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Reddit mentions of [Discontinued] GekkoScience 2PAC (Dual BM1384) USB Stickminer
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We found 5 Reddit mentions of [Discontinued] GekkoScience 2PAC (Dual BM1384) USB Stickminer. Here are the top ones.
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15gh/s mining speed(Higher speed requires usb port above spec) 32-.35 watts per gh. Completely silent operation Bitmain BM1384 chips[Discontinued by the Manufacturer] Replaced by GekkoScience NEWPAC (Dual BM1387) USB Stickminer
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This site has a decent variety of beginner FPGA tutorials that would probably be interesting: https://www.fpga4fun.com
I would absolutely not recommend trying to use a bitcoin miner on an FPGA for a couple of reasons:
In short, I recommend learning FPGAs by starting small and working your way up. And (I know this is going to be hard, but it will help) try to resist the urge to test everything on the device. Unlike writing code on a desktop or even a microcontroller where you can open a debugger, debugging an FPGA is like working with a black box, in that it's really difficult to get a good idea of what's going on inside it. Instead, before your design ever goes on the FPGA, you really should simulate it using something like Icarus Verilog or Verilator or even modelsim to find the bugs in your design, and only when you're sure it will actually work, put it on an FPGA. I recommend checking out zipcpu's blog where he gives examples of how to simulate a design effectively. My life would have been so much easier if someone had told me this when I was first starting.
You can get better ones for $70.
These do 15gh/s. OP says he's using Antminer U1s which do 2gh/s.
Still not cost effective. Chances are very slim.
https://www.amazon.com/GekkoScience-Double-Compac-2-Bitcoin-BM1384x2/dp/B072L5QYT5/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1504126883&sr=8-1&keywords=gekkoscience+2pac
Note - this also is likely to NOT be profitable as a mining device.
I understand you want to use this simply as a proof of concept for education but the lesson you will be giving others is that cpu mining is neat and possible when it should be discouraged. At minimum you should go on amazon and buy a ASIC USB stick - https://www.amazon.com/GekkoScience-Double-Compac-2-Bitcoin-BM1384x2/dp/B072L5QYT5/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1510055060&sr=8-1&keywords=asic+bitcoin+miner
or used s3 asic - https://www.amazon.com/AntMiner-S3-441Gh-0-77W-SHA-256/dp/B00NZDBWKG/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1510055060&sr=8-4&keywords=asic+bitcoin+miner
to educate young users with
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Author: Killcraft69
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>So I'm thinking of getting this
I noticed in the reviews a person mention that they couldn't use it because they didn't know how. Is there anything more I would have to do then just plug it in a pc? Is this even a good option? what is the best program for mining