Avalon3

Pictures

Design Files

• The Hardware design files: http://downloads.canaan-creative.com/hardware/A3233/avalon3/
• A3233 ASIC Datasheet: http://downloads.canaan-creative.com/hardware/A3233/datasheet/

Package: QFN48-7X7, 0.5mm pitch
Process node: 40nm
Core voltage: 0.55 ~ 0.85V
Chip frequency: 600MHz
Hashrate: 7.08Gh/s
Power usage: 0.75~0.89J/Gh on ASIC side
VDDIO: 1.5 ~ 2.5V

Avalon3 single module

Type: 290 (50 chips)

Voltage (V / 10000)	Frequency (MHz)	Current (A)	Device HW	Watt on wall	Hashrate
6625	300	?	1%	199	200
7000	475	20.77	1%	310	280
7250	500	25.66	<0.2%	342	295
7500	550	30.36	<0.2%	410	325

Avalon3 machine

Type: 800 (150 chips)

Voltage (V / 10000)	Frequency (MHz)	Hashrate (GHs)	Watt on wall(W)	Memo
6625	400	710	668	ECO mode
6625	450	800	822	Default
6750	475	840	911	Turbo mode
7250	500	890	1037	Winter mode
7500	550	970	1235	For testing (You on your own risk)

Avalon3 1.2T

1.2T Watt (50 chips x 4)

Voltage (V / 10000)	Frequency (MHz)	Watt on wall(without fixed-speed)	Watt on wall(with fixed-speed:100)
7000	475	1295~1309	1312
7250	500	1454~1482	1483
7500	550	1689~1743	1747

Tested USB HUB

• 13Ports USB Hub, UNITEK Y-2132 USB2.0
• 10ports USB Hub, UNITEK Y-2110 USB2.0
• 10ports USB Hub, Orico P10-U2 USB2.0

Development

Debug port

Using BFGMiner

Avalon 3 units communicate with a UART, usually attached to your host via a generic USB UART adapter. First, figure out what COM port (or /dev/ttyUSB on Linux) and run BFGMiner with:

bfgminer -S avalonmm:\\.\COM22 --set avalonmm:clock=450 --set avalonmm:voltage=0.6625 --set avalonmm:fan=80

Firmware

703n/RPi Host Firmware

After 20140320, the Avalon2 firmware support both Avalon2 and Avalon3 out of box. Please download the firmware here:

 https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Avalon2#Firmware

MM Firmware

2014-08-08

• MM Version: 331408-a15cac80
• Add long coinbase1 support.
• Support p2pool (Avalon project have a server for p2pool in HK, Domain name: p2pool.ehash.com)
• Disable DEBUG when release. Cleanup the gpio LED and reset code, etc.
• Update protocol.md

2014-06-06

• MM version: 331406-35fef700
• Turn on the red led when the module id was match.

2014-05-27

• MM version: 331406-fe02da80
• Add code for turn on red LED
• When all those two temperature sensors bigger then 90C. power off ASIC.
• Clean old local works when get detect message
• Add one quick poweroff self test, indicator by red LED.
• Known Iusse: All modules(connect to one usb-serial port) red led will blinking when turn on any one of them

2014-05-04

• MM Version: 331404-dbb0c7c0
• Support newest ADP board
• Fixed a typo on read temperature
• Change default modules count from 3 to 4

2014-04-17

• MM Version: 331404-b191ace0
• Add ASIC core test code, host application is avalon3-a3233-modular-test.py
• Fix the power good shifter, it is binary format. 0x1F mean all 5 power module are good.

2014-04-01

• MM Version: 331404-ed2bbc80
• When temp > 90C. MM will power off all ASICs
• Make the Avalon3 MM 100% compatible with Cgminer Avalon2 code
• Please use the Avalon2 703n/RPi firmware after 2014-03-20. the firmware will support both Avalon2(A3255) and Avalon3(A3233). PLEASE NOTICE
  • The voltage range is different
  • Voltage: 0.6v ~ 0.8v
  • The frequency is Mhz not MHs under Avalon3. so the range is
  • Frequency: 400MHz ~ 650Mhz (MHz * 11.81 = MHs)
  • For example: if you config the Frequency to 400 under Avalon3 that mean 400 * 11.81 = ~4.7GHs

NEXT-TESTING

• NOTICE: Only for testing

Design file

You can put 7 or 10 chips per small miner.

7 chips: high hashrate with more power consume
10 chips: high hashrate with more ASICs. save more power

• http://downloads.canaan-creative.com/hardware/A3233/avalon3/avalon3-design-files-latest.7z

20140319

• Fix one component footprint

20140317

• Init version

Links

Avalon Avalon3 Setup Guide