So, Im curious will the fpga's themselves come w/ the heatsink pictured? Will this be suffecient enough cooling to perform @ 200mh/s / fpga?
Or will I need to go find HSF's for them as well?
Topic: High Efficiency FPGA & ASIC Bitcoin Mining Devices https://BTCFPGA.com - page 104. (Read 218469 times)
May 14, 2012, 11:43:02 AM
May 14, 2012, 09:02:19 AM
I Like the fact that you are now offering it so that you can upgrade the board and purchase with less on. But where is the option on your web site to purchase the the cards individually once you have bought the back board?
Phil
Phil
Not yet I was going to add that today whenever I got the time....
May 14, 2012, 08:22:41 AM
I Like the fact that you are now offering it so that you can upgrade the board and purchase with less on. But where is the option on your web site to purchase the the cards individually once you have bought the back board?
Phil
Phil
May 14, 2012, 03:30:21 AM
Which pin are you using for a clock input?
Which clock input? the main clock for the FPGA? the jtag clock inputs? or the ARM clock input?
wish list
The arm chip you are using may be powerful enough to run a rtos, even if not Im sure there are plenty of people (myself included) that would love to attempt adding a webui, the miner/ a miner and a TCP/IP stack to the code so these devices could become stand alone network devices configured via web interface removing the need for a pc entirely.
Just me thinking out loud, absolutely love the design.
- 8x, 16x & 32x motheboards
- souce code used for your arm chip
- rj45 lan port connected to the arm cortex
- more screenshots
- lower price
(not complaining just wishing)
The arm chip you are using may be powerful enough to run a rtos, even if not Im sure there are plenty of people (myself included) that would love to attempt adding a webui, the miner/ a miner and a TCP/IP stack to the code so these devices could become stand alone network devices configured via web interface removing the need for a pc entirely.
Just me thinking out loud, absolutely love the design.
Bigger backplanes will be coming =]
I will probably open source the arm chip code however IDK if I can release the whole thing.... I'm using the USB CDC stack from Keil for now which is open source but I think it has some stupid licensing that doesn't let anyone but Keil distribute the source I have to look into it....
Sorry, but no rj45 for this board =[ I'm using the LPC1343 on this board and it doesn't include ethernet. However, I planned on using a beefier 100 pin 120MHz LPC1769 that includes ethernet and all the goodies on the bigger backplanes =]
More pictures in a couple days!!! (Sorry I've been really busy working on firmware.)
nice, how soon would cgminer be able to mine using one of these?
Also, is the individual parts ready for purchase as well?
IE: might be interested in starting w/ just the backplane & 1 fpga and growing it over time.
Also, is the individual parts ready for purchase as well?
IE: might be interested in starting w/ just the backplane & 1 fpga and growing it over time.
I'd say we should have cgminer mining on this board in a couple weeks 1 month max.
Yes you can get the board with 0-4 fpga cards. Check this page out:
http://www.btcfpga.com/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=54
May 11, 2012, 11:35:07 AM
nice, how soon would cgminer be able to mine using one of these?
Also, is the individual parts ready for purchase as well?
IE: might be interested in starting w/ just the backplane & 1 fpga and growing it over time.
Also, is the individual parts ready for purchase as well?
IE: might be interested in starting w/ just the backplane & 1 fpga and growing it over time.
May 10, 2012, 04:09:15 PM
So, are these things ready for purchase right now? or there a long waiting list even if you order?
They are available for purchase.
I have put in place finance for a buyer for five units (1000 coins) and the delivery guarantee penalty they have cuts severely into margins, so they have a strong incentive to get them to users once ordered.
May 10, 2012, 03:01:00 PM
So, are these things ready for purchase right now? or there a long waiting list even if you order?
May 10, 2012, 04:37:51 AM
wish list
The arm chip you are using may be powerful enough to run a rtos, even if not Im sure there are plenty of people (myself included) that would love to attempt adding a webui, the miner/ a miner and a TCP/IP stack to the code so these devices could become stand alone network devices configured via web interface removing the need for a pc entirely.
Just me thinking out loud, absolutely love the design.
- 8x, 16x & 32x motheboards
- souce code used for your arm chip
- rj45 lan port connected to the arm cortex
- more screenshots
- lower price (not complaining just wishing)
The arm chip you are using may be powerful enough to run a rtos, even if not Im sure there are plenty of people (myself included) that would love to attempt adding a webui, the miner/ a miner and a TCP/IP stack to the code so these devices could become stand alone network devices configured via web interface removing the need for a pc entirely.
Just me thinking out loud, absolutely love the design.
May 10, 2012, 03:48:18 AM
Which pin are you using for a clock input?
May 08, 2012, 09:08:13 PM
Whats the $, mh, and w for the X6500? I'd like to add it.
http://fpgamining.com/documentation/hardware/power-measurements
http://fpgamining.com/products/x6500-rev3
Added it.
May 08, 2012, 07:54:42 PM
Whats the $, mh, and w for the X6500? I'd like to add it.
http://fpgamining.com/documentation/hardware/power-measurements
http://fpgamining.com/products/x6500-rev3
May 08, 2012, 07:49:37 PM
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/m.887606
Not sure if everyone has seen the profit evaluation I did on FPGAs yet.
Not sure if everyone has seen the profit evaluation I did on FPGAs yet.
Just wondering.... why didn't you include the X6500 in this?
also Lancelot isnt released yet as far as I know so nobody knows what mh/s per watt its going to be. nzghang himself says their goal is over 500 mh/s but he doesnt know yet...
Btw eldentyrell said something about releasing his new bitstream near the end of the month which would boost performance of all Spartan 6 boards that can handle the extra power and cooling requirements....
Whats the $, mh, and w for the X6500? I'd like to add it.
May 08, 2012, 07:45:04 PM
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/m.887606
Not sure if everyone has seen the profit evaluation I did on FPGAs yet.
Not sure if everyone has seen the profit evaluation I did on FPGAs yet.
Just wondering.... why didn't you include the X6500 in this?
also Lancelot isnt released yet as far as I know so nobody knows what mh/s per watt its going to be. nzghang himself says their goal is over 500 mh/s but he doesnt know yet...
Btw eldentyrell said something about releasing his new bitstream near the end of the month which would boost performance of all Spartan 6 boards that can handle the extra power and cooling requirements....
May 08, 2012, 06:25:41 PM
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/m.887606
Not sure if everyone has seen the profit evaluation I did on FPGAs yet.
Not sure if everyone has seen the profit evaluation I did on FPGAs yet.
BFL-Singles may even be using second-hand used chips explaining there six month only warranty. Also I've thought about green electricity for Red Star Mining. I can get 100% green sourced renewable electricity supplied for around £0.134kWh.
a) Holy shit, thats 0.2166 USD kwh. You are getting raped over there.
b) Thats not quite the same as generating your own power and selling the excess to make your investors more money.
No that price is for 100% green sourced renewable electricity. I'm currently paying £0.11125 kWh (and yes there is cheaper suppliers) and yes electricity in the UK is generally dearer than the US tho cheaper then many places in Europe and elsewhere. In running the Modminer development board I currently have I get at least >3.6BTC a week that costs me £0.76 for the ModMiner development board I'm currently using.
May 08, 2012, 06:19:48 PM
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/m.887606
Not sure if everyone has seen the profit evaluation I did on FPGAs yet.
Not sure if everyone has seen the profit evaluation I did on FPGAs yet.
BFL-Singles may even be using second-hand used chips explaining there six month only warranty. Also I've thought about green electricity for Red Star Mining. I can get 100% green sourced renewable electricity supplied for around £0.134kWh.
a) Holy shit, thats 0.2166 USD kwh. You are getting raped over there.
b) Thats not quite the same as generating your own power and selling the excess to make your investors more money.
May 08, 2012, 06:13:36 PM
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/m.887606
Not sure if everyone has seen the profit evaluation I did on FPGAs yet.
Not sure if everyone has seen the profit evaluation I did on FPGAs yet.
BFL-Singles may even be using second-hand used chips explaining there six month only warranty. Also I've thought about green electricity for Red Star Mining. I can get 100% green sourced renewable electricity supplied for around £0.134kWh.
May 08, 2012, 04:50:50 PM
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/m.887606
Not sure if everyone has seen the profit evaluation I did on FPGAs yet.
Not sure if everyone has seen the profit evaluation I did on FPGAs yet.
May 08, 2012, 04:48:33 PM
How many watts will the new boards with fans use?
Each fan should add around 0.6 - 1.2 watt depending on what heatsink/fan combination we decide on using
May 08, 2012, 01:17:07 PM
How many watts will the new boards with fans use?
May 08, 2012, 01:11:45 PM
Really loving the modular design, looks good.
Makes I'm sure a lot of people feel at ease if a part needs to be replaced it doesn't mean getting the soldering gun out and potentially messing up it more
So these really run cool enough and efficient with no fan?
Sorry if it sounds like a newbie question, but I don't often see FPGA without them.
Makes I'm sure a lot of people feel at ease if a part needs to be replaced it doesn't mean getting the soldering gun out and potentially messing up it more
So these really run cool enough and efficient with no fan?
Sorry if it sounds like a newbie question, but I don't often see FPGA without them.
It's not a newbie question =] The pictures are a bit misleading....
The board in the pics is one of our prototype boards(REV 2).
The boards that will be shipped are REV4 and have a lot of improvements. I've added 2 more fan headers for a total of 4. The FPGA cards are a bit bigger and will have holes at 54.8mm distance to allow for most aftermarket North bridge coolers and most aftermarket GPU coolers made for older GPU's. The FPGA cards will come stock with a GPU cooler that should dissipate around 25 watts of heat this is a lil overkill considering we only need to dissipate around 10 watts but everyones FPGAs will stay good and cool =] each GPU cooler includes a cylindrical heatsink and a 40-50mm fan. Heres a example http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835119079
Another difference between the old REV2 and REV4 is the USB Interface chip. In REV2 we used the same one as the X6500 uses. In REV4 we've changed this to a ARM Cortex M3 72 MHz microcontroller that will allow firmware updating for the USB interface.
I will post some new pictures in a few days.... I've just been really busy getting orders together and sourcing parts.
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