Incoming pics!
http://ecointalk.net/gallery/album/5-black-arrow-16x-bitfury-first-batch/
http://ecointalk.net/gallery/album/2-black-arrows-16x-bitfury-prototypes/
Topic: [UPDATE - ON HAND] BitFury 16 Chip Boards 41.7Gh/s 3.69BTC - page 2. (Read 11721 times)
So how would someone go about hooking one of these up to a desktop asif it were usb and not SPI Connection? Or do i seriously need to buy a RPi just to run one of these
Im very intrested in the product!
You will need a rPi to run at least one board, yes. Im very intrested in the product!
So how would someone go about hooking one of these up to a desktop asif it were usb and not SPI Connection? Or do i seriously need to buy a RPi just to run one of these
Im very intrested in the product!
Im very intrested in the product!
Interesting product. A few questions, if you don't mind:
1) Supplying power to the unit: I see a barrel type power connector (I think) near the on/off switch. Can you address the type of connector we will need to supply power to the unit? I have some barrel type plugs on cables (created and sold by cablez, member on this forum, see: https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/wts-atx-psu-to-25-or-2155mm-12v-coaxial-plug-power-cables-new-product-74397) connected to a PSU that I used to power BFL FPGA units at one time, and are now powering BFL Jalapenos. Can I use these? If not, can you recommend, or better yet, sell us something to power these boards?
2) Daisy chaining: How many units can we daisy chain together such that we use only one RPi?
3) You note "Includes only the board itself. Power cable and Raspberry Pi not included" in the OP. What is that board that is connected to the bottom of the RPi? I get the BitFury 16X board, the RPi, but what is that thing connected to the bottom of the RPi?
Looking forward to your response. Thanks.
1) Supplying power to the unit: I see a barrel type power connector (I think) near the on/off switch. Can you address the type of connector we will need to supply power to the unit? I have some barrel type plugs on cables (created and sold by cablez, member on this forum, see: https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/wts-atx-psu-to-25-or-2155mm-12v-coaxial-plug-power-cables-new-product-74397) connected to a PSU that I used to power BFL FPGA units at one time, and are now powering BFL Jalapenos. Can I use these? If not, can you recommend, or better yet, sell us something to power these boards?
2) Daisy chaining: How many units can we daisy chain together such that we use only one RPi?
3) You note "Includes only the board itself. Power cable and Raspberry Pi not included" in the OP. What is that board that is connected to the bottom of the RPi? I get the BitFury 16X board, the RPi, but what is that thing connected to the bottom of the RPi?
Looking forward to your response. Thanks.
1) I think there is both a barrel-connector and the 4 pin green connector the blade uses, via 12V. Power usage is going to be between .9w/ghash to 1.3w/ghash.
We will be offering for sale both types of power connectors once I have finalized the best for the price, and a reliable supplier.
2) At minimum 10 (most we have tested so far). Shooting for 20-50 per, but can do 10. Otherwise We will come up with some way to compensate users if extra Pi's are needed
3) The board connected to the bottom of the PI is a controller board, that will also be included with each miner (its technically "part" of the miner thats why we didn't advertise separately)
I hope I answered all your questions.
Thank you for your prompt response. I am very interested in how Item #1 above turns out. Given Black Arrow's history of working on follow up production runs of the infamous Icarus/Lancelot FPGA boards, I suspect he may have retained that product's barrel type connector. In which case, I may be able to use my existing barrel type plugs, which Cablez himself says "These cables will also fit the Icarus or ztex FPGA or any 12V 2.5/5.5mm DC plug peripheral." It would be great if Black Arrow can confirm the Bitfury 16X board's power connector specifications.
At any rate, I am impressed with your speed to market. Congrats. I shall have to order one to try out, and hopefully I can expand my future hashing capabilities with your boards.
I do believe I remember being told something about them using the same power connectors as the Lancelots, I will double check. Thank you for refreshing my memory (BA and I talk a lot on skype, lots to remember)
EDIT: Looking back in my messages, they do use the same size DC barrel connector as the Lancelot. As the power consumption is not final yet, Im not sure the lancelot cable will work, but it is the same size. I will double check this with them next time I talk to them
Interesting product. A few questions, if you don't mind:
1) Supplying power to the unit: I see a barrel type power connector (I think) near the on/off switch. Can you address the type of connector we will need to supply power to the unit? I have some barrel type plugs on cables (created and sold by cablez, member on this forum, see: https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/wts-atx-psu-to-25-or-2155mm-12v-coaxial-plug-power-cables-new-product-74397) connected to a PSU that I used to power BFL FPGA units at one time, and are now powering BFL Jalapenos. Can I use these? If not, can you recommend, or better yet, sell us something to power these boards?
2) Daisy chaining: How many units can we daisy chain together such that we use only one RPi?
3) You note "Includes only the board itself. Power cable and Raspberry Pi not included" in the OP. What is that board that is connected to the bottom of the RPi? I get the BitFury 16X board, the RPi, but what is that thing connected to the bottom of the RPi?
Looking forward to your response. Thanks.
1) Supplying power to the unit: I see a barrel type power connector (I think) near the on/off switch. Can you address the type of connector we will need to supply power to the unit? I have some barrel type plugs on cables (created and sold by cablez, member on this forum, see: https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/wts-atx-psu-to-25-or-2155mm-12v-coaxial-plug-power-cables-new-product-74397) connected to a PSU that I used to power BFL FPGA units at one time, and are now powering BFL Jalapenos. Can I use these? If not, can you recommend, or better yet, sell us something to power these boards?
2) Daisy chaining: How many units can we daisy chain together such that we use only one RPi?
3) You note "Includes only the board itself. Power cable and Raspberry Pi not included" in the OP. What is that board that is connected to the bottom of the RPi? I get the BitFury 16X board, the RPi, but what is that thing connected to the bottom of the RPi?
Looking forward to your response. Thanks.
1) I think there is both a barrel-connector and the 4 pin green connector the blade uses, via 12V. Power usage is going to be between .9w/ghash to 1.3w/ghash.
We will be offering for sale both types of power connectors once I have finalized the best for the price, and a reliable supplier.
2) At minimum 10 (most we have tested so far). Shooting for 20-50 per, but can do 10. Otherwise We will come up with some way to compensate users if extra Pi's are needed
3) The board connected to the bottom of the PI is a controller board, that will also be included with each miner (its technically "part" of the miner thats why we didn't advertise separately)
I hope I answered all your questions.
Thank you for your prompt response. I am very interested in how Item #1 above turns out. Given Black Arrow's history of working on follow up production runs of the infamous Icarus/Lancelot FPGA boards, I suspect he may have retained that product's barrel type connector. In which case, I may be able to use my existing barrel type plugs, which Cablez himself says "These cables will also fit the Icarus or ztex FPGA or any 12V 2.5/5.5mm DC plug peripheral." It would be great if Black Arrow can confirm the Bitfury 16X board's power connector specifications.
At any rate, I am impressed with your speed to market. Congrats. I shall have to order one to try out, and hopefully I can expand my future hashing capabilities with your boards.
Interesting product. A few questions, if you don't mind:
1) Supplying power to the unit: I see a barrel type power connector (I think) near the on/off switch. Can you address the type of connector we will need to supply power to the unit? I have some barrel type plugs on cables (created and sold by cablez, member on this forum, see: https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/wts-atx-psu-to-25-or-2155mm-12v-coaxial-plug-power-cables-new-product-74397) connected to a PSU that I used to power BFL FPGA units at one time, and are now powering BFL Jalapenos. Can I use these? If not, can you recommend, or better yet, sell us something to power these boards?
2) Daisy chaining: How many units can we daisy chain together such that we use only one RPi?
3) You note "Includes only the board itself. Power cable and Raspberry Pi not included" in the OP. What is that board that is connected to the bottom of the RPi? I get the BitFury 16X board, the RPi, but what is that thing connected to the bottom of the RPi?
Looking forward to your response. Thanks.
1) Supplying power to the unit: I see a barrel type power connector (I think) near the on/off switch. Can you address the type of connector we will need to supply power to the unit? I have some barrel type plugs on cables (created and sold by cablez, member on this forum, see: https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/wts-atx-psu-to-25-or-2155mm-12v-coaxial-plug-power-cables-new-product-74397) connected to a PSU that I used to power BFL FPGA units at one time, and are now powering BFL Jalapenos. Can I use these? If not, can you recommend, or better yet, sell us something to power these boards?
2) Daisy chaining: How many units can we daisy chain together such that we use only one RPi?
3) You note "Includes only the board itself. Power cable and Raspberry Pi not included" in the OP. What is that board that is connected to the bottom of the RPi? I get the BitFury 16X board, the RPi, but what is that thing connected to the bottom of the RPi?
Looking forward to your response. Thanks.
1) I think there is both a barrel-connector and the 4 pin green connector the blade uses, via 12V. Power usage is going to be between .9w/ghash to 1.3w/ghash.
We will be offering for sale both types of power connectors once I have finalized the best for the price, and a reliable supplier.
2) At minimum 10 (most we have tested so far). Shooting for 20-50 per, but can do 10. Otherwise We will come up with some way to compensate users if extra Pi's are needed
3) The board connected to the bottom of the PI is a controller board, that will also be included with each miner (its technically "part" of the miner thats why we didn't advertise separately)
I hope I answered all your questions.
Interesting product. A few questions, if you don't mind:
1) Supplying power to the unit: I see a barrel type power connector (I think) near the on/off switch. Can you address the type of connector we will need to supply power to the unit? I have some barrel type plugs on cables (created and sold by cablez, member on this forum, see: https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/wts-atx-psu-to-25-or-2155mm-12v-coaxial-plug-power-cables-new-product-74397) connected to a PSU that I used to power BFL FPGA units at one time, and are now powering BFL Jalapenos. Can I use these? If not, can you recommend, or better yet, sell us something to power these boards?
2) Daisy chaining: How many units can we daisy chain together such that we use only one RPi?
3) You note "Includes only the board itself. Power cable and Raspberry Pi not included" in the OP. What is that board that is connected to the bottom of the RPi? I get the BitFury 16X board, the RPi, but what is that thing connected to the bottom of the RPi?
Looking forward to your response. Thanks.
1) Supplying power to the unit: I see a barrel type power connector (I think) near the on/off switch. Can you address the type of connector we will need to supply power to the unit? I have some barrel type plugs on cables (created and sold by cablez, member on this forum, see: https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/wts-atx-psu-to-25-or-2155mm-12v-coaxial-plug-power-cables-new-product-74397) connected to a PSU that I used to power BFL FPGA units at one time, and are now powering BFL Jalapenos. Can I use these? If not, can you recommend, or better yet, sell us something to power these boards?
2) Daisy chaining: How many units can we daisy chain together such that we use only one RPi?
3) You note "Includes only the board itself. Power cable and Raspberry Pi not included" in the OP. What is that board that is connected to the bottom of the RPi? I get the BitFury 16X board, the RPi, but what is that thing connected to the bottom of the RPi?
Looking forward to your response. Thanks.
Where can i get Ribbon cable for BitFury Board <--> Rpi
and cable for BitFury Board <--> BitFury Board if i buy more than 1 board?
All included if you order atleast one for the rPI > BitFuryand cable for BitFury Board <--> BitFury Board if i buy more than 1 board?
If you buy 2 or more, all the SPI cables needed will be included.
First 100 PCBs have been delivered from the factory, unto testing!
Where can i get Ribbon cable for BitFury Board <--> Rpi
and cable for BitFury Board <--> BitFury Board if i buy more than 1 board?
and cable for BitFury Board <--> BitFury Board if i buy more than 1 board?
This board should be less than $349 to make any money today.
In a month, it will not even make sense to buy it at $149. IMHO.
Where can i get Ribbon cable for BitFury Board <--> Rpi
and cable for BitFury Board <--> BitFury Board if i buy more than 1 board?
and cable for BitFury Board <--> BitFury Board if i buy more than 1 board?
Fingers crossed that cat didn't piss on your board! LOL!
How do these connect to a Pi? Via usb??
I have no need for a Pi, I already have a Unix computer up an running.
Which version of CGminer support these and how can I connect them up to a regular computer? Thanks !
Thinking of ordering a couple or more. When would these ship if I ordered them today?
Thanks.
They connect to the via Ribbon cable, and are required to function. Kano has been shipped a board, so will have latest cgminer support. I have no need for a Pi, I already have a Unix computer up an running.
Which version of CGminer support these and how can I connect them up to a regular computer? Thanks !
Thinking of ordering a couple or more. When would these ship if I ordered them today?
Thanks.
They will ship on or before Nov 1, or your refunded.
How do these connect to a Pi? Via usb??
I have no need for a Pi, I already have a Unix computer up and running doing various things...
Which version of CGminer supports these and how can I connect them up to a regular computer? Thanks !
Thinking of ordering a couple or more. When would these ship if I ordered them today?
Thanks.
I have no need for a Pi, I already have a Unix computer up and running doing various things...
Which version of CGminer supports these and how can I connect them up to a regular computer? Thanks !
Thinking of ordering a couple or more. When would these ship if I ordered them today?
Thanks.
I am going to have to get a board or 2 just because i love seal point siamese..
I am going to have to get a board or 2 just because i love seal point siamese..
And Cats. In Boxes
Your cat looks quite a lot like mine :O
His name is snickers, and he is quite an idiot. Runs into walls all the time.
And Cats. In Boxes
Your cat looks quite a lot like mine :O
What settings do you use to get a board to 50GH/s?
The 50ghash is not guaranteed, but according to BA they will be OC'able thru the mining software on the Pi. I will clarify this question with them when we have the final board done. Otherwise the 41.7 is at 2.7/chip, and the last I head (18 hours ago) the prototype boards were doing ~39 with 1-2% errors (software needs tuning, have reached out to Kano for his assistance already)Also:
1/4 of the boxes I ordered have arrived, along with all the international customs forms I will need. And Cats. In Boxes
What settings do you use to get a board to 50GH/s?
As we are closer to the date/ final hashrates, we have adjusted the price.
funny how only 3-4 days ago you were defending a 6.3BTC/$999 pricing. what about the fact that current exchange rate puts 6BTC = >$1000?
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