Update HC2 4.020 BETA

[I. Szymanski 0]

Fibaro Home Center 2 v 4.020 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.

4.020:

New Features:

Pre-Update Confirmation - installing update on 4.020 or newer will prompt user additional confirmation.

Mesh Network Reconfiguration - available on Configuration -> Z-Wave Network

Fixed Issues:

Incidental marking devices as dead

Horstmann Devices support

Many other Z-Wave engine 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.

Devices Polling may not work properly - devices state in UI may be refreshed only after action taken.

Previous:

Breached senser with Arm Delay causes instant alarm after being armed

Data range selection in event panel doesn't work properly

Devices imported via Gateway Connection may have no icons

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

Horstmann Thermostat HRT4-ZW higher battery usage in some cases

Doorlocks some functions may not work properly

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.

[elisiussen 8]

Installed and operates successfully. Only thing is, I still can't use my z-wave.me scene controllers. One installs as a dimmer and the other is not recognized properly. None of them exposes the Sceneactivation property required to trigger scenes.

Any workarounds?

[Frodo 2]

i just got my hc2 set up and wondering if i should instal the beta verion.?

for now i am just using 1 qubino dimmer and the rest are Fibaro sensors/dimmers etc .

thanks

[Guest Lode]

so horstmann not fixed and universal sensor temperature broken.

danfoss latest version broken

Universal sensor temperature working correct here but i had to exclude/include in v4.018.

[robmac 173]

so horstmann not fixed and universal sensor temperature broken.

danfoss latest version broken

Universal sensor temperature working correct here but i had to exclude/include in v4.018.

I would watch them. The laws of physics indicate that my boiler could not heat 500l of water this quickly.

[DEBUG] 19:39:08: HW Flow:19.7 CH Flow:19.7 Targ:70 Top:19.7 Mid:19.7

[DEBUG] 19:39:08: 70 still required

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[DEBUG] 19:44:08: HW Flow:54.56 CH Flow:54.56 Targ:70 Top:54.56 Mid:54.56

[DEBUG] 19:44:08: 70 still required

everything still a little random.

[ Added: 2014-11-28, 20:53 ]

and I still say

Initial checks still indicate that battery devices are very badly handled.

Very poor handling compared to the same devices tested on very cheap controller. Yes I have taken the same device off HC2 and included it on a very cheap controller in the same location as HC2. It works spot on. Put it back on HC2 and it is random. It sometimes works and sometimes fails.

I have tried with many device types so this is generic poor handling of battery devices and my initial check is no improvement. Battery devices have never been well handled on HC2. Please, please, please totally rewrite how you handle battery device.

For many years I have given this feedback please listen and accept HC2 has an issue that needs fixing.

I state again the logic that has been used with battery devices must be wrong as other controllers work better with the exact same devices.

This is not a criticism just open and honest feedback. Please keep up the hard work as I look forward to a better HC2 soon.

[HansS 3]

Not upgraded to this one myself yet, but I do have a tip for people wanting to upgrade, and are using the Virtual Sensor plugin. Delete them before upgrading is my tip, take it or leave it. Details of my findings

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[akatar 208]

i can still not choose icons

there are simply no icons to choose from and i can not add icons

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polling stll doesnt work, and i guess that the fakro window opener doesn't work either?

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[stevenvd 51]

Please note that the Horstmann cannot be set by

fibaro:call(KetelRelaisID, "turnOn"); anymore.

but you now have to use:

fibaro:call(KetelRelaisID, "setMode", "1")

and for off:

fibaro:call(KetelRelaisID, "setMode", "0")

Thanks for noting that, fibaro.... and answering earlier questions.

pff, trying to help here but just getting nothing back! You should be ashamed.

[robmac 173]

Unresponsive again

[deanrparry 19]

Please note that the Horstmann cannot be set by

fibaro:call(KetelRelaisID, "turnOn"); anymore.

but you now have to use:

fibaro:call(KetelRelaisID, "setMode", "1")

and for off:

fibaro:call(KetelRelaisID, "setMode", "0")

Thanks for noting that, fibaro.... and answering earlier questions.

pff, trying to help here but just getting nothing back! You should be ashamed.

Even the most loyal of users get the cold shoulder! They should be ashamed! Sorry to hear that even users like yourself get treated like crap!

[derelict 0]

that's the way it is.. and that's the way they treat loyal beta testers which were with fibaro since the beginning.

sad but true.

however .... i don't care that much anymore... i'm just migrating everything which is not working in HC2 (which is quite a lot) over to my Homeseer Installation as we speak...

... i'm done with fibaro for the next few months... maybe forever... i'll see.

[fergalmccarthy 5]

It being late and the weekend is no excuse either, don't release a beta late on a Friday if your not going to be around to help

[TheCycler 1]

When i upgraded from 3.x to 4.x i lost all my devices.

Now i'm left with a Z-Wave network with 0 devices...

There are several phantom devices however.

Inclusion of exisiting devices doesn't seem to work and when it succeeds after some time, it disappears again. Inclusion of devices is really a pain in the ...

What do i have to do?

How can i delete all devices and include them one by one again?

Sorry Fibaro guys, this is not a Beta version, but an alfa version not ready to deploy.

I've lost already so many hours, i just want it to work... Next time i'll wait for the production release...

[mmmprod 0]

There is still a real problem with AEON ON/OFF Module. I don't have any support when I put them around 5 meters from the HC2...

Even in HC2 DashBoard I'm losing support it is written ON when it is OFF ...

And when I managed to get them working I have an incredible latency with all AEON Module... like 1 or 2 minutes before they trigger what I have asked them to

Could you please try to look at that problem I have stated that bug since 3months now and I will be glad to help you out !

You may have to do also something with your own RGB Support. There is a real bad communication between modules and HC2. On DashBoard when I push ON it is OFF and sometimes ON when I push OFF it stays on ON ... what a mess...LOL

Thank you ...

[SirMaggot 12]

There is still a real problem with AEON ON/OFF Module. I don't have any support when I put them around 5 meters from the HC2...

I have one Aeon on/off (AEO_SES2_EU) and its working good, no latency at all.

[fergalmccarthy 5]

As stated before, that should cause more alarm than if they weren't working for everybody

[petergebruers 1,268]

Everything still OK since yesterday. All automatic scenes (many based on aeon 4 in 1 or fibaro Door Sensor) run as expected. Remote control on Android OK. Maybe today I'll try to add some devices.

Sounds good, but... judging from the comments in this thread, this version may still be dangerous if you upgrade straight from 3.5 (I upgraded from 4.019). With dangerous I mean... know how to do a recovery before you try.

And as always... first check bugzilla.fibaro.com

[ezHome.nl 0]

When i upgraded from 3.x to 4.x i lost all my devices.

Now i'm left with a Z-Wave network with 0 devices...

There are several phantom devices however.

Inclusion of exisiting devices doesn't seem to work and when it succeeds after some time, it disappears again. Inclusion of devices is really a pain in the ...

What do i have to do?

Same problem here, after update procedure had to reconfigure the devices and after that most of the powered devices are out of the UI, they are still reacting on scenes but that's it.

Any idea where I can find them?

[petergebruers 1,268]

...after update procedure had to reconfigure the devices and after that most of the powered devices are out of the UI, they are still reacting on scenes but that's it.

Any idea where I can find them?

Either

1) Do a recovery, if you have not yet excluded/included devices

Or try:

2) They may be hidden. Go to devices, scroll to the bottom left. You'll find a button "Show Hidden"

[mheldt 0]

Everything is working stable on 4.020

But two things remains a problem

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/emoticons/default_icon_wink.gif" alt=";-)" /> except 3 with the polling of devices, that I hope will be fixed very soon.

1. scene activation still not working via FGD211 switch. I have a few of those, and the scene activation was mainly the purpose of buying them.

2. when going to "configuration" - "z-wave network" - "configure all devices again" every devices is gone, and all thats left is "main_zwave_devices"

Have to use a backup to get everything back again. Is there anything I can do to fix this??

[petergebruers 1,268]

Everything is working stable on 4.020

But two things remains a problem

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1. scene activation still not working via FGD211 switch. I have a few of those, and the scene activation was mainly the purpose of buying them.

2. when going to "configuration" - "z-wave network" - "configure all devices again" every devices is gone, and all thats left is "main_zwave_devices"

Have to use a backup to get everything back again. Is there anything I can do to fix this??

I have S2 scene activation on dimmers working. It requires several steps: 1) reconfigure button on this device (NOT reconfigure all)... 2) Fix associations 3) Disable scene activation aka parameter 41, save and enable again 4) Fix your scenes, because reconfigure gave the dimmer a new ID

As to "reconfigure all"... Please enter this as a bug at bugzilla.fibaro.com. At the moment I can only say that I do not know of any solution, except recovery, like you already mentioned. There is no "undo" button. I am pretty sure that you can hide and unhide over device and fix scenes, but it is so much trouble.

I'd do a recovery first, then upgrade again if you want to test dimmer scene activation.