Description

This post demonstrates how to run the Duino Coin miner on an ESP8266 board and measure its performance. 📉📈

🎥 Video Tutorial

🧰 Requirements

  • 🧠 ESP8266 board (e.g., NodeMCU, Wemos D1 Mini)
  • 🔌 USB cable
  • 🖥 Arduino IDE
  • 📡 Wi-Fi network
  • 🔐 Duino Coin account

📋 Step-by-Step Instructions

📝 1. Open Miner Code

  • Navigate to the Duino Coin repository on GitHub.
  • Open the file: ESP8266_Code.ino. Screenshot 1

📶 2. Edit Wi-Fi & Miner Settings

Fill in the following fields in the code:

  • const char* ssid = "Your_WiFi_Name"; // 📡 WiFi name
  • const char* password = "Your_WiFi_Password"; // 🔐 WiFi password
  • String username = "Your_Duino_Username"; // 👤 Duino Coin wallet username
  • String rigID = "MyESP8266Rig"; // 🛠 Rig name (optional)

Screenshot 2

⚙️ 3. Configure Arduino IDE

  • ✅ Select "Generic ESP8266 Module" from Board Manager.
  • 🔌 Check your connected COM port (e.g., COM3). Screenshot 3

⬆️ 4. Upload Sketch

  • Press Upload in Arduino IDE. Screenshot 4
  • Wait for the sketch to compile and upload. Screenshot 5

🧾 5. Monitor Output

  • Open Serial Monitor.
  • Set baud rate to 500000.
  • If everything is working correctly, you’ll start seeing the hashrate. Screenshot 6

📊 Performance Results

  • 📈 Duino Coin Miner Version: 2.74
  • ⚙️ Device: ESP8266
  • ⚡ Average Hashrate: 4.62 kH/s

📝 Conclusion

The ESP8266 provides a modest hashrate of 4.62 kH/s, which is expected for such a low-power microcontroller. This is a fun and educational project to explore microcontroller-based mining. 🧪🔧