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131 lines
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# NerdSoloMiner
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**The NerdSoloMiner v2**
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This is a **free and open source project** that let you try to reach a bitcoin block with a small piece of hardware.
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The main aim of this project is to let you **learn more about minery** and to have a beautiful piece of hardware in your desktop.
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Original project https://github.com/valerio-vaccaro/HAN
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## Requirements
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- TTGO T-Display S3
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- 3D BOX [here](3d_files/)
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### Project description
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**ESP32 implementing Stratum protocol** to mine on solo pool. Pool can be changed but originally works with ckpool.
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This project is using ESP32-S3, uses WifiManager to modify miner settings and save them to SPIFF.
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The microMiner comes with several screens to monitor it's working procedure and also to show you network mining stats.
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Currently includes:
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- NerdMiner Screen > Mining data of Nerdminer
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- ClockMiner Screen > Fashion style clock miner
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- GlobalStats Screen > Global minery stats and relevant data
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This miner is multicore and multithreads, one thread is used to mine and other is implementing stratum work and wifi stuff.
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Every time an stratum job notification is received miner update its current work to not create stale shares.
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**IMPORTANT** Miner is not seen by all standard pools due to its low share difficulty. You can check miner work remotely using specific pools specified down or seeing logs via UART.
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***Current project is still in developement and more features will be added***
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## Build Tutorial
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### Hardware requirements
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- TTGO T-Display S3 > Buy it on aliexpress or amazon
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- 3D BOX
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### Flash firmware
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#### microMiners Flashtool [Recommended]
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Easyiest way to flash firmware. Build your own miner using the folowing firwmare flash tool:
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1. Get a TTGO T-display S3
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1. Go to NM2 flasher online: https://bitmaker-hub.github.io/diyflasher/
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#### Standard tool
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Create your own miner using the online firwmare flash tool **ESPtool** and the **binary files** that you will find in the src/bin folder.
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If you want you can compile the entire project using Arduino, PlatformIO or Expressif IDF.
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1. Get a TTGO T-display S3
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1. Download this repository
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1. Go to ESPtool online: https://espressif.github.io/esptool-js/
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1. Load the firmware with the binaries from the src/bin folder.
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1. Plug your board and select each file from src/bin with its address
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### Update firmware
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Update NerdMiner firmware following same flashing steps but only adding 0x10000_firmware file.
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#### Build troubleshooting
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1. Online ESPtool works with chrome, chromium, brave
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1. ESPtool recommendations: use 115200bps
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1. Build errors > If during firmware download upload stops, it's recommended to enter the board in boot mode. Unplug cable, hold right bottom button and then plug cable. Try programming
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1. In extreme case you can "Erase all flash" on ESPtool to clean all current configuration before uploading firmware. There has been cases that experimented Wifi failures until this was made.
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### NerdMiner configuration
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After programming, you will only need to setup your Wifi and BTC address.
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1. Connect to NerdMinerAP
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- AP: NerdMinerAP
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- PASS: MineYourCoins
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1. Setup your Wifi Network
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1. Add your BTCaddress
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Recommended low difficulty share pools:
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| Pool URL | Port | Web URL | Status |
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| public-pool.airdns.org | 21496 | https://public-pool.airdns.org:37273/#/ | Open Source Solo Bitcoin Mining Pool supporting open source miners |
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| nerdminers.org | | https://nerdminers.org | Team domain for future pool - Currently pointing to public-pool.airdns.org |
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| nerdminer.io | 3333 | https://nerdminer.io | Mantained by CHMEX |
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Other standard pools not compatible with low difficulty share:
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| Pool URL | Port | Web URL |
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| solo.ckpool.org | 3333 | https://solo.ckpool.org/ |
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| btc.zsolo.bid | 6057 | https://zsolo.bid/en/btc-solo-mining-pool |
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| eu.stratum.slushpool.com | 3333 | https://braiins.com/pool |
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### Buttons
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With the USB-C port to the right:
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**TOP BUTTON**
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- One click > change screen.
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- Hold 5 seconds > top right button to **reset the configurations and reboot** your NerdMiner.
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- Hold and power up > enter **configuration mode** and edit current config via Wifi. You could change your settings or verify them.
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**BOTTOM BUTTON**
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- One Click > turn the screen off and on again
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- Double click > change orientation (default is USB-C to the right)
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#### Build video
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[](https://youtu.be/POUT2R_opDs)
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## Developers
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### Project guidelines
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- Current project was addapted to work with PlatformIO
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- Current project works with ESP32-S3 but any ESP32 can be used.
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- Partition squeme should be build as huge app
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- All libraries needed shown on platform.ini
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### On process
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- [x] Move project to platformIO
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- [x] Bug rectangle on screen when 1milion shares
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- [x] Bug memory leaks
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- [x] Bug Reboots when received JSON contains some null values
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- [x] Implement midstate sha256
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- [x] Bug Wificlient DNS unresolved on Wifi.h
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- [x] Code refactoring
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- [x] Add blockHeight to screen
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- [x] Add clock to show current time
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- [x] Add new screen with global mining stats
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- [ ] Add support to control BM1397
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### Donations/Project contributions
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If you would like to contribute and help dev team with this project you can send a donation to the following LN address ⚡teamnerdminer@getalby.com⚡
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Enjoy
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