Aqara Advanced Lighting v0.13.1
Upgrade Instructions
Upgrading from v0.13.0:
- Update via HACS to v0.13.1
- Restart Home Assistant
- Clear browser cache (Ctrl+Shift+R or Cmd+Shift+R), clear HA app cache
Your existing configuration, presets, and favorites are automatically preserved.
What's New
Version 0.13.1 adds software-interpolated transitions for T1-family devices, optimizes effect attribute write order per device type, and reduces activation timing delays.
New Features
Software-Interpolated Transitions for T1-Family Devices
CCT and color transitions on T1M and T1 Strip
T1M and T1 Strip devices don't fully support hardware transitions (T1M has a fixed ~2s transition that ignores requested duration; T1 Strip supports brightness transitions but not color temperature). This release adds software interpolation to simulate smoother longer transitions on these devices.
- Cubic easing for natural-looking transitions
- Per-device step intervals: T1M minimum 2.0s (hardware smooths between steps), T1 Strip minimum 0.5s
- CCT transitions in both MQTT and ZHA backends
- XY color transitions in both MQTT and ZHA backends
- Interruptible at any sub-step via stop events
Improvements
Device-Specific Effect Attribute Write Order
Optimized MQTT payload and ZCL write order per device type
- T2 bulbs: speed before colors (writing speed restarts the effect with default colors on T2 firmware)
- T1M and T1 Strip: colors before speed (speed is a live adjustment, colors render faster this way)
- ZHA backend combines related attributes into single ZCL frames to reduce Zigbee round-trips
Reduced Activation Timing Delays
- Light turn-on delay reduced from 0.5s to 0.25s
- T1 Strip brightness pre-set delay reduced from 0.1s to 0.05s
- Removed unnecessary inter-group delays between ZHA segment writes
Breaking Changes
None. This release is fully backward compatible with v0.13.0. If upgrading from an earlier version, see breaking changes in v0.13.0 changelog.
Compatibility
- All existing presets, favorites, and configurations preserved
- No configuration changes required
- All previous features and APIs unchanged
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