Baikal Miner GIANT PlUS User manual

GIANT PlUS
Baikal miner
USER’S GUIDE
http://www.baikalminer.com

Start Giant Plus
Installation guide

✓Giant Plus Specifications
Algorithm
Hash Rate
Power
(at the wall, with 25℃ambient temp)
Power Efficiency
X11
2000MH/s±10%
450W±5%
0.22J/MH
X13
1600MH/s±10%
450W±5%
0.28J/MH
X14
1600MH/s±10%
460W±5%
0.28J/MH
X15
1600MH/s±10%
480W±5%
0.3J/MH
Quark
2000MH/s±10%
260W±5%
0.13J/MH
Qubit
2000MH/s±10%
300W±5%
0.15J/MH
✓Introduction
Input Power
12V DC ATX Power(600W Recommended)
Interface
Ethernet
Operation Temp
0 ~ 40 ℃
Dimension
300mm(L) x 123mm(W) x 135mm(H)
Weight
3000g

✓Package Contents
Giant Plus Miner *1ea
5-pin single row cable *1ea
*Note* 12V DC ATX Power Supply is not package contained
but required for the installation.
✓Connection Guide
1. The board with OrangePi Zero attached is a master miner and
the other one becomes a slave miner.
2. Connect two boards with a 5-pin single row cable. OUT port of
master miner and IN port of slave miner should be connected.

3. Plug ATX power to 6-pin PCIe Con of both on each board.
<Connection guide for 6-pin power cable>
4. Connect Ethernet port on Orange Pi to Ethernet.
5. Power the ATX power supply on
*Note* Setting Giant plus miners in daisy-chain
4 Giants at maximum
Only 1 Orange Pi and Ethernet connection are required for
the chain
We recommend using Giants individually.
Example :

✓Pool setting
1. Enter Giant IP address on your web browser to access pool
setting page and log in with ‘baikal’ as password.
(IP address can be found either on setting page of your internet
router or by using our program BaikalScanner.exe from
download link)

2. First page you’d see if you log in successfully.
3. Go to Miners tab to set pool lists and give them mining details.
①Pool links for your information
②Server URLs from each pools.
③Select Algorithm type.
④Enter your wallet address.
⑤Pool password (normally set as x)
⑥Check box for pools supporting Extranonce.
Check the box if the pool supports Extranonce (such as
nicehash or zpool etc.)
Leave the box unchecked if the pool doesn’t support
Extranonce.

Availability of supporting Extranonce should be asked to
Pool Operator.
⑦Give priorities with your own numbers; However, the first
number should be 0. The system counts lowest number
(which is 0,) as first and the next as second regardless how
big are the numbers.
*Note*
For P2Pool you should add /+0.08 at the end of your account to
manage the hashrate for the best outcome.
Example)
*Note*
If you are solo mining at Nicehash, add “diff_4096”as below to the
password field.
Example)
Link for more details : Can I adjust mining difficulty

Keep Giant Plus
Up-to-date
Upgrade guide

✓Configuration
✓Firmware Update
1. Before the installation :
①Power off Giant Plus.
②Remove 5 pin single row cable connecting two miner boards.
③Take covers on both sides off to control SW1.
Mode H
DFU Boot mode
Mode L
Normal mode

④Set SW1 to H on both boards.
⑤plug micro USB cable to USB Con on any of two boards.
Make sure Giant Plus is off before connecting micro USB
cable.
⑥Power the selected board on by plugging in 2 of power
cables on the board and check LEDs have lights flow
through.
⑦Download following list of updating tools available from
here (file: Baikal_Giant_Plus_V00_DATE.zip ) :
Name
Description
dfu-util.exe
USB DFU(Device Firmware Utility) protocol based
flash programming console application.
update_firmware_giant
plus.bat
Firmware update batch file.
zadig_2.1.2.exe
USB Driver Installer
baikal_Giant Plus.bin
Firmware binary image.
2. Install DFU Utility driver
①Connect the other end of micro USB cable to your PC.
②Check if you have STM Device in DFU Mode on device
manager.
③Run zadig_2.1.2.exe
④Select Options>List all devices.
⑤Select ‘DFU Util’on USB device list, then replace driver.

⑥It should be followed by pop-up message below.
⑦DFU Util would appear as a replacement of STM Device in
DFU Mode on Device Manager if installed successfully.
3. Update firmware
①Run update_firmware_giant_plus.bat and console window
would pop up.
②When the progress reaches 100% window will close itself.
4. Finish

①Power off Giant Plus miner by unplugging power cables.
②Remove micro USB cable from the miner board and insert it
into the other one.
③Repeat step 01-5 to 03-2 for updating the other one as well.
④Remove micro USB cable from the board.
⑤Set SW3 to ‘L’ for mining mode.
⑥Connect the master miner and the slave miner with 5-pin
dual row cable.
⑦Plug in 4 of power cables to start mining.
✓SD Card Update
OrangePI SD Card setup guide
1. Download PiZero image and Win32diskImager Utility from
following links :
Download Link 1 : Google
Download Link 2 : Baidu
2. Update OrangePl SD Card
①Turn Giant Plus off.
②Remove the SD Card from the OrangePI Controller.

③Read the SD card on your computer and check which drive
letter it assigned.
④Run the win32diskImager utility.
⑤Select the PiZero_170321_V1.1.img
⑥Select the driver letter of the SD card in the device box.
⑦Be careful to select the correct drive; if you get the wrong
one you can destroy your data on the computer’s hard disk!
⑧Click Write and wait for the write to complete.
⑨You are now ready to plug the card into your OrangePI