deconz-rest-plugin v2.30.2: New version with important improvements

The latest version of the deconz-rest-plugin (v2.30.2) is now available and brings important improvements and bug fixes. This version especially focuses on stability and expands support for various smart home devices.

• Extended device support for sensors and smart home devices
• Fixes for critical bugs such as freezing due to deadlocks in serial communication
• Improved websocket events and reduction of network pressure
• Optimizations for Ikea scenes and better device discovery in the network
• Various bug fixes for “ghost events” and incorrect presence detection

What’s New in deconz-rest-plugin v2.30.2

Device Support

The new version brings DDF support for a number of new devices:

• DDF for SRAIN-01 rain sensor
• DDF clone for temperature and humidity sensor (_TZE200_vs0skpuc)
• DDF for Xiaomi WXKG11LM 2018 switch
• DDF for BlitzWolf BW-SHP-13 plug clone

Enhancements

• Reduction of websocket event pressure due to attr/lastseen
• Support for C401N user interface configuration
• Hiding non-public shared library symbols on Unix

Bug Fixes

• Fix for issues in discovering network devices via NWK Broadcast
• Fix for freezing due to deadlock in serial communication
• Fix for missing default/init values for DDF items
• Fix for Ikea scenes with on/off going wild
• Fix for light websocket events
• Fix for ghost events for sensors
• Fix for deprecated CMake FetchContent_Populate() warnings
• OSRAM/Centralite Motion Sensor-A fix for incorrect automatic reset of “presence = false”

About the Previous Beta Version v2.30.1

While v2.30.1 was planned as a stable release, some bugs in the REST API were discovered that needed to be fixed first to make it easier for REST API clients. Therefore, another beta version was released before the stable version.

Device Support in the Beta

• DDF clone for Tuya door/window sensor
• DDF clone for Tuya door/window sensor
• DDF for Ubisys Router R0
• DDF for Shelly 1PM mini gen4
• DDF for Shelly 1PM gen4
• DDF for Shelly 1 gen4

Enhancements in the Beta

• NWK address available as hexadecimal value via REST API
• Improved ZGP device representation
• Device creation time made available

Bug Fixes in the Beta

• Fix for strings without data being null – empty string returned instead
• Fix for not exposing null values from device for sensors and lights
• Fix for missing websocket deleted events for lights and groups
• Fix for not exposing “lastannounced” for configuration tool (coordinator)
• Fix for legacy sensors with lastseen or lastannounced = null
• Fix for not exposing ddf_hash and ddf_policy for lights and sensors
• Fix for not exposing internal attr/zonetype in REST API
• Fix for attr/lastannounced and attr/lastseen sometimes being null
• Fix for ResourceItem set (UTC) timestamps from strings
• Ensure lights and sensors always have a valid Etag

For more information and to download the new version, visit the following links:

deconz-rest-plugin v2.30.2