NerdQ Hardware Repository

This repository contains multiple generations of small-scale Bitcoin miner hardware designs.

NerdQAxe++

Current high-performance design based on 4× BM1370 ASICs.

• ~4.8 TH/s at ~76 W (~15.8 J/TH)
• Previous stable version (that was used for most NQ++): rev5.1
• Latest: rev5.1.1*

*: contains some improvements but is untested yet.

NerdQAxe+

Design based on 4x BM1368 ASICs.

• ~2.5TH/s at ~55 W (~22 J/TH)
• Latest revision 5.0

Firmware for NQ+ and NQ++

The latest version can be found here:

https://github.com/shufps/ESP-Miner-NerdQAxePlus

Legacy Designs

The following designs are end of life and no longer supported:

• QAxe+
• QAxe

They are provided for reference, documentation, and historical reasons only.

No support, fixes, or updates will be provided for legacy designs.

See legacy/README.md for full documentation of deprecated hardware.

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Compatible Replacement Parts

For NerdQAxe++

• 25 MHz Oscillator Original: IQD LFSPXO076024 Replacement: Taitien OXLTDLJANF-25.000000

For NerdQAxe++ and NerdQAxe+

• 0.8 V LDO Original: Microchip MCP1824T-0802E-OT Replacement: TI TPS78408QDBVRQ1