2024.8.0 Open sesame

Highlights

• locks get open support
• aroma diffusers and timers get additional translations
• 27 new devices and improvements to 14 new devices
• 23 contributors, many for the first time

New devices

• Wolf Guard alarm system #1972
• Heatstorm HS-1500 heater #1763 by @cw-cdz
• Nedis ZBRC10WT remote control #1867
• Els Pet Spaceship litter box #2142 by @RoadkillUK
• ElectriQ DESD9LW v2 dehumidifier #2169
• Minoston 6 preset timer switch #2013
• Wada Energy Q8 EV charger #2152 by @MobilettoSoft
• RainPoint water timer #2180 by @josiasmontag
• Tesla Smart pet feeder #2044
• Moes zigbee dual dimmer module #2039
• Vevor L2 EV charger #2172 by @daubman
• ION 200W NF dimmer #2131 / #2184 by @Blcktape
• KW02 video doorbell #2058
• Doel cat litter box #2162 by @trasbd
• Feyree 3-phase EV charger #2106 by @daseth, #2064
• Fairland X20 / Pool-systems IPS-100max pool heatpump #2171 by @nanosonde, #2191 by @abipster
• Duux Whisper Flex Ultimate fan #2224 by @juliusvaart
• Orison Chanfok Neo fan light #2129 by @lucacri
• De'Longhi Pinguino air conditioner #2221 by @hadicharara
• Littepets cat litter box #2233 by @cyrano1966
• Xinled XLD-CL002 lightbulb #2179 by @baksogen
• Liectroux G7 vacuum #2193 by @TiTaTim
• ZY-HPS01 human presence sensor #2194 by @EnzoD86
• YX-025WB aroma diffuser #2204 by @aheagel
• Smart Mist3 fan #2205 by @r3pek
• TOPENS remote control #2234 by @reniko
• Medion Life P1002 air conditioner #2238 by @MarvinBeym

Improvements to existing devices

• Cecotec fan light: fan speed is integer #2166 by @alexotoaguilera
• BLE YL01: added button to force updates #2056
• ElectriQ DES9LW: deprecate duplicate humidity sensor #2169
• Woods Cortina: use correct bit mapping for tank sensor #2176 by @jonpetersathon
• Fisher Summer: add compatible Tesla Smart model #2014
• Essentials purifier: use fan entity for switch and mode #2188
• Matsee 2-way energy meter: support a second variant #2063
• WDYK 3-phase energy meter: scale energy correctly #2214
• Yinmik water tester: improve compatibility #2220
• Vevor EV charger: add compatibility with US model #1757
• Windcalm fan: move timer to an entity #2229 by @hanzwo
• Nedis pet feeder: improve compatibility #2207 by @oyvindwe
• Klarstein Syscraper Ice: add variant #2104
• Tera W01 EV charger: improve compatibility #2236

General improvements

• lock: support open action and is_opened property #1931
• Translations: add timer select options #1708
• Translations: add aroma diffuser fan translations #1708

Documentation improvements

• note inability to automatically distinguish 3.3 and 3.4 protocols #2213

Development improvements

• added unit test to detect when configs have no required dps, so will not match anything.

2024.7.1 light and cover improvements

Breaking changes

• backward compatbile vacuum entities for lawn_mower devices were deprecated more than 6 months ago and are now removed
• backward compatible binary_sensor entities for motion, button, doorbell event devices were deprecated more than 6 months ago and are now removed
• backward compatible water_heater for Poolex Q7 was replaced by a climate entity more than 6 months ago, and is now removed
• backward compatible charge state sensor for 9in1 air quality monitor was replaced by a charging binary_sensor more than 6 months ago, and is now removed.
• backward compatible fan entity for Klarstein DryFy Pro was replaced by the humidifier mode more than 6 months ago, and is now removed.

New devices

• CCT v1 lightbulb (Connect Smart white GU10 downlight) #2125 by @joe-sydney
• Klarstein Skyscraper Ice cooling fan #2136 by @Ryoga85
• DH-CSK03W dehumidifier #2134 by @neilmartin83
• Moes motion sensor switch #2087 by @levineds
• Tera W01 EV charger #2116 by @tomassanjuann
• RTCZ-03 human presence sensor #2146 by @illuzn
• WellToBe WB S36D pet feeder #2150 by @rorydcampbell
• Woods WDD90 dehumidifier #1942
• SOP10 water sprinkler #1964

Improvements to existing devices

• Dongguan curtain: dp 7 not useable as action #2119 by @almirus
• ZY-M100-W: improve compatibility #1913
• BLE YL01 water tester: remove duplicate configs, scale chlorine reading #2056
• V330L pet feeder: support DU4L model #2105 by @e2equiel
• Smartplug USB: improve compatibility #2126
• Lefant N3: improve compatibility #1393
• WOUEJ EV charger: improve compatibility #2133
• Casdon TD Pro 2: add device specific translations #2115 by @jianyun8023
• Pulido P13: improve compatibility #2138 by @gkwok1
• Weeket kettle: improve compatibility #2140
• Rotenso Ronix: limit max temperature to 31 #2145 by @piotrek2555
• SH07 sprinkler: improve compatibility with Liectory LK06 #2143 by @zalatnaicsongor
• Casdon TD Pro 2: add built-in recipe selection #2137 by @jianyun8023
• Madimack Elite V3: add fault code sensor #2153 by @sikkek
• Caldo Up-T: fix preset_mode underlying values #2033 by @sebastianciupinski

General improvements

• Chinese (Traditional) translations #2123 by @swonge
• light: fix incorrect reference for effect OFF #2135
• tinytuya: updated to 1.15.1
• device: enumerate configs in the executor thread #2133
• cover: don't try to guess opening and closing state based on possibly inaccurate info #2099

Development improvements

• Use yaml template for new device form, to better guide users

2024.7.0 Greek and Chinese

Highlights

• New translations to Greek and Chinese thanks to @ChriZathens and @jianyun8023
• 34 new devices
• Improvements to 15 existing devices
• 31 PRs, many by first time contributors

New devices

• Depauley ceiling fan and light #1957 by @scotttimmins
• JH PC Pro+ PCIe computer power switch #1958 by @BenJamesAndo
• Luko dehumidifier #1968 by @cemilbrowne
• LSC Smart RGB-CCT lightbulb #2009 by @malosaa
• Poolsana heatpump #2011 by @Cyrelion
• Kolanky EV charger #1853
• KY 35W-10 shutter controller #1866
• Diivoo DWV010 dual water timer #2005 by @jannisan
• BLE YL01 water quality tester #2020, #2056 by @Cyrelion
• Fresco Hydrate Ultra pet fountain #2006 by @malosaa
• Fisher air-water heatpump #1870
• V330L pet feeder #2038 by @pergolafabio
• Goldair PH-ET07EA heater #1898
• Deakon EVI air to water heatpump #1794
• WL-898WZ water leak sensor #1912
• ZY-M100-WiFi presence sensor (2nd variant) #1913
• Sirena WS-902 Plus siren #1920
• Inkbird IBT-26S BBQ thermometer #2016 by @nima-1102
• Avidsen Soria solar inverter #2043 by @Moutmout31
• Gorilla Fan V2 #1988 by @aravindjaimon
• WOUEJ EV charger #2060
• Klarstein Iceblock Ecosmart air conditioner #2001 by @krie
• Bauhn AP5W-00624 5-way powerstrip #2062 by @lukegackle
• BLE TCS024B plant moisture sensor #2070 by @almirus
• Kogan LX-8 vacuum robot #2032 by @ewandank
• Zemismart ZM25R2 roller shade #2018 by @rac146
• Tongou QCB2-WB / SMR1 #1934, #1935
• Gosund SP112 USB smartpug #2055
• Tesla Smart S300 air purifier #1936
• PlantsIO Ivy smart planter #2069 by @thewade
• Bonaire HPC5200020 heater #2079 by @bjeanes
• Arlec APR005HA air purifier #2094 by @horse-pants
• Casdon TD Pro 2 oven #2098 by @jianyun8023
• Zedar R600 vacuum robot #2092 by @lankhaar

Improvements to existing devices

• Bresser weather station: compatibility improvements #1975
• Owon PCT513: use preheating action, improve C/F handling #1948
• BLE smart plant moisture sensor: use moisture class rather than humidity #2019 by @almirus
• Tefal Xplorer: make yaml available, improve compatibility #2017
• Aubess 2-gang: add compatible double garage door controller #1857
• Catit Pixi: add duration class to time sensors #2006
• Atorch S1WP: fix current unit #2030 by @gy6221
• Royal Clima Fresh: add a power sensor (kW converted from BTU) #2037 by @almirus
• Kogan LX10: improve command/pause handling and compatibility #2032
• Fisher Summer: add compatible Daitsu air conditioner #1933
• Atorch S1WP: add update interval #2049 by @Lxeon
• Puppy Kitty pet feeder: add matching product id #2057 by @Aegeontis
• Kabum 700 v2023: make mopping optional #2072
• Chanfok fan light: fix data types, improve compatibility #2068
• SmartplugV2 Energy: use correct product id for Arlec PC191HA #2101
• Goodcell EV charger: improve compatibility #2102, #2106

General improvements

• Greek translations #1995, #2023 by @ChriZathens
• diagnostics: Add ability to redact device data #1984
• cameras: redact images from diagnostics #1984
• light: add "off" to effects when it is combined with color_mode #1598
• sensor: unixtime made to work without any mapping #2080
• config flow: load yaml in an executor #2083
• tinytuya: upgrade to 1.15.0
• config flow: improve error message
• Revert #1856 fix, as it causes naming problems for sensors, numbers and binary_sensors
• Chinese translations #2113 by @jianyun8023

Development improvements

• improved checking for state class on sensors
• removed broken sonarcloud config

2024.6.0 improved cloud setup flow

Highlights

This release brings improvements to the new cloud setup flow from the last release, especially for hubs, or when device IP address discovery fails.
It also fixes some new warnings that HA 2024.6.x complains about in their quest for startup performance at all costs.

Breaking changes

• Minimum HA requirement is now 2024.5, due to substantial changes forced by that version that appear to have issues on earlier versions
  of HA.

New devices

• JH PCIe computer power switch #1914 by @BenJamesAndo
• Tesla AUX air conditioner #1836
• XCase NX-4964 lock box #1851
• Hoenyzy valve timer #1979
• Amico 52inch ceiling fan #1954 by @hwhesselink
• Sensei air conditioner #1955 by @JohnyDNU

Improvements to existing devices

• Skyfan DC: improve detection compatibility #1959
• Tonepie litter box: improve detection compatibility #1963
• Catit Pixi feeder: add Puppy Kitty compatible device #1966 by @Aegeontis
• WDYK 3P enery monitor: fix energy sensor scale #1865 by @rostKo
• IPS Pro heatpump: add cooling support, and fix presets #1952 by @chris-garbos
• Graywind shade: add Zemismart compatible device #1852
• BVP CP1 heater: add hvac_action #1977
• Moebot S: make problem sensor non-persistent #1983
• IR Moes heatpump: make connectivity a sensor not switch #1970 by @fabianoarruda
• Nedis mobile air conditioner: add swing_mode #1986 by @Zelaf
• IR Moes, Neo IR: fix naming of heat_cool hvac mode #1970
• Windcalm fan wit light: support variant without brightness control #1976 by @christiaanderidder

General improvements

• Config flow: do not abort when local discovery fails #1951
• Deprecated entities: only log when the entity is enabled #1961
• tinytuya upgraded to 1.14.0
• Config flow: check hub categories to detect hubs #1960, #1956
• Entity names: avoid None in names when device class is given #1856
• alarm_control_panel: do not enforce unsupported code entry in HA 2023.6
• shutdown: handle CancelledError to support unloading offline devices #1974
• water_heater: log original units when they are incorrect #1855
• unit handling: return strings when converting unit abbrevs #1855
• climate/water_heater: don't report error when still finding unit #1855
• load yaml in executor job to avoid blocking event loop #1981
• setup device in executor job to avoid blocking event loop #407

Development improvements

• use latest pytest-homeassistant-custom-component corresponding to at least HA 2024.5 release