This category is for the device-level brains of hashrate heating: the firmware, software, APIs, and low-level control systems that govern how Bitcoin mining hardware behaves—especially when repurposed as a heat source.
Use this space to discuss:
- ASIC miner firmware (stock and aftermarket) in the context of heating applications
- Firmware features and API variables relevant to temperature targeting, fan control, throttling, and power modulation
- Desirable firmware capabilities for heating use cases (e.g., thermal setpoints, real-time power scaling, multi-zone output)
- Aftermarket firmware solutions (e.g., BraiinsOS, VNish, LuxOS) and their role in enabling better heat control
- Jailbreaks, mods, and workarounds to unlock miner features or remove unnecessary restrictions
- Hardware-level software integration: fan spoofing, board-level sensors, or GPIO control interfaces
- Open-source initiatives to build heating-optimized firmware from the ground up
- API tools and telemetry: what’s exposed, how to tap into it, and how to build on top of it
- Reliability, safety, and failsafe design: protecting against overheating, hardware failure, or power issues in heating applications
This category is not about system-wide control or smart home integration (see the Control category for that)—it’s about what happens inside the machine itself.
If you’re tinkering with firmware, building device-level logic, or dreaming of smarter, safer, and more thermally responsive miners—this is where the real engineering work begins.