Description

This post is a fun experiment to test whether an Orange Pi Zero Single Board Computer (SBC) can mine Duino Coin 💡 and how well it performs. Let’s walk through the process step-by-step! 🚀

🎥 Video Tutorial

🧱 Step 1: Install Armbian Linux on Orange Pi Zero

  • 🔽 Download Armbian OS for your Orange Pi Zero from the official Armbian website. Screenshot 1
  • 🔧 Download and install balenaEtcher. Screenshot 2 Screenshot 3
  • 🖱 Open Etcher and: Screenshot 4
  • Click "Flash from file" and select the Armbian image you downloaded. Screenshot 5
  • Click "Select target" and choose the SD card. Screenshot 6
  • Press "Flash!"
  • 💾 Once flashing is complete, insert the SD card into your Orange Pi Zero.
  • 🔌 Plug in Ethernet and power.
  • 🕐Wait a few minutes — Armbian will expand to use the full SD card and connect to your network via DHCP.

🔗 Step 2: Connect to Orange Pi via SSH

  • Use PuTTY or any SSH client.
  • Find your Orange Pi's IP address using Angry IP Scanner or check your router’s DHCP list.
  • Example IP: 192.168.111.229
  • Login using:
    • Username: root
    • Password: 1234 (you will be asked to change it immediately) Screenshot 7
  • Choose your default shell (Bash or ZSH — I prefer Bash). Screenshot 8
  • Optionally create a new user. Screenshot 9
  • Run system update commands:
apt update
apt upgrade

Screenshot 10

🐍 Step 3: Install Python & Dependencies

  • Duino Coin requires Python and some libraries to run. Install them:
    apt install python3 python3-pip git python3-pil python3-pil.imagetk -y Screenshot 11

🧬 Step 4: Clone Duino Coin Miner

  • Clone the repository:
    git clone https://github.com/revoxhere/duino-coin Screenshot 12
  • Go into the directory:
    cd duino-coin
  • Install required packages:
    python3 -m pip install -r requirements.txt Screenshot 13 ⚠️ Note: I had issues with the cryptography package, but others installed successfully. Screenshot 14

⚙️ Step 5: Run the Miner

  • Run the miner:
    python3 PC_Miner.py Screenshot 15
  • If you see a requests module error, fix it by running:
    pip install requests Screenshot 16
  • Restart the miner:
    python3 PC_Miner.py

🧾 Miner Configuration

When prompted:

  • 🪙 Enter your Duino Coin wallet username
  • 🎚 Choose difficulty → I picked Low (recommended for Raspberry Pi-like devices)
  • 🖥 Set Rig name (optional)
  • 💖 Enter 1 for developer donation Screenshot 17

📈 Results

  • Mining started successfully! 🎉
  • Hashrate: ⚡ 180 kH/s
  • Not bad for a \$10 SBC from AliExpress! Screenshot 18

📝 Conclusion

This test was done just out of curiosity — can an Orange Pi Zero mine Duino Coin? ✅ Yes! Performance is modest, but interesting given the cost.

👉 I might test this on other devices in the future — stay tuned! 🔍