Release Notes 2.2.8

Hubitat Elevation Platform update 2.2.8 is now available:

Please note, the process takes about a minute to download (depending on your Internet connection) and extract the hub update, and 1-2 minutes to perform the update after you click 'Update Hub'. We recommend that you periodically download a backup of your setup from the Settings page, Backup and Restore. See Warning below about rolling back from 2.2.8 to 2.2.7.

Changes from 2.2.7:

Drivers and Devices

• New drivers:
  • Neo Z-Wave Repeater 700
  • Neo Door Sensor 700
  • Neo Motion Sensor 700
  • Neo Water Sensor 700
  • Philips Dimmer Button Controller V2
  • Wally shutoff valve
  • RGBGenie Controller ZB-3009/10
  • RGBGenie Controller ZB-5004
  • GE 40 Amp Smart Switch
  • Ring Outdoor Siren
  • Ring Flood Sensor
  • Ecolink Garage Door Tilt Sensor (TILT-ZWAVE5)
  • Ecolink Chime+Siren
• New compatible devices:
  • Haozee Door Sensor 700 Series using Neo Door Sensor 700
  • Haozee Motion Sensor 700 Series using Neo Motion Sensor 700
  • GE/Jasco models 43125, 43100, 43132, 43102, 43095 and 43094 using Generic Zigbee Outlet.
  • GE/Jasco models 43084, 43076 and 43109 using Generic Zigbee Switch.
  • GE/Jasco model 42078 using GE Zigbee Switch.
  • GE/Jasco models 43127, 43096, 43090, 43082, 43080 and 43113 using GE Zigbee Dimmer.
  • Sunricher EU Zigbee RGBW panel (ZGRC-TEUR-001) using RGBgenie Controller ZB-3027
• New driver features:
  • Updated Color Temperature drivers to support the expanded 3 parameter setColorTemperature command.

New Apps

• Rule Machine, Rule Machine Legacy and Rule 5.0 (See this post)
• Button Controller 5.0 and Button Rule 5.0 (See this post)

New App Features

• Yeelight integration, unknown bulb types are added as simple bulbs by default.

Bug Fixes

• C7: Improvements to Z-Wave Failed Node Removal.
• Basic Rule: Fixed restrictions with sunrise/sunset offsets.
• Rule-4.1:
  • Fixed multiple Wait for Event timeouts.
  • Fixed previous state for changed, decreased, increased triggers.
  • Fixed Generic Component Dimmer driver logging error.
• Scene-1.2
  • Fixed setting color temperature.
  • Fixed errors caused by removed device.
• Group-2.1: Fixed setting color temperature.
• Hubitat Safety Monitor: Fixed error when selecting auto arm options with All Contact Sensors selected.
• Fixed a UI issue in Device Firmware Updater when using mobile devices.
• Fixed an issue with the Zooz Power Switch driver preventing saving of non-zero values to energy reporting.
• Added ignoreSSLIssues option to EventStream interface.
• Improved broken database reporting (for rare scenarios when reboot results in green screen).
• Fixed Zooz Zen17 child device creation issue.

Platform Changes

• Hub Variables introduced (See this post).
• C7: Z-Wave Details page now shows device class and manufacturer.
• C7: Removed contextually irrelevant buttons from Z-Wave node list.
• C7: Removed Z-Wave Firmware Update button when there is no update available.
• C7: Streamlined Z-Wave inclusion process.
• C7: Fixed concurrency error produced on some Z-Wave drivers when using S2 and Supervision.
• Added isZwaveListening method to drivers to determine if a device is listening or sleepy. Returns Boolean true if listening or LSS/FLiRS, false if not listening, and null if node doesn’t exist or not a Z-Wave device.
• Removed extra non-functional device discovery buttons, disabled Z-Wave include/exclude buttons contextually when discovery is running.
• New “add device” screen with compatible device search and more streamlined UI.
• New reusable libraries or shared code that can be added to both apps and drivers with #include namespace.name directive.
• New packages feature allowing packing multiple apps/drivers/libraries in a single zip file.
• Amazon Echo app can no longer be installed (but is still available if installed earlier). The Amazon Echo Skill is the app to use for Alexa.
• Various performance enhancements.

WARNING about rolling back to 2.2.7: If you have Rule Machine installed, and want to roll back from 2.2.8 to 2.2.7, you must also restore a backup from 2.2.7. Failure to do so could result in problems with accessing your rules both under 2.2.7 and 2.2.8.