The systemLink to this section

TL;DRLink to this section

The Hamster Miner records accepted wheel-magnet passages as work.
Saved work is checked before it's recorded on Ethereum; recording work doesn't mint SQK.
Live activity, pending work, and confirmed settled work describe different stages, so their totals can differ.

Following the workLink to this section

The Hamster Miner has a wheel-mounted magnet and a sensor that detects its passages. Accepted passages are saved as work, grouped into rounds, and sent for checks before settlement records them on Ethereum. Cameras show the device through a separate video path; watching the wheel isn't the same as checking its measurement record.

The names you'll see in the docs describe different jobs. The Pi saves measurements, the Oracle checks them, and Core records authorized work on Ethereum. A separate reward contract, Mining, uses settled work to calculate and fund rewards that eligible Miner NFT owners can claim.

Why one display can be ahead of anotherLink to this section

A recent wheel reading can appear before its round has closed or its settlement transaction has been confirmed. That doesn't make the earlier reading a reward balance. Why the numbers don't always match explains what each total means and why you shouldn't add them together.

Measurement and settlement can continue while the indexer—the service that prepares chain data for display—is unavailable. A missing display doesn't erase the underlying work, and it doesn't mean the total is zero.

Technical detail: finding the right recordLink to this section

Use the record belonging to the question you're asking. The system map shows how these sources connect.

Question	Source
What did the device count?	Saved Pi records for the named installation and counter history
What did the Oracle verify?	Accepted measurement records and completed rounds
What can settle next?	Approved rounds in the settlement queue
What did `Core` execute?	Chain events and confirmed data from the intended deployment
What was activity over a week?	Round totals, with gaps in coverage shown
What can an owner claim?	Funded rewards recorded by `Mining` for their NFTs

Independent servicesLink to this section

The indexer makes chain data easier to read; it does not count passages or authorize settlement. Public interfaces report stale or missing data for each stage separately, rather than substituting one source for another.

Records verified work and tracks settled rounds and Squeek blocks on Ethereum. Calculates rewards from settled work, holds funded SQK, and pays eligible NFT owners. The Miner ERC-721 contract. Tracks NFT ownership and coordinates minting and merges with Mining. Applies Core or Mining upgrades authorized by its governing Timelock. Generates Miner NFT artwork from fixed onchain visual data. Queues governance operations and enforces a delay before they can be executed. The SQK ERC-20 contract. Enforces the lifetime supply cap; only Mining can mint SQK. Checks that visual data conforms to the required DotGrid format. When new mining power starts earning. Minting and merging schedule it for a later round, and a checkpoint must process the change. A reward update that processes settled work and scheduled mining-power changes. It can make rewards available but doesn't pay them to an owner's wallet. The Miner NFT permanently burned in a merge. Its unclaimed rewards move to the survivor, but its image is not combined or kept. SQK issued under the mining reward rules. You can direct a share of your Miner's rewards to fund SqueekFi projects. The physical mining device that records accepted wheel-magnet passages as work. It is separate from the virtual Miner NFTs. Squeekchain's record of accepted wheel-magnet passages. It doesn't prove animal identity and isn't how Ethereum reaches consensus. Combining two eligible same-level Miners you own into one higher-level Miner. One NFT is permanently burned; the survivor keeps both Miners' unclaimed rewards. The completed Squeek blocks a Miner must wait through before merging. It measures completed work, not elapsed time or Ethereum blocks; transfers don't reset it. The power used to calculate a Miner's share of rewards when eligible and active. A larger share of total power can mean a larger share of rewards. A ten-minute period used to group measured work. The device saves a completed round's work total when measurement remained uninterrupted. The transferable token used for mining rewards. It has a lifetime supply cap and is separate from the Miner NFT and the device's work count. A completed amount of settled work. Enough recorded work completes one Squeek block; it is not an Ethereum block. Squeek Miner NFTs earn SQK linked to recorded wheel activity. Owners can direct a share of those rewards to fund SqueekFi projects. Squeekchain's ecosystem for hamster-powered onchain finance. Miner owners can choose to fund projects with a share of their SQK rewards. The Miner NFT you keep in a merge. It gains a level, keeps its ID and image, and receives both Miners' unclaimed rewards. A Miner's recorded reward balance that hasn't been paid to a wallet. It stays with the NFT when ownership changes. One wheel-magnet passage that met the device's counting rules and was saved. It records work, not an amount of SQK.