BITMAIN AntMiner S2 Owner’s Manual
- June 6, 2024
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AntMiner S2 Manual
AntMiner Manual
Last updated: 4/14/2014
Overview
AntMiner S2 is a chassis style 1TH/s bitcoin miner with PSU. It has been assembled before Fab out.
1000W PSU: when you set up AntMiner S2, only need to connect to AC 220V/50Hz or 110V/60Hz. LCD screen: here show IP Address, Hashrate, the highest temperature. There are also Status LEDs, a Reset button, and Beeper on the screen. All 5 fans for cooling, 4 bigger fans, one small fan. Casing size: 442mm432mm177mm, which is suitable to install in the server cabinet.
Connect to Miner
Step 1. Manually set up your PC’s IP address in the network segment same
as the miner’s IP address. Default IP address of S2 is 192.168.1.99 by
default, set up PC’s address to 192.168.1.x.
Step 2. Connect miner and your PC via network cable.
Step3. Enter miner’s IP address into your web browser, then login miner
management interface, both of username and password is ‘root’ by default.
Through ‘Network’, you will be able to modify AntMiner IP address and choose
‘Save and Apply’ after modifying it.
Through the Diagnostics page, you can check your network connection.
Pool
Setting
Through ‘Status->Miner Configuration ‘, you will be able to configure your
miner. Pool URL-In this field you should enter the URL of your desired pool.
Worker- This is your worker ID on the selected pool. Password- This is the
password for your selected worker.
Comment:
2.3.1 AntMiner can set up three mining pools, the priority decreases from
the first pool (pool 1) to the third pool (pool 3). The low priority pool
will start to work, only when the high priority pool encounter fault.
2.3.2 When ‘Beeper ringing’ is chosen, the beeper is to alert once the
miner stops mining, otherwise the beeper won’t alert, even if the Miner stops
mining.
2.3.3 When ‘Stop running when the temperature is over 80℃’ is chosen,
Miner won’t mind if the temperature is over 80℃’ to protect the miner. If it’s
not chosen, the Miner will continue mining even at high temperatures. Click
‘Save & Apply’ to save and restart the miner.
Miner Status
4.1 Miner Status web page
Through ‘Miner Status‘, you will be able to check your miner running status.
ASIC#: ASIC number in the chain
Frequency: ASIC setting frequency
Temp: Temperature, centigrade
ASIC status: o stands for OK, x stands for error.
4.2 LCD Screenshot
IP address: 192.168.1.98.
Hash rate: 1255.82 GH/s, average speed every one minute. Temperature: the maximum value among all collected data.
4.3 LED and beep
4.3.1 When the miner is running well, green LED flashing with a 1-second
interval. If the network is off for more than one minute, Green LED will be
off and the beeper rings.
4.3.2 Red LED is a Fault alert, which keeps off when the miner is running
well. When the temperature is higher than 80 Degree Celsius and some fans are
spinning up, red LED flashes with 1-second intervals; when the temperature is
higher than 80 Degree Celsius and all fans are not spinning up, red LED keeps
lighting and beeper rings.
System Configuration and Status
5.1 System Upgrading
Through ‘System->Upgrade’ you will be able to upgrade your miner.
‘Keep setting’ is chosen by default, you should choose it if you hope to preserve the current settings. You should cancel this option if you hope to restore it to initial settings. Click the ‘Browse’ button to choose the upgrade file. After choosing the upgrade file, then click the flash image…’ button, it will remind you when upgrading software, start to download the software after choosing upgrading software. During the upgrade process, you need to wait patiently and must keep the power on, otherwise, AntMiner should be shipped to the factory to restore. You will see bellow screenshot after upgrading successfully.
Choose the ‘Reboot’ button, Miner will restart and run the new system. Choose ‘Go Back’, Miner will continue running the old system, will run the new system when power on next time.
5.2 Password Modification
Through ‘System->Administration’, you will be able to modify the AntMiner
login password, and choose ‘Save’ and ‘Save and Apply’ after modifying it.
5.3 Software Version Checking
Through ‘System-> Overview‘, you will be able to check the software version
you used. After upgrading the software, check if you are using the latest
version of the software via ‘File System Version’.
5.4 Restore Initial Setting
Press the ‘Reset’ button on the left bottom of the LCD screen and hold on
for 3 seconds, red led flashing every one second/ 1S. Release the ‘Reset’
button, Miner will restore the initial setting and restart automatically.