BTCAnother newly developed FPGA Miner is here!
I got a new FPGA miner.
It's based on four Altera FPGA. (Arria 10 10AX066K4F4013SG)
Hardware is fully tested and functional.
I have yet tested it with bitstream.
Here is the picture: https://imgur.com/a/qotLRcU
I am hoping the community can show me how to write bitstream and mining software for it.
After it is fully tested, I am planning to manufacture and sell it within North America only for now thru a website.
Depending on the response, I will fabricate around 20 to 100 pieces in total for the first batch.
Price: I have not fully done calculating the BOM and PCB cost yet. I think it might be between $2000 to $3500 (to be confirmed).
Hasing rate and power draw: I expect it will be lesser power consumption compare to the VCU1525 and has about the same hashrate ( to be tested)
I am hoping I can help out a bit in the mining community by producing a more accessible hardware to our community.
what next...
My next step is hoping I can create an FPGA miner based on Xilinx FPGA and the retail price target of $300 to $1000 (feasible?)