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Re: Avalon ASIC users thread
by
rampone
on 22/08/2013, 18:07:38 UTC
Is my Avalon broken? I received mine after the time window said on the usb chip issue, seems like I was dumb not to check, now on vacation and far away from home, and my friend is helping at home. It worked fine for 2 month now at 350 mhz and started to act wierd yesterday.
With the built in router it seems to work for about 20 min and then stops working. On a computer I get the following in cgminer when i try to mine with it:


 [2013-08-22 20:00:40] 00000040   32 33 33 33 cb cc cc 4c  64 66 66 66 fd ff ff 7f |2333...Ldfff....|
 [2013-08-22 20:00:40] 00000050   96 99 99 99 2f 33 33 b3  c8 cc cc cc 61 66 66 e6 |..../33.....aff.|
 [2013-08-22 20:00:40] AVA0: usb_write got err 0
 [2013-08-22 20:00:40] AVA0: Get avalon read got err 0
 [2013-08-22 20:00:40] Avalon: Sent: Buffer delay: 12333us
 [2013-08-22 20:00:40] Avalon: Sent(96):
 [2013-08-22 20:00:40] 00000000   a4 20 32 18 07 00 00 08  74 01 00 00 2d 50 a0 12 |. 2.....t...-P..|
 [2013-08-22 20:00:40] 00000010   4e 07 1f 52 fd c5 0e b4  f8 ea 64 4d e3 4a 90 6c |N..R......dM.J.l|
 [2013-08-22 20:00:40] 00000020   90 84 5d 2c 78 55 fa ce  8a 29 d7 65 f0 61 e7 00 |..],xU...).e.a..|
 [2013-08-22 20:00:40] 00000030   52 16 51 bd 19 54 87 32  00 00 00 00 99 99 99 19 |R.Q..T.2........|
 [2013-08-22 20:00:40] 00000040   32 33 33 33 cb cc cc 4c  64 66 66 66 fd ff ff 7f |2333...Ldfff....|
 [2013-08-22 20:00:40] 00000050   96 99 99 99 2f 33 33 b3  c8 cc cc cc 61 66 66 e6 |..../33.....aff.|
 [2013-08-22 20:00:40] AVA0: usb_write got err 0
 [2013-08-22 20:00:40] Avalon: Sent: Buffer delay: 12333us
 [2013-08-22 20:00:40] AVA0: Get avalon read got err 0
 [2013-08-22 20:00:40] Avalon: Sent(96):
 [2013-08-22 20:00:40] 00000000   a4 20 32 18 07 00 00 08  74 01 00 00 23 9f 42 99 |. 2.....t...#.B.|
 [2013-08-22 20:00:40] 00000010   e9 5b ca 8f 8c b4 90 5a  25 dc c3 dd 0d 50 b8 08 |.[.....Z%....P..|
 [2013-08-22 20:00:40] 00000020   fa 6d ef 21 bf 8b fb 57  95 e8 9b 9a e8 27 ec f5 |.m.!...W.....'..|
 [2013-08-22 20:00:40] 00000030   52 16 51 bd 19 54 87 32  00 00 00 00 99 99 99 19 |R.Q..T.2........|
 [2013-08-22 20:00:40] 00000040   32 33 33 33 cb cc cc 4c  64 66 66 66 fd ff ff 7f |2333...Ldfff....|
 [2013-08-22 20:00:40] 00000050   96 99 99 99 2f 33 33 b3  c8 cc cc cc 61 66 66 e6 |..../33.....aff.|
 [2013-08-22 20:00:40] AVA0: usb_write got err 0

under linux with lsusb i get:
Bus 002 Device 010: ID 0409:005a NEC Corp. HighSpeed Hub
Bus 002 Device 011: ID 0403:6001 Future Technology Devices International, Ltd FT232 USB-Serial (UART) IC


Seems like the chips kinda still answer.


oh yeah. Its a 3 module one, and cgminer wants per default at the computer to start with 32 miners (like a 4 module one).

My friend near the avalon had to go, but will later open it up and check the controller board for version and for any molten chips. He also said he heard a kinda clicking sound, not directly from the power supply as far as he could locate.

Do you guys think its more a controller board issue or is it the power supply?

thx already for answers,

rampone