Release 2.2.8 Available

📰 News and Updates Release Notes
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Hubitat Elevation Platform update 2.2.8 is now available:

Please note, the process takes about a minute to download (depending on your Internet connection) and extract the hub update, and 1-2 minutes to perform the update after you click 'Update Hub'. We recommend that you periodically download a backup of your setup from the Settings page, Backup and Restore. See Warning below about rolling back from 2.2.8 to 2.2.7.

Changes from 2.2.7:

Drivers and Devices

  • New drivers:
    • Neo Z-Wave Repeater 700
    • Neo Door Sensor 700
    • Neo Motion Sensor 700
    • Neo Water Sensor 700
    • Philips Dimmer Button Controller V2
    • Wally shutoff valve
    • RGBGenie Controller ZB-3009/10
    • RGBGenie Controller ZB-5004
    • GE 40 Amp Smart Switch
    • Ring Outdoor Siren
    • Ring Flood Sensor
    • Ecolink Garage Door Tilt Sensor (TILT-ZWAVE5)
    • Ecolink Chime+Siren
  • New compatible devices:
    • Haozee Door Sensor 700 Series using Neo Door Sensor 700
    • Haozee Motion Sensor 700 Series using Neo Motion Sensor 700
    • GE/Jasco models 43125, 43100, 43132, 43102, 43095 and 43094 using Generic Zigbee Outlet.
    • GE/Jasco models 43084, 43076 and 43109 using Generic Zigbee Switch.
    • GE/Jasco model 42078 using GE Zigbee Switch.
    • GE/Jasco models 43127, 43096, 43090, 43082, 43080 and 43113 using GE Zigbee Dimmer.
    • Sunricher EU Zigbee RGBW panel (ZGRC-TEUR-001) using RGBgenie Controller ZB-3027
  • New driver features:
    • Updated Color Temperature drivers to support the expanded 3 parameter setColorTemperature command.

New Apps

  • Rule Machine, Rule Machine Legacy and Rule 5.0 (see this post )
  • Button Controller 5.0 and Button Rule 5.0 (see this post )

New App Features

  • Yeelight integration, unknown bulb types are added as simple bulbs by default.

Bug Fixes

  • C7: Improvements to Z-Wave Failed Node Removal.
  • Basic Rule: Fixed restrictions with sunrise/sunset offsets.
  • Rule-4.1:
    • Fixed multiple Wait for Event timeouts.
    • Fixed previous state for changed, decreased, increased triggers.
  • Fixed Generic Component Dimmer driver logging error.
  • Scene-1.2
    • Fixed setting color temperature.
    • Fixed errors caused by removed device.
  • Group-2.1: Fixed setting color temperature.
  • Hubitat Safety Monitor: Fixed error when selecting auto arm options with All Contact Sensors selected.
  • Fixed a UI issue in Device Firmware Updater when using mobile devices.
  • Fixed an issue with the Zooz Power Switch driver preventing saving of non-zero values to energy reporting.
  • Added ignoreSSLIssues option to EventStream interface.
  • Improved broken database reporting (for rare scenarios when reboot results in green screen).
  • Fixed Zooz Zen17 child device creation issue.

Platform Changes

  • Hub Variables introduced (see this post ).
  • C7: Z-Wave Details page now shows device class and manufacturer.
  • C7: Removed contextually irrelevant buttons from Z-Wave node list.
  • C7: Removed Z-Wave Firmware Update button when there is no update available.
  • C7: Streamlined Z-Wave inclusion process.
  • C7: Fixed concurrency error produced on some Z-Wave drivers when using S2 and Supervision.
  • Added isZwaveListening method to drivers to determine if a device is listening or sleepy. Returns Boolean true if listening or LSS/FLiRS, false if not listening, and null if node doesn’t exist or not a Z-Wave device.
  • Removed extra non-functional device discovery buttons, disabled Z-Wave include/exclude buttons contextually when discovery is running.
  • New reusable libraries or shared code that can be added to both apps and drivers with #include namespace.name directive.
  • New packages feature allowing packing multiple apps/drivers/libraries in a single zip file.
  • Amazon Echo app can no longer be installed (but is still available if installed earlier). The Amazon Echo Skill is the app to use for Alexa.
  • Various performance enhancements.

WARNING about rolling back to 2.2.7: If you have Rule Machine installed, and want to roll back from 2.2.8 to 2.2.7, you must also restore a backup from 2.2.7. Failure to do so could result in problems with accessing your rules both under 2.2.7 and 2.2.8.

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Release 2.2.8.135 Available

Changes from 2.2.8.133

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed Generic Component RGBW Light Effects setEffect and setPreviousEffect command errors.
  • Fixed missing setInputSource command in AVR drivers.
  • Fixed setColorTemperature command in Hue group device.
  • Rule 5.0:
    • Fixed Boolean variable set to false not turning switch connector off.
    • Fixed comparing variable to second variable break for which variable.
    • Fixed variable comparisons not offering Done With Condition button.
  • Scene-1.2: Fixed error when setting ColorTemperature bulb.
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Release 2.2.8.136 Available

Changes from 2.2.8.135

Bug Fixes

  • The Scene-1.2 issue reported fixed in 2.2.8.135, is now really fixed.
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Release 2.2.8.138 Available

Changes from 2.2.8.136

New App Features

  • Rule 5.0 (Rule Machine) / Button Rule 5.0 (Button Controller 5.0): Actions on other rules now allowed for both Rule Machine Legacy rules and Rule 5.0 rules. Actions include:
    • Set Private Boolean True
    • Set Private Boolean False
    • Run Rule Actions
    • Cancel Rule Timers
    • Pause Rules
    • Resume Rules

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed Inovelli LZW42/LZW41 issue when using partial setColorTemperature variables.
  • Fixed preference labeling on GE 40 Amp Switch driver.
  • Basic Rule-1.0:
    • Fixed missing actions for valve open/close.
    • Fixed bug with sunrise/sunset offsets.
  • Rule 5.0:
    • Fixed bugs with Repeat actions.
    • Fixed UI display for Set Private Boolean.
    • Fixed bug with Between Two Times condition.
    • Fixed Days of Week trigger.
    • Fixed issues with comparing integers/Numbers and decimals.
    • Fixed HSM Intrusion delay trigger.
    • Fixed String variable Replace operation.
    • Fixed ColorTemperature change over time (see note below).

Platform

  • Longer log history, displayed 500 lines initially with more available on demand.
  • Added library name and line number to app compile and runtime error messages.
  • Whitelisted java.time and java.time.format packages.

Note: If you have an action for Change Color Temperature over time, you will have to edit the action, as it will have been partially wiped out by this fix.

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Release 2.2.8.141 Available

Changes from 2.2.8.138

Platform

  • New device.deleteCurrentState(attributeName) function for drivers.
  • Hub mesh nodes are cached between reboots.
  • Improved error messages for apps/drivers using libraries.
  • New getHubVersion() function for apps and drivers.

New App Features

  • Dashboard: Thermostat increase/decrease step is now configurable per tile.
  • ChromeCast integration: settings to enable connection keep-alive through device polling.

Bug Fixes

  • Dashboard: Fixed increase/decrease temperature for thermostat tile.
  • Rule-5.0:
    • Fixed Adjust dimmer.
    • Fixed DateTime variable uses.
    • Fixed Rule Paused trigger.
    • Fixed cancel delayed action.
  • Hub Variables: Fixed crash due to bad DateTime strings.
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Release 2.2.8.143 Available

Changes from 2.2.8.141

New App Features

  • Rule 5.0 / Button Rule 5.0:
    • Added delete Custom Action parameters.
    • Set %device% to "no wait" for Wait for Conditions that doesn't actually wait due to truth.
  • Dashboards:
    • Button commands "Hold", "Double Tap" & "Release", added to Button Tile.

Bug Fixes

  • Ring Alarm Keypad Gen1/Gen2: Fixed lastCodeName attribute dissapearing.
  • Fixed for C7 specific Z-Wave buttons appearing on previous models.
  • Rule 5.0 / Button Rule 5.0: Fixed bugs pertaining to use of DateTime variables
    • Repeat variable time
    • Decimal variable delays / timeouts
    • Zero value variable delays / timeouts
    • Days of Week and Certain Time variable time
    • Fixed missing **This Rule** for Cancel Rule Timers.
  • Dashboard:
    • Thermostat increase step fixed for heat mode.
    • Variable Date/Time tiles fixed on editing dateTime Variable.

Platform

  • Added /hub/advanced/enableWeeklyReconnect, /hub/advanced/disableWeeklyReconnect and /hub/advanced/isWeeklyReconnectEnabled endpoints to deal with sporadic cloud connection drops one week from hub reboot.
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Release 2.2.8.145 Available

Changes from 2.2.8.143

Bug Fixes

  • Rule 5.0 / Button Rule 5.0:
    • Fixed DateTime Variables and Connectors used in various contexts.
    • Fixed Private Boolean as Predicate Condition.
    • Fixed Between Two Times as Predicate Condition.
  • Button Controller 5.0: Fixed changing selected button device, now updates Button Rules accordingly.
  • Add application retry configuration parameter to Ring Contact Sensor G2 to allow adjusting to increase reliability, including updating the Button Rule app names.

Platform

  • When connected using remote admin, local app URLs are no longer replaced with remote admin web site's URL.
  • Handle app oauth configuration in bundle deployment.
  • Limit live log to 250 most recent events.
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Release 2.2.8.147 Available

Changes from 2.2.8.145

Bug Fixes

  • Rule 5.0:
    • Fixed Between Two Times as Predicate with variable time.
    • Fixed Toggle Color action.

Platform

  • Fixed Past Logs with multi-line log entry
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Release 2.2.8.150 Available

Changes from 2.2.8.147

Bug Fixes

  • Rule 5.0:
    • Fixed DateTime Connector sunrise/sunset triggers.
    • Fixed Private Boolean as Predicate Condition (again).
    • Fixed rule crash with DateTime variable in Predicate Conditions.
  • Button Controller 5.0: Fixed UI problems.
  • Fix for some Z-Wave devices getting concurrent modification exception error on supervisionCheck messages when using S2 and supervision with multiple messages in queue.
  • Hub mesh sends event type (was missing before).
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Release 2.2.8.151 Available

Changes from 2.2.8.150

Bug Fixes

  • Fix for "remote admin didn't send any data" issue.
  • Fix battery reporting for YRD216 PBDB.
  • Fix Sonos discovery for second generation Ikea Symfonisk speakers.
  • Rule 5.0:
    • Fixed problem with local connectors. Note: Existing Local Connectors will not work properly when the connector device value is changed. Existing Local Connectors should be removed completely, and re-created.
    • Fixed display of Connector Variables times used in Days of Week Schedule.
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Release 2.2.8.152 Available

Changes from 2.2.8.151

Bug Fixes

  • Rule 5.0: Fixed bug with Predicate Condition and Trigger both having mode or same device (error on line 7325).
  • Fixed bugs in Aeotec Siren 6 driver.

Platform

  • Increase hub mesh initialization timeout and number of attempts to find other hubs on the network.
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Release 2.2.8.153 Available

Changes from 2.2.8.152

Bug Fixes

  • Rule 5.0:
    • Fixed cancel action for Simple Conditional.
    • Fixed unschedule for Periodic Schedule with Predicate Conditions.
    • Added protection against invalid values for variables from Device Attribute.
  • Rule Machine: Fixed red text when cloning rule.

Platform

  • Added protection against invalid values for Hub Variables.
  • Fixed UI handling of certain long strings used in variable names.
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Release 2.2.8.154 Available

Changes from 2.2.8.153

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed 24 hour time input issue.
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Release 2.2.8.155 Available

Changes from 2.2.8.154

Bug Fixes

  • Rule 5.0: Fixed break of Predicate Conditions with Wait for Conditions.
  • Hub Variables: Fixed problem creating String or DateTime variables.
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Release 2.2.8.156 Available

Changes from 2.2.8.155

Bug Fixes

  • Rule 5.0:
    • Fixed bug where deleting END-IF would remove Predicate Conditions.
    • Fixed UI break with Position Shades action.
    • Fixed Trigger Event subscriptions for garage door, water sensor and others that were broken in build 153.
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