labeled 5V on the outside. Which is right?

There's whole swaths of posts about this very subject in this very thread.

Quote from: dogie on September 05, 2014, 10:36:43 PM

I have no idea who was responsible for labelling the cases as 5V.

Quote from: friedcat on September 05, 2014, 10:53:15 PM

The DC/DC chip on ethernet controller handles inputs from 5 to 12V. We tested cases of 5V and 12V and both work.

Quote from: dogie on September 12, 2014, 09:20:47 AM

Quote from: bbxx on September 12, 2014, 08:22:43 AM

you can use 5V or 12V
but amperage must be at least 12W so 5V 2.5A or 12V 1A

This. More likely to drop out at 5V as well.

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Hi Dogie,

You said the Block Erupter Controller Board requires a 12V 1A minimum. Although on my Block Erupter Controller is labeled 5V on the outside. Which is right? Sorry, I just don't want to fry the controller right out of the box. Please clarify this. Sad

Thank you,
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Quote from: dogie on September 28, 2014, 10:24:50 AM

Quote from: cesarm on September 28, 2014, 10:03:35 AM

Quote from: dogie on September 27, 2014, 11:52:01 PM

Quote from: cesarm on September 27, 2014, 03:52:08 PM

Quote from: dogie on September 27, 2014, 10:15:41 AM

Quote from: cesarm on September 27, 2014, 08:57:21 AM

Dogie, my tube came without the sheets of thermal compound, do you know what I can use instead ?

They're only strictly required if the hashing boards are damaging and so would be shorted by the aluminium heatsinks.

I used thermal paste (MX-4) and I think it's working well.

But after some time some hashing some "." in the chips are appearing.

They don't appear when the miner is restarted, they appear a while after.

Do you know what can be causing this ?

I'm using a Corsair 850W, maybe the PSU cant handle the Tube ?

Which 850W?

TX850W

Try just two boards at a time, so that way you know you're not maxing out the PSU capacity wise or the cables. Use all 4 PCI-E cables. Then swap over. If you're still getting .s appearing after time, its heat related.

If no .s, try 3 boards with 1 PCI-E cable each. If you get .s now, you need to get some 2x molex to PCI-E adapters to help reduce the cable loads.
If no .s still, it means you were maxing out the PSU capacity wise and you'll need to get an additional PSU / larger PSU.

Now the tx850w is powering only three boards and a cx750m is powering one board (and one avalon3 290 module).

It's much better now, it really was a power issue.

Thanks.

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Quote from: cesarm on September 28, 2014, 10:03:35 AM

Quote from: dogie on September 27, 2014, 11:52:01 PM

Quote from: cesarm on September 27, 2014, 03:52:08 PM

Quote from: dogie on September 27, 2014, 10:15:41 AM

Quote from: cesarm on September 27, 2014, 08:57:21 AM

Dogie, my tube came without the sheets of thermal compound, do you know what I can use instead ?

They're only strictly required if the hashing boards are damaging and so would be shorted by the aluminium heatsinks.

I used thermal paste (MX-4) and I think it's working well.

But after some time some hashing some "." in the chips are appearing.

They don't appear when the miner is restarted, they appear a while after.

Do you know what can be causing this ?

I'm using a Corsair 850W, maybe the PSU cant handle the Tube ?

Which 850W?

TX850W

Try just two boards at a time, so that way you know you're not maxing out the PSU capacity wise or the cables. Use all 4 PCI-E cables. Then swap over. If you're still getting .s appearing after time, its heat related.

If no .s, try 3 boards with 1 PCI-E cable each. If you get .s now, you need to get some 2x molex to PCI-E adapters to help reduce the cable loads.
If no .s still, it means you were maxing out the PSU capacity wise and you'll need to get an additional PSU / larger PSU.

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Quote from: dogie on September 27, 2014, 11:52:01 PM

Quote from: cesarm on September 27, 2014, 03:52:08 PM

Quote from: dogie on September 27, 2014, 10:15:41 AM

Quote from: cesarm on September 27, 2014, 08:57:21 AM

Dogie, my tube came without the sheets of thermal compound, do you know what I can use instead ?

They're only strictly required if the hashing boards are damaging and so would be shorted by the aluminium heatsinks.

I used thermal paste (MX-4) and I think it's working well.

But after some time some hashing some "." in the chips are appearing.

They don't appear when the miner is restarted, they appear a while after.

Do you know what can be causing this ?

I'm using a Corsair 850W, maybe the PSU cant handle the Tube ?

Which 850W?

TX850W

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Quote from: cesarm on September 27, 2014, 03:52:08 PM

Quote from: dogie on September 27, 2014, 10:15:41 AM

Quote from: cesarm on September 27, 2014, 08:57:21 AM

Dogie, my tube came without the sheets of thermal compound, do you know what I can use instead ?

They're only strictly required if the hashing boards are damaging and so would be shorted by the aluminium heatsinks.

I used thermal paste (MX-4) and I think it's working well.

But after some time some hashing some "." in the chips are appearing.

They don't appear when the miner is restarted, they appear a while after.

Do you know what can be causing this ?

I'm using a Corsair 850W, maybe the PSU cant handle the Tube ?

Which 850W?

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Quote from: cesarm on September 27, 2014, 03:52:08 PM

Quote from: dogie on September 27, 2014, 10:15:41 AM

Quote from: cesarm on September 27, 2014, 08:57:21 AM

Dogie, my tube came without the sheets of thermal compound, do you know what I can use instead ?

They're only strictly required if the hashing boards are damaging and so would be shorted by the aluminium heatsinks.

I used thermal paste (MX-4) and I think it's working well.

But after some time some hashing some "." in the chips are appearing.

They don't appear when the miner is restarted, they appear a while after.

Do you know what can be causing this ?

I'm using a Corsair 850W, maybe the PSU cant handle the Tube ?

That's cutting it close, I would recommend at least a 1000w PSU.

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Quote from: dogie on September 27, 2014, 10:15:41 AM

Quote from: cesarm on September 27, 2014, 08:57:21 AM

Dogie, my tube came without the sheets of thermal compound, do you know what I can use instead ?

They're only strictly required if the hashing boards are damaging and so would be shorted by the aluminium heatsinks.

I used thermal paste (MX-4) and I think it's working well.

But after some time some hashing some "." in the chips are appearing.

They don't appear when the miner is restarted, they appear a while after.

Do you know what can be causing this ?

I'm using a Corsair 850W, maybe the PSU cant handle the Tube ?

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Quote from: cesarm on September 27, 2014, 08:57:21 AM

Dogie, my tube came without the sheets of thermal compound, do you know what I can use instead ?

They're only strictly required if the hashing boards are damaging and so would be shorted by the aluminium heatsinks.

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Dogie, my tube came without the sheets of thermal compound, do you know what I can use instead ?

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Quote from: CrazyGuy on September 18, 2014, 09:48:16 PM

Quote from: yochdog on September 18, 2014, 04:45:30 PM

Quote from: bbxx on September 12, 2014, 08:22:43 AM

typo

you can use 5V or 12V
but amperage must be at least 12W so 5V 2.5A or 12V 1A

Can one use 12v 2A? Or just stick with 12v 1A?

A device will only pull what is required. 2a is your maximum, so there is nothing wrong with using 2a adapter, as long as the barrel connector is the right size.

Its like saying can I use a 24W PSU when I only need 12W (which is what is happening here).

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Quote from: yochdog on September 18, 2014, 04:45:30 PM

Quote from: bbxx on September 12, 2014, 08:22:43 AM

typo

you can use 5V or 12V
but amperage must be at least 12W so 5V 2.5A or 12V 1A

Can one use 12v 2A? Or just stick with 12v 1A?

essentially, will this work: http://www.amazon.com/Amamax-Wall-Adapter-Power-Supply/dp/B006GEPUYA/ref=sr_1_6?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1411076631&sr=1-6&keywords=12v+power+supply

A device will only pull what is required. 2a is your maximum, so there is nothing wrong with using 2a adapter, as long as the barrel connector is the right size.

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