Release Notes

Revision as of 22:11, 19 April 2010

Unreleased fixes

1. [Bug 739]: Fix an intermittent problem with 'handler not found' error when trying to access the smartphone or WAP plugin

2. Fix an error with pan/tilt buttons on a camera not working

3. Add support for the Kwikset ZWave lock's built-in scheduling

4. Improve configuring a Schlage lock. We discovered a 'hidden' configuration setting you can use to get all the user codes states at once rather than polling each code individually as per the official ZWave spec.

5. Correct the reporting of lock/unlock on the Schlage deadbolt. Previously if a lock or unlock was sent to the deadbolt and the deadbolt reported it was executed OK, Vera assumed the lock was really locked/unlocked. Now we use the alarms from the lock instead so the state is always accurate.

6. Fix so the include/exclude mode when triggered with the physical buttons stays on indefinitely.

7. For advanced users, add capability to send door lock NONCE's with ACK by adding the UPNP variable urn:micasaverde-com:serviceId:ZWaveDevice1/NonceACK=1

8. Unmount the filesystem and kill all processes before flashing the firmware. Also report to a central server when the process starts, and when it reboots after an upgrade so we have a log to accurately measure how often an upgrade fails. We're trying to reduce the number of instances where Vera's firmware gets messed up during an upgrade. This process of upgrading isn't in our code, actually. It's part of the base Linux distro (OpenWRT), and, officially, the only way it should ever happen unless the user pulls the plug while the firwmare is being written, or a brown out. However we have had users experience it even though they insist the power was on steady during the whole firmware write process.

1.0.979 - October 24, 2009 - final beta

All known issues of stability and memory leaks have now been resolved. The infrared and INSTEON/X10 modules are also fully functioning. The next couple weeks we will closely monitor the forums and trouble tickets to see if there are any lingering issues and then issue a release candidate.

Fixes:

0. IMPORTANT: The concept of method #1 and method #2 for programming scenes into scene controllers and handheld remotes no longer exists. The 'Treat Scenes as Events' checkbox is no longer used. Now, to assign a scene, select the scene, click 'Add Event', choose the scene controller or handheld remote, choose the event 'A Scene is Activated', and pick the scene or button ID, such as 3 for button 3 on a scene controller. Any Up/Down or Off buttons now work fine, plus you can add thermostats, door locks, and other non-scene devices to a scene and Vera will still trigger them. So with release 979, it's all automatic and you no longer have to make a decision for method #1 or method #2, and there is no longer a sacrifice with one method over the other. The ZWave_Add_Controller page has been updated.

1. There was a file handle leak with files in /tmp that were deleted but not closed. This caused the system to run out of resources and crash after a few days.

2. [Bug 666]: Unable to control the Panasonic BL-C131A camera after upgrading to version 1.0.939

3. [Bug 682]: can't add an ir device

4. [Bug 671]: associate light switches with scene controllers

5. [Bug 625]: confirm specific user code notification works. Now you get the name of the user code entered on a Schlage lock in the notification

6. [Bug 610]: ha09 and method 0000001 not working

7. [Bug 598]: handle missing variables in smartphone

8. [Bug 597]: add buttons to window controller

9. [Bug 572]: Prevent Timers to run if date is not correct

10. [Bug 638]: Unable to add manually Panasonic IP camera easely

11. [Bug 631]: combine method 0000001 and method 0000002

12. [Bug 634]: job icons

13. [Bug 640]: Camera PTZ broken in 899 and it keeps to be broken if you upgrade to 918

14. [Bug 641]: Files from /etc/cmh-lu/ and /etc/cmh-ludl/ are not updated accordingly between firmware updates

15. [Bug 630]: info panel not showing BACKUP jobs

16. [Bug 618]: get rid of hardcoded filenames using FK instead

17. [Bug 627]: temperature event not working

18. [Bug 596]: after saving the info panel isn't updated

19. [Bug 636]: IP CAMERA CONTROLS NOT WORKING IN IE

20. [Bug 475]: need an input box on the iphone and wap ui

21. [Bug 458]: backup/restore zwave dongle's firmware