user2187: I have written my own hardware implementation for hash computation. I am participating in a pool, that is I get sent the midstate and some data which should then be hashed.
I wonder, whether there are any testvectors out there, that is I need input the midstate plus data, and see then whether my implementation finds the appropriate nonce that is also supplied with the testvectors.
Many thanks for your help,
Patrick 

user2198: The block headers in the blockchain are your test vectors, they already contain the appropriate nonce. Midstate can be computed from these headers, mining software does such a midstate computation (so crib this bit from their source code).

2187: <p>I have written my own hardware implementation for hash computation. I am participating in a pool, that is I get sent the midstate and some data which should then be hashed.</p>

<p>I wonder, whether there are any testvectors out there, that is I need input the midstate plus data, and see then whether my implementation finds the appropriate nonce that is also supplied with the testvectors.</p>

<p>Many thanks for your help,
Patrick </p>
 2198: <p>The block headers in the blockchain are your test vectors, they already contain the appropriate nonce. Midstate can be computed from these headers, mining software does such a midstate computation (so crib this bit from their source code).</p>
