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This README contains extended details about FPGA mining with cgminer
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-Bitforce
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+ModMinerQuad (MMQ)
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+------------------
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+
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+The mining bitstream does not survive a power cycle, so cgminer will upload
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+it, if it needs to, before it starts mining
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+
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+You must make sure you have an approriate firmware in your MMQ
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+Read here for official details of changing the firmware:
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+ http://wiki.btcfpga.com/index.php?title=Firmware
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+
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+The basics of changing the firmware are:
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+ Join the 2 left pads of the "RESET" pad with wire and the led will dim
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+ Without dicsonnecting the "RESET", join the 2 left pads of the "ISP" pad
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+ with a wire and it will stay dim
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+ Release "RESET" then release "ISP" and is should still be dim
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+ Unplug the USB and when you plug it back in it will show up as a mass
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+ storage device
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+ Linux: (as one single line):
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+ mcopy -i /dev/disk/by-id/usb-NXP_LPC134X_IFLASH_ISP000000000-0:0
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+ modminer091012.bin ::/firmware.bin
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+ Windows: delete the MSD device file firmware.bin and copy in the new one
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+ rename the new file and put it under the same name 'firmware.bin'
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+ Disconnect the USB correctly (so writes are flushed first)
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+ Join and then disconnect "RESET" and then plug the USB back in and it's done
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+Best to update to one of the latest 2 listed below if you don't already
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+have one of them in your MMQ
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+
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+The current latest different firmware are:
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+ Latest for support of normal or TLM bitstream:
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+ http://btcfpga.com/files/firmware/modminer092612-TLM.bin
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+ Latest with only normal bitstream support (Temps/HW Fix):
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+ http://btcfpga.com/files/firmware/modminer091012.bin
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+The code is currently tested on the modminer091012.bin firmware.
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+This comment will be updated when others have been tested
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+
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+Bitforce (BFL)
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+--------------
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--bfl-range Use nonce range on bitforce devices if supported
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@@ -37,7 +78,8 @@ the MH/s value reported with the changed firmware - and the MH/s reported
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will be less than the firmware speed since you lose work on every block change.
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-Icarus
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+Icarus (ICA)
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+------------
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There are two hidden options in cgminer when Icarus support is compiled in:
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