September 27, 2024Algorithms
Support for Scrypt and Antminer L3, L5, L7, L9, and more added
FARMGOD is no longer SHA-256 only. It now reads Scrypt miners too, starting with Bitmain's Antminer L series.
Until now FARMGOD spoke one language: SHA-256. From today it also reads Scrypt miners, the machines behind Litecoin and Dogecoin.
The miners
Bitmain's Antminer L series, from the first generation to the current one:
- Antminer L3, L3+ and L3++
- Antminer L5
- Antminer L7
- Antminer L9
What you get
- Found by the scan. A network scan picks them up like any other miner, with model, firmware and pools.
- The right units. A Scrypt miner's hashrate and efficiency are shown in the units Scrypt is measured in, not in a SHA-256 miner's.
- Its own place on the overview. Scrypt has its own hashrate next to SHA-256, so the two are never added up into a number that means nothing.
- Specs per model. Each model is checked against its own hashrate, power draw and board count.
This is also the groundwork for every algorithm that follows: FARMGOD now knows that a fleet can speak more than one.
Update, July 2026: the Scrypt list has grown well beyond Bitmain. Also supported now: Elphapex DG1, DG1+, DG1 Lite, DG Hydro 1 and DG Home 1; Goldshell Mini DOGE, Mini DOGE II, Mini DOGE III, Mini DOGE III+, Mini DOGE Pro, LT5, LT5 Pro, LT6, LT Lite, BYTE, DG Card, DG Max and E-DG1M; VolcMiner D1, D1 Lite, D1 Hydro and D1 Mini Pre.
Capabilities
What you can do with these miners from the dashboard:
| Antminer L series | Elphapex | Goldshell | VolcMiner | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monitoring | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Reboot | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Pool settings | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Power modes | ✓ | – | – | – |
| Power limit | ✓ | – | – | – |
| Sleep and wake | ✓ | sleep only | – | sleep only |
| Curtailment | ✓ | – | – | – |
| Log export | ✓ | – | – | – |
| Admin password | ✓ | – | – | – |
| Preheat | ✓ | – | – | – |
| Board and chip detail | ✓ | – | – | – |
The Antminer column is for stock firmware.
