Status bar in the AsicBoost firmware interface
Status bar: the first place to look
The narrow strip at the bottom of the screen shows what the ASIC is doing right now. Faster than any widget.
| Field | Example | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| Status | Mining | Current operating mode |
| Uptime | 50d 18h 19m | How long the ASIC has run without a reboot |
| Model | Antminer S21+ | How the firmware identified the unit |
| Platform | aml | Control board type |
| Version | v1.2.7-alpha22 | Version of the installed firmware |
The letters alpha and beta in the version number mean a test build. Keep stable versions on the working fleet and try test ones on a single ASIC.
Statuses and what stands behind them
- Mining. Normal operation, shares are going to the pool.
- Initialization. The ASIC brings up the boards and polls the chips and sensors. It takes up to a few minutes, and on some models the cooling stage is fixed at 120 seconds. If the status hangs there longer than ten minutes, open the logs: usually one of the hash boards or the temperature sensors is to blame.
- Autotuning. The firmware is picking frequencies and voltages per chip. It takes 3 to 5 hours, hashrate jumps around during that, and it is normal.
- Stopped. Mining is halted: by hand, on critical temperature or by the protection after an error.
What uptime tells you
An uptime of several tens of days means the ASIC has not rebooted and has not fallen over. An uptime that reset while you did nothing is a reason to open the logs and see what happened overnight. A common cause: the critical temperature protection fired, or the mains sagged.
The build version is the first thing you will be asked for
Any support ticket starts with the model, the platform and the firmware version.
All of it sits in the status bar, so it is easier to attach a screenshot of it right away.