ZTEX FPGA Boards for Bitcoin Mining

ZTEX is a manufacturer of FPGA boards. ZTEX offers USB-FPGA Modules 1.15y with four Spartan 6 LX150 and USB-FPGA Modules 1.15x with a single Spartan 6 LX150 which are optimized for cryptographic computations like Bitcoin Mining.

These FPGA Board have on-board voltage regulators and an USB controller which is used for communication and device programming. Low cost FPGA mining rigs can be build using standard components (USB hubs, USB cables, ATX PSU's).

With the current version of the BTCMiner an average hash rate of about 215 MH/s per FPGA can be achieved. Power dissipation is 9.8 W at 216 MHz.

Current prices including volume prices are stated at the Bitcoin Forum.

ZTEX sold the boards to miners through Bitcointalk from October 2011. ZTEX later sold Series 2 FPGA boards designed mainly for prototyping and small-series development, and the Series 1 boards became obsolete.

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  USB-FPGA Module 1.15x without cooler.
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  USB-FPGA Module 1.15x with cooler.
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  USB-FPGA Module 1.15y without cooler
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  USB-FPGA Module 1.15y with cooler.

See Also

• BTCMiner
• Open Source FPGA Bitcoin Miner
• Mining hardware comparison
• ZTEX Homepage
• Homepage of the USB-FPGA Module 1.15x
• Homepage of the USB-FPGA Module 1.15y
• Homepage of the Open source Bitcoin miner for ZTEX FPGA Boards
• Topic at the Bitcoin Forum with current prices and a guide how a standard ATX PSU can be modified for powering a rig