Update HC2 4.019 BETA

[I. Szymanski 0]

Fibaro Home Center 2 v 4.019 BETA.

Beta version is designed for user testing and soon will be released as official.

WARNING! After installing this upgrade backups from version 1.x and 3.x will be retained but hidden because they are incompatible with the version 4.x. In case of update from old version, v1.x, after that update all users will be deleted. Admin password will be reset. Also update to Beta software all devices will be automatically reconfigured to work with new system architecture. Reconfiguration progress will be shown in pop-up window.

This update can last longer than previous. If this update lasts longer than 30 minutes, please go to main HC2 address (e.g. 192.168.0.1).

If "System temporarily unavailable" text will appear during update, please wait - you will be redirected to the main page when all services start.

4.019:

New Functionalities:

- Configuration > Backup now is Backup & Recovery

- Recovery Memory Status - can be checked on Backup & Recovery

- Backups - information about compatibility with current HC version

Resolved Issues:

#0001359: For some reason 1 smoke sensor doesnt show black box info.

#0001524: 3.902 Alpha - HUE plugin won't create new user

#0002037: Cannot delete device, but after a restart the devices shows as being deleted

#0002048: JSON ENCODE / DECODE doesn't work properly

#0001920: [ERROR] 09:23:47: line 44: attempt to index global 'json' (a nil value)

#0001699: panel energii

#0001849: Fibaro Door and Window Sensors do not report

#0001852: Unable to delete devices

#0001861: Since upgrading no scenes work

#0001877: HC2 stops working on 4.017

#0001709: When adding Foscam generic camera to plugin the password field is misspelled "Passwrod" should be "Password"

#0001824: Aeon Switch with energy meter. No more energy measurement/logging after upgrade to 4.017 beta.

#0001935: Notification of the battery status

#0001963: Event panel refreshed while browsing

#0001869: Fast scrolling in event history

#0001894: Log messages do not span columns

#0001655: Changing pages results in spinning wheel

#0001815: Power calcutaion is only working in rooms with Fibaro Wall plugs

#0001790: Virtual Device icon change causes a crash

#0001834: Get error 502 and 503 after virtual device import

#0001701: Controlled device is set to Air Conditioner on dimmers

#0001962: UI crashed after creation of magic scene

#0001966: setting " How frequently GPS position from the user?s iPhone should be collected" is not saved after reboot hc2

#0001888: Execution of lua commands

#0001907: Danalock POL_ZES100 (Z-Wave Danalock Square) sowing but not functional

#0001596: universal sensor has not the normal picture and dallas 18b20 temp does not work

#0001652: uni bin sensor breach scene does not work

#0001548: Nie działa triger włączenia włącznika Duwi

#0001812: HC2 doesn't respond anymore

#0001593: Email address validation wont allow + to be used

#0001651: HTML special characters being displayed in Virtual Device code

#0001946: fibaro:getSelfId does not work

#0001889: Unable to debug slider code

#0001992: FGK-101 with a DS18B2

#0002005: After creation of a magic scene i'm unable to login to the fibaro home center (keeps loading)

#0002023: Disarm sensors with scene

Known Issues

- Breached sensoer with Arm Delay causes instant alarm after being armed

- Data range selection in event panel doesn't work properly

- For devices imported via Gateway Connection may have no icons

4.018:

Resolved Issues:

#0001566 All versions of FIBARO cannot support the switch state to return to the "Multilevel Switch Command Class, version 2"

#0001576 Untranslated text in Satel input/zone page

#0001578 Cannot change label value

#0001618 HSP02 no longer has parameters

#0001624 no different color for slave devices

#0001630 Reconfiguration did not run on a dimmer, resulting in no "sceneactivation"

#0001631 Roller Shutter 2 scene won't close

#0001711 Danfoss LC13 and older model are dead or E5 on the Danfoss itself

#0001773 Danfoss LC13 no Icon displayed

#0001747 Weather display wrong place

#0001834 Get error 502 and 503 after virtual device import

#0001836 Lili

#0001853 After upgrade web interface is slow when changing views

#0001873 No push messages possible on iPad/iPhone with 4.017

#0001880 Not able to set Variable manually anymore

many other fixes

Known Issues:

- Important! User Developed Plugins will be removed with this update. Please be sure you have your plugin source code.

- Important! Remote access is NOT available for this version.

- Gateway Connection - status of dead device between master and slave controller may be different

- Devices not properly configured on 3.X may not be converted properly

- Reconfiguration may not work properly in some cases

- On mobile clients devices may be visible in different categories than configured

- Advanced settings for some imported devices may not work properly

- Plugin for Sony TV will not work with newest Sony Firmware

- Event Panel- some issues with scrolling

- LUA functions fibaro:log("") i fibaro:call(id, "setproperty", "") may have some issues

- Horstmann Switch HRT4-ASR-ZW is not fully supported

- Horstmann Thermostat HRT4-ZW- higher battery usage and incorrect reports in some cases

- Doorlocks- some functions may not work properly

- Thermostats Setpoint- are not fully supported

4.017:

New functionalities:

User's Plugin Installation - ability to build and install Home Center plugin

FGHC Rest API Active Documentation - documentation and ability to test REST API requests, access at HOME_CENTER_IP/docs

Added support for American English (EN-US)

Plugins:

Nest - plugin for well-known thermostat

Netatmo - plugin for thermostat and weather station from netatmo

3.907:

This version mainly concentrate on adding better support and integration for more devices (not only z-wave device).

Important part of software responsible for management z-wave devices was rebuild from the scratch for better support different devices types.

New Home Center software introduces support for plugins. Plugins give support for new devices and new functionalities without modifying HC Firmware. Plugins can be used for controlling devices via different protocols and standards like TCP/IP, IR*, RS 232*, UPNP. Plugins have their own user interface and can call all APIs available on HC2. Possibility of building plugins by independent developers will be introduced in next versions.

* required additional hardware.

New functionalities

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Drag & Drop for devices and scenes - available on home, devices and rooms screens. Assigning devices to rooms and changing its order is now much easier and faster.

Magic Scenes - new, simplified and easy to use graphical way to create scenes based on condition > action flow.

Temperature Panel - allows to see history of temperature changes in rooms and on each device.

Diagnostic Panel - general information about HC working condition like CPU & RAM usage, free space on hard drive. Will be extended in future versions.

New Z-Wave engine - redesigned and rewritten from the scratch. Now is faster and has better support for devices.

Z-Wave Door Locks support - controlling and PIN settings.

Thermostats - extended controlling for thermostats from manufacturers like: Honeywell, Trane Corporation.

Extended tamper for sensors - exclusive information for motion detection and violation of sensors.

Fibaro Smoke Sensor extended support - level of smoke and gap to alarm level is reported and visible on charts at iPad and Web Page. Sensitivity level is now easier to set.

Fibro Motion Sensor new device - when seismometer mode is turned on new device reporting tremors is available. Charts for temperature and illuminance. Additionally information about sensor violation.

Device hiding - device that is not in use can be hide without removing it.

Device deactivation - deactivated device is visible in UI but can't be controlled.

Multithreading added for HC (server and z-wave) - now engines work much faster.

Event panel moved - for better usability now is available in menu on right side of screen.

User rights management - moved to Configuration.

Block Scenes improvements - for device only available actions are visible, scene activation block added and logical conditions grouping using brackets.

Lua Scenes - updated tooltips for devices.

Plugins:

Plugins are grouped in categories: Safety, Cameras, Climate, Multimedia, Others

Plugins search

Network devices search via ARP

Plugins category Safety:

DSC Alarm - for DSC Alarms,

Helios Basic - integration using Basic license,

Helios Gold - integration using Gold license

Mobotix - for Mobotix videophone,

Satel Alarm - for SATEL

Plugins category Cameras

more than 100 devices from various manufacturers

Plugin category Climate

Carrier Furance

WS Davis Vantage

Plugins category Multimedia

LG Bluray

LG TV

NC + mediabox

XBMC Remote Control

Denon Amplifier

LG Bluray

Onkyo Amplifier

Philips Bluray

Pioneer Amplifier

Samsung TV

Sonos

Sony Bluray

Sony TV

Plugins category Other

Philips Hue

Wake on LAN

Other changes

Many other improvements to the system

Users who use version alpha from 3.901 to 3.906 need to perform recovery first and update from 3.590 after restoring backup.

[SirMaggot 12]

Very nice, thanks a lot

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[Guest Kuuno]

Testing update. Seems to be hung but waiting:)

[almj 0]

As for now, the same * is happening with dead devices. They are still DEAD.

Thanks for the update

[Guest spazpeker]

Have the known issues listed in 4.018 been resolved ?

[almj 0]

I totally understand it is a beta. But is it a really complicated problem with dead devices??

Why it cannot be fixed in several months??

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[petergebruers 1,268]

Like all previous betas, it's utter crap. Lost SceneActivation on all Fibaro dimmers plus dead nodes all over the place. Cross my fingers I can restore my 3.590. Not touching any beta any more... not even touching the RELEASE of this product.

[deanrparry 19]

Like all previous betas, it's utter crap. Lost SceneActivation on all Fibaro dimmers plus dead nodes all over the place. Cross my fingers I can restore my 3.590. Not touching any beta any more... not even touching the RELEASE of this product.

hehehe... not even looking now! i actually worked out it is cheaper to have a butler that switches lights on and off and kettles on and off etc than to buy a fibaro setup!

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[Guest AxelS]

Yep - crap also here.

Whole HC2 stops sending any Z-Wave signal - absolute no function and several 503 Errors. Try to go back to 4.018

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[MorpheusRO 1]

I totally understand it is a beta. But is it a really complicated problem with dead devices??

Why it cannot be fixed in several months??

Strange...

For me, all the dead nodes that I had before the update, are working correctly now...

All the dead nodes that I had were only battery powered devices, and after update, when they first contacted HC2, they went "online".

Until now, it seems a good release (for me, anyway...)

[Guest gembrain]

I. Szymanski,

You have a log list of known issues under 4.018 that don't appear under the known or resolved issues for 4.019....

So, have they been fixed or not?

[stevenvd 51]

did an update, now it is offline and can't connect... Will have to see when we get home in a freezing cold house.

[A.Socha 133]

stevenvd, what you mean that is offline?

[stevenvd 51]

Well the update was finished and now I cannot see it in the router... and the ip adres gives me nothing... Cannot check the led's as I am not at home.

And as gembrain asks, the earlier reported know issues are now solved? as they are not mentioned again?

[JanJoh 1]

Good going Fibaro.. You did manage to fsck it up further. Take a look at this video.

Please note the dead motion detector... But.. It isnt dead. It sees motion just fine....

Aeon 4in1

And yeah.. it was the same after upgrade as after i did a exclude/reinclude.

You guys really are on a loosing streak the last few months, eh?

Edit: Same with all battery devices. They are marked as dead, but seem to work.

Edit, should the checksum error worry me? I tried "update checksum" but still get the error.

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[UrSv 6]

Updated just fine and all dead nodes that are powered are back on-line. Excellent job!

Great stuff with the Backup & Recovery screen which will hopefully remove a lot of the "Dude where's my backup" questions as they are now visible.

IMHO, the Recovery tab could've had a better message as the current one will probably start a few flames here. I'm talking about "Information unavailable/(An unexpected error occurred)" or something to that effect. It would've been better to write "No checksum generated yet - Click Verify checksum to check" or similar.

[fergalmccarthy 5]

Are we at the point yet where Fibaro should be sending out test units to people that are beta testing their software ? The whole, don't use this in a production environment pisses me right off. Do they think people will fork out for a separate HC2 to help them out. Of course its the production environment, its over 500 euros worth of controller , not to mention the modules.

[Guest David R]

Has the 3 click to turn on s1 when s2 is associated been fixed?

[JanJoh 1]

Has the 3 click to turn on s1 when s2 is associated been fixed?

Nope.

[A.Socha 133]

JanJoh, press again checking, you should got "2 x OK" First one when HC is see recovery module and second when you gonna check that all data is correct on it

when it is not OK that mean you may lose your backups and recovery will be not possible please contact with [email protected]

[JanJoh 1]

JanJoh, press again checking, you should got "2 x OK" First one when HC is see recovery module and second when you gonna check that all data is correct on it

when it is not OK that mean you may lose your backups and recovery will be not possible please contact with [email protected]

Reboot helped.

But My battery modules are still borked