From d118a18d0c79d4f952f6ab5f0fafa11502804424 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: igneum-labs <337424239+igneum-labs@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 6 Oct 2026 17:05:17 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Counter ASIC 3.0 PC 1 AMD: the identities job posts the app's
 cards-array shape (400 on the flat object) and prints the live lines from the
 caller (a function's output joins its return value)

---
 tools/ca3-pc1-amd/pc1-amd-identities.ps1 | 27 ++++++++++++------------
 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)

diff --git a/tools/ca3-pc1-amd/pc1-amd-identities.ps1 b/tools/ca3-pc1-amd/pc1-amd-identities.ps1
index 5420e5dd4..1c9be36b4 100644
--- a/tools/ca3-pc1-amd/pc1-amd-identities.ps1
+++ b/tools/ca3-pc1-amd/pc1-amd-identities.ps1
@@ -26,27 +26,27 @@ if (-not $base) { "RESULT identities error=no app.url under ${appDir}: nothing p
 $wantKey = 'amd:gfx1201'
 $wantIdent = 8
 
-function ReadLive([string] $tag) {
-  # the 9070 XT's live entry from api/state: key, identities, state, pid, MH/s now and avg, watts
+function ReadLive {
+  # the 9070 XT's live entry from api/state: the object only (a function's every output joins its return value in
+  # PowerShell, so the RESULT line is printed by the caller, never inside here)
   try {
     $st = Invoke-RestMethod -Uri "$base/api/state" -Method GET -TimeoutSec 10
     $cards = $st.mining.cards; if (-not $cards) { $cards = $st.cards }
-    foreach ($c in @($cards)) {
-      if ($c.vendor -eq 'amd' -and ("$($c.key)" -match 'gfx1201')) {
-        "RESULT live_$tag key=$($c.key) enabled=$($c.enabled) identities=$($c.identities) state=$($c.state) pid=$($c.pid) mhs_now=$($c.hash_now) mhs_avg=$($c.hash_avg) watts=$($c.power_w) at=$(Stamp)"
-        return $c
-      }
-    }
-    "RESULT live_$tag error=no gfx1201 card in api/state"
+    foreach ($c in @($cards)) { if ($c.vendor -eq 'amd' -and ("$($c.key)" -match 'gfx1201')) { return $c } }
     return $null
-  } catch { "RESULT live_$tag error=$($_.Exception.Message)"; return $null }
+  } catch { return $null }
+}
+function LiveLine([string] $tag, $c) {
+  if ($c) { "RESULT live_$tag key=$($c.key) enabled=$($c.enabled) identities=$($c.identities) state=$($c.state) pid=$($c.pid) mhs_now=$($c.hash_now) mhs_avg=$($c.hash_avg) watts=$($c.power_w) at=$(Stamp)" }
+  else { "RESULT live_$tag error=no gfx1201 card in api/state (or api/state answered nothing)" }
 }
 
-$before = ReadLive 'before'
+$before = ReadLive
+LiveLine 'before' $before
 if ($before -and "$($before.key)" -ne $wantKey) { "RESULT identities note=the live key is $($before.key), not $wantKey; posting to $wantKey as main ordered, the live key read after decides" }
 
 # the one POST
-$body = @{ key = $wantKey; enabled = $true; identities = $wantIdent } | ConvertTo-Json -Compress
+$body = @{ cards = @(@{ key = $wantKey; enabled = $true; identities = $wantIdent }) } | ConvertTo-Json -Depth 5  # the app's shape: a cards array (server.rs /api/cards), as the g1-shadow job posts it
 try {
   Invoke-RestMethod -Uri "$base/api/cards" -Method POST -Body $body -ContentType 'application/json' -TimeoutSec 10 | Out-Null
   "RESULT posted key=$wantKey enabled=true identities=$wantIdent at=$(Stamp)"
@@ -55,7 +55,8 @@ try {
 # settle: the card's worker restarts under the new count; the rate needs its first STATUS window
 "RESULT settle 120 s"
 Start-Sleep -Seconds 120
-$after = ReadLive 'after'
+$after = ReadLive
+LiveLine 'after' $after
 
 $ok = $false
 if ($after) { $ok = ("$($after.identities)" -eq "$wantIdent") -and ($after.state -eq 'mining') }