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== 1.0.423 - December 23, 2008 - release candidate ==
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== 1.0.979 - October 24, 2009 - final beta ==
  
The new user interface is completeIt is a major overhaul of the user experience and now provides accurate real-time information on all the Z-Wave devices and visual feedback if there are any problems.  We are going to re-shoot the helper videos and update the online documentation over the next 10 days, and then Vera will be officially released.  There were some significant changes to the data structure and status handling needed for the final release user interface. The findvera.com remote access was also completely re-written so that it now works about 10x faster. 
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All known issues of stability and memory leaks have now been resolved.  The infrared and INSTEON/X10 modules are also fully functioningThe 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.
  
The 3-in-1 light/temp/motion sensor is now supported, as well as the Hawking/Everspring/Home Manageables sensors.  There is also a new Z-Wave Status documented here: http://wiki.micasaverde.com/index.php/ZWave_Status
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'''Fixes:'''
  
Now you can go to Advanced, Logs and check both 'show' options and as you control zwave devices each command will appear as a 'job' icon that turns to red for failure or green for successYou can also track the progress of device configuration by watching the 'configure' icon go from blue to red/green.  
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1. There was a file handle leak with files in /tmp that were deleted but not closedThis caused the system to run out of resources and crash after a few days.
  
Automation timers & events have been completely re-written as well. Instead of being separate, timers and events are now merged into scenes. You now attach timers and events to scenes. For example, instead of creating an event "Motion Sensor Tripped" which turns on the garage light, create a scene "Garage Light On" and attach the event "Motion Sensor Tripped". Users upgrading from prior versions will find their old timers and events get converted into scenes with the timers/events attached, so no changes are needed when upgrading from an earlier release.
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2. [[http://bugs.micasaverde.com/view.php?id=666 Bug 666]]: Unable to control the Panasonic BL-C131A camera after upgrading to version 1.0.939
  
The internal data structure has also changed substantially. When you choose to upgrade and keep your settings, the data format should be converted as part of the upgrade process.  It's recommended that you go to advanced, backup/restore and create a backup copy of your configuration before upgrading. That way if you want to revert to the prior version, you can restore the backup.  Once you upgrade to the new version and the data is migrated to the new schema, you cannot go back to the prior version without restoring a backup made from the prior version.  If you activate the FindVera.com service, you will have automatic backups online anyway.
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3. [[http://bugs.micasaverde.com/view.php?id=682 Bug 682]]: can't add an ir device
  
== 1.0.320 - November 25, 2008 ==
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4. [[http://bugs.micasaverde.com/view.php?id=671 Bug 671]]: associate light switches with scene controllers
  
'''Next steps'''
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5. [[http://bugs.micasaverde.com/view.php?id=625 Bug 625]]: confirm specific user code notification works
  
Most of the reported issues have been fixed. We still need to finish "Controller Shift", as well as support for the 4-in-1 sensors and a few other sensors. The next release, due in another week or two, should fix all remaining issues. At that time we will re-do all the graphics and videos in the user interface and submit it for certification.
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6. [[http://bugs.micasaverde.com/view.php?id=610 Bug 610]]: ha09 and method 0000001 not working
  
'''Known issues'''
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7. [[http://bugs.micasaverde.com/view.php?id=598 Bug 598]]: handle missing variables in smartphone
  
Remote control using the FindVera service can still be slow. The iPhone UI doesn't correctly show the current status. The new 'Z-Wave network status bar' on the devices page and dashboard can get stuck, so you need to hit F5 to reload the web site.
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8. [[http://bugs.micasaverde.com/view.php?id=597 Bug 597]]: add buttons to window controller
  
'''Fixes'''
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9. [[http://bugs.micasaverde.com/view.php?id=572 Bug 572]]: Prevent Timers to run if date is not correct
  
Summary: The configuration of Z-Wave nodes has been re-written. Now controller replication should be more reliable and the user is given immediate feedback of the process. Also, the user can interactively poll a node and configure it, including setting custom variables and association.  You can also create scene assignments for handheld remotes which are sent automatically.
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10. [[http://bugs.micasaverde.com/view.php?id=638 Bug 638]]: Unable to add manually Panasonic IP camera easely
  
1. [[http://bugs.micasaverde.com/view.php?id=203 Bug 203]]: Fix issue with 'host not found'.  For users currently experiencing this issue upgrade to the latest firmware and then on the findvera tab in the setup site change the password.  You can change it to the same password it currently is.
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11. [[http://bugs.micasaverde.com/view.php?id=631 Bug 631]]: combine method 0000001 and method 0000002
  
2. [[http://bugs.micasaverde.com/view.php?id=225 Bug 225]]: Allow you to set custom parameters or variable for Z-Wave devices.  Click the + button next to a device and then the 'Z-Wave options' button within that device.
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12. [[http://bugs.micasaverde.com/view.php?id=634 Bug 634]]: job icons
  
3. [[http://bugs.micasaverde.com/view.php?id=208 Bug 208]]: Fix for tech support remote access.
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13. [[http://bugs.micasaverde.com/view.php?id=640 Bug 640]]: Camera PTZ broken in 899 and it keeps to be broken if you upgrade to 918
  
4. [[http://bugs.micasaverde.com/view.php?id=247 Bug 247]]: Fix sending Z-Wave configuration to a secondary controller
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14. [[http://bugs.micasaverde.com/view.php?id=641 Bug 641]]: Files from /etc/cmh-lu/ and /etc/cmh-ludl/ are not updated accordingly between firmware updates
  
5. [[http://bugs.micasaverde.com/view.php?id=245 Bug 245]]: Pull the device descriptions from nodes the user previously named
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15. [[http://bugs.micasaverde.com/view.php?id=630 Bug 630]]: info panel not showing BACKUP jobs
  
6. [[http://bugs.micasaverde.com/view.php?id=230 Bug 230]]: Add 'permanently remove dead nodes' under a device's Z-Wave options to remove old devices not in the network anymore
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16. [[http://bugs.micasaverde.com/view.php?id=618 Bug 618]]: get rid of hardcoded filenames using FK instead
  
7. [[http://bugs.micasaverde.com/view.php?id=257 Bug 257]]: Simplify having a state change on one device trigger an event
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17. [[http://bugs.micasaverde.com/view.php?id=627 Bug 627]]: temperature event not working
  
8. [[http://bugs.micasaverde.com/view.php?id=267 Bug 267]]: Fix that 12:00a is treated as midnight in a timer
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18. [[http://bugs.micasaverde.com/view.php?id=596 Bug 596]]: after saving the info panel isn't updated
  
9. [[http://bugs.micasaverde.com/view.php?id=271 Bug 271]]: Don't execute timers on the wrong days of the week
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19. [[http://bugs.micasaverde.com/view.php?id=636 Bug 636]]: IP CAMERA CONTROLS NOT WORKING IN IE
  
10. [[http://bugs.micasaverde.com/view.php?id=256 Bug 256]]: Add an info box to show the status of jobs, such as controller replication
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20. [[http://bugs.micasaverde.com/view.php?id=475 Bug 475]]: need an input box on the iphone and wap ui
  
11. [[http://bugs.micasaverde.com/view.php?id=234 Bug 234]]: Absolute timers were incorrectly parsing the date format
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21. [[http://bugs.micasaverde.com/view.php?id=458 Bug 458]]: backup/restore zwave dongle's firmware
 
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12. [[http://bugs.micasaverde.com/view.php?id=236 Bug 236]]: Fix submission of logs and trouble reports for tech support
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13. [[http://bugs.micasaverde.com/view.php?id=255 Bug 255]]: Put a yellow 'wait' button next to Z-Wave devices that haven't been configured yet so the user knows they may not work.
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14. [[http://bugs.micasaverde.com/view.php?id=232 Bug 232]]: Secondary and limited users is now fixed
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15. [[http://bugs.micasaverde.com/view.php?id=243 Bug 243]]: Fix so non-Panasonic cameras are not incorrectly detected
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== 1.0.292 - November 8, 2008 ==
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'''Known Issues'''
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1.  When you manually add an IP camera you can't set the camera's settings at the same time.  Add the camera.  Click 'save'.  Then hit f5 to reload the site, go to devices, and then put in the settings (user/pass/ip/mac/etc.).
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2.  The iPhone interface does not show the current status of devices and may display a popup message 'failure' even when it successfully controlled a device.  When you save your login settings at findvera.com/iphone you may see a database error when you return to the page.
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3.  Adding secondary and limited access users isn't working
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'''Fixes'''
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1. [[http://bugs.micasaverde.com/view.php?id=168 Bug 168]]: Instructions were added for using Vera as a wi-fi client: http://wiki.micasaverde.com/index.php/Networking_Setup:Vera_WiFi_in_Client_Mode
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2. [[http://bugs.micasaverde.com/view.php?id=129 Bug 129]]: Notifications are now sent if Vera goes down.
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3. [[http://bugs.micasaverde.com/view.php?id=191 Bug 191]]: You can now add a secondary controller.
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4. [[http://bugs.micasaverde.com/view.php?id=223 Bug 223]]: Added ability on log page to turn on/off verbose logging
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5. [[http://bugs.micasaverde.com/view.php?id=138 Bug 138]]: Added user friendly messages for energy history when there's no data.
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6. [[http://bugs.micasaverde.com/view.php?id=183 Bug 183]]: Floorplan editor doesn't show room name
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7. [[http://bugs.micasaverde.com/view.php?id=211 Bug 211]]: Intermittent problems activating the findvera.com service
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8. [[http://bugs.micasaverde.com/view.php?id=212 Bug 212]]: Resolve a cache issue where IP/MAC was disappearing
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9. [[http://bugs.micasaverde.com/view.php?id=213 Bug 213]]: Force cache reload after firmware upgrade
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10. [[http://bugs.micasaverde.com/view.php?id=214 Bug 214]]: Fix allowing limited access to certain users
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11. [[http://bugs.micasaverde.com/view.php?id=177 Bug 177]]: Fix 'require local authorization' check box
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12. [[http://bugs.micasaverde.com/view.php?id=202 Bug 202]]: Fix cache issues with IE7 causing device changes to get lost
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13. [[http://bugs.micasaverde.com/view.php?id=210 Bug 210]]: Reserve IP addresses if Vera is the DHCP server
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14. [[http://bugs.micasaverde.com/view.php?id=217 Bug 217]]: Notify the user to cycle power if, after a firmware upgrade, it doesn't come back alive
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15. [[http://bugs.micasaverde.com/view.php?id=215 Bug 215]]: Fix the cache setting
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16. [[http://bugs.micasaverde.com/view.php?id=204 Bug 204]]: Fix login on findvera.com for iphone and wap phone if storing username in a cookie
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17. [[http://bugs.micasaverde.com/view.php?id=180 Bug 180]]: FindVera.com Energy page shows "JpGraph Error" when no data is available
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18. [[http://bugs.micasaverde.com/view.php?id=66 Bug 66]]: View cameras in a popup window
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19. [[http://bugs.micasaverde.com/view.php?id=166 Bug 166]]: View cameras window kept closing
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20. [[http://bugs.micasaverde.com/view.php?id=153 Bug 153]]: Fix tech support remote assistance
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21. [[http://bugs.micasaverde.com/view.php?id=101 Bug 101]]: Fix java script error causing the 'after x seconds' popup to not appear
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22. [[http://bugs.micasaverde.com/view.php?id=150 Bug 150]]: Fix order of timing in google chrome
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== 1.0.283 - October 31, 2008 ==
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'''Known Issues'''
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1.  The iPhone interface does not show the current status of devices and may display a popup message 'failure' even when it successfully controlled a device.  When you save your login settings at findvera.com/iphone you may see a database error when you return to the page.
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'''Fixes'''
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1.  The iPhone app now lets you navigate forward and backward and displays buttons rather than links for scenes and devices.
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2.  [[http://bugs.micasaverde.com/view.php?id=159 Bug 159]]: Users could make changes to devices such as changing descriptions or room assignments and it appeared that the changes did not stick.
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3.  [[http://bugs.micasaverde.com/view.php?id=194 Bug #194]]: The port setting for the findvera.com service would get lost if you changed your username/password, making the service report 'Host not found'
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4.  [[http://bugs.micasaverde.com/view.php?id=177 Bug #177]]: Local authentication now works.  From the Users's tab you can have Vera require a valid username/password to access the setup site.  This means 2 passwords are required to access 'control' from the findvera service: 1) the username/password for findvera.com, 2) one of the local usernames/passwords created on Vera's users tab.
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5.  [[http://bugs.micasaverde.com/view.php?id=12 Bug #12]]: Intermittently the javascript would break and the user wouldn't be able to choose a subsequent action after choosing 'after x seconds/minutes' or be able to set a temperature on the thermostat.
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6.  [[http://bugs.micasaverde.com/view.php?id=196 Bug #196]]: This might be solved.  We weren't able to reproduce but fixed something that could have theoretically caused it to happen.
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7.  [[http://bugs.micasaverde.com/view.php?id=7 Bug #7]]: You couldn't enable tech support remote access if the site failed to load
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8.  When you saved changes using the control option at FindVera.com your data file become corrupted.
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9.  The JavaScript will now let the user continue and use a backup if the main data file is corrupted.
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10.  [[http://bugs.micasaverde.com/view.php?id=160 Bug #160]]: It was very easy to press the reset button and lose your data.  Now to do a reset you need to double-click the black button.
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11.  [[http://bugs.micasaverde.com/view.php?id=195 Bug #195]]: Also, reset will no longer remove the remote access keys causing the findvera service to stop working.
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12.  [[http://bugs.micasaverde.com/view.php?id=188 Bug #188]]: Allow users to add their cameras manually.
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== 1.0.262 - October 15, 2008 ==
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'''Known Issues'''
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1.  The iPhone interface is not fully implemented.  Specifically the links to control devices are plain text, and most actions take you to an empty page with a small 'OK' button.  The commands do work, and you can press the back button on the 'OK' page to return to the list of scenes/devices in a room.  This will be finished in the final release.
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2.  Periodically you may find that Vera's Setup page does not allow you to continue making changes, in particular, when creating scenes and you choose the 'after X seconds/minutes' pull-down you may not see the next pull-down to chose the subsequent action.  Work-around: Click save to save your changes, and reload the page (or press F5).
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3.  When you assign new devices to a room and click save or continue it appear that your room assignments didn't take.  They actually did.  Press F5 to reload the page if this appears to be the case.
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4.  The setup page doesn't work with the new Google Chrome browse because the pull-down list in the scenes aren't being correctly sorted in Chrome.  Firefox is the recommended browser, although we have found no issues with Internet Explorer or Safari.
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5.  The reset button is very close to the power and USB connectors and it's easy to press it, and it will clear out your configuration.  We will make it so you have to hold the button to do a factory reset.  In the meantime, careful to avoid pressing that button.
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6.  On the users tab you can specify that a local authentication is required to access Vera and which users can change the configuration.  This is not working.
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Revision as of 15:59, 25 October 2009

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:

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

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

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