Release Notes 1.6

New & Noteworthy

Please find below the release notes of the 1.6 Release.

Version 1.6.2

This is the second bugfix release of the 1.6 release. See the Github issue tracker for a full change log.

Updating the openHAB runtime 1.6.1 to 1.6.2

Many of the fixes does not require to update the Runtime itself so it would suffice to simply replace the Binding jars in your Add-Ons folder. However, if you would like have one of these issues in the runtime fixed you will have to update the Runtime as well.

Bugfixes

• #2055 - Catch null message bodies caused by status updates
• #2054 - Adding guest wlan to fritzbox binding
• #2053 - Zwave database updates
• #2051 - Onkyo binding: Fixed data length calculation.
• #2042 - Add Aeon ZW089 Door sensor
• #2040 - Issue1351
• #2033 - Add everspring HSP02
• #2032 - Fix RRD4J error at midnight
• #2028 - changed the archetype default binding project according to #2720
• #2026 - fix for #1294 - Firefox display for numbers (kudos goes to @slaney)
• #2022 - Bugfix on handling limits of segments in SCALE transform
• #2017 - bugfix: Changes in color should not result in changing brightness
• #2013 - Add workaround for SMACK-635 to XMPP action
• #2010 - Add Popp 123665
• #2009 - [RFXCOM] Add Blind types: DC106, FOREST and Chamberlain CS4330
• #2007 - Add additional blinds types
• #2006 - Update CT30/CT100 association groups
• #2004 - Add support for Aeotec 5th generation keyfob
• #2003 - Zwave database updates
• #2002 - Initial contribution of Astro-Action.
• #2000 - Initial version of the ConditionalAction action plugin (3nd attempt)
• #1996 - influxdb persistence bugfix for issue #1225
• #1994 - Influxdb persistence Bugfix for #1879
• #1992 - Initial version of the ConditionalAction action plugin (2nd attempt)
• #1990 - Fix for http binding not responding to wildcard outgoing commands
• #1988 - Update to allow launch from Eclipse IDE
• #1986 - Bugfix #1980: anel-binding caused 100% cpu usage
• #1985 - updated assembly (and as dependency) the jdeb maven plugins to reliably ...
• #1984 - Nibe heat pump: Fixed wrong compressor total operation time divider.
• #1982 - Initial version of the ConditionalAction action plugin

Version 1.6.1

This is the first bugfix release of the 1.6 release. See the Github issue tracker for a full change log.

Bugfixes

• #1717 Fix invalid character in XML (@cdjackson)
• #1741 Onkyo binding: Fixed bug, which prevented to use multiple receivers (@paulianttila)
• #1748 Fixed samsungac project name (@gerrieg)
• #1749 Fixed loading configuration folder (@gerrieg)
• #1765 Atmos duplicate sitemap message fix (@digitaldan)
• #1758 fixed configuration file loading (@teichsta)

Version 1.6.0

See the Github issue tracker for a full change log.

####Major features:

• #925 LgTV Binding (@martinfluchgmxnet)
• #1130 Waterkotte Ecotouch Binding (@sibbi77)
• #1159 Gembird Energenie PMS-LAN Binding (@hmerk)
• #1210 JPA Persistence Binding (@mdbergmann)
• #1292 Wemo Binding (@hmerk)
• #1334 DSC Alarm Binding (@RSStephens)
• #1357 BenQ Projector Binding (@cyclingengineer)
• #1370 eHealth Binding (@teichsta)
• #1372 [RFXCOM] Initial Support for Somfy (RFY) protocol in Rfxcom binding (@juri8)
• #1395 JSONPath Transformation Service (@clinique)
• #1422 AlarmDecoder Binding (@berndpfrommer)
• #1423 Weather Binding (@gerrieg)
• #1469 MiOS (Vera) Automation Controller (@mrguessed)
• #1496 Anel NET-PwrCtrl Binding (@paphko)
• #1514 Davis Binding (@tomtrath)
• #1595 TTS interface to Speech Dispatcher (@clinique)
• #1645 Samsung AirConditioner Binding (@steintore)
• #1649 Enigma2 Binding (@sebastiankutschbach)
• #1668 pilight Binding (@idserda)

####Enhancements:

• #1371 add optional headers functionality to http binding cache items in the main configuration file. (@spali)
• #1393 Introducing lastUpdate in Persistence Extensions (@clinique)
• #1394 Introducing Scale Transformation service (@clinique)
• #1397 [XBMC] Add extra 'System' actions and notifications. (@avdleeuw)
• #1408 Adds support for enabling / disabling MPD outputs (@mgbowman)
• #1409 Allow OWServer binding to accept e.g. DS2423 dual counter, where counter... (@wuellueb)
• #1427 Support binding Service Discovery to specific IP or hostname (@wnagele)
• #1433 New DateTimeType Test (@spali)
• #1436 added new action: createTimerWithArgument(expiryTime, argument, closure) (@berndpfrommer)
• #1441 Homematic: removed XML-RPC and some updates (@gerrieg)
• #1443 Support for multiple netmasks and IPv6 (@wnagele)
• #1444 Added Possibility to filter incoming messages for MQTT subscriber (@Lenzebo)
• #1460 This allows group items who are not exactly the same base item to be inc... (@digitaldan)
• #1471 Adding deltaSince method to PersistenceExtensions (@clinique)
• #1476 [My-SQL] Add debug for aborted queries (@cdjackson)
• #1487 [Hue Binding] Issue #413 Adding logic in Hue binding to poll status hue lamp. (@JosSchering1)
• #1492 Max!CUL Binding - Handle TX credit via hardware (@cyclingengineer)
• #1494 [Squeezebox binding] Improve player event listener handling (@sumnerboy12)
• #1498 [Yamaha binding] Add netradio support (@sumnerboy12)
• #1499 [CUL] Implemented parameters for flexible configuration of CUL Handlers. (@joek)
• #1502 [Insteon] Added SwitchLinc Relay and In-LineLinc Relay (@Kepesk)
• #1505 Manage multiple Netatmo User accounts (and OAuth credentials) (@openhab-migration)
• #1509 [Squeezebox] Add Player State to Speech Commands. Fixes #1474 #1481 (@wezhunter)
• #1510 [Pushover] Method Enhancements (@CrackerStealth)
• #1518 Integrated baudrate and parity settings in FS20 binding (@joek)
• #1533 New icons for next openHAB release (@mepi0011)
• #1534 OpenSprinkler Enhancements (@CrackerStealth)
• #1542 Substantial refactoring of the InsteonPLM binding (@berndpfrommer)
• #1551 [Netatmo] Adding some measurement extensions : RF Status, Wifi Status, Battery Lev... (@clinique)
• #1588 Added support for relative urls for Webview widgets in sitemaps. (@gerrieg)
• #1589 [Homematic] Changed alive validation check, Homegear variable bugfix and state invert for HM-SCI-3-FM (@gerrieg)
• #1592 [Modbus Binding] Add more serial configurable parameters: datasize, parity and stop bit. (@xiboy)
• #1601 [RFXCom] Lighting4 Message (@AlexF12004Roma)
• #1621 [XMPP] Update Smack to 4.0.5 (@Flowdalic)
• #1625 Uniform and easier to read logging pattern (@gerrieg)
• #1639 [Z-Wave] Added the Mimolite sensor and relay (@digitaldan)
• #1646 added new devices 2476D and 2634-222 to insteonplm (@berndpfrommer)
• #1653 Epson binding improvements (@paulianttila)
• #1657 GreenT now handling the refresh property on Image type (@darkrift)
• #1658 [Max!Cube binding] new exclusive mode, send only events if values really changed (@bhelm)
• #1660 [Persistence] Added previousState to PersistenceExtensions (@gerrieg)
• #1670 [FritzAHA] getdevicelistinfos support (@robbyb67)
• #1696 [Tellstick] Added support for Mac (@jarlebh)
• Various Zwave Fixes and Enhancements (#1405, #1418, #1440, #1446, #1448, #1449, #1450, #1451, #1454, #1459, #1463, #1464, #1465, #1466, #1468, #1477, #1478, #1479, #1491, #1507, #1508, #1512, #1516, #1521, #1523, #1528, #1529, #1532, #1536, #1537, #1539, #1544, #1552, #1553, #1555, #1556, #1557, #1559, #1565, #1568, #1570, #1577, #1578, #1587, #1590, #1591, #1597, #1598, #1605, #1614, #1615, #1619, #1620, #1622, #1666, #1669, #1674, #1675, #1676, #1677, #1687, #1679, #1708, #1709, #1710)

####Bugfixes:

• #1407 [KNX] Attempting bugfix for #1344 (@Snickermicker)
• #1412 Fix for case insensitive player ids and mac addresses (@sumnerboy12)
• #1462 Squeezebox Binding: Sync "remove" players incorrect (@wezhunter)
• #1475 [SONOS] fix for not recognized speakers. (@ehmke)
• #1482 Fritzbox Binding log message #881 (@mod42)
• #1517 [KNX] Fix for #851
• #1530 Pom fixes for all bindings using org.openhab.io.transport.serial (@tomtrath)
• #1540 [iec6205621] Values of different meters gets mixed (@msteigenberger)
• #1543 Zwave config NPE checks (@cdjackson)
• #1549 [REST] Export the org.codehaus.jackson.map.annotate package (@watou)
• #1563 [RFXCOM] LIGHTING protocols - Fix support for Contact Items (@engineergreen)
• #1571 Fixed error message on parsing a step size (@mstolt)
• #1573 Fix openhab_default.cfg MySQL JDBC template text (@mattgwatson)
• #1575 CULNetworkHandler: fixed #1772,#1774: refactored CULNetworkHandlerImpl,CULSerialHandlerImpl... (@gernoteger)
• #1581 Astro: fix error in DateTimeUtil::getRange (@stefanroellin)
• #1583 OpenSprinkler: Null Pointer on Startup Fix (@CrackerStealth)
• #1585 Pushover API Requires Retry and Expire Values For Priority = 2 (@CrackerStealth)
• #1608 [Z-Wave] Fix bug with pathalogical looping with FAILED nodes. (@cdjackson)
• #1617 Fix for issue #1267: Allow leading whitespaces in openhab.cfg (@dominicdesu)
• #1630 [Homematic] updateDevice rpc method, add missing ccu rssi datapoints and fixed BinRpc bug (@gerrieg)
• #1632 prevent poodle attack (@openhab-migration)
• #1633 org.openhab.io.console: fix build error with recent eclipse (@maggu2810)
• #1634 Treat a SendDataMessage ACK as a received message. (@cdjackson)
• #1636 bump java environment to fix annotation compliance (@maggu2810)
• #1637 sonos: differ between manifest and .classpath (@maggu2810)
• #1647 [Homematic] Finally fixed BinRpc bug with negative values (@gerrieg)
• #1652 [Netatmo] Some corrections following addition of complementary measurements (@clinique)
• #1655 Ihc binding bug fixes (@paulianttila)
• #1672 Add EcoTouch binding to addons.zip. Fixes #1667 (@sibbi77)
• #1692 [Tellstick] Fix for WIND sensor and fix for duplicate IDs. Closes #1656 (@jarlebh)
• #1693 [KNX] Update openhab_default.cfg (@cniweb)
• #1694 Atmosphere leak fix (hopefully fixes #765) (@digitaldan)
• #1704 [InsteonPLM binding] ability to easily add device features, fixed race conditions (@berndpfrommer)
• #1707 [Astro] Fixed copy/paste bug (@gerrieg)

####Removals:

• none

####major API changes

• none

The complete list of issues can be obtained from the Github Issue Tracker.

Updating the openHAB runtime 1.5 to 1.6

If you have a running openHAB runtime 1.5 installation, you can easily update it to version 1.6 by following these steps:

1. Unzip the runtime 1.6 and all required addons to a new installation folder
2. Replace the folder "configurations" by the version from your 1.5 installation
3. Copy all other customizations you might have done to the new installation (e.g. additional images, sounds, etc.)