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Topic: Reprogramming the USB Block Erupter? (Read 1122 times)

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June 15, 2013, 04:24:40 AM
#4
Thanks. Smiley
legendary
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June 15, 2013, 03:34:16 AM
#3
Yeah only fpga can do other jobs.
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June 15, 2013, 03:22:40 AM
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Is it actually possible to reprogram the Block Erupter USB-Sticks to perform another task... lets say video encoding?

no.  The chip is not a general purpose processor, nor is it programmable like an FPGA.  ASIC = Application Specific Integrated Circuit.  The physical chip is designed to do SHA256 and nothing but.
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June 15, 2013, 02:30:50 AM
#1
Is it actually possible to reprogram the Block Erupter USB-Sticks to perform another task... lets say video encoding?
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