Topic: Swedish ASIC miner company kncminer.com - page 1721. (Read 3049501 times)

well if they use a Raspberry Pi. then its open game.

 Then one would telnet in, like with Putty, or SSH in and again like with Putty.

Cant wait for kncminer gen 2. How many of you are ready to plug in Uranus?

Cant wait for kncminer gen 2. How many of you are ready to plug in Uranus?

I have not yet. 

Can someone explain how ASIC miner devices' software are generally set up?  So let's say I have bitcoin-qt running on my laptop.  I have the miner power supply connected and hook the miner up to my laptop via USB (or maybe my router via ethernet?)  Then what?

For a run of 1000 or less units?  That works out to ~20 a day.  Sure. 

Hi guys, I posted a topic here about KNCminer Jupiters november delivery firts orders: https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/flagged-for-deletion-286588

Cheers!
-anykeywhy- 

Having had boards done.. no, they better be using automated unit assembly. It's not expensive.

I am pretty sure that given the volume KNC won't be using automated unit assembly (PCB will be assembled by automated pick & place machines).   All bitcoin hardware is relatively low volume (for now).  Hundreds or even low thousands of units doesn't warrant automated assembly of major components.  BFL problem isn't hand assembly it is a) they over promised (lied), b) they didn't met power/cooling project and had to scrap everything and redesign, c) they have been utterly incompetent in maintaining supply chain.   BFL with automated assembly wouldn't be any further along in the backlog.  It simply would have cost more.

I am pretty sure that given the volume KNC won't be using automated unit assembly (PCB will be assembled by automated pick & place machines).   All bitcoin hardware is relatively low volume (for now).  hundreds or even thousands of units doesn't warrant automated assembly on components.  BFL problem isn't hand assembly it is a) they  over promised, b) they had to scrap existing design because it was over power and cooling specs, c) they have been utterly incompetent in maintaining supply chain.   BFL with automated assembly wouldn't be any further along in the backlog.

KNC made a couple of good decisions.  The first is that it uses a standard ATX power supply.  I wish it was internal but the fact that it is user supplied is smart.  Anything that can be supplied cheaper off the shelf should be.  BFL on the other hand used "custom" brick power supplies for their units and multiple times ran out.  The second thing is that KNC used a single design for all 3 products.  All three products have the same power board, same case, same case fans, and same controller.  Then each product uses the same ASIC boards and heatsinks the only difference is in the number of units.

It would be stupid for KNC to invest in some high speed automated assembly given the relatively low volumes.  We are talking less than a dozen components.  Hand assembly is perfect.

The cost is tiny. A new program ..nothing more. Seen it done dozens of times. That's the whole point of CNC machines. If you have the machine capable of doing the work, the program is all you need and a few jigs that can be made in a day. Everything that is manufactured is made this way now. Nothing can be dome by hand in volume due to cost and quality control...and don't try me on that subject if you want something to shit out of tomorrow

Interesting how YES is slowly gaining more popularity as time passes, and it should be the other way around regarding closing resolution date and lack of solid proofs. Maybe the optimists are collectively cheering each other  

Or someone's either a gambling addict or they've got a massive amount of BTC and 15BTC isn't a lot to them.  I would have put more in but right now I'm doing all my bitcoin "gambling" with labcoin stock  Paying off a lot better then this bet will, so far.

I did put in a yes bet earlier when the odds were better.



Actually, my guess would be they're doing manual assembly.  The thing is - unlike what BFL tried to do with insourcing that, there are actually companies out there you can hire to do your box building for you.  Foxconn is the well known example, but companies like that exist everywhere.  Here in the U.S as well as sweeden, I'm sure.

The cost and time to setup an automated line aren't insubstantial, and for a small run of a few hundred to a thousand units it might be cheaper to hire humans to do it, even at sweedish rates.  You can see their system will be quite simple to install.  You just take a metal frame, stick in 2-5 circuit boards (depending on the thing thing) Connect a few wires, and then screw in the heatsinks.  It shouldn't take more then 5 minutes. They don't even need to attach the PSU.