[Work in progess] Burnins Avalon Chip to mining board service - page 72.

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Quote from: burnin on August 09, 2013, 11:40:22 AM

Quote from: g83 on August 09, 2013, 04:11:42 AM

the good news is, when our miners arrive ther will be no need to update them anymore Wink

All > batch 2 orders will have the proper firmware on it.
Updating is an quick and easy process, even for larger installations.
The actual flashing takes only a second.
Later revisions might get a Bootloader that can update the other boards through CAN.

Quote from: eraziel on August 09, 2013, 09:44:52 AM

He said all remaining orders from batch 1 should ship today so I think you can expect them to... My mail with the tracking number came late in the evening so perhaps it'll be the same time today for you...

I have to enter those tracking numbers manually and i usually do it in the evening.
And yes, all Batch 1 + 1 batch 2 order have been sent today.

I appreciate your hard work. Hopefully now Avalon get their sh*t together and ship the damn chips so you can get some real profit.

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Quote from: kano on August 09, 2013, 11:49:30 AM

FYI

Latest release of cgminer has the BTB code in it
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/m.2899153

Perfect Kano, many thanks!!!!

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FYI

Latest release of cgminer has the BTB code in it
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/m.2899153

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Quote from: g83 on August 09, 2013, 04:11:42 AM

the good news is, when our miners arrive ther will be no need to update them anymore Wink

All > batch 2 orders will have the proper firmware on it.
Updating is an quick and easy process, even for larger installations.
The actual flashing takes only a second.
Later revisions might get a Bootloader that can update the other boards through CAN.

Quote from: eraziel on August 09, 2013, 09:44:52 AM

He said all remaining orders from batch 1 should ship today so I think you can expect them to... My mail with the tracking number came late in the evening so perhaps it'll be the same time today for you...

I have to enter those tracking numbers manually and i usually do it in the evening.
And yes, all Batch 1 + 1 batch 2 order have been sent today.

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He said all remaining orders from batch 1 should ship today so I think you can expect them to... My mail with the tracking number came late in the evening so perhaps it'll be the same time today for you...

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Quote from: northcape on August 09, 2013, 07:41:09 AM

same here, but order number #32x. I’d really want the boards to ship today.

Lots of folks (myself included) are in the same position. I will say burnin has done well so far and I hope that trend continues. He has been quite good with updates.

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Quote from: alexuk on August 08, 2013, 04:42:22 PM

order 737, no tracking or email yet, status still showing up as processing on the account page

Was with Zefir's batch 1... hopefully get the update tomorrow :-)

same here, but order number #32x. I’d really want the boards to ship today.

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Quote from: Its About Sharing on August 09, 2013, 07:00:06 AM

Quote from: g83 on August 09, 2013, 04:11:42 AM

the good news is, when our miners arrive ther will be no need to update them anymore Wink

I was wondering that. Mine are probably a couple months away, depending on the Avalon debacle.

So, future Burnin Mining miners will not require firmware updates? (I ask because I am running Mac, no windows in the house though there is an Ubuntu box)

Thx,
IAS

It is very simple to do and the linux code requires only minor changes to work
(which of course I've been doing ...)

The code changes, as passed to me from Burnin's firmware dev person (and works):

Code:

... https://code.google.com/p/pic32prog/ ... Ubuntu with the following changes:

Lines 163 ("if (! t->adapter)") and 164 ("t->adapter = adapter_open_hidboot ();") of target.c need to be commented out.

Lines 24 ("CFLAGS += -DUSE_MPSSE") to 26 ("LIBS += -L/opt/local/lib -lusb") inclusive of makefile need to be commented out.

In adapter-pickit2.c, adapter-hidboot.c and adapter-an1388.c, comment out "#include "

... run as root ...

Its About Sharing

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Quote from: g83 on August 09, 2013, 04:11:42 AM

the good news is, when our miners arrive ther will be no need to update them anymore Wink

I was wondering that. Mine are probably a couple months away, depending on the Avalon debacle.

So, future Burnin Mining miners will not require firmware updates? (I ask because I am running Mac, no windows in the house though there is an Ubuntu box)

Thx,
IAS

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Quote from: alexuk on August 08, 2013, 04:42:22 PM

order 737, no tracking or email yet, status still showing up as processing on the account page

Was with Zefir's batch 1... hopefully get the update tomorrow :-)

Still no update :-(

Burnin, any love with Order 737 for me ?

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the good news is, when our miners arrive ther will be no need to update them anymore Wink

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seems so, but this is not much bad as missing chips are

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As i understand each board must be updated separatly before running via CAN

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Quote from: burnin on August 08, 2013, 08:34:28 PM

Steps:
1. get firmware .hex file and PIC32UBL.exe on windows (or pic32prog under Linux).
2. Preparations: Switch off PSU and remove all cables from BitBurner XX

So also the CAN cables should be removed? As I understand it, each Bitburner board has its own PIC. Should we update each board separately one by one? Or the update is needed only for the "main" board that will be actually connected to computer via USB?

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Quote from: burnin on August 08, 2013, 08:34:28 PM

...
@Kano:
The maximum allowed temperature for the boards is 75°C.
The Temperature difference between board and chip core is about 10°C.

Thanks - much better knowing than guessing - yeah I think I'll keep the default to be 60°C though to be safe - an extra 5°C buffer.
Anyone can increase it if they want with --avalon-cutoff ... and destroy their hardware as they choose

... also I've noticed that even around 50°C reading, the errors start to rise more quickly and 60°C errors are very high.

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Quote from: madmax_ger on August 08, 2013, 07:41:23 PM

Quote from: SebastianJu on August 08, 2013, 05:18:47 PM

I think burnin packaged so much he could and brought it to post office, now he has a long night to ship the rest. Or can it be that he mentioned that he pays someone to package and ship the miner?

I'm not sure but I think he mentioned that everything is outsourced so far.

Correct but these first few packages were handled by me.
The rest of batch one and the beginning of batch 2 will be shipped Tomorrow.

BIG FAT HEADS UP:
The Firmware needs to be updated after receiving the units.

Flash Tool: https://www.dropbox.com/s/y6p0twf3rzt03id/PIC32UBL.exe
Current Firmware: https://www.dropbox.com/s/q22eb8f85ybtxzm/BitBurner_08.05b.hex

Steps:
1. get firmware .hex file and PIC32UBL.exe on windows (or pic32prog under Linux).
2. Preparations: Switch off PSU and remove all cables from BitBurner XX
3. connect Micro-USB cable to PC and start PIC32UBL.exe
4. in the communications section select USB, VID:0x4D8 PID: 0x0C3
5. switch on Power suppy and connect power and usb (hot-plug is possible, but not required)
6. While the red LED is blinking click "Connect"
7. click "load hex file" and select the firmware .hex
8. click "Erase-Program-Verify"
9. click "run application"
10. disconnect USB Cable
11. head on to the next board, or power cycle the whole cluster when done.

Picture instructions for steps 4 to 8 can be found here: https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/m.1639690

I work to have detailed instructions on how to assemble the thing, asap.

@Kano:
The maximum allowed temperature for the boards is 75°C.
The Temperature difference between board and chip core is about 10°C.

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Quote from: SebastianJu on August 08, 2013, 05:18:47 PM

I think burnin packaged so much he could and brought it to post office, now he has a long night to ship the rest. Or can it be that he mentioned that he pays someone to package and ship the miner?

I'm not sure but I think he mentioned that everything is outsourced so far.

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Quote from: SebastianJu on August 08, 2013, 05:18:47 PM

I think burnin packaged so much he could and brought it to post office, now he has a long night to ship the rest.

*joke*
long night to sleep and rest Grin

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I think burnin packaged so much he could and brought it to post office, now he has a long night to ship the rest. Or can it be that he mentioned that he pays someone to package and ship the miner?

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order 737, no tracking or email yet, status still showing up as processing on the account page

Was with Zefir's batch 1... hopefully get the update tomorrow :-)

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