Re: ANTMINER S5: The New Standard, 0.51J/G, Shipping on Jan 4th [Sales Open]

I think the next logical step for bitmain is to work hand in had with the developers of cgminer so that we can be able to switch off individual chips (that may be malfunctioning) via the webUI. Seeing the chip count per board (which can be up to 256) has gone up to 30, just shy of the S1 count by 2, despite a reasonable leap in the tech, I think the time is ripe for this kind of developement. At the moment, cgminer (or more likely their obfuscated, closed source PIC fimware) decides when to stop sending work to a chip, but I do not think it is as efficient as can be.

Also, now that bitmain have the new chip and have implemented the string design, I call upon bitmain to:
1. Provide an S3 / S1 upgrade kit to the S5
2. Start offering for sale the components of the (soon to be EOL'd S3), i.e the hashing and controller boards.

Happy XMas everyone - bitmain included!

Turning individual chips off is not a software or firmware based function, it requires expensive on PCB hardware to enable that.

Honestly, I am aware you get paid to respond in these threads, but the value in that lies in accurate responses not waffle.
Now, I'll ask you a straight question: Are you sure it can not be done in software or is that just some more waffle from you? (I know I have done exactly that on my S1 boards using my very own VB.Net miner) EDIT: Just in case you missed the punchline, it is for that reason that I made the suggestion in the first place, having seen the benefits thereof.

I'm not going to start another waffle thread with you again. You can look pages back regarding discussion on an S3 to S5 upgrade kit. tldr S3s are still viable, so it would make no sense to upgrade them today.

I have NEVER had a waffle thread with you, and do not intend to have one; you must be confusing me with someone else ... and it does not take much to admit that your assertion is incorrect, but as always, the best way is to avoid making false statements.

The point at hand was switching individual chips off at software level and your waffle response was that it requires expensive PCB hardware to be able to do that. So you can redeem your self esteem by answering the specific question:
Are you SURE it can not be done on a software level?

On the viability of S3's, I did not say they were no longer viable, in any case, there's the argument for S1 to S5 kits in the same suggestion (but of-course you conveniently skimmed over that).

You might want to just go over Dogie's head. Someone else who actually works there might be interested in responding to your ideas directly to get a better resolution for the Bitmaintech customers. Have you contacted anyone else?