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ECHO Series Tutorial
Before using the miner, please have an initial inspection with it:
Check whether the appearance of the package or the miner is deformed or damaged.
Check whether the fan is damaged.
Check whether there are any loose parts by gently shaking the miner.
If any of the above abnormalities are found, please take photos first and contact the after-sales service by submitting a ticket.
*Important: Do NOT try to dismantle the miner by yourself. The miner is secured with an anti-disassembly label. Unauthorized disassembly will result in the warranty being voided.
3.1 Power cord
The miner will come with 2 power cords, one has a type I plug and IEC C19 power connector (16A), and another has a type b plug and IEC C19 power connector (16A).
If the power cords provided by the miner don't match your local socket, you can opt to purchase an adapter or a power cord that meets the specifications C19 connector; 2.5mm² (13AWG).
- 2.5mm² indicates a wire cross-sectional area of 2.5 square millimeters, indicating the wire's conductivity and load-bearing capacity.
Please note: Using a different power cord may impact troubleshooting any potential issues later on.
3.2 Ethernet cable
The miner supports a WIFI connection, so the Ethernet cable is not necessary.
- Before starting the miner, thoroughly inspect it for any potential damage caused by physical interference, and remain cautious of the risk of electric shock.
- Before powering on, ensure the stability of cable connections and prioritize electrical safety.
- Keep the miner away from water and high-humidity environments.
- Ensure that the ambient temperature remains within the range of 10-35°C. Maintain ambient humidity below 65%.
- To prevent miner damage, maintain a clean environment to prevent the entry of dust, hair, catkins, and other foreign objects into the miner.
- Ensure a stable voltage supply.
- Do not plug or unplug cables while the power is on.
- Proper installation, use, and maintenance are crucial. Warranty services won't be provided if the miner, hash board, or components are crushed or damaged due to improper conditions.
- Customers must not disassemble the miner without obtaining prior permission from Goldshell's after-sales team.
- Install the handles on both sides of the miner.
- Plug one end of the Ethernet cable into your miner's Ethernet port.
- Connect the other end of the Ethernet cable to your network source, such as a router or switch.
- Connect the power, and turn on the power switch.
- After powering on, the indicator lights will simultaneously flash red and green for a brief moment. Soon after, the green light will remain steady.
If the indicator lights show any abnormalities, please refer to Interpretation of indicator lights.
ECHO series supports both Ethernet cable and WIFI connections, please refer to Guidelines for Using or Disabling the WIFI Functionality of Goldshell Miners for instructions on how to connect via WIFI.
Method 1: Please access the website find.goldshell using the browser on your phone or computer, preferably Google Chrome. Ensure that your miner and your device are connected to the same network and frequency band.
The find.goldshell.com website will retrieve the miner's IP address within the first 6 minutes of startup. If you find that the IP address in the website does not match the miner's IP, please press the miner's IP button and refresh the website.
Subsequently, click the corresponding icon in the settings column to gain access to the miner dashboard.
7.1 Language switch
The miner dashboard supports both Chinese and English languages. You can switch between them by clicking on the small flag icon at the top right corner of the home page.
7.2 Unlock the miner
Click “Unlock” on the top-right corner of the page and enter the password to unlock your miner.
The initial password of the miner is 123456789
7.3 Change the password.
To ensure the security of your assets, we strongly advise changing the miner's password after the initial setup.
To get started, unlock your miner and access the [System] page. Input the current password along with the desired new password as shown below, then click the [Change] button.
7.4 Network Settings
The default configuration is set to DHCP mode. You can adjust the IP mode based on your requirements.
Here's how to proceed:
- Unlock your miner.
- Go to the [System] page and disable the [DHCP IPv4 configuration] and [Auto DNS configuration] under the [Network Settings] section.
- Input the IP details according to your specific situation.
- Click the [Apply] button to save the changes.
WIFI settings： The miner supports WIFI, after connecting to WIFI, you can check the connected WIFI here.
Guidelines for Using or Disabling the Wi-Fi Functionality of Goldshell Miners
7.4 Add a mining pool
After the miner is unlocked, click [Miner] on the left side of the page, and enter the pool setting page. Finally, click “ADD” to enter Pool Config to set up your mining pool information.
Here we use “DxPool” as an example, and the parameters are set as follows:
Pool URL: your choice
Miner name: dxpool account name. worker name (The "worker name" is not mandatory here; it's simply used to distinguish your miner. This is particularly useful if you have multiple miners connected to the same mining pool and using the same mining pool account.）
Password: your choice
Once you've completed the configuration, click the "Apply" button and wait for the Pool setting to turn green. This indicates a successful connection to the pool.
Wait for a successful pool connection, then navigate to the [Home] section and monitor the chart. If you observe a hashrate curve, it indicates a successful pool configuration.
- Make sure that the pool information matches the mined cryptocurrency. If you switch to a different algorithm to mine different cryptocurrencies, you need to remove the original pool addresses and add a new one (different pools corresponding to each currency cannot exist simultaneously). Connecting to the wrong pool could result in miner's malfunctions.
- All miners can be set up with 3 mining pools, with priority decreasing from the top pool to the bottom pool. The pools with lower priority will only be used if all higher-priority pools are offline.
8.1 Home page
The Home page consists of four modules: Mining Status, Miner Model Information, Hashrate Chart, and Hash Board Status. The Mining Status module consolidates the hash board information and serves as a crucial information section for monitoring miner status. The following diagram illustrates the Home page data for the CKLITE as an example, other miners follow a similar format.
Mining status
HW error rate: Before submitting computational results to the mining pool, the control board verifies the results. Any calculation results that do not conform to the format will be discarded, resulting in a hardware error count increase by one. Factors such as operating environment, voltage stability, natural device wear, and chip quality affect the HW error rate. High HW error rates can lead to a decrease in the device's average hashrate. Only when the HW error rate exceeds 5% and the hash rate is below the standard value is it considered to have a high HW error rate?
Solutions for high HW error rate
Reject rate: After submitting computational results to the mining pool, network latency, fluctuations, and blockchain characteristics can lead to delays or losses in submissions. The miner's submitted results become invalid, increasing the reject rate on the miner, which in turn reduces earnings. A reject rate within 1% to 10% and not affecting the average hash rate is considered normal.
Solutions for high Reject rate
Power plan: Currently, all ECHO Series miners have different modes. You can find instructions on how to switch at this link.
Temp: The average temperature of the hash board. Check Miner Normal Operating Temperature.
Fan speed(RPM): Displaying the current fan speed. For example, in the above diagram, the current fan speeds are 1560RPM and 1620RPM, which means 1560 and 1620 revolutions per minute respectively.(Note:1560; 1620;1620;1620 (from left to right) represent fan #1, fan #2, fan #3, fan #4 )
Online for The running duration of the miner.
Miner Model Information
Model: The current miner model of the control board firmware.
Firmware version: The version number of the current firmware on the control board.
Hardware version: The current hardware version of the miner.
Hashrate Chart
The curve in the graph is generated based on the real-time hashrate of the miner. Due to various factors such as network conditions and operating environment, the miner's hashrate is not constant. Therefore, the hashrate graph is intended solely for observing whether there are periods of no hashrate or low hashrate within the displayed timeframe on the page. The specific hashrate situation needs to be assessed by observing the average hashrate.
Hash board number(CPB0, CPB1): CPB0, CPB1 represent the position of hash board within the miner (usually starting from 0). Generally, CPB0 corresponds to hash board #1, CPB1 corresponds to hash board #2.
Hashrate: It is the real-time hashrate of the hash board in the current position. The overall miner's hashrate should be assessed by observing the average hashrate.
Temp: The temperature of the hash board.
Nonces: Indicates the number of valid computation results stored by the miner.
Accepted: The number of correct computation results accepted by the mining pool.
HW errors: Before submitting computational results to the mining pool, the control board verifies the results. Any calculation results that do not conform to the format will be discarded, resulting in a hardware error count increase by one. This count accumulates during a single uptime session. The specific HW error situation of the miner should be assessed by observing the HW error rate.
Reject The number of computation results submitted by the miner that has been rejected. This count accumulates during a single uptime session. The specific mining pool rejection situation of the miner should be observed through the Reject rate.
8.2 Miner page
The Miner page consists of three modules: Pool settings, Miner, and Algorithm settings.
Pool settings: You can check/add/remove the mining pools here.
MAC address: Media Access Control address
Power plan: Currently, all ECHO Series miners have different modes. You can switch the modes here.
Temperature monitor: It is used to measure and monitor the temperature of the miner. If you turn it on, the miner will automatically shut down when the temperature exceeds the normal range.
Light indicator: If you turn it on, the indicator lights near the IP button will flash rapidly in red and green, allowing you to quickly locate this Miner.
Algorithm settings: Currently, all Echo series miners cannot be switched to other algorithms.
8.3 System page
The system page includes Network settings, WiFi settings, Cloud control settings, Change password, Update miner firmware, Reset and Restart miner.
Network Settings: As previously mentioned, you can set your network here.
Cloud control settings
Check how to use the cloud control.
Change password: As previously mentioned, you can change your password here.
Update: You can upgrade the miner firmware here.
Check the tutorial.
Restart & Reset
Restart miner: Click the [Restart] button, and the miner will restart.
Factory reset: Click the [Reset] button, and the miner will restore to its factory settings. All configuration information will be lost after the miner is restored to factory settings.
*Kindly adhere to the provided instructions for using the miner. Should you encounter any issues, feel free to reach out to the Goldshell After-Sales team for assistance. Unauthorized removal or installation of the miner may impact your warranty.
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