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| = Pictures = | | {{Infobox company|name=Avalon Project|native_name=阿瓦隆项目|image=[[{{ns:file}}:Logo-A.png|270x64px]] |
| [[File:Avalon-case.jpg | 320px]] [[File:Avalon-eth-wifi.jpg | 320px]] [[File:Avalon-side-1.jpg | 320px]] | | |website=[https://canaan.io Canaan Creative] |
| | |parent=[[Canaan Creative]] |
| | |industry=Chip Design |
| | |founder=[[张楠赓]]<sup><small><nowiki>[</nowiki>''transliteration needed'']</small></sup><br/>[[Yifu Guo]] |
| | |foundation=2012 |
| | }} |
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| [[File:Avalon-side-2.jpg | 320px]] [[File:Avalon-fan.jpg | 320px]] [[File:Avalon-modular-4.jpg | 320px]] | | The '''Avalon Project''' produces [[ASIC]] miners. The project created by 张楠赓<sup><small><nowiki>[</nowiki>''transliteration needed'']</small></sup><ref>https://canaan.io</ref><ref>https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=38132</ref> and [[Yifu Guo]].<ref>http://bitsyn.com</ref> <ref>https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=68196</ref> The project started in late 2012 with a [[BitcoinTalk]] thread.<ref>https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=110090.0</ref> |
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| [[File:Avalon-detail.JPG | 320px]] [[File:Avalon-side-3.jpg | 320px]]
| | Avalon project have three different ASIC, named A3256, A3255, A3233, have two type of bitcoin transaction machines. Avalon1 and Avalon2. right now Avalon project people working very hard on third generation machine. named Avalon3. it is 2U size, using the newest 40nm ASIC, (7GHS/chip, 0.7Watt/G). |
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| [[File:Avalon-IR-1.jpg | 320px]] [[File:Avalon-IR-2.jpg | 320px]]
| | After one year of Avalon project started, Yifu Guo(Bitsyncom)<ref>http://bitsyn.com</ref> left Avalon project. The Canaan Creative<ref>https://canaan.io</ref> (founded by ngzhang) have full in charge of the project running from 2014 and EHash.com(The online shop that accept Bitcoin)<ref>http://ehash.com</ref> was part of Canaan Creative. |
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| = Hardware Information = | | {| class="wikitable" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width=100% style="border: 0px solid #eee; padding: 0px" |
| == [https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=120184.msg1294416#msg1294416 Chip Specification] == | | ! width=33% style="background:#FCC6FF;border-left:0px solid white;border-right:5px solid white;border-top:5px solid white;" | For users |
| Technology Summary:
| | ! width=33% style="background:#B3DDF4;border-left:5px solid white;border-right:5px solid white;border-top:5px solid white;" | For developers |
| TSMC 0.11- micron G process
| | ! width=33% style="background:#F5FC7F;border-left:5px solid white;border-right:0px solid white;border-top:5px solid white;" | For businesses |
| 5 Metal
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| Core Voltage: 1.2 V
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| I/O Voltage: 3.3 V
| | * [https://github.com/Canaan-Creative/avalon7-docs Avalon721], Using 16nm A3212, 6T@900W ROQ(Reliable Open Quality) Solid machine |
| Core Frequency: 256+ MHz
| | * [[Avalon6]], Using A3218, 3.5T@980W machine |
| Number of Pads: 48
| | * [[Avalon4]], Using A3222, 580 ~ 680W, 1T machine |
| 8 Data
| | * [[Avalon3]], Using A3233, 105/290/800/GHs machine |
| 40+1 Power
| | * [[Avalon2]], Using A3255, 145/300GHs machine |
| Package Type: QFN48 -0.5 Pitch
| | * [[Avalon1]], Using A3256, 66/110GHs machine |
| Packaged Chip Size: 7 mm x 7 mm
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| Chip Interface
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| Data Pins (8 in total):
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| Clock i
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| Serial Data In [2] i
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| Serial Data Out [2] o
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| Serial Data Bypass [2] o
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| Reserved [1] -
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| == Wafer ==
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| TSMC
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| TMEM91
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| Chip Size : X = 3.9760 ,Y = 4.0560 mm
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| Reticle Size : X/cell = 3 ,Y/cell = 3
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| Offset Value : X = -3.7668 ,Y = -2.2990 mm
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| Alignment Mark : (118.80,83.20),(-118.80,-83.20)
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| Alignment Mark Tolerant Distance : 1.6 mm
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| Notch Reserved Distance : 7.75 mm
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| Start Distance : 7.75 mm
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| Ring Edge : 3.0 mm
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| Photo Die Number: 4055
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| == Power ==
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| Chip power efficienty: 6.6W/GHs @ 1.15 V
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| Module power consumption: 149W @ 20GHs/ 164W@ 22GHs
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| Machine power consumption: 595W @ 220V-AC/ 620W @ 120V-AC
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| = User Guide =
| | * [[Avalon3.5]], Using A3233, Prepare for Avalon4 |
| * Connect your laptop to the eithernet port of the Avalon
| | * [[Avalon5]], Using A3222, Prepare for Avalon6 |
| * Setup your laptop IP address 192.168.0.101 | | * [[Avalon nano]], Using only one A3233, Small USB device. |
| * Open http://192.168.0.100 | | * [[Avalon4 mini]], Using 5 A3222 chips, a portable usb device. |
| * Make sure WR703N can access Internet, Configure WiFi: Network -> WIFI -> Scan(select your WIFI network) -> Join Network -> WPA passphrase -> Submit -> Save & Apply for connect to WIFI Internet
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| * setup your mining worker: Status -> Cgminer Configuration. | |
| * Restart the cgminer service: System -> Startup, | |
| * Check your avalon status: Status -> Cgminer Status
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| * Setup password/using ssh
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| ssh root@192.168.0.100 # Once you setup the password the telnet service will be stop. use ssh instead.
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| == Cgminer option ==
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| '''--avalon-options 115200:24:10:45:282'''. this is the default avalon option. here is the details:
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| '''115200''': the serial baud. this have to match the controller baud.
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| '''24''': the miner count.(there are 3 modulars in avalon. each modular have 8 miners), if your avalon have 4 modulars. change it to 32
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| '''10''': the chip count pre miner.
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| '''45''': the controller timeout parameter. the valid number: 50, 47, 45, 40.
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| '''282''': the chip clock. the valid number: 256, 270, 282, 300.
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| == Run cgminer manually ==
| | * [https://canaan.io/downloads/ams/v3/ AMS] A web base Avalon Management System. used on a 20,000 Avalon3-290 farm. [https://canaan.io/downloads/ams/v3/3d here] is the '''3D''' version AMS. |
| In case you need to run Cgminer in linux console please run the following command:
| | * [[Avalon mm tools]] is the tools for upgrade MM firmware or testing the ASIC cores. |
| *Stop/start Cgminer:
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| # /etc/init.d/cgminer stop
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| # /etc/init.d/cgminer start
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| If your avalon does not mine properly, please run Cgminer in debug mode with -D --verbose option. For example:
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| # cgminer -S /dev/ttyUSB0 -o stratum.btcguild.com:3333 -O xxxx:yyyy -D --verbose --avalon-options 115200:24:10:45:282 --api-allow "W:0/0" --api-listen 2>/tmp/cgminer-debug.log
| | * [https://canaan.io/support Downloads] |
| | * [https://github.com/Canaan-Creative Software engineering] |
| | * [http://goo.gl/2ll1C0 IRC channel for share and help] |
| | * [[Avalon usb vid/pid list]] |
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| == TP-LINK TL-WR703N == | | |valign="TOP" style="background:#FCFFCD;border-left:5px solid white;border-right:0px solid white;border-bottom:5px solid white;" | |
| There is a modify version of TP-LINK TP-WR703N inside Avalon. cgminer running at 703n, this 703n have 64MB ram and modified power supply. it power from the usb-client side(we moved a 0R resistor from J1 to R113 for that)
| | * [https://canaan.io/ Company Website] |
| | * Please email to service@canaan-creative.com for more information |
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| Why there is a ugly USB HUB there? because some compatibility problems come out if you connect the 703N to the controller board directly. add a HUB can 99.999% solve this problem.
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| After review this issue, i think maybe one or two HUB ports damaged during the delivery. just change to another USB port and try please.
| | = Links = |
| | == Social Media == |
| | * https://twitter.com/canaanio |
| | * https://www.facebook.com/canaanio |
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| * Latest Avalon images is [http://downloads.qi-hardware.com/people/xiangfu/avalon/openwrt-ar71xx-generic-tl-wr703n-v1-squashfs-factory.bin here]. | | == Bitcointalk thread == |
| * Reflash | | * [https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=938679.0 Valkir's Comprehensive Avalon Avalon4 Setup] |
| System -> Backup / Flash Firmware -> Flash new firmware image (make sure '''Keep settings''' is checked)
| | * [https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=922558 Dogie's Comprehensive Avalon Avalon4 Setup ] |
| | * [https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=140539.0 Avalon ASIC users thread] |
| | * [https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=587545.0 Avalon MM (miner manager) development thread] |
| | * [https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=604853.0 Avalon Gen2&3 ASIC users thread] |
| | * [https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=604281.msg6666298#msg6666298 Avalon authorized e-shop EHash.com online] |
| | * [https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=779612.0;all Avalon4 (A3222, 28nm, ~25GHS, ~0.6W/G) sample chips available here: EHash.com ] |
| | * [https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=751434.0 Dogie's Comprehensive Avalon Avalon3 Setup ] |
| | * [https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=493358 Dogie's Comprehensive Avalon Avalon2 Setup ] |
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| '''Attention:''' To avoid your WR703N become a brick, during flash your WR703N be careful DO NOT power off avalon, and DO NOT break your network connection. Just wait there till you see OpenWrt login web page again.
| | == AMA == |
| | Join us on Reddit this Thursday, April 9, at 9am Eastern Standard Time. We will use the ID=AvalonBTC. The website: http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA |
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| '''Attention:''' If not essential please do not re-Flash your Avalon. Because not all of WR703N issue could be resolved by reset button. If you want to play WR703N I would like to recommend you order a standalone TP-LINK WR703N from ebay or somewhere for studying purpose.
| | This is your chance to ask Ngzhang anything about the Bitcoin mining in China, Bitcoin in China, Any question of Avalon project(and anything else you like). Make sure to mark it on your calendar. Ngzhang will answer questions for 90 minutes. Get your questions ready! |
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| == WIFI or Ethernet Cable ? == | | Ngzhang(张楠赓)：江湖人称“南瓜张”；世界上第一台ASIC矿机“阿瓦隆”的发明者。资深动漫宅男。 |
| Avalon shipped with a 9db antenna after connect it to WR703N usually could establish good wireless connection with your WIFI router. But if for some reason you would like to use Ethernet Cable to connect Avalon with your network, please login OpenWrt and configure the LAN port:
| | = References = |
| Network -> Interfaces -> LAN -> Edit -> Common Configuration -> General Setup
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| '''Attention:''' You need to configure it correctly based on your own network enviroment. If anything wrong you might could not access your WR703N any more.
| | [[zh-cn:阿瓦隆]] |
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| == Start to mine ==
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| To maximize your Avalon miner's performance, it is recommended that you choose pools with the stratum protocol supported. The default mining pool configured in Avalon is ozco.in. To change it login to OpenWrt:
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| Status -> Cgminer Configuration
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| Click "Save & Apply" to save your update. To make it take effect immediately you need to restart the cgminer
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| System -> Startup -> cgminer # click '''Restart'''.
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| Currently the stratum pools that could work stable with Avalon are:
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| * [http://bitminter.com BitMinter]
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| * [http://eligius.st Eligius]
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| * [http://www.ozco.in ozco]
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| * [http://www.btcguild.com btcguild]
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| * [http://mining.bitcoin.cz slush's pool]
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| To get more information about how to configure specific pools, please check their website. If you run multiple Avalons, we recommend that you create a dedicated worker for each of them. This will make it easier to monitor your Avalons through the pool's website and identify possible problems.
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| == Source code ==
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| * https://github.com/BitSyncom/cgminer/tree/avalon
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| * https://github.com/BitSyncom/cgminer-openwrt-packages
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| * https://github.com/BitSyncom/luci/tree/cgminer-webui
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| * https://github.com/BitSyncom/avalon-extras
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| == FPGA controller ==
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| About P5 jumper: close this jumper will supply 5V to the USB-B port. in this system, the controller board power the HUB and the HUB power the 703N. but if you connect the controller itself to a PC, you must remove the jumper.
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| == P2Pool Operation with Avalon ==
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| There is an /avalon branch Forrest committed to the p2pool github repository. Make sure that is checked out.
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| Next, include the option:
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| '''--fix-protocol''': Do not redirect to a different getwork protocol (eg. stratum)
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| This will correct the Avalon's communications with P2Pool. Without this option, the default operation will spam share submissions and duplicate work to your running P2Pool instance.
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| == Others ==
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| * There is a pair of gloves in Avalon package. please put it on when assembling or carrying.
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| * About the plastic sheets: please '''remove them BEFORE''' mining. we design the case as a part of heatsink, so remove the plastic sheets is a must
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| * About FAN change: '''DO NOT''' change the fans to a low speed model. will cause over heat. '''DO NOT''' install extra fans at the rear "fan socket". will cause PSU over heat and nearly useless for module cooling.
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| * About install extra heat-sinks on each avalon chip: please do not do that. there is a air gap between the die and package top, install a heatsink on chip is useless. and will cause overheating. because the top PCB copper act as a heatsink too. do not cover them.
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| * About water cooling: yes, do it.
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| = [http://downloads.qi-hardware.com/people/xiangfu/avalon/ Firmware] =
| | [[Category:Hardware]] |
| * Latest Firmware is [http://downloads.qi-hardware.com/people/xiangfu/avalon/latest/openwrt-ar71xx-generic-tl-wr703n-v1-squashfs-factory.bin here]
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| * Check your firmware version. '''ssh/telnet''' to your Avalon run
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| '''cat /etc/avalon_version'''
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| * The Avalon Firmware SDK is [http://downloads.qi-hardware.com/people/xiangfu/avalon/latest/ here]
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| == [http://downloads.qi-hardware.com/people/xiangfu/avalon/next-testing/ NEXT] ==
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| * Please always using the latest testing image. (check the date version number)
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| * Reset then Idle avalon before close it.
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| * Only record matched result, only record the last result in one batch read (should fix the temp/fan jumping issue)
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| * Fix no_matching_work only count in debug mode
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| * Update cgminer-monitor, fix [Accept] give null at the first few seconds of cgminer start
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| * Fix a typo on /usr/bin/cgminer-monitor, which make it cannot restart cgminer when no Accept
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| * If one batch read give all wrong result. reinit Avalon
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| == [http://downloads.qi-hardware.com/people/xiangfu/avalon/20130321/ 20130321] ==
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| *For fix the cgminer-monitor, please run this command after you reflash
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| '''sed -i 's/ $B / "$B" /' /usr/bin/cgminer-monitor'''
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| <source lang="c">
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| If you "check the Keep settings", you need fill API Allow to "W:127.0.0.1" after reflash, edit it here: "http://AVALON_IP/cgi-bin/luci/admin/status/cgminer/", "DO NOT" left it blank
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| </source>
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| <source lang="c">
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| If you "uncheck the Keep settings" when reflashing, Please "reconfigure your Avalon" after reflash
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| </source>
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| * Update Linux from 3.6 to 3.8.3
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| * Update OpenWrt to r36095
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| * When there is no network. automatic idle chip after detect avalon, save power and protect your avalon overheat
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| * Idle chip when cgminer close avalon
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| * Add device_reinit support
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| * Add frequency, modular configure on web ui
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| * Add API Allow on web ui
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| * Add pool balance on web ui, by default balance on all 3 pools
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| * Add stratum+tcp:// by default
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| * Display Frequency on status page
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| * Fix the [https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=155455.0 kern.err kernel: ... ath: phy0: ...] bug
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| * Fliter >=100 degree result for debug
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| * Replace TempMax with No Matching Work
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| ==[http://downloads.qi-hardware.com/people/xiangfu/avalon/openwrt-ar71xx-generic-tl-wr703n-v1-squashfs-factory-20130225.bin 20130225]==
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| * A new cgminer status page
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| * /etc/avalon_version include all repo commit
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| * Fix temp_history_count, make sure 2~3s call adjuest_fan
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| ==[http://downloads.qi-hardware.com/people/xiangfu/avalon/openwrt-ar71xx-generic-tl-wr703n-v1-squashfs-factory-20130218.bin 20130218]==
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| * Update adjust_fan()
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| * Using avaon default worker
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| ==[http://downloads.qi-hardware.com/people/xiangfu/avalon/openwrt-ar71xx-generic-tl-wr703n-v1-squashfs-factory-20130212.bin 20130212]==
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| * Update fan pwm
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| ==[http://downloads.qi-hardware.com/people/xiangfu/avalon/openwrt-ar71xx-generic-tl-wr703n-v1-squashfs-factory-20130205.bin 20130205]==
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| * Update fan pwm MAX/MIN
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| * Sync with upstream, fix the memory leak bug
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| * Monitor the Accept number
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| ==[http://downloads.qi-hardware.com/people/xiangfu/avalon/openwrt-ar71xx-generic-tl-wr703n-v1-squashfs-factory-20130127.bin 20130127]==
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| * Add overclock code
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| * Change the cgminer configure to UCI system
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| * Add the simple web ui
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| ==20130117==
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| * Update OpenWRt to r35097
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| * Update cgminer to 2.10.4
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| * Remove /www/miner.php, change cgminer cron job to */5
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| * Start ntpd before start cgminer
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| == Test Plan ==
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| * New firmware don't break Avalon for sure
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| * New firmware don't use all flash. have to keep some space for save configuration
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| * Either and WiFI connect works fine
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| * Cgminer works fine(the kernel user driver, cgminer it self, cgminer-monitor and uci configurations files)
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| * After configure cgminer. [Save & Apply] can restart the cgminer
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| * The Status/API log page works fine
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| * Test mining
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| * Test the cgminer-monitor
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| * Make sure 80/22/4028 open on WAN.
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| == Unofficial Firmware ==
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| * [https://bitcointalk.org/?topic=78192.msg1566545#msg1566545 Untested BFGMiner 3.0 alpha1 for Avalon]
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| = How to Compile Your Own WR703N Firmware for Avalon =
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| 1. First check if you have met the building prerequisites. Checkout this page first [http://wiki.openwrt.org/doc/howto/buildroot.exigence OpenWrt Buildroot – Installation]
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| For example, if your OS is Ubuntu 12.04 LTS, install the required packages like this:
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| sudo apt-get update
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| sudo apt-get install subversion build-essential
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| sudo apt-get install build-essential subversion git-core libncurses5-dev zlib1g-dev gawk flex quilt libssl-dev xsltproc libxml-parser-perl
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| 2. Now get the source code.
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| mkdir avalon
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| cd avalon
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| svn co svn://svn.openwrt.org/openwrt/trunk@35097 openwrt
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| git clone https://github.com/BitSyncom/cgminer-openwrt-packages.git
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| git clone https://github.com/BitSyncom/luci.git
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| git clone https://github.com/BitSyncom/cgminer.git cgminer-20130108
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| 3. Prepare the code and build.
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| cp -R cgminer-openwrt-packages/cgminer openwrt/package
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| tar -zcvf cgminer-20130108-HEAD.tar.gz cgminer-20130108
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| python -m SimpleHTTPServer&
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| cd openwrt
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| ln -s package/cgminer/root-files files
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| ln -s package/cgminer/data/feeds.conf
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| cp package/cgminer/data/config .config
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| sed -i 's/ck.kolivas.org\/apps\/cgminer\//localhost:8000\//g' openwrt/package/cgminer/Makefile
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| ./scripts/feeds update -a && ./scripts/feeds install -a
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| cp package/cgminer/data/config .config #overwrite again
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| make -j4
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| cd ../luci
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| git checkout cgminer-webui
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| cp -R applications/luci-cgminer ../openwrt/build_dir/target-mips_r2_uClibc-0.9.33.2/luci-trunk+svn9679/applications/
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| cd ../openwrt
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| make -j4
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| 4. Finally you could get the freshly built firmware files under openwrt/bin/ar71xx/
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| = IRC: ##avalon @freenode.net =
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| '''##avalon @freenode.net''' Thanks to midnightmagic create that channel
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| = FAQ =
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| *Why ASIC bitcoin mining?
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| *Why Avalon?
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| *Who made Avalon?
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| *How to order one?
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| = Links =
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| * http://launch.avalon-asics.com/
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| * [https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=140539.0;all Avalon ASIC users thread]
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| * http://garzikrants.blogspot.de/2013/01/avalon-asic-miner-review.html
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| [[zh-cn:阿瓦隆]] | |
