Quote from: Zelek Uther on May 29, 2014, 06:48:58 AM

Quote from: newb4ever on May 28, 2014, 12:55:41 PM

The latest from BFL_Josh, BFL forum time "05-28-2014, 06:57 AM":

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I was supposed to have some information I needed to complete the update yesterday, but it didn't happen. I should have it today sometime and I will post an update then. It's 7AM in KC right now, so people are just getting into the office... they should get my info at some point today. I do know that we have the test board running stable at 650 GH/s at the moment, so all is well on that front.

The Imperial will likely need another board rev. I am pushing to start shipping 600 GH/s units now as opposed to waiting for a new board rev. This makes shipping much more complex and we are discussing if that's even possible and if so how to handle it. It looks like we would have a new Imperial class board rev by the end of next week, but I would like to start shipping before then. I will post a more detailed technical explanation in the update. The Imperial class board rev will reduce power usage on standard Monarchs as well, which is one reason to wait. However, I am not in favor of waiting, regardless of power consumption on the 600 GH/s units and would like to start shipping next week if we can get them through manufacturing that quickly, and I don't think it will be a problem. We have the boards, they just need to be populated with components. That is part of the information I am waiting on, as well as a few more details.

Another board revision is necessary to fix a power consumption issue.

A new board means everything needs to be re-tested using that new board. If all the tests pass, then it's ready for manufacture. If any tests fail, another board revision is required to fix the problems.

How long does a full suite of testing take?
How long to design and build a new board revision?

If they are still at the "Prototype testing" stage, shipping won't be happening anytime soon... although I believe it's safe to say they will ship in Two Weeks ^TM

Oh,I know,I know................."2 weeks" Cool

Do I win