priority change

Author: Giorgio Medico

firmware/dev/ESP32-2432S028R_factory.bin

@@ -161,35 +161,35 @@ void setup()
   //  char *name = (char*) malloc(32);
   //  sprintf(name, "(%d)", i);
 
-  // Start mining tasks
+  // Start mining tasks - HW pinned to Core 0, SW unpinned to fill gaps
   //BaseType_t res = xTaskCreate(runWorker, name, 35000, (void*)name, 1, NULL);
   TaskHandle_t minerTask1, minerTask2 = NULL;
   #ifdef HARDWARE_SHA265
     #if defined(CONFIG_IDF_TARGET_ESP32)
-    xTaskCreate(minerWorkerHw, "MinerHw-0", 3584, (void*)0, 3, &minerTask1); // Reduced for ESP32 classic
-    //xTaskCreate(minerWorkerSw, "MinerSw-0", 5000, (void*)0, 1, &minerTask1); // Reduced for ESP32 classic
+    xTaskCreatePinnedToCore(minerWorkerHw, "MinerHw-0", 3584, (void*)0, 3, &minerTask1, 0); // HW miner pinned to Core 0, Priority 3
+    //xTaskCreate(minerWorkerSw, "MinerSw-0", 5000, (void*)0, 2, &minerTask1); // Reduced for ESP32 classic
     #else
-    xTaskCreate(minerWorkerHw, "MinerHw-0", 4096, (void*)0, 3, &minerTask1);
+    xTaskCreatePinnedToCore(minerWorkerHw, "MinerHw-0", 4096, (void*)0, 3, &minerTask1, 0); // HW miner pinned to Core 0, Priority 3
     #endif
   #else
     #if defined(CONFIG_IDF_TARGET_ESP32)
-    xTaskCreate(minerWorkerSw, "MinerSw-0", 5000, (void*)0, 1, &minerTask1); // Reduced for ESP32 classic
+    xTaskCreate(minerWorkerSw, "MinerSw-0", 5000, (void*)0, 2, &minerTask1); // SW miner unpinned, Priority 2
     #else
-    xTaskCreate(minerWorkerSw, "MinerSw-0", 6000, (void*)0, 1, &minerTask1);
+    xTaskCreate(minerWorkerSw, "MinerSw-0", 6000, (void*)0, 2, &minerTask1); // SW miner unpinned, Priority 2
     #endif
   #endif
   esp_task_wdt_add(minerTask1);
 
 #if (SOC_CPU_CORES_NUM >= 2)
   #if defined(CONFIG_IDF_TARGET_ESP32)
-  xTaskCreate(minerWorkerSw, "MinerSw-1", 5000, (void*)1, 1, &minerTask2); // Reduced for ESP32 classic
+  xTaskCreate(minerWorkerSw, "MinerSw-1", 5000, (void*)1, 2, &minerTask2); // SW miner unpinned, Priority 2
   #else
-  xTaskCreate(minerWorkerSw, "MinerSw-1", 6000, (void*)1, 1, &minerTask2);
+  xTaskCreate(minerWorkerSw, "MinerSw-1", 6000, (void*)1, 2, &minerTask2); // SW miner unpinned, Priority 2
   #endif
   esp_task_wdt_add(minerTask2);
 #endif
 
-  vTaskPrioritySet(NULL, 4);
+  vTaskPrioritySet(NULL, 2); // Main loop priority reduced to 2 (was 4)
 
   /******** MONITOR SETUP *****/
   setup_monitor();

firmware/dev/ESP32-2432S028R_firmware.bin

@@ -25,8 +25,10 @@
 //10 Jobs per second
 // #define NONCE_PER_JOB_SW 4096
 // #define NONCE_PER_JOB_HW 16*1024
-#define NONCE_PER_JOB_SW 8192
-#define NONCE_PER_JOB_HW 32*1024
+// #define NONCE_PER_JOB_SW 8192   // Previous value
+// #define NONCE_PER_JOB_HW 32*1024 // Previous value
+#define NONCE_PER_JOB_SW 16384   // Doubled for better throughput
+#define NONCE_PER_JOB_HW 64*1024  // Doubled for better throughput
 
 //#define I2C_SLAVE
 
@@ -597,7 +599,7 @@ void runStratumWorker(void *name) {
     #ifdef I2C_SLAVE
     if (i2c_slave_vector.empty() || job_pool == 0xFFFFFFFF)
     {
-      vTaskDelay(50 / portTICK_PERIOD_MS); //Small delay
+      vTaskDelay(20 / portTICK_PERIOD_MS); //Reduced delay for better job distribution
     } else
     {
       uint32_t time_start = millis();
@@ -632,7 +634,7 @@ void runStratumWorker(void *name) {
         vTaskDelay(40 / portTICK_PERIOD_MS);
     }
     #else
-    vTaskDelay(50 / portTICK_PERIOD_MS); //Small delay
+    vTaskDelay(20 / portTICK_PERIOD_MS); //Reduced delay for better job distribution
     #endif
 
 
@@ -1338,7 +1340,7 @@ void minerWorkerHw(void * task_id)
 #endif  //HARDWARE_SHA265
 
 
-#define DELAY 1000  // Reduced from 500ms to 1000ms (2Hz -> 1Hz) to save CPU cycles
+#define DELAY 2000  // Reduced from 1000ms to 2000ms (1Hz -> 0.5Hz) to save CPU cycles for mining
 #define REDRAW_EVERY 10
 
 void restoreStat() {

src/NerdMinerV2.ino.cpp

@@ -13,11 +13,11 @@
 // Network safety
 #define MAX_POOL_LINE_SIZE      4096
 
-// Hardware SHA timeout
-#define SHA_HARDWARE_TIMEOUT_CYCLES 100000
+// Hardware SHA timeout (reduced for faster recovery from stuck hardware)
+#define SHA_HARDWARE_TIMEOUT_CYCLES 50000
 
-// Job queue sizes
-#define JOB_QUEUE_SIZE          4
+// Job queue sizes (increased for better miner throughput)
+#define JOB_QUEUE_SIZE          8
 #define RESULT_LIST_SIZE        16
 #define SUBMISSION_MAP_MAX       16