Continuous Tuning (beta)#

#What It Is

The Continuous Tuner is an advanced autotuning mode that keeps optimizing your miner's performance indefinitely, rather than stopping once it finds a "good enough" configuration. When enabled, it replaces the traditional tuning approach with a smarter, always-active optimization system.

How to enable: In Advanced Settings.

#How the Autotuning Works (with DPS)

The autotuning tunes the miner once and creates a fixed profile – a specific combination of frequencies and voltages for each chip. This profile is tuned at whatever temperature the miner was running at during tuning.

The problem: This profile is static. It doesn't adapt to temperature changes.

When temperature rises, DPS (Dynamic Performance Scaling) steps in, but it can only do one thing: reduce power by jumping to a lower power level. When temperature drops, it can step back up. But the underlying profile settings remain unchanged.

This means:

• A profile tuned at 45°C runs with the same frequencies/voltages at 55°C
• Chip behavior changes with temperature (efficiency typically drops), but the profile doesn't adapt
• DPS can only reduce power in coarse steps – it cannot re-optimize for the new conditions
• The profile might require re-tuning or run suboptimal when temperature changes substantially.

#How the Continuous Tuner Works

The Continuous Tuner takes a fundamentally different approach. Instead of locking in a fixed profile, it continuously learns and adapts to current conditions.

Key differences:

The Continuous Tuner builds on the same per-chip approach but keeps learning. Over hours and days of operation, it gathers far more performance data than initial tuning ever could, allowing it tune the miner better.

#Internal Thermal Management

The Continuous Tuner includes its own thermal management system that works alongside external DPS. Its goal is to always maintain the target hashrate or power – but temperature safety takes priority. If thermal conditions demand it, the system will scale down regardless of performance targets.

How it works:

• Predictive model – Estimates thermal headroom based on current temperatures, ambient conditions, and fan speed. It anticipates thermal limits rather than waiting until they're hit.
• Continuous adjustment – Every tuning cycle (approximately 5 minutes), the system recalculates optimal frequencies and voltages for current conditions.
• DPS integration – Respects external DPS constraints when DPS is enabled while independently optimizing within those bounds.

The key difference: Autotuning with DPS is reactive ("temperature hit threshold, reduce power now"), while the continuous tuner is predictive ("based on current trends and fan headroom, here's the optimal power level to not overstep target temperature").

#Key Benefits for Miners

1. Temperature-aware optimization – The miner adapts its settings to current temperature, not just the temperature it was tuned at.

2. Better long-term efficiency – Maintains peak performance as conditions change throughout the day and across seasons.

3. Self-healing – If individual chips degrade, the system adapts automatically without requiring a full re-tune.

4. No manual intervention – Profiles are saved automatically every 5 hours. The miner picks up where it left off after restarts.

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