Re: Official FutureBit Apollo II/BTC Software/Image and Support thread
I'm curious if anyone has figured out a way to schedule their Apollo 2 to change modes based on time of day. Would be helpful to switch off during peak hours and step up to turbo overnight. I know it's not in the OS but my next step was to explore scripting something to do this.
I scripted this functionality in bash, and currently using it for Apollo I, along with temperature control via external USB thermometer. It's been working like that for last two years. One miner is in a glass greenhouse, where it activates mostly at night/evening times. Another at home, also temperature controlled.
However, I am worried with current state of Apollo II - it does not stop burning power and mining even mining program is closed. I asked about this a few posts up in the thread, as well as via customer support on Futurebit page. No reply yet. I hope they will be able to tell me how to stop Apollo II miner. If this is done, then I will be happy to share my scripts here with you and the community.
That would be awesome if you could. Even better would be that functionality baked into the UI
Good news! After some work and digging into the problem, I’m excited to share that I’ve developed a Python-based script to control the Apollo II. I faced concerns about the miner not stopping even when the mining program was closed, but Futurebit has provided apollo-helper proprietary binary, which can put a device into reset state where it stops any work. That way, when miner is not mining, power usage drops to almost zero, as it should be.
The script I’ve created monitors the temperature using a TEMPer USB thermometer and can automatically start or stop the mining process based on configurable temperature thresholds. It also supports two mining speeds: ECO and BALANCED modes, depending on the external temperature. Additionally, it can send notifications via Telegram when miner state changes (started, stopped, miner binary crashes) as well as hourly notifications with stats.
I’ve published the code on my GitLab, and I’m thrilled to share it with the community. I hope this will be helpful, please check it out
https://gitlab.com/UyosDP8sQsgO/apollo-ii-temperature-control/