BXB-Miner

Miner is early BETA version.

Attention!!! Configuration file format was changed, read below!

Support AMD GPU Graphics with monitoring and auto-fan control. Support NVIDIA GPU Graphics with temperature/fan monitoring. Support CPU mining.

Supported algo/coins (AMD/CPU): Cryptonight, Cryptonight v7, Cryptonight v8 (Monero, Wownero), Cryptonight-Fast (Masari), Cryptonight-Heavy (Bixbite, Loki, Saronite), New Stellite, New Haven, IPBC, Alloy, Cryptonight Lite, Cryptonight Lite v7

Supported algo/coins (NVIDIA): Cryptonight-Heavy (Bixbite, Loki, Saronite), Haven

Without Dev fee !

Configuration example (config.json):

{
	"pools":[				// POOLS section
	{	
		"name": "Bixbite",		// pool configuration name
		"url": "pool.bixbite.pro",	// pool address
		"port": 3333,			// pool port
		"stale-time": 0,		// stale share time interval allowing window in milliseconds (0 means don't submit stale shares)
		"user": "<WALLET>",		// your wallet address
		"pass": "<PASSWORD",		// your password
		"algo": "heavy"			// mining algorithm: old, v7, v8, stellite, heavy, haven, ipbc(new BitTube variant), alloy, lite, lite_v7, masari, auto (for old/v7)
	}
	],
	"ocl":{					// AMD (OpenCL) section
		"gpu": "0",			// GPU ID using to mine, for multiple set as "0,1,2,3,4"
		"intensity": "896",		// GPU intensity (one value for all GPUs, separated list for individual intensity per adapter ("896,432,896")
		"threads": "2",			// threads per GPU, can be set for multiple GPUs ("2,1,1,2,2")
		"worksize": "16/14,8,8",	// Worksize per GPU, can be set for multiple GPUs ("8,8,8,7,8"). Different worksize support for each thread (Use "/" to set worksize per thread ("8/6,16/14,8/6,8,8"))
		"auto-fan": true,		// fan auto-control
		"target-temp": 60,		// target temperature
		"overheat-temp": 85		// overheat control (allow to pause device when temperature exceeding thershold)
	},
	"cuda":{				// NVIDIA (CUDA) section
		"gpu": "0",			// GPU ID using to mine, for multiple set as "0,1,2,3,4"
		"blocks": "36",			// blocks per GPU, may be set ("24,36,36,24,36")
		"threads": "16",		// threads per GPU, may be set ("8,8,16,32,8")
		"temp-monitor": true,		// temperature monitoring
		"overheat-temp": 85		//  overheat control (allow to pause device when temperature exceeding thershold)
	},
	"cpu":{					// CPU section
		"use-cpu": true,		// Enable CPU mining
		"cpu-threads": 2		// Manual settings for cpu threads (not recommend). Exclude this option to auto-select thread count.
	},
	"server": true,				// this option enabling server monitoring feature, other rigs may acts as clients
	"server-ip": "0.0.0.0",			// server IP address to connect (when acts as client)
	"rig-name": "PROG",			// rig name on monitoring server
	"log": true				// show log at start and write into file
}

Use the "-c" switch to run different configurations (ex: bxb-miner.exe -c config_heavy.json)

BXB-Miner client-server usage:

If your have many rig's, you can use this function for simplify monitoring and management

Next commands avalible for use:

• Change current pool in all rigs;
• Pause/Start all rig's;
• Reset statistics on all rig's which connected to server;
• Reload pool list from file, without restart miner;
• Update pool list on rig's (from server). Use macros $$$name$$$ in config for automaticaly replace to rig-name on recieved rig's;

Miner hashrate performance recommendations:

• Use large pagefile, 32Gb or more
• Allow lock pages in memory
• Set system variable:
  • GPU_FORCE_64BIT_PTR 1
  • GPU_MAX_ALLOC_PERCENT 100
  • GPU_MAX_HEAP_SIZE 100
  • GPU_MAX_SINGLE_ALLOC_PERCENT 100
  • GPU_MAX_USE_SYNC_OBJECTS 1

Tested CPU's:

CPU	Threads	Algo	Hashrate
Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-3450 CPU @ 3.10GHz	3 threads	cryptonight v7	195 H/s
Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-3450 CPU @ 3.10GHz	4 threads	cryptonight light v7	595 H/s
Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2630 v4 @ 2.20GHz	12 threads	cryptonight v7	495 H/s
Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E3-1245 @ 3.30GHz	4 threads	cryptonight v7	260 H/s

Tested AMD cards:

Video card	Chip	Characteristics	Threads	Algo	Intensity	Hashrate
Gigabyte AMD Radeon RX 580 8Gb	580	1310/1900 Hynix	2	cryptonight heavy	856	965
MSI AMD Radeon RX 580 ARMOR OC 4Gb	580	1250/2000 Elpida	2	cryptonight heavy	477	740
Sapphire AMD Radeon RX 580 Nitro+ 4Gb	580	1250/2000 Elpida	2	cryptonight heavy	477	770
Gigabyte AMD Radeon RX 550 D5 [GV-RX550D5-2GD] 2Gb	550	1195/2000 Elpida	2	cryptonight heavy	216	340
MSI AMD Radeon RX 550 AERO 2Gb	550	1250/1950 Hynix	2	cryptonight heavy	216	332
MSI AMD Radeon RX 550 LP 2Gb	550	1250/1950 Hynix	2	cryptonight heavy	216	332
Sapphire AMD Radeon RX 550 PULSE 2Gb	550	1250/1800 Elpida	2	cryptonight heavy	216	325
MSI AMD Radeon RX 480 Reference 8Gb	480	1300/2060 Samsung	2	cryptonight heavy	672	1050
PowerColor RedDevil AMD Radeon RX 470 4Gb	470	1300/2020 Hynix	2	cryptonight heavy	456	780
Sapphire AMD Radeon RX 460 Nitro 4Gb	460	1250/2000 Micron	2	cryptonight heavy	312	550
Sapphire AMD Radeon RX 390 Nitro 8Gb	390	1070/1500 Samsung	2	cryptonight heavy	896	650

Tested NVIDIA cards:

Video card	Chip	Characteristics	Blocks	Threads	Algo	Hashrate
MSI GeForce GTX 1060 OC 3Gb	GP106	1950/4550 Hynix	36	16	cryptonight heavy	495
PNY GeForce GTX 1060 XLR8 Gaming OC 3Gb	GP106	2050/4550 Samsung	36	16	cryptonight heavy	537
ZOTAC GeForce GTX 680 680 AMP! Edition 2Gb	GK104	1240/3500 Hynix	16	16	cryptonight heavy	180

TODO

• Future BixBite v2 algo support;
• Failover mode for pools;
• Full algo support for CUDA devices;
• Improvements in client-server mode;
• The mechanism for determining GPU overclocking too much;
• Easy realtime autoswitch to any algo.