Use Excavator 1.4.4a only!!! MPM does not support later versions
## Changelog

v1.5.0a
- bug fixes & improvements
- **changed stratum protocol to NiceHash Miner Protocol**
- API version bumped to 0.1.0
- added algorithm CryptoNightV7 (XMR)
- speed improvements for CryptoNight
- added support for Tesla P100

### Notes
- From version 1.5.0a further **excavator supports only NiceHash stratum servers**. Stratum servers are available at:
nhmp.LOCATION.nicehash.com (LOCATION: eu, usa, hk, jp, in, br).
- Excavator **API has changed**! Take a look at the config file examples and API documentation.
- This version of Excavator is not compatible with NiceHash Miner (yet).

[Excavator repo](https://github.com/nicehash/excavator)

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So, the latest version that can be used on other pools then NiceHash is [Version 1.4.4 alpha NVIDIA](https://github.com/nicehash/excavator/releases/tag/v1.4.4a).

For me, the Excavator was the fastest miner in the following algos:
- NeoScrypt
- Lyra2RE2
- Nist5