This is the setup and user guide thread for US-based BitFury units. I say US-based because I am shipping the version 1 M-board and it has some specific requirements.
This guide assumes you have a basic knowledge of what bitcoin is and what the process of mining for bitcoin is about.
***PICS WILL FOLLOW***
Important Things:
#1 DO NOT UPDATE YOUR SOFTWARE
-The software works great, no need to try new changes unless we are issuing them. If you run the wrong version of chainminer (the one from Niko's V2 M-boards), it will fry your H-boards. Please don't mess with new unsupported software.
#2 Chips always face the rPi. ALWAYS load your cards with the chips facing the rPi end (where the rPi and power connections are). If you load the H-boards in backwards, it will fry the board!
#3 Power adapters: black is ground (GND) and yellow is hot (12v). Use two separate PCI-e cables for safety. If you bought a full rig, you need at least 350 watts for safe operation.
#4 Its best to handle PCB boards by their edges in order to reduce the chance of static discharge damaging the board. Better yet use an ESD wrist strap if you have it. If you don't, touch the metal case of your computer prior to handling the boards - it will discharge any ESD you may be carrying.
#5 NO HOT SWAPPING CARDS
Assembly:
1. Attach the rPi to the black plug at the end of the M-board. The rPi hangs off back of the M-board with this version. Slide the SD card into the rPi SD card slot - there's only one way for it to go in.
2. Plug an ethernet cable into the rPi.
3. Connect the power adapter to the M-board screw terminals before connecting it to the power supply. Black is GND, Yellow is 12V.
4. Plug your H-cards into the slots of the M-board, beginning with the 0 slot. If you have multiple H-cards, don't skip slots - they must be plugged in sequentially for proper communications.
5. Make sure the power is off to your PSU. Choose two separate PCI-e cables from your PSU and plug them into the two connectors on the power adapter.
At this point it is safe to power up the PSU. Power and activity lights should be visible on the rPi.
Operation:
Each unit is pre-programmed to:
a) start mining
b) use the default IP 192.168.1.249
NOTE: Gateway IP fix required: read below https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=288109.msg3086163#msg3086163
You need to hit that IP address with a browser to reconfigure your pool credentials. You will see 3 repeated sets of pool creds. Change all of these to your desired worker name on whatever pool you use. These three look like standard failover credentials you might see in miner config files. This is not the case here. Those are three stratum proxy processes running on your rPi. Make sure to change them all.
Use the url your pool provides. For example stratum.btcguild.com (no http:// required).
Any pool that accepts stratum connections should work.
Hit Save & Restart Stratum proxy when you are done updating that info. The existing miner process should pick it up, but if you don't see shares at your pool, stop & restart the miner using the BitFury admin page.
The admin page auto-updates performance numbers every few seconds. Or, you can obsessively refresh!
Don't pay attention to the Bank 1, Bank 2, etc. Those line up for V2 M-boards. The numbers of the slots do line up as 1-16 map to 1 - 9, A - F. There, you can see the output of each H-card.
Fans/Cooling: USE A FAN. It doesn't have to be fancy, but you must move air past the chips. In order to avoid damage from high temps, make sure to get the air moving. You can use a small desk fan. Even a little USB powered fan can plug into the rPi. Just don't let them sit there and broil themselves - especially if you have multiple boards in your rig.
***Changing IP Address***
If the IP address is not what you want, you can reconfigure the IP address:
a) ssh to the address 192.168.1.249. The default password for rPi's is user: pi password: raspberry
b) directly connect a keyboard & monitor to the rPi's USB & HDMI connector (or even the yellow analog video out). Follow the same login as above.
Once you login rPi will present you with the opportunity to change IP from 192.168.1. to whatever you want (doesn't have to be 192.168.1 subnet). Make your change and wait for it to completely finish - you will see the command line prompt return.
Reboot the rPi: sudo shutdown -r now
Your rig should reboot and have the newly assigned IP address you requested.
Now, hit that IP address in your web browser. You should see the BitFury Admin page. If the rPi is not found, try 192.168.1.249 and see if the config did not work. If not, try it again.
I hope you will have a problem free experience with your new BitFury rig! Thanks to Niko and his team for writing the web page bits. Please post on this thread if you are confused or having problems and we will try to assist. If you are successfully mining with your BitFury rig, please help others on this thread too!
rPI Images
V1: https://www.dropbox.com/s/poet3r86jf7n6v4/rPi_V1.img
V2: https://www.dropbox.com/s/zjk90fjra5bwhnd/rPi_V2.img
rPI chainminer code:
V1: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/2tx6slwv4n6c0qe/2oXY7Sz34o
V2: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/i0a1mmzxrcwuwgo/qnnjerGbyT
README
Only use V2 code or image if you have a V2 M-board. Using V2 code on a V1 M-board can damage hashing cards!
Cheers
Dave
