Find the latest Bitmain official firmware for Antminer S17 ASIC – Bitmain Antminer S17+.
Download Bitmain Antminer S17+ newest firmware here. Release date: 2020-06-18
Release Notes(V202006021)
- Enhance the working stability of the miner under special conditions (e.g. a certain range of low or high ambient temperature environment).
- Ehhance the protection function in this firmware during firmware upgrade, reboot, reconfiguring the mining pool, and entering the Sleep Mode function.(Note: This version firmware with protection function will have more protection waiting time compared with old firmware.).
- Enhance anti-virus capability with new security mechanism.
- Enhance the power-off protection function in scenarios such as the hydropower station planned power outage or the planned shutdown and maintenance of the miners. The tips for using different scenarios are as follows. If there are other scenarios or unclear matters, please contact our technical support.
Upgrade method:
S17+ use normal web style method to upgrade firmware.
Download Bitmain Antminer S17+ firmware here. Release date: 2019-08-08
Release Notes(V20200407)
- Enhance the miner stability under special conditions (e.g. low temperature, etc.).
- Enhance anti-virus capability with new security mechanism.
Upgrade method:
S17+ use normal web style method to upgrade firmware.
See more about Bitmain Antminer S17 Series.
*Although the firmware has undergone thorough testing before being made available, not every mining environment can be replicated during testing. When updating the firmware, please start small and make sure there are no issues before upgrading. For instance, upgrade 10–30 units first and let them run for at least 24 hours to make sure. Please contact customer service for assistance if you run into issues.
Tips for the use of planned power outage scenarios in hydropower station
(1) Receive a power outage notice of the hydropower station more than half an hour in advance, and confirm that the hydropower station will be cut off after 30 minutes of power supply.
(2) Use the btc tools v1.2.9 version (https://url.btc.com/btc-tools-download) to scan all the miners to be powered off.
(3) Use the btc tools tool to set all the miners to be powered off from “Normal” to “Sleep Mode”. According to the actual number of miners, this process usually takes more than 10 minutes. During this period, every effort should be made to avoid power outages. After 10 minutes, use btc tools v1.2.9 to scan all miners to ensure that all miners enter “Sleep Mode”.
(4) Cut down miners power supply after completing step 3.
Tips for power resupply scenario of the hydropower mine farm
(1) Make sure the power supply of the hydropower station is stable, perform the following steps (to avoid power outages after a short intermittent power supply).
(2) The hydropower station supplies power, and all miners are powered on.
(3) Use btc tools v1.2.9 version (https://url.btc.com/btc-tools-download) to scan all the miners to be powered on.
(4) Use the btc tool to set all the miners to be powered on from “Sleep Mode” to “Normal” mode state. This process usually takes about 15 minutes according to the actual number of miners. During this period, we will try our best to prevent the miners from being powered off. After 15 minutes, use btc tools v1.2.9 to scan all the miners to ensure that all miners are in “Normal” mode and the hashrate is restored.
Tips for the planned power outage for maintenance scenario of the ordinary miner farms
(1) Half an hour before the power outage for maintenance, use btc tools v1.2.9 version (https://url.btc.com/btc-tools-download) to scan all pending power outages for maintenance of miners.
(2) Use the btc tools tool to set to be scheduled for maintenance miners from “Normal” to “Sleep Mode”. According to the actual number of miners, this process usually takes more than 10 minutes. During this period, every effort should be made to avoid power outages. After 10 minutes, use btc tools v1.2.9 to scan all miners to ensure that all miners enter “Sleep Mode”.
(3) Make sure that after step 3 is completed, perform miner power off and then perform maintenance activity.
Tips for the planned power-on scenario after the maintenance of the ordinary farms is completed
(1) Make sure that the task of power-off maintenance for the miners has been completed, and prepare to power on the miners.
(2) All the miners that have been maintained in the farms are powered on, and use btc tools v1.2.9 version (https://url.btc.com/btc-tools-download) to scan all the miners to be planned.
(3) Use the btc tools tool to set all the miners to be powered on from “Sleep Mode” to “Normal” state. This process usually takes about 15 minutes according to the actual number of miners. During this period, we will try our best to prevent the miners from being powered off. After 15 minutes, use btc tools v1.2.9 to scan all the miners to ensure that all miners are in Normal mode and the hashrate is restored.
Bitmain Antminer S17+ Firmware Trouble Shooting
1. Antminer S17+ I have flashed the machine and installed the latest firmware but one of the hashboard still is not detected
Please try to troubleshoot it by cleaning the dust and sd card flash.
If it doesn’t work, please contact with [email protected] to provide newest kernel log.
2. I have a ant miner s17+ I keep getting the error Socket Connection Failed: Connection Refused.
I have tried to refresh the software but get the error tar: invalid magic tar: short read tar: invalid magic tar: short read Cannot Find Signature!!!
From the log you posted, we can see that the failure phenomenon is power supply related, please upgrade the latest firmware for this S17+ and then change a known good PSU for it, to check if the miner can work normally. if not, then it need to be repaired.
What is the Security Firmware?
The security firmware was created with the intention of safeguarding ANTMINER users’ interests. All of the features from the previous version are present in the firmware. By disabling SSH access, you can more effectively stop unauthorized attempts to hack miners, block the spread of viruses, and protect your mining from remote attacks.
How to Distinguish the Security Firmware?
Know which one is the security firmware via the following ways:
- The file name of the security firmware has a sig at the end.
- After the security firmware is reloaded, SSH access will be turned off.
What Are the Functions of the Security Firmware?
The biggest difference between security firmware and regular firmware is that you cannot use SSH connections. Security firmware has firmware signatures and SSH access is disabled.
Why Do We Need to Update the Firmware?
As everyone knows, iteration is a process that advances science and technology, and firmware is no different. The mining device can gain some features and improve its performance with the help of a firmware update.
As a result of these firmware updates, mining operations might use less electricity.
Some firmware updates may also boost the miner’s processing capacity. By updating the firmware, it is possible to give the same machine more processing power. This kind of firmware can boost miners’ mining profits.
It is also possible to use firmware to improve high-temperature protection, restart, and other processes. for miners. The use of such firmware can increase the miner’s dependability and stability.
Although the firmware is good, not all firmware updates can be finished quickly. Miners downloaded and updated the machine’s firmware as soon as they realized that a particular firmware could, regardless of the source, significantly increase computing power. The result is erratic operation of the device, which may even lead to contamination of the mining device and theft of computing power. The official firmware that was provided with the mining machine should always be used, according to this.