Table of Contents ................................3 Introduction ................................5 Scope ................................5 Related Documents ............................5 Using The SP20 Jackson Dashboard .......................... 5 Viewing Mining Information ......................... 6 Controlling Units ............................6 Administrative Management ............................ 7 Configuring Manual LAN Settings ......................... 7 Controlling ASICs Operation .........................
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SP20 Jackson User Guide A.1. Automatic Upgrade............................. 17 A.2. Manual Selection Upgrade ......................... 18 A.3. Upgrade from a Firmware File........................20 Appendix B. Find Your Unit IP Address ......................21 Appendix C. Viewing ASIC Statistics ....................... 22 Appendix D.
Introduction Introduction The SP20 Jackson is one of the most powerful Bitcoin miners available for the current home mining market, with an amazing 1.7 TH/s hash power and remarkably low power consumption. The SP20 Jackson is powered by an external power supply supplied by the owner.
Pools Information – lists the pools you have entered and their status, in addition to different mining statistics for each pool. Statistics – displays a brief summary of the mining statistics from all pools. Controlling Units The unit section displays essential information for your SP20 Jackson and allows you to perform basic actions. Version 2.0...
Restart MinerGate – restarts the mining software only. Reboot – performs a power reset. Blink LED – identifies the SP20 Jackson to which you are currently connected by flashing its front panel LED (useful if you have multiple units).
The following options appear: Fill in the fields as follows: LAN IP Address – the IP Address you want to set for the SP20 Jackson. LAN Subnet – the Subnet mask of your network. (By default: 255.255.255.0) Gateway –the IP Address of the router in your network (which connects to the internet) ...
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SP20 Jackson User Guide Administrative Management Click the ASIC you want to disable. Do not set an ASIC to a status of Removed. This status should only be used by a Spondoolies- Tech technician in case an ASIC has been physically removed from the board.
SP20 Jackson User Guide Administrative Management Changing Administrator Password It is highly recommended that you set a secure password in order to keep your SP20 Jackson and data safe. To change the Administrator Password: In the menu, click Settings. In the UI password section, in the New password fields, enter the new password you want to set in both fields.
Backup/Restore Settings To backup your custom SP20 Jackson settings and statistics to a file: Plug a USB flash drive into the USB port in the front panel. Version 2.0...
SP20 Jackson User Guide Administrative Management In the menu, click Settings. In the Backup section, click Backup. Enter the name you want to give the backup file and navigate to the directory where you want to save it, then click OK.
Click Reset to factory settings. A dialog box appears. Click OK. The SP20 Jackson will restart with the new settings. NOTE If a factory reset in this method did not work for you, refer to the procedure in http://www.spondoolies- tech.com/blogs/technical-blog/13098521-sp10-sp30-recovery-sd-card-boot-sd-card-creation-instructions.
SP20 Jackson to consume less power. The fan speed affects the power consumption and the noise that the SP20 Jackson produces, but also affects the mining rate. The higher the speed, the more power the unit will consume and the more noise it will produce.
Advanced Voltage Settings Advanced voltage settings are intended for advanced users and are your responsibility only. Although the SP20 Jackson shuts down automatically in case of over heating, incorrect overclocking settings may still result in damage to your SP20 Jackson.
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SP20 Jackson User Guide Overclocking Set the required values in the appropriate fields. Click Save. After changing overclocking settings, watch the temperatures in the dashboard to make sure they remain within the valid range. Version 2.0...
A dialog window appears. Click OK. The SP20 Jackson will check if a newer version for the unit is available. If found, it will be automatically downloaded and installed. Progress is displayed in the status box at the bottom. Upgrading can take up to one minute.
SP20 Jackson User Guide Overclocking The miner reboots with the new version. A.2. Manual Selection Upgrade To upgrade the unit firmware manually: In the menu, click Firmware Upgrade: Click Manual Selection: A notification appears, read the notification and approve by clicking OK.
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SP20 Jackson User Guide Overclocking Another notification appears. Read through the notification and approve by clicking OK. The upgrade will start. The progress is displayed in the status box at the bottom. Upgrade can take up to one minute. When upgrade completes successfully a message appears in the status box. Click Reboot The miner reboots with the new version.
SP20 Jackson User Guide Overclocking A.3. Upgrade from a Firmware File. To upgrade the unit firmware from a file: In the menu, click Firmware Upgrade: Click Upload FW file: The following buttons appear. Click Choose File. A dialog window opens. Navigate to the FW file you want to upload and select it.
Find Your Unit IP Address If you connected the SP20 Jackson to your network but cannot open the management console by typing myminer.io in the browser (see the SP20 Jackson Quick Start Guide), you can enter the unit IP address instead.
SP20 Jackson User Guide Overclocking Appendix C. Viewing ASIC Statistics The Statistics window displays detailed information about the unit and for each ASIC separately. This information is especially important when configuring overclocking (in order to check temperatures). The list of ASICs is divided into groups represented in the log as LOOPs: ...
SP20 Jackson User Guide Overclocking Appendix D. Viewing Events To view system events: In the menu, click Events The events are divided into two logs: System Recovery Log –Displays events related to the mining software only. Data on this log is not saved, it is deleted upon reboot.
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