Windows Tutorial

Minimum Requirements for Windows Devices

As a recommendation, Users should ensure their hardware meets the requirements:

• Operating System: Windows 10 version 22H2 (Pro or Enterprise) or latest version; Windows 11 version 22H2 (Pro or Enterprise) or latest version

• Processor: At least 4 cores

• Memory: Minimum 8GB, recommended 12GB

• Graphics Card: Minimum: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 8GB, Recommended: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 3060 12GB

• Graphics drivers: OpenCL, AMD drivers ( AMD GPU ) and AMD driver signatures , HIP or C UDA drivers

1. Visit EMC Testnet

EMC Testnet: https://earn.emc.network/

Connect Wallet

Click on "Connect" as shown in the image.

Select your preferred installed wallet from the left side of the pop-up window. Next, in the wallet plugin interface, complete the steps in the wallet Chrome extension: "Connect" -> "Authorize" -> "Sign".

Note: During the wallet connection process, follow the prompt to switch to the EMC Testnet network (refer EMC Testnet Network RPC Information).

Once connected, you can view your points and use an invitation code to invite friends.

2. Install and Operate EMC Client

Download Windows EMC Client

After the wallet connection is completed, the interface will display the user's wallet address, as shown in the image below.

Click "Install", select "Windows" from the list, and download EMC client.

EMC Client Local Installation

Find the latest version of the downloaded EMC client application on the device. Get administrator rights and run it to install the program.

As shown in the above image, users are required to enter their wallet private key and invitation code [Optional] to successfully log in to the EMC client.

EMC Client Mining Operations

The EMC testnet supports two AI computing power mining models for users:

• CPU mining model

• GPU mining model

CPU Mining Mode

Initial Setup for CPU Mining with EMC Client

The EMC client interface defaults to the CPU mode, as shown in the image below:

EMC Client automatically detects the CPU core hardware resources of the user's device and completes initialization and node connection status. The information in the image above indicates that initialization and node connection are successful.

Note:Ensure sufficient gas fee before CPU mining(Visit The Gas Fee Collection Section);Otherwise, an error message "Insufficient Gas fee" will appear.

Starting CPU Mining with EMC Client

After claiming the gas fees, return to the EMC client to start CPU mining.

EMC clients usually perform CPU mining automatically. The client must stay running to manage the calculation and distribution of mining rewards.

If you encounter any issues similar to the one illustrated below, please visit the EMC official Discord and open a ticket with a description of your inquiry.

GPU Mining Node

Initial Setup for GPU Mining with EMC Client

GPU mode on the EMC client interface is chosen by the user, as shown in the following image.

EMC Client automatically detects the user's local Video Controller hardware resources, completes initialization, and nodes connection status. As shown in the image above, initialization and node connection are successful.

Note: Before clicking "GPU Start Mining," Docker Desktop needed to be installed (Visit The Windows Docker Setup documentation).

3. Claim Gas fees from the Community

EMC provides gas fee distribution through Telegram and Discord communities. Users can claim gas fees once per day.

Discord Faucet Gas Fees

Join EMC Official Discord：https://discord.com/invite/emcnetwork

Enter the 🔐｜emc-testnet sub-channel of the Facuet Category. Post your registered wallet address to claim the gas fee.

Telegram Faucet Gas Fees

Join EMC Official Telegram link: https://t.me/emc_network/133097

Enter EMC Faucet test channel.

Note: The screenshot provided is solely for demonstration purposes. The actual gas fee figure are based on the claim channel.

On this channel, post your registered wallet address. If you haven't claimed gas fees for the day, you will successfully receive it.