v1.2.0 - Dashboard, robuster Reconnect, 429-Cooldown

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hmip-gardena-plugin v1.2.0 — Homematic IP HCU plugin bridging Gardena smart system devices into the HMIP app.

What's new

• Local dashboard on port 8093 (dark-glass UI, DE/EN): live device state, diagnostics, logs with a 360° export and an update check.
• Dashboard on/off toggle and custom port directly in the plugin settings.
• Robust Gardena reconnect: exponential backoff with jitter and a dedicated HTTP 429 rate-limit cooldown, so the connection no longer gets blocked after a few hours.
• Always-on /health endpoint keeps the container healthy regardless of the dashboard toggle/port.
• Documented: the brightness value is capped at 20,000 lx by the Connect API Illumination feature (spec §6.7.15) — not a plugin limitation.

Install

1. Download hmip-gardena-plugin-1.2.0-arm64.tar.gz below.
2. HCUweb → Developer mode → Plugins → Install from file and upload it.
3. Open the plugin → Configuration, enter your Husqvarna API key/secret.
4. Dashboard: http://<HCU-address>:8093.

• pluginId: de.homematicip.plugin.gardena
• hcuMinVersion: 1.4.7 · Architecture: arm64 · Dashboard port: 8093

See CHANGELOG.md.

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hmip-gardena-plugin v1.2.0 — Homematic IP HCU Plugin, das Gardena-smart-system-Geräte in die HMIP-App bringt.

Neu

• Lokales Dashboard auf Port 8093 (Dark-Glass-Oberfläche, DE/EN): Live-Gerätestatus, Diagnose, Logs mit 360°-Export und Update-Hinweis.
• Dashboard an/aus und eigener Port direkt in den Plugin-Einstellungen.
• Robuster Gardena-Reconnect: exponentielles Backoff mit Jitter und ein eigener HTTP-429-Cooldown — die Verbindung wird nicht mehr nach wenigen Stunden gesperrt.
• Immer aktiver /health-Endpunkt hält den Container unabhängig von Toggle/Port gesund.
• Dokumentiert: Der Helligkeitswert wird durch die Connect-API-Feature Illumination auf 20.000 lx begrenzt (Spec §6.7.15) — keine Plugin-Grenze.

Installation

1. hmip-gardena-plugin-1.2.0-arm64.tar.gz unten herunterladen.
2. HCUweb → Entwicklermodus → Plugins → Aus Datei installieren und hochladen.
3. Plugin öffnen → Konfiguration, Husqvarna-API-Key/-Secret eintragen.
4. Dashboard: http://<HCU-Adresse>:8093.

• pluginId: de.homematicip.plugin.gardena
• hcuMinVersion: 1.4.7 · Architektur: arm64 · Dashboard-Port: 8093

Siehe CHANGELOG.md.

v1.1.2 - Clean UTF-8 README

This is a docs/encoding-cleanup release.

• README.md and README.de.md rewritten in clean UTF-8 so the headers, flag emojis and German umlauts render correctly on the GitHub repo page.
• Plugin metadata (description) and layout polished for consistency across the plugin family.
• Image / docker label / behavior unchanged from the previous version.

Install

Download hmip-gardena-plugin-1.1.2.tar.gz below and install via HCUweb -> Developer mode -> Plugins -> Install from file.

Support

If this plugin is useful to you, consider donating via PayPal.

v1.1.1 - Plugin icon and cleaner description

Plugin icon now shown in the HCUweb plugin tile via the standard image label.

Description cleaned up (no inline URLs, since they are not clickable in HCUweb).

Install

Download hmip-gardena-plugin-1.1.1.tar.gz below and install via HCUweb -> Developer mode -> Plugins -> Install from file.

Support

If this plugin is useful to you, consider donating via PayPal.

v1.1.0 - Plugin icon and donation hint

Plugin icon, GitHub link and PayPal donation hint added to plugin metadata, README and HCU description.

Install

Download hmip-gardena-plugin-1.1.0.tar.gz below and install via HCUweb -> Developer mode -> Plugins -> Install from file.

Support

If this plugin is useful to you, consider donating via PayPal.

v1.0.0

Initial public release.

Install on your HCU

1. Download the hmip-gardena-plugin-1.0.0.tar.gz asset from this release.
2. In HCUweb open Developer mode -> Plugins -> Install from file and upload it.
3. Open the plugin tile, fill in the configuration and save.

What's in this release

• Plugin sources, README, Dockerfile and build scripts
• Pre-built ARM64 container image (hmip-gardena-plugin-1.0.0.tar.gz) ready to upload to the HCU
• Built and validated against the Homematic IP Connect API 1.0.1

If you'd rather build the image yourself, run build.sh (Linux/macOS) or build.ps1 (Windows) inside the plugin folder.