Speaking of questions...
Can one power supply power multiple miners? ie. one 500W ATX power supply connected to two miners.
Topic: Official FutureBit Apollo BTC Software/Image and Support thread - page 130. (Read 52205 times)
Newbie questions...
I have 3 Apollo BTC miners up and running with no issues. Full node downloaded in 1.5 days. :-)
I have a controller and 2 standard units. I am running in turbo mode. Hash rate is ~3.1 I see all 3 in the dashboard.
Is there any way to increase the power on one of the standard units that is running with a 500W power supply? The other 2 are running the 200W PS. If they all need to be managed by the same rules, I will buy 2 more 500W power supplies if that allows me to increase the hash rate . If I do that, how do push all three to the 3.8TH/s limit? Do I need to adjust the power in "Custom Miner Mode"? If so, how high should I go?
Thank you in advance for your help/advice.
"*Our FutureBit 200W power supply is limited to ~ 3 TH/s, 3.8 TH/s is only achievable with an external > 300 watt power supply"
I have 3 Apollo BTC miners up and running with no issues. Full node downloaded in 1.5 days. :-)
I have a controller and 2 standard units. I am running in turbo mode. Hash rate is ~3.1 I see all 3 in the dashboard.
Is there any way to increase the power on one of the standard units that is running with a 500W power supply? The other 2 are running the 200W PS. If they all need to be managed by the same rules, I will buy 2 more 500W power supplies if that allows me to increase the hash rate . If I do that, how do push all three to the 3.8TH/s limit? Do I need to adjust the power in "Custom Miner Mode"? If so, how high should I go?
Thank you in advance for your help/advice.
"*Our FutureBit 200W power supply is limited to ~ 3 TH/s, 3.8 TH/s is only achievable with an external > 300 watt power supply"
How's the first update looking guys? Able to give us an ETA?
Hi, I received the Apollo today and the build quality is amazing. The FedEx guy advised me to tell you to NEVER put the contents and value on the label on the outside like that. He said it was the talk of the local office with everyone commenting on how bad of an idea it was. Please, don't do that - I mean it would just take folding the paper one more time to hide it.
This problem doesn't exist outside of US, people here in Europe don't steal like that and couriers don't leave valuable parcels on the porch without getting signature of recipient first. Here, if FedEx courier is unable to get signature of the receipient, he leaves it in designated safe place, if there isn't one, he tries to leave parcel with the neighbour, and if that fails, he takes it back with him leaving missed delivery note.
couple issues for me. First was the package had a packing slip that showed what I paid for it. Might not want to have that sitting on porch for too long.
Totally agree. Wife and I went for a bike ride and upon return found my delivery in the front middle of our porch with the pricing and contents right on top. Never had any company in my life do that! Fortunately I grabbed it first. Strongly consider making only the address visible FutureBit!
Didn't help that the lazy FedEx driver didn't step two paces toward the door to place it behind a column.
From another recent customer:
Hi, I received the Apollo today and the build quality is amazing. The FedEx guy advised me to tell you to NEVER put the contents and value on the label on the outside like that. He said it was the talk of the local office with everyone commenting on how bad of an idea it was. Please, don't do that - I mean it would just take folding the paper one more time to hide it.
Get the message???
Hi, I received the Apollo today and the build quality is amazing. The FedEx guy advised me to tell you to NEVER put the contents and value on the label on the outside like that. He said it was the talk of the local office with everyone commenting on how bad of an idea it was. Please, don't do that - I mean it would just take folding the paper one more time to hide it.
Update:-
So my self sourced replacement fans turned up today so I fitted one. Works a treat. Not sure about longevity but still its quiet and reduced temps down to 58c.
Here is the UK Amazon link if anyone wants to search for them in their respective countries:-
https://smile.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B08MKL9L5S/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
((WINSINN Mini 25mm Fan 5V Hydraulic Bearing Brushless 2507 25x7mm - High Speed (Pack of 4Pcs))
Connector is plug and play to the existing one, lead length is a bit much but coiled up and cable tied so it doesn't interfere with anything.
So my self sourced replacement fans turned up today so I fitted one. Works a treat. Not sure about longevity but still its quiet and reduced temps down to 58c.
Here is the UK Amazon link if anyone wants to search for them in their respective countries:-
https://smile.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B08MKL9L5S/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
((WINSINN Mini 25mm Fan 5V Hydraulic Bearing Brushless 2507 25x7mm - High Speed (Pack of 4Pcs))
Connector is plug and play to the existing one, lead length is a bit much but coiled up and cable tied so it doesn't interfere with anything.
Posted this in announcement thread by mistake, deleted that post. sorry
Got my full package miner today and the whole thing looks awesome. From the packaging to the power supply and especially the miner itself. Plugged it in and connected to the IP address with no problems. The dashboards look great.
couple issues for me. First was the package had a packing slip that showed what I paid for it. Might not want to have that sitting on porch for too long.
Second, can a wireless usb dongle keyboard be plugged into device?
UPDATE, Miner ran fine for 30 minutes with all default settings and then stopped. choosing miner restart does nothing. So trying to stop node and its appears to try to stop for a minute, but then back to the dashboard. I know I should not just power off right?
After 50 minutes of uptime the fan is starting to howl. I'll check the screws first.
Taking a step back. I've powered off and disabled the miner while the node syncs. once the sync is complete I will try mining again
Got my full package miner today and the whole thing looks awesome. From the packaging to the power supply and especially the miner itself. Plugged it in and connected to the IP address with no problems. The dashboards look great.
couple issues for me. First was the package had a packing slip that showed what I paid for it. Might not want to have that sitting on porch for too long.
Second, can a wireless usb dongle keyboard be plugged into device?
UPDATE, Miner ran fine for 30 minutes with all default settings and then stopped. choosing miner restart does nothing. So trying to stop node and its appears to try to stop for a minute, but then back to the dashboard. I know I should not just power off right?
After 50 minutes of uptime the fan is starting to howl. I'll check the screws first.
Taking a step back. I've powered off and disabled the miner while the node syncs. once the sync is complete I will try mining again
Jstefanop, sorry if my post seemed like I was moaning. I’m not really. Its all to be expected with a first batch. The fit and finish of it all is superb and love the fact its all contained in one unit.
I must have a duff fan as no matter what I did it still wouldn’t be quiet
I’m waiting for a couple to turn up. No point paying postage from the US for such a small thing.
I’m just eager for the update to get the web UI sorted aswell as the shutdown button etc
I must have a duff fan as no matter what I did it still wouldn’t be quiet
I’m waiting for a couple to turn up. No point paying postage from the US for such a small thing. I’m just eager for the update to get the web UI sorted aswell as the shutdown button etc
DaveF, I was thinking exactly the same thing. Could be an issue with the existing fan. I’ve ordered a couple of different variants myself as I never got a reply from support after the initial query regarding the LED.
I suppose it all depends on the starting voltage of the fan. Most 12v fans have a starting voltage of 5v so if that was to dip lower then it would stop and struggle to start again. As you said 3.3 to 5v is a tighter margin so should hopefully be ok *crosses fingers*.
Its all trial and error at the moment. To be fair the heatsink is keeping it below 75c under moderate loads (when updating the node). So it may well be ok in my circumstances to run passively. But I just don’t like the idea of it.
I suppose it all depends on the starting voltage of the fan. Most 12v fans have a starting voltage of 5v so if that was to dip lower then it would stop and struggle to start again. As you said 3.3 to 5v is a tighter margin so should hopefully be ok *crosses fingers*.
Its all trial and error at the moment. To be fair the heatsink is keeping it below 75c under moderate loads (when updating the node). So it may well be ok in my circumstances to run passively. But I just don’t like the idea of it.
Initial it was supposed to ship passively cooled, but hashboard running + initial blockchain synced was causing it to overheat so we had to add the fan just for syncing. You can probably get away with disconnecting the fan (its the black and red wire on the bottom of the unit) if it has already synced, just make sure temps dont go over 85c.
Super pissed at the supplier of these fans, they are complete garbage...just send us an email and well send you a replacement. BTW for some units the fans are fine, just the two screws that hold it down have become loose making the vibration noise. Tightening the screws should fix this.
DaveF, I was thinking exactly the same thing. Could be an issue with the existing fan. I’ve ordered a couple of different variants myself as I never got a reply from support after the initial query regarding the LED.
I suppose it all depends on the starting voltage of the fan. Most 12v fans have a starting voltage of 5v so if that was to dip lower then it would stop and struggle to start again. As you said 3.3 to 5v is a tighter margin so should hopefully be ok *crosses fingers*.
Its all trial and error at the moment. To be fair the heatsink is keeping it below 75c under moderate loads (when updating the node). So it may well be ok in my circumstances to run passively. But I just don’t like the idea of it.
I suppose it all depends on the starting voltage of the fan. Most 12v fans have a starting voltage of 5v so if that was to dip lower then it would stop and struggle to start again. As you said 3.3 to 5v is a tighter margin so should hopefully be ok *crosses fingers*.
Its all trial and error at the moment. To be fair the heatsink is keeping it below 75c under moderate loads (when updating the node). So it may well be ok in my circumstances to run passively. But I just don’t like the idea of it.
Can the CPU fan run from any of the 5v/GND GPIO pins? Or does it have to be run through the proprietary connector you guys have made?
CPU Fan Connector is attached to the 3.3v power, if you connect it to the 5v pins it will spin nearly twice as fast and be super loud.
I know in the olden days of PC cooling (go back to the mid 90s) under-volting a fan could cause issues. Back then people tried to run 12V fans off the 5V rail to reduce noise since for the most part you did not need the airflow that you need in todays PCs. But, it caused a lot of them not to spin at times. Once they started moving, even with a flick of a finger they kept spinning. I know there is a big difference between a case fan and the little one on the CPU and 5 to 12 is a much larger gap then 3.3 to 5 but could that be causing some of the early death issues? I actually have one coming in from you to replace mine that died.
-Dave
Hi
Any news of the 32 Bits Linux version for my Raspberry?
Regards
Any news of the 32 Bits Linux version for my Raspberry?
Regards
Thanks.
No source code will be available?
If not, then please make sure Raspberry Pi zero and 2 is available.
Some peeple use Raspbian, some Debian or Manjaro on Pis and so on. I don't know how is that all compatible with each other.
Debian uses different architecture on Pi zero than Raspbian as far as I understand.
No source code will be available?
If not, then please make sure Raspberry Pi zero and 2 is available.
Some peeple use Raspbian, some Debian or Manjaro on Pis and so on. I don't know how is that all compatible with each other.
Debian uses different architecture on Pi zero than Raspbian as far as I understand.
Came home from work today, and the miner had timed itself out. No big deal because I Restarted my miner and it was up and running again no issues. Only thing is now it is starting to make an awful sound every couple seconds. I have a feeling this noise is coming from the fan since it is a moving part. has anyone else run into this issue yet? If so what is the remedy. Should I safely stop the unit from mining and safely shut down the node till i find the culprit or is it safe? Operating temperature is fine. Everything looks great besides this weird sound. have been running in ECO mode since the unit came online. Haven't messed with any settings. Maybe something is coming loose or starting to?? Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Yes others have the same issue. It's the CPU fan on the SBC, temps will be fine it will just be noisy. I've temporarily unplugged mine until support sends me another one
Came home from work today, and the miner had timed itself out. No big deal because I Restarted my miner and it was up and running again no issues. Only thing is now it is starting to make an awful sound every couple seconds. I have a feeling this noise is coming from the fan since it is a moving part. has anyone else run into this issue yet? If so what is the remedy. Should I safely stop the unit from mining and safely shut down the node till i find the culprit or is it safe? Operating temperature is fine. Everything looks great besides this weird sound. have been running in ECO mode since the unit came online. Haven't messed with any settings. Maybe something is coming loose or starting to?? Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Can the CPU fan run from any of the 5v/GND GPIO pins? Or does it have to be run through the proprietary connector you guys have made?
CPU Fan Connector is attached to the 3.3v power, if you connect it to the 5v pins it will spin nearly twice as fast and be super loud.
Sweet good to know. I'll hook it upto a spare 3.3v & GND if the replacement I've bought arrives with a different connector.
jstefanop, any news on standalone apollo miner? Still waiting for any support for older Raspberry Pi's. https://github.com/jstefanop/Apollo-Miner-Binaries/releases/ shows nothing new since the release, unfortunately. Thanks.
Need to get the critical fixes out for our main unit, and then will focus on this.
Thanks. Please keep up the good work. Ubuntu system updates compatibility for full unit are more important I can imagine, as well as other things. We don't want to run outdated systems in our networks.
Will be waiting for new standalone release
Can the CPU fan run from any of the 5v/GND GPIO pins? Or does it have to be run through the proprietary connector you guys have made?
CPU Fan Connector is attached to the 3.3v power, if you connect it to the 5v pins it will spin nearly twice as fast and be super loud.
jstefanop, any news on standalone apollo miner? Still waiting for any support for older Raspberry Pi's. https://github.com/jstefanop/Apollo-Miner-Binaries/releases/ shows nothing new since the release, unfortunately. Thanks.
Need to get the critical fixes out for our main unit, and then will focus on this.
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