Miner control boards play an essential role in the process of mining digital currencies such as Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. The main tasks of the miner control board are as follows:

Management and control of equipment: The control board of the miner is responsible for managing and controlling all the equipment of the mining device. It includes setting and controlling power consumption, operating frequencies, processing status and temperature.

Communication protocols: To connect the miner to mining or payment servers and databases, the control board uses communication protocols such as Ethernet, Wi-Fi, or Bluetooth. This allows the miner to connect to the network and send and receive the required information continuously.

Management of the mining process: The miner control board has the task of controlling the mining process of digital currencies. It includes settings such as choosing the right algorithm for mining, performance settings, and managing parameters related to currency mining.

Temperature control: One of the crucial tasks of the miner control board is to control and manage the temperature and heat of the device. This is necessary to prevent excessive heat and damage to the equipment, increase the life of the device, and better productivity in mining currencies.

Reporting and information display: Some control boards of miners have screens or user interfaces that display information related to currency extraction, temperature, equipment status, and other important information to users.

Software Updates: Miner control boards can apply improvements, updates, and security fixes with the help of software updates.

Security management: The security of mining equipment is important to prevent unauthorized access and security threats. The control board helps implement mechanisms such as logging, encryption, intrusion detection, and other features.

In general, a miner control board is utilized to manage and optimize all aspects of the performance of digital currency mining and extraction devices.

Equipment management in the miner control board means monitoring and managing all physical and electronic parts of the mining device (miner). This task is carried out through the control board, which includes the management of the operational parameters of the equipment, as well as communication with the various components of the device. In the following, I will provide more explanations about this topic:

Power Management: The control board is responsible for controlling the miner’s power consumption. This includes adjusting and controlling the power consumption of the device in order to reduce energy consumption, increase productivity and prevent temperature rise and equipment failure.

Temperature Control: Mining devices generate a lot of heat during mining. The control board must monitor the temperatures of the equipment and, if necessary, control the temperatures by adjusting fans or cooling devices.

Processor speed management (Clock Speed Management): The miner control board can adjust and control the speed of device processors. This control can have a direct impact on the extraction speed and the efficiency of the device.

Communication with other parts (Component Communication): Mining devices usually consist of different parts, such as processors, memories, disks, etc. The control board is responsible for the communication and coordination of these parts with each other for the optimal and stable implementation of the extraction process.

Hardware Monitoring: The miner control board can monitor information about the hardware status of the device, including temperatures, pressures, voltages, fan status, and other related parameters.

Network Connectivity Support: Some mining devices require Ethernet, Wi-Fi, or other network connections to communicate with the network. The control board must manage the ability to connect to networks.

Support for USB connections or other inputs (Peripheral Connectivity): The control board may support various inputs, such as USB ports for connecting peripheral devices such as USB drives or monitoring devices.

The main goal of equipment management in the miner control board is to increase the efficiency and performance of the device, prevent breakdowns caused by high temperature or unstable feeding, and ensure stable performance during the mining period.

Managing the mining process in the control board means controlling and managing all aspects related to the digital currency mining process. This process involves extracting blocks of transactions from the blockchain network and receiving rewards as a reward for solving cryptographic problems and confirming transactions. Here we examine several aspects of mining process management:

Choosing a mining algorithm (Mining Algorithm): Each digital currency may use a specific algorithm for mining. These algorithms serve as the rules that determine how new blocks are created and transactions are confirmed. The control board of the miner must be able to select the algorithm required for mining currencies and manage the related settings.

Power Management: Mining of currencies usually requires high energy consumption. The control board of the miner should control the power consumption of the equipment in order to prevent the increase in electricity costs and to take care of the devices.

Frequency Settings: It is also important to set the operating frequency of the devices. The working frequency determines the efficiency of the device. The control board should be able to select the optimal frequencies and change them as needed.

Mining Status: The control board should display information related to the mining status, including the number of mined blocks, the number of confirmed transactions, mining speed, etc. to the user.

Minimum Payout Management: In some mining pools, payment to miners is delayed until a minimum amount of currency is collected. Board control must set and manage this minimum payout amount.

Support for Mining Protocols: Mining of currencies is usually done by miners (Mining Pools) that use special protocols to communicate with miners. The control board must support different mining protocols.

Miner Board control is generally responsible for setting up and controlling all aspects of the currency mining process in order to increase productivity, efficiency, and stability in currency mining.

The control board made by Afra company can recognize 8 hashboards of the S9j model at the same time and start mining, and also use the best voltage and frequency to prolong the life of the hashboards and use the best algorithms such as ASICBOOST during mining. which has led to the extraction of 40 terabytes +-5% with the consumption of 2800 watts +-5%. In the next control samples, up to 16 hash boards can be covered in one control.