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@@ -16,7 +16,23 @@ p2pool.
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Icarus
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-There is a hidden option in cgminer when Icarus support is compiled in:
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+There are two hidden options in cgminer when Icarus support is compiled in:
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+--icarus-options <arg> Set specific FPGA board configurations - one set of values for all or comma separated
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+ baud:work_division:fpga_count
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+ baud The Serial/USB baud rate - 115200 or 57600 only - default 115200
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+ work_division The fraction of work divided up for each FPGA chip - 1, 2, 4 or 8
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+ e.g. 2 means each FPGA does half the nonce range - default 2
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+ fpga_count The actual number of FPGA working - this would normally be the same
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+ as work_division - range is from 1 up to 'work_division'
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+If you define fewer comma seperated values than Icarus devices, the last values will be used
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+for all extra devices
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+An example would be: --icarus-options 57600:2:1
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+This would mean: use 57600 baud, the FPGA board divides the work in half however
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+only 1 FPGA actually runs on the board (e.g. like an early CM1 Icarus copy bitstream)
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--icarus-timing <arg> Set how the Icarus timing is calculated - one setting/value for all or comma separated
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default[=N] Use the default Icarus hash time (2.6316ns)
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@@ -24,6 +40,9 @@ There is a hidden option in cgminer when Icarus support is compiled in:
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long Re-calculate the hash time continuously
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value[=N] Specify the hash time in nanoseconds (e.g. 2.6316) and abort time (e.g. 2.6316=80)
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+If you define fewer comma seperated values than Icarus devices, the last values will be used
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+for all extra devices
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Icarus timing is required for devices that do not exactly match a default Icarus Rev3 in
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processing speed
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If you have an Icarus Rev3 you should not normally need to use --icarus-timing since the
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@@ -55,9 +74,9 @@ bitstream to the default one, use 'long' mode and give it at least a few hundred
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'short' mode and take note of the final hash time value (Hs) calculated
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You can also use the RPC API 'stats' command to see the current hash time (Hs) at any time
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-The Icarus code currently only works with a dual FPGA device that supports the same commands as
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+The Icarus code currently only works with an FPGA device that supports the same commands as
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Icarus Rev3 requires and also is less than ~840MH/s and greater than 2MH/s
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-If a dual FPGA device does hash faster than ~840MH/s it should work correctly if you supply the
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+If an FPGA device does hash faster than ~840MH/s it should work correctly if you supply the
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correct hash time nanoseconds value
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The timing code itself will affect the Icarus performance since it increases the delay after
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