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So xbtec/blackarrow.. do you have any comments on this?

I've had my X-1 for about 4 Weeks. I have been mining at 1100Hz since then at about 110Gh/s.

Getting any kind of ROI.. I don't think so , so all the income I'm making I'm putting into buying ghash.io and I'm up to about 20Gh/s extra via ghash.io at the moment. Maybe in 3 months time I'll be up to 200Gh/s in Total and I'll sell the X-1 and put it towards more Gh/s

But I'll still be behind for quite a while :-(

I have complained to xbtec (and some other third party people who look after their services) about sending me unsolicited email.
I have never delt with them in the past and have no relationship with them in the past. I see it as spam (even if they did buy (or not) from blackarrow)

I have also asked for Proof that they have bought the customer database from blackarrow. There are only 2 choices..

1) I can go after blackarrow for selling my details when they say they won't.
2) XBtec are lying that they bought it from blackarrow

Blackarrow: did you sell it to xbtec?
XBTec: did you buy it from blackarrow?

Better than BA who fill in a legal document put a valid of $100 for the X1's when shipping. I wonder how long until someone comes after them for not legally declaring the value correctly than people actually paid. WHat BA should do legally is declare the cost of the goods what someone actually paid for it.

Maybe not falsified but only (on the webpages) 20C Steps only.. which is as useless as possible and may as well be guessing :-)

Just found it.....


Temp_hys_window

Temperature hysteresis window select
1:40℃ hysteresis window
0:20℃ hysteresis window

So I presume (I may be wrong)  from this it can only give a temperate in intervals of 20C (or 40C)... ?

I wonder.. when (read if) BA get the LCD Screen made.. which way will it be around.. as in the top picture on the manual (which you will have to turn your head 90 Degrees to view it which is useless) or like a phone??

Yes I am correct.. about 4 mins after placing it on its side (instead of end) the temp went from 60 exactly ->80 exactly -> 100 exactly now..

so it can only report temps in 20C intervals (useless)

So peoples.. make sure you are placing them in their ends.. not their sides..

Edit: in the bottom of the manual they show it standing correctly.. but right besides a wall.. blocking the airflow!!!

Maybe .. the Temp can only report temps as 40/60/80/100 and as you had it on the side one of the outlets was covered so it got hotter and reported as 100 (could be anything from 80->100) and as mine is on its side I get temp of 60-80). Which make it quite useless.

I think you have to update to 1.4 before you upgrade to 1.6.

I have done both with no problems. What changes where made.. NO idea.. no one has said..

Also to note On the bottom of the Manual (  http://blackarrowsoftware.com/download/X-1%20Prospero%20(Control%20Board%20-%20Original%20Design)%20User%20Instructions%20v1.3.pdf )  it says:

"Note that device is designed to be placed on the side, vertically. Blocking the airflow vents may cause device to overheat and prevent it from working properly."

See the picture under II. This is how it should be standing.. not like the picture up the top of the Manual

its around 23C here at the moment in the house. and my temps are as I gave before.. I think the exactly 60,80,100 temps are just made up..

It asked me to update yesterday. Try Settings.. Update Software.. . (on the http page)

800Hz = 40C 90GH/s
1000Hz = 40C 100GH/s
1100Hz = 60C 110GH/s
1200Hz = Fail

You getting 80C when I get 60C is quite a difference. I am 100% the ambient temperate in your house is not 20C warmer of you would be living in Fiji or Nevada in the middle of Summer with no Aircon :-)

What "reported" temperatures are other people getting? the 40C/60C temps sound quite falsified..

Update: I just stopped the FAN for a couple of minutes and the temperature reported did not change so I am quite 100% the temperatures are just made up. Any comment BlackArrow?

I can only run it at 1100Hz and runs at around 110GH/s on average. (its been running at 60C ALL the time). I dunno if this is accurate as the graph is 60C ALL the time even at night and day when the ambient temperate is different by quite a bit)

If I change to 1200Hz then it just fails completely when it tries to start up mining.

Maybe a little confusing.

Normally when a machine gets on the network is will request its network settings via DHCP. This gives out the IP Address/Netmask/gateway/DNS Servers etc.

The X-1 Takes these ok.. but then ignores the DNS Server sent from the DHCP Server and uses 8.8.8.8 instead (it seems its hard coded)

There is no way to change this DNS Setting at all as if you go via the GUI and try and change it.. you cannot.

8.8.8.8 will work ok for most people (but not all people as they may not have access to 8.8.8.8 or may run it without an internet connection directly). Some people may want to change the DNS Server/Use the one given out via DHCP (which should be the default) but you can't.

Not hardcoding the DNS when you select DHCP (the default) is the point. Why are BA doing it.  I know that 8.8.8.8  is Google's DNS.

Thinking Google's DNS is "better" that your ISPs DNS Server 99% of the time is quite wrong. I don't want to argue with people regarding this and it actually it CAN make things slower. If people want their devices to use Google's DNS they should choose it themselves :-)

Saying all that.. I saw an update yesterday to 1.6. From the outside.. I see no differences and Watts and Voltage graphs are still broken.

I'm making maybe 0.005 BTC every day. (hard to know as I've only been running under a week) so considering the power usage and how much BC is getting harder to mine I don't think I'll ever get ROI). 6 Months ago.. It would have been a lot different.

I had it running overnight.. at 1100 Hz (1200Hz basically doesn't work ( I wonder why it was set to 1200 by default?)



I have 3 connections to the same place (thus the reason why there are 3 connections)

Number of Watts and Voltage shows 0 used (on both interfaces)

Another Problem. Even when set to use DHCP it it looks like its hardcoded to use 8.8.8.8 as the DNS..

Blackarrow.. please fix to use the DHCP Supplied DNS Server.

Finally got it plugged in and put in pool and it went up to 10Gh/s and restarted. and restarted :-(

The default (as shipped) is running at 1200Hz but its not stable at all so set to 1000HZ and it started again and now running at 60C and about 110 Gh/s

I finally have the X1 in my Hands.. Maybe BA want to comment on these issues.

- The Value of the Unit was quoted in the packing slip as $100 which is a lie to I presume get around people paying high import duty etc. If the value/cost of the unit is only $100 can I have a refund? Can you please ship your units correctly. As it says on the Slip they are Legal Documents you are lying on. It is not just me as other people have said the $100 is the cost/value of the Items.

- It has some black  sticky tape on the back of it and glue all over some of the buttons and the bit metal plate where I presume the LCD (which is missing) should go looks like it came out of a dump (Pictures Coming when I get home)

- I have not turned it on yet as I question the quality of the inside looking at the outside and the dodgyness they use to ship them.

I just got notified my X1 had been sent 3 days ago And probably going to be delivered tomorrow if the Dhl tracking is correct. Unfortunately I am on holiday until early next week at the other end of the country . From BA order #207

So from the other persons order number they are between 120 and 207 (My order number)  at the moment getting all the orders out before the End of this month may be a little impossible. As all orders are not X1's and people would really not buy more than 1-2 X1's (or they would buy an X3) maybe under 50 X1's have gone out (estimate which may be quite wrong)