I believe the data port is there so you can update the herpstat's software/firmware. This could result in new/tweaked features. At this point there isn't any obvious use for it.
It's more complicated/costly than you might think. The reality is that the herpstat 4 is such a stable thermostat that anything short of a power outage isn't going to cause your temperatures to change more than a degree or so.
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