C-Scape BiFury USB Setup Guide
Contents:
0a) What to Expect?
0b) What You Need
1) Powering
2) Cooling
3) Configuration
4) Troubleshooting
5) Where to buy
0a) What to Expect?
0b) What You Need
1) Powering
2) Cooling
3) Configuration
4) Troubleshooting
5) Where to buy
0) What to Expect?
The BiFury is designed by c-scape and features 2 Bitfury generation chips. It ships in a USPS cardboard sleeve and is wrapped in copious amounts of card and static paper.
The BiFury is designed by c-scape and features 2 Bitfury generation chips. It ships in a USPS cardboard sleeve and is wrapped in copious amounts of card and static paper.
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Chips
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- 2x Bitfury gen2
- ~5GH - 5V - 0.9A - 4.5W |
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0b) What You Need
You will need the following:
You will need the following:
- A host windows PC.
- A 1A+ USB hub (see below).
1) Powering
BiFurys are USB based miners, and as such are powered directly from a USB hub. Hub choice is extremely important when running multiple miners. The USB2 specification is designed to provide up to 0.5A, and USB3 0.9A and so USB3 is strongly recommended.
BiFurys are USB based miners, and as such are powered directly from a USB hub. Hub choice is extremely important when running multiple miners. The USB2 specification is designed to provide up to 0.5A, and USB3 0.9A and so USB3 is strongly recommended.
- Plug in the USB hub's power adapter into the mains and the USB hub.
- Plug the BiFury into USB hub.
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USB 3 Hub:
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2) Cooling
External cooling is not strictly required at stock speeds, but is strongly recommended. This can be done with the use of a simple 120mm fan or a USB powered fan.
External cooling is not strictly required at stock speeds, but is strongly recommended. This can be done with the use of a simple 120mm fan or a USB powered fan.
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120mm fan:
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USB fan:
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3a) Configuration
Configuration is straight forward. Both BFG and CGMiner are currently supported and a Windows based PC is therefore recommended.
BFGMiner:
Configuration is straight forward. Both BFG and CGMiner are currently supported and a Windows based PC is therefore recommended.
BFGMiner:
- Plug in a USB cable from your USB hub to your PC.
- Power the BiFury as above and turn the hub on.
- No drivers need to be installed.
- Download BFGMiner and run it.
- Create a new text file using notepad, with your pool and miner information in it, as below. Save it as a .bat file in the same directory as BFGMiner.
- Run the bat file to start mining.
- It may take up to 5 minutes for 3.7-4GH to be achieved.
bfgminer.exe -o mint.bitminter.com:3333 -u dogie_hexfury -p 123
bfgminer.exe -o us1.ghash.io:3333 -u dogie_hexfury -p 123
bfgminer.exe -o stratum.mining.eligius.st:3334 -u dogie_hexfury -p 123
4) Troubleshooting
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TBD as problems arise.
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Disclaimer: No warranty is provided with this information. It is your own responsibility if you or your property are injured or damaged following the information.
5) Where to buy
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