Avalon4

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A3222

• Datasheet download here

Package: QFN56-8X8, 0.5mm pitch
Core voltage: 0.65 ~ 0.8V
Chip frequency: 400MHz
Hashrate: 25-30G (Normal，0.75V)
Power usage: 0.45-0.55W/G on ASIC side
VDDIO: 1.5 ~ 2.5V

SPI Example

a real data:
1st:
work n chip1
{576'hc16801619d8d4242e06e5fab25a54bbe222e8b877848c34beea79cd6528caf7e33cde02a983dab158119ce2a1c9fc4eddac8ce296d0fd9da6e18f645087e051a2d547050e8dc86b1, 64'ha, 32'h1, 32'h1, 32'h1} 
work n chip0
{576'h1bed3ba0a2cb45c1d8f8ef6712146495c44192c07145fd6d974bf4bb8f41371d65c90d1e9cb18a17fa77fe7d13cdfd7b0063910762a5f25c06b168ae087e051a895170504ac1d001, 64'h5, 32'h1, 32'h1, 32'h1}

2nd:
work n+1 chip1
{576'h0, 64'hb, 32'h1, 32'h1, 32'h1}
work n+1 chip0
{576'h0, 64'h6, 32'h1, 32'h1, 32'h1}

3rd:
work n+2 chip1
{576'h0, 64'hc, 32'h1, 32'h1, 32'h1}
work n+2 chip0
{576'h0, 64'h7, 32'h1, 32'h1, 32'h1}

then get nonce 32'h1beebba0 for chip0, 32'hc1698161 for chip1;

Avalon4

Each module include 40 A3222 ASICs, the mdoule should be working at 1TH/S and using 700W power.

JTAG Port

PMU

HU

Power & GND

LED

LED	OFF	ON	BLINKING	MEMO
ERR	-	POST failed or One module dead	Manual
WARN	Hashing	Idle mode	Fan is 0 or Overheat
TXD/RXD	No data	-	Data transferring
N1/N2	No nonce	-	Found one nonce
PG1/PG2	-	Power good	Some of small PMU failed

Avalon4 CGMiner Under Ubuntu 14.04

Download

Inside your home directory, download Cgminer
git clone https://github.com/Canaan-Creative/cgminer

Compile

cd cgminer
git checkout origin/avalon4 -b avalon4
./autogen.sh --enable-avalon4
make -j 4

Run

sudo ./cgminer --avalon4-fan 60 --avalon4-freq 200 --avalon4-voltage 7125 --lowmem -o http://stratum.pool:3333 -u  work -p pass 
or
sudo ./cgminer --avalon4-fan 60 --avalon4-freq 200 --avalon4-voltage 7125 --lowmem  -o http://stratum.pool:3333 -u  work -p pass --api-allow W:192.168.2,W:192.168.2.1 --api-listen $@ 2>./log

Tweak

• Led

 Format: ascset|ASCN,led,modularid
 eg: cgminer-api "ascset|0,led,1"

• Fan

 Format: ascset|ASCN,fan,fanmin[-fanmax]
 eg: cgminer-api "ascset|0,fan,10" or cgminer-api "ascset|0,fan,10-100"

• Voltage

 Format: ascset|ASCN,voltage,MMID-value
 eg: cgminer-api "ascset|0,voltage,1-7750"

Technical details

• The auc take 1~2ms betwwen write and read. even the polling delay is 0 (4800 means 1ms)
• The cgminer each polling takes ~20ms. even the polling delay is 0ms

MM Notes

mm-tools for Raspberry Pi (Model B)

mm-tools is a program to upgrade Avalon4 mm firmware through Raspberry Pi. In order to use mm-tools, you should use RASPBIAN image on your Raspberry Pi.

• How to use mm-tools

1. Enable iic on Raspberry Pi

a. Commit "blacklist i2c-bcm2708" in raspi-blacklist.conf under /etc/modprobe.d first.
the example of raspi-blacklist.conf:
       # blacklist spi and i2c by default (many users don't need them)
       
       blacklist spi-bcm2708
       #blacklist i2c-bcm2708

b. Add i2c.conf under /etc/modprobe.d.
the example of i2c.conf:
      options i2c_bcm2708 baudrate=400000

2. Clone & Compile & Run
git clone https://github.com/Canaan-Creative/Avalon-extras.git
cd ./Avalon-extras/mm-tools;make
sudo su
make download && ./mm_tools

Compile flags

Value	MBOOT	MM41	DEBUG
0	No mboot	Support MM-4.0	Disable debug
1	Support mboot	Support MM-4.1	Enable debug

AUC

Avalon USB2IIC converter, USD VID:PID 29f1:33f2

LED

• PWR: Power indicator
• R: AUC response error
• G: IIC Xfer
• B: AUC init

AUC Firmware

20141122

• AUC version: AUC-20141122
• Reset asic when usb config changed(true->false)

20141105

• AUC version: AUC-20141105
• Code cleanup
• Improve for firmware burning

20141103

• AUC version: AUC-20141103
• Add watchdog
• Code cleanup

20141027

• AUC version: AUC-20141027
• Change Manufacturer to CANAAN

20141019

• AUC version: AUC-20141019
• First version of AUC firmware
• Source URL: https://github.com/Canaan-Creative/Avalon-USB-converter

RPi/703N Firmware

Daily Building

• http://build.canaan-creative.com:8080/~mikeqin/build/

20141213

• Improve the voltage increase modules
• Fix duplicated local work & error work
• Fix the default settings of new module
• Fix MM41 voltage setting
• Add UI for password change
• Optimise the process of cgminer-status
• Fix display on avalon index page

20141203

• Add module elapsed time
• Modify the decrase offset from 250 to 4*125,increase step to 125

20141127

• Add TL-WR703N support
• Add automatic voltage support
• Add GHS5m and DH%5m for each module
• Fix AUC ADC value

20141124

• Add MM41 support
• Add mm count value in API status
• Fix the matching_work error
• Update dh calculation for luci
• Change theme name to avalon

20141118

• Adjust module voltage by ascset
• A new theme was added to luci,and use it as default

20141112

• Support RPi B/B+ version
• Change default IIC speed from 1M to 400K
• Add Avalon4 MM rolling ntime offset
• Update fan adjustment
• Add a new luci theme for Raspberry Pi
• Display DNA on cgminer status page

20141029

• First version of Avalon4 firmware

NEXT-TESTING

• NOTICE: Only for testing
• TL-WR703N wifi display none

Issues

• WIFI cann't work on TL-WR703N

This issue was caused by ubus, We can enable or disable it through the button in  the webpage, but the display is invalid when wifi was opened.

• Local hashrate count lower than pool or actual.

MM Firmware

Daily Building

• http://build.canaan-creative.com:8080/~mikeqin/mm/

20141217

• Version 401412-39242210
• Change api for miner work statistics
• Fix the g_local_work count
• Fix temperautre < 0
• Fix led display when post failed

20141213

• Version 401412-7ef4ab10
• Support MBOOT
• Keep the nonce2_offse and nonce2_range since g_module_id didn't change
• Keep mm working when temp is greater than IDLE_TEMP
• Add parameter for test core count
• Warning when no fan connect

20141122

• Version 401411-cad52ec0
• Fix the type on DEFAULT MDOULES
• Fix the led status when warning
• Add MM4.1 defines
• Add new power module in test/

20141111

• Version: 401411-5965e0f0
• Add ntime offset configure from outside
• Reset globe values when idle
• Update ChangeLog, README and MM_VERSION

20141109

• Version: 401410-c6ba5180
• Big Code cleanup, Update MM protocol.
• Update timeout value to 90% the theory value.
• Fix the hashrate couning.
• Fix watchdog issue. enable watchdog.
• Remove g_module_id check since we use I2C
• Move adjust fan in polling package.
• Update MM idle default fan speed to 10%

20141104

• Version: 401410-223a1c50
• Update idle timeout from 5s to 3s
• Display ID on controller LEDs for debug
• Fix the automatic module detect
• Disable watch dog
• IDLE check when both (new stratum) and (module id) was configured

20141101

• Fix the front led display
• Cutoff power after testing

20141030

• First version of Avalon4 firmware

Design file

• http://downloads.canaan-creative.com/hardware/A3222/

Links

• Avalon的第四代BTC挖矿芯片A3222 通过了初步的功能测试
• 阿瓦隆4比特币矿机1T单模组彩云评测