This tutorial will show you how to set up the V9 V1.2 test jig manual for Bitmain Antmier S9 series miners to diagnose bad dashboards in your Bitmain Antminer S9 miner.
Let’s examine the setup procedure in detail right now.
How to Set Up V9 V1.2 Test Jig Manual for Bitmain Antminer S9 Series?
Bitmain V9 V1.2 hashboard tester is applicable to Antminer S9 series, S11, S15, T15, DR5, D5, S17, S17PRO, and T17.
I. Preparatory Work
- Platform: computer (Win10 system)
- Tools: electric soldering iron (60W), solder wire
- Tester: hashboard tester V1.2 (buy from BITMAIN official website)
- Drop-out line: 1 S9 drop-out line (buy 1 tester, get 1 drop-out line for free)
- Voltage regulating line: Although relatively short, voltage regulating line can be extended (DIY), for example, using discarded fan line.
- Testing S17, S17PRO, and T17 requires 4 fans. The tester only has two interfaces for fans. Purchase one-to-two fan connectors or utilize additional power sources to enable the 4 fans to effectively dissipate heat. You need side cooling or up-and-down cooling. (buy from official website)
- Power source: According to the testing model, suggest using 12V power sources APW3, APW8, and APW9 for direct power supply to prevent tester blackouts brought on by overcurrent when tested with a 12V adapter.
- Burn test programs onto TF cards as necessary. For S15, T15, S17, S17PRO, T17, DR5 and D5 models, the master program of the appropriate model must be copied to the tester prior to conducting normal testing.
- USB to serial interface: for CP210X series or TL43X series, search keywords “USB to TTL” in Taobao to get.
- Dupont line: male and female 3P >30cm, in general, the Dupont line of serial interface is fine.
II. Hardware Connection
- Initialize the serial interface. Connect control panel and serial interface board as shown in the fig:
- Glue the serial interface board, then connect the drop-out line.
- Connect the voltage regulating line, being careful not to plug in the two fans that are side by side.
- The master program that the testing model requires must be copied.
- Insert the corresponding model’s prepared SD card.
- The interface in fig. 1 below is an adapter power interface, and it is acceptable to insert directly into the power interface. The power switch of the tester won’t function if the APW3 power is not inserted into the control panel 2’s 6PIN interface.
- Configuration file description: repair=0, test will overwrite eeprom, and whole machine needs frequency sweep again; repair=1, test will not overwrite eeprom, and whole machine test and hash rate will not be affected.
- Start interface (For instance, S17 and S17pro have the same interface, so does single board testing program)
III. Notes
- The temperature rises quickly after the chip is tested when testing S17, S17PRO, and T17, necessitating the use of 4 fans for cooling. (When making, use the image as a guide. Note: during the test, must not let hashboard touch any metal object, to avoid short circuit).
If 4 fans cannot be all inserted to the tester of control panel, pull out the blue line, to let fans reach full speed, or the board or chip might be burnt; besides, the cooling fins on front and back sides of the board are all electrified, so must not let any metal object touch hashboard, or chip might be damaged or board might be burnt; all test results should be OK, or the frequency sweep of whole machine test will be NG;
- A voltage regulating line must be connected to the test power source. When constructing an extension line, avoid haphazard connections. If unclear, remove one line and connect one line, to avoid errors;
- Copy the corresponding master program of tester when testing different models (except S9, S9i, S9j, and T9+ which can use general packet, all other models need copy);
- In order to prevent the tester from being burned, the hashboard and tester should be powered independently. If a 12V adapter is used, 12V 5A or higher should be guaranteed.
- When using the V9 V1.2 version tester, the line losses of the test power line should be lower than 0.1V (below 100mV). The voltage at the hashboard’s power interface, for instance, should not be less than 18.4V if the power output is 18.5V. When the line losses of power are bigger than 0.1V, it is more easily to cause single board PATTER NG;
- For S9K and S9SE, corresponding config and single-board-test files need to be configured;
- Customers need to make copper axis themselves to connect hashboard (at least 6 square flexible cord), one end has a screw hole to connect APW8 or APW9, and the other end needs to be stuck on hashboard (both joints need to be isolated by heat-shrinkable sleeves, as shown below)
Directions for Hashboard Test Jigs
| NAME | Applicable Models | NOTES |
| ZJ0001000001 Hash Board Constant Temp Test Fixture | For S17e, T17e, S17+, T17+ | For PSU built-in miners, use with APW9+ and Extension signal cable. |
| V9 Hash Board Constant Temp Test Fixture V1.2(Set) | S9, T9, S11, V9, 15-series, S17, S17 Pro, and T17 models. | Use with a PSU with 6pin connectors; |
| V9 Hash Board Constant Temp Test Fixture V1.0(Set) | For S9, S9i, S9j, T9, T9+, Z9, Z9 mini, R4, DR3, S9K, S9 SE | For PSU built-in miners, use with the original PSU and extension signal cable; For not PSU-built-in miners, use with a PSU with 6pin connectors; Manual>> |
| L3+ Hash Board Constant Temp Test Fixture V1.0(Set) | For L3, L3+, L3++, D3, A3, X3 | Use with a PSU with 6pin connectors |
| E3 Hash Board Constant Temp Test Fixture V1.0(Set) | For E3 | Use with a PSU with 6pin connectors |
| B3 Hash Board Constant Temp Test Fixture V1.0(Set) | For B3 | Use with a PSU with 6pin connectors |
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