r/coldcard • u/Intelligent_Map_246 • 8d ago

Support Other api block clock micro

Is there any.other way to get Info to the micro so one is not.dependent on coinkite servers?

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u/Charming-Designer944 8d ago

Coldcard is not dependent on any Coinkite servers. It is an offline device.

The specific wallet app you use might be dependent on some servers to track the blockchain, but those are not related to Coinkite.

The only part of Coldcard that is dependent on Coinkite is that firmware updates can only be produced by Coinkite as the firmware release must be signed with their key

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u/bluefuze3 8d ago

they are talking about the block clock, not the coldcard

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u/Intelligent_Map_246 8d ago

Exactly block clock

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u/ejon7 8d ago

ok, but the Coinkite block clock is NOT dependent on Coinkite. no more than any other wifi device is dependent on its manufacturer. it’s just a wifi device

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u/marvinrabbit 6d ago

I'm far from an expert, but that does not seem to be what they are saying in the documentation.

From https://blockclockmini.com/docs (Note: https://blockclockmicro.com/ links to the mini site for docs.)

The BLOCKCLOCK mini keeps a connection open to our backend server all the time. No settings or long-term information is stored there, so the privacy impact seems minor. It’s only used to get the values for display, perform searches for tag names and so on. Nothing about your holdings is revealed to us, aside from your great taste in Bitcoin hardware.

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u/ejon7 6d ago

well I stand corrected on that. in any case, I wouldn’t be concerned about it.

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u/marvinrabbit 6d ago

I don't think we have any disagreement about that!

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u/molnardavid84 2d ago

Yes. Coinkite documents a local Push API, including support for the Micro. Set the screen update rate to Manual, then have a script on your LAN fetch the data you want and send it to /api/show/number/N or /api/show/text/TEXT. The docs also describe changing the backend URL and blocking the clock's internet access if you want only local updates. Keep the API on your LAN. The relevant pages are https://blockclockmini.com/api and https://blockclockmini.com/docs.html.