It turns out - bitcoin miners can in fact be controlled like any other IOT home device.
Open source firmware from @256FOUNDATION will unlock the flood gates to more performance, better energy/heat control, easier connections to other gadgets and more!
Had an amazing time at Imagine IF in Nashville this weekend. Huge shout out to the @bitcoinpark_ team for inviting me.
My talk - The Sovereign Smart Home - starts around the 2 min mark in this livestream.
Heatpunking doesn’t have to be sexy.
Supplemental hashrate heat to our natural gas furnace.
Now time to combine this with our regular thermostat.
Bitcoin heat first. Natural gas to top it off on extra cold days.
Building a mining system with no attention to customer questions or inputs only works while the majority of operations are fighting for access to better efficiency.
Once YoY efficiency gains taper out, the distraction will wear off. Actual innovation required. Sink or swim.
Check out our wall mounted thermostat control for the @Exergy_LLC office at @SpaceDenver
Hashrate heating on our own Datum server to maintain room temperature with the @canaanio Avalon Mini 3
Parts list and documentation coming soon!
https://twitter.com/tylerkstevens/status/1963730287978004531
Room thermostat heat control for the Avalon Mini 3 works excellently.
+/- 1 degree variation.
@tronsington tweaked our control to step up and down in heating power, before cycling on/off, providing better comfort and more sats
Code and tutorial coming soon from @Exergy_LLC