Archived Documentation

Archived Documentation

These pages are preserved for historical reference only. They describe releases that are no longer developed, and they are not updated. Expect references to APIs, file names and entity IDs that no longer exist.

Looking for current documentation? → Home · HA 2026.09 Development Branch

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Why these pages are still here

Users running an older release need documentation that matches the code they actually have. Deleting these pages would strand them. Instead they are frozen and labelled, and the Home page routes new users to the current track.

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Index

Page	Describes	Applies to	Status
Developer & Technical Reference Guide	Line-by-line walkthrough of the original dependency-based implementation — pycrowipmodule from PyPI as a declared requirement, and the signal/dispatcher bridge	pre-1.2.8	🗄️ Archived
Technical Design Document	Architecture and design notes for the same dependency-based generation	pre-1.2.8	🗄️ Archived
Developer Documentation (v1.2.8+)	User and integrator guide for the first monolithic local controller generation: installation, the UI configuration wizard, entity overview, troubleshooting	1.2.8 – 2.0.0	🗄️ Archived (matches stable 2.0.0)
Technical Design Document (v1.2.8+)	Architecture, protocol handling, state machine and file breakdown for the monolithic generation	1.2.8 – 2.0.0	🗄️ Archived (matches stable 2.0.0)
Archived Home Landing Page	The previous landing page, with its two-track (v1.2.8+ / legacy) layout	—	🗄️ Archived

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Generation history

flowchart LR
    A["pre-1.2.8<br/>external pycrowipmodule<br/>declared in requirements"] --> B["1.2.8 - 2.0.0<br/>monolithic local controller<br/>still a declared dependency"]
    B --> C["2.1.0-beta.1<br/>vendor the driver<br/>HA 2026.9 contract<br/>brand assets"]

    classDef old fill:#f5f5f5,stroke:#9e9e9e
    classDef cur fill:#e8f5e9,stroke:#2e7d32
    class A,B old
    class C cur

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Generation	Key characteristics
pre-1.2.8	pycrowipmodule installed from PyPI via the manifest requirements key. Fails to set up if PyPI is unreachable.
1.2.8 – 2.0.0	Direct local TCP implementation, UI config flow, no YAML. Unload/reload hardening. Still depends on the external library for the protocol layer.
2.1.0-beta.1	Driver vendored into the integration, Home Assistant 2026.9 API contract, entry.runtime_data, hub device with linked zone sub-devices, brand images, diagnostics, buttons, stub-based verification harnesses.

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Known documentation gaps in the archive

• Pages whose file names contain a colon (:) exist because they were created through the GitHub web editor. They render fine but are awkward to link to; the links above use the exact name.
• The archived pages contain no cross-references to the current documentation, because they were written before it existed.