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Practical ASIC Deployment & Thermal Engineering Masterclass

Two-day intensive hands-on workshop covering hardware teardown, power balancing, ducting fabrication, and custom firmware calibration.

Practical ASIC Deployment & Thermal Engineering Masterclass

Program Overview

An in-depth, lab-based practical course designed for operators building or expanding small to mid-scale mining facilities in Australia.

Taught directly inside our Cowwarr workshop laboratory or delivered on-site at your facility in Victoria, this program emphasizes hands-on physical experience rather than slide-based lectures. Every participant works with calibrated diagnostic tools, real hashboards, and industrial-grade electrical switchgear.

Target Audience & Prerequisites

Who This Is For

Agricultural landholders with surplus solar capacity, regional workshop operators, electrical apprentices, and self-hosted mining hobbyists seeking industrial-grade knowledge.

Prerequisites

Basic understanding of AC power safety and direct current principles. No prior computer science or coding background needed.

Detailed Practical Outcomes

  • Complete physical teardown, ultrasonic cleaning, and repasting of Antminer / Whatsminer hashboards.
  • Calculating 3-phase balancing, sub-board breaker sizing, and continuous load factors according to AS/NZS 3000.
  • Designing negative-pressure intake/exhaust plenums with acoustic silencer boxes that drop ambient noise by 24 dB.
  • Flashing open-source firmware (Braiins / VNish) to autotune chip voltage, under-volt for hot summer afternoons, and maximize J/TH efficiency.
  • Configuring Stratum V2 local proxy daemons for low-latency pool connections over regional starlink or 4G backup links.

Course Syllabus & Practical Stages

  • Day 1 Morning

    Hardware Anatomy & Board Diagnostics

    Physical disassembly of current-generation SHA-256 and Scrypt ASIC units. Identifying cold solder joints, hashboard ribbon pinouts, and power distribution busbars.

  • Day 1 Afternoon

    Thermal Management & Airflow Physics

    Static pressure calculations, CFM requirements per kilowatt, plenum construction, and hands-on thermal imaging to spot micro hot spots on hashboards.

  • Day 2 Morning

    Power Distribution & Circuit Protection

    PDUs, C19/C20 heavy gauge cabling, thermal derating of circuit breakers under continuous 24/7 loads, and safe grounding practices.

  • Day 2 Afternoon

    Firmware Tuning & Operational Monitoring

    Under-volting profiles, dynamic clock adjustment according to ambient ambient temperatures, pool configuration, and setting up Prometheus alerts.

Scope & Inclusions

What Is Included
  • 16 hours of structured instruction and guided workbench practice.
  • Individual workstation equipped with digital multimeter, thermal imaging camera, and torque-limiting screwdrivers.
  • Printed 120-page Field Reference Manual with wiring schematics and airflow calculation tables.
  • Lunch, morning tea, and espresso provided across both workshop days.
  • 30 days of post-workshop direct email access to your lead instructor for layout review.
What Is Excluded
  • Personal ASIC mining units (all training takes place on dedicated lab test hardware).
  • Electrical contractor licensing or direct mains switchboard wiring work.
  • Financial advisory, cryptocurrency trading recommendations, or token price forecasts.

Lab Safety & Capacity Constraints

Strict limit of 6 participants per session to guarantee dedicated workbench space and instructor time. Closed-toe leather footwear and eye protection mandatory on the workshop floor.