Some quick updates:
- The launch is still on schedule for May 30. The initial launch will be for the VCU1525 as Bittware is still working to increase the power limit of their board
- It is now time for the lucky people who already have VCU1525's to private message me, so you can receive some pre-release software in the next couple of days for initial testing and to get some feedback on how hard you find the set up process
- An attempt was made (long ago) to negotiate getting a % of hardware sales with Xilinx/Bittware but this was not successful
- The Molex acquisition was a surprise; hopefully this won't affect Bittware's participation in crypto mining
- Keccak will be launched on May 30, and Tribus will be released on June 15, followed by Phi1612/Skunkhash (which are very similar); then Lyra2z, and following that it will be either CN7 or Neoscrypt; suggestions are welcome as to desired algorithms
If you already have a VCU1525 (a real one, not AWS instance), then please message me ASAP to receive your pre-release software.
As the OP noted, we are working to make a board available with higher power than the XUPP3R. And yes, we were just acquired by Molex, but it will not have any negative affect on our participation, in fact it gives us access to more resources, including those of Nallatech, who is also a Molex company.