It's to replace the USB headers internallly on a mini-rig. The USB headers will still be there but unused unless you remove the card from the chasis.
Topic: Mini Rig announcement by Butterfly Labs - 25gh/s - page 4. (Read 34251 times)
18 cards was the original plan as I recall.
I hope the push to 17 and higher output per card (i.e., better yield for BF Labs) wasn't at the expense of lower tolerance for heat since the chips are being pushed further....
All that said, the update is greatly appreciated! Further, the specs are right as promised!!!
I hope the push to 17 and higher output per card (i.e., better yield for BF Labs) wasn't at the expense of lower tolerance for heat since the chips are being pushed further....
All that said, the update is greatly appreciated! Further, the specs are right as promised!!!
The question is: For what?
Yes, because I don't see a second one that I would assume would exist when used in a daisy chain fashion.Maybe it's just some simple SPI or [point-to-point] I2C digital I/O that will plug into [an I/O board of] the Raspberry Pi.
The question is: For what?
Yes, because I don't see a second one that I would assume would exist when used in a daisy chain fashion. Here's a quick photo update for you...
This is the Mini Rig processor card. It's a 1.5 GH/s unit which operates at a board temperature of 36C with a 22C ambient.
http://www.butterflylabs.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/MR-BF2_burn.png
http://www.butterflylabs.com/production-update/
That SATA port looks interesting.This is the Mini Rig processor card. It's a 1.5 GH/s unit which operates at a board temperature of 36C with a 22C ambient.
http://www.butterflylabs.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/MR-BF2_burn.png
http://www.butterflylabs.com/production-update/
I was about to post the same thing, but it's labeled "X-LINK" and since a SATA port doesn't make sense (the bandwidth is not that high and the mini rig will have a Raspberry Pi as a controller, not a a PC motherboard with 18 SATA ports), I assume that they just re-purposed the SATA connector and SATA cables for something else. The question is: For what?
That SATA port looks interesting.
Maybe a Highspeed differential link between the boards for future use ?? Sata connectors and cables are cheap.Here's a quick photo update for you...
This is the Mini Rig processor card. It's a 1.5 GH/s unit which operates at a board temperature of 36C with a 22C ambient.
http://www.butterflylabs.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/MR-BF2_burn.png
http://www.butterflylabs.com/production-update/
That SATA port looks interesting. This is the Mini Rig processor card. It's a 1.5 GH/s unit which operates at a board temperature of 36C with a 22C ambient.
http://www.butterflylabs.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/MR-BF2_burn.png
http://www.butterflylabs.com/production-update/
Here's a quick photo update for you...
This is one of the modular Mini Rig processor cards. It's a 1.5 GH/s unit which operates at a board temperature of 36C with a 22C ambient.
http://www.butterflylabs.com/production-update/
This is one of the modular Mini Rig processor cards. It's a 1.5 GH/s unit which operates at a board temperature of 36C with a 22C ambient.
http://www.butterflylabs.com/production-update/
Yes, if BFL could give us weekly updates on the progress, then it would put everyone's mind at rest and eliminate guessing and worrying as to what they are doing (everyone meaning those who ordered).
I think gigavps is at the very front of the list (as is Inaba I _think_)
gigavps has said publicly late May...
gigavps has said publicly late May...
Has anyone received any progress updates from bfl on their development of the mini-rig or any updates on anticipated delivery dates?
Yes.
Sorry, I should have removed your quote as I meant to direct it to Bulanula.
If they don't provide a bitstream for MicroCash then you won't be able to mine them smartass !
Also, good luck mining things like scrypt on these crappy FPGAs
If FPGA is so great then why nobody use it to mine LTC yet
Because it's more profitable to mine Bitcoin and use it to buy LTC due to price difference
True but can it technically be done because I understand scrypt algo needs like 1024KB L1 cache memory or something which only CPU has ...
Yes.
Sorry, I should have removed your quote as I meant to direct it to Bulanula.
If they don't provide a bitstream for MicroCash then you won't be able to mine them smartass !
Also, good luck mining things like scrypt on these crappy FPGAs
If FPGA is so great then why nobody use it to mine LTC yet
Because it's more profitable to mine Bitcoin and use it to buy LTC due to price difference
Yes.
Sorry, I should have removed your quote as I meant to direct it to Bulanula.
If they don't provide a bitstream for MicroCash then you won't be able to mine them smartass !
Also, good luck mining things like scrypt on these crappy FPGAs
If FPGA is so great then why nobody use it to mine LTC yet
Yes.
Sorry, I should have removed your quote as I meant to direct it to Bulanula.
With the number of Singles and Mini-Rigs being sold I wouldn't be surprised if some company releases paid software to use on them.
Will it be able to mine MicroCash once bitcoin collapses
Legitimate question: Do you know what an FPGA is? Like, could you describe it and understand what it is you're talking about?
Yes.
With the number of Singles and Mini-Rigs being sold I wouldn't be surprised if some company releases paid software to use on them.
Will it be able to mine MicroCash once bitcoin collapses
Legitimate question: Do you know what an FPGA is? Like, could you describe it and understand what it is you're talking about?
With the number of Singles and Mini-Rigs being sold I wouldn't be surprised if some company releases paid software to use on them.
Will it be able to mine MicroCash once bitcoin collapses
With the number of Singles and Mini-Rigs being sold I wouldn't be surprised if some company releases paid software to use on them.
I don't think Bitcoin will collapse, I have ordered a Single and a Mini-Rig. What I think is the current BFL hardware will be long outdated before anything happens to Bitcoin (if anything ever does happen) so worrying "what if Bitcoin collapses" is pointless.
There have been many complaints that the BFL hardware will be a very expensive paperweight if bitcoin goes bust. Seems to me that BFL was addressing that concern. Although I have NO idea what else they could be used for, I at least have the comfort of knowing now that I will have access to the information needed to retask it should bitcoin fail and something else present itself.
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