Software Update: Home Assistant 0.46.1

Home Assistant is an open source home automation platform that runs under Python 3. It runs via Hassbian on a Raspberry Pi3 or a Linux, macOS, or Windows computer. It supports detecting devices such as Nest thermostats, Philips Hue, Belkin WeMo switches, Mr. Coffee makers and the MQTT protocol. In addition, where possible, it can control these devices and apply automation. For more information, we refer you to this page. The developers have released version 0.46.1 with the following announcement:

Release 0.46.1

• Support for renaming ZWave values ​​(@armills – #7780) (zwave docs)
• Dsmr5 revert (@aequitas – #7900) (sensor.dsmr docs)
• Fix typos in Wunderground component (Percipitation -> Precipitation) (@mje-nz – #7901) (sensor.wunderground docs)
• Mqtt cover: Making command topic optional and add ability to set up/down position including ability to template the value (@cribbstechnologies – #7841) (cover.mqtt docs)
• Media Player – OpenHome: Fixed metadata issue (@bazwilliams – #7932) (media_player.openhome docs)
• Sensor – MetOffice: Fix last updated date (@cyberjacob – #7965) (sensor.metoffice docs)
• Prevent Roku doing I/O in event loop (@balloob – #7969) (media_player.roku docs)

0.46: Rachio sprinklers, Netgear Arlo cameras and Z-Wave fans

It’s time for 0.46! This release does not have too many new integrations, instead it focused on bug fixes.

New platforms

• Template light (@cribbstechnologies – #7657) (light.template docs) (new-platform)
• Support for GE Zwave fan controller (@armills – #7767) (zwave docs) (fan.zwave docs) (new-platform)
• Rachio (Sprinklers) (@Klikini – #7600) (switch.rachio docs) (new platform)
• Introduced support to Netgear Arlo Cameras (@tchellomello – #7826) (arlo docs) (camera.arlo docs) (sensor.arlo docs) (new platform)

Breaking changes

• The USPS sensor entity names have changed as there are now two. One for packages and one for mail. Config will now also use scan_interval instead of update_interval (@happyleavesaoc – #7655) (sensor.usps docs) (breaking change)
• Automation state trigger: From/to checks will now ignore state changes that are just attribute changes (@amelchio – #7651) (automation.state docs) (breaking change)
• Redesign monitored variables for hp_ilo sensor. monitored_variables is now a list of name and sensor_type values ​​(@Juggels – #7534) (sensor.hp_ilo docs) (breaking change)
  sensor:
  platform: hp_ilo
  host: IP_ADDRESS or HOSTNAME
  username: USERNAME
  password: PASSWORD
  monitored_variables:
  name: SENSOR NAME
  sensor_type: SENSOR TYPE
• Automation – time: The after keyword for time triggers (not conditions) has been deprecated in favor of the at keyword. This resembles better what it does (old one still works, gives a warning) (@armmills – #7846) (automation.time docs) (breaking change)
• Automation – numeric_state: above and below will no longer trigger if it is equal. (@armmills – #7857) (breaking change)
• Broadlink switches: Entity ids will change for switches that don’t have a default name set. In this case the object_id is now used. (@abmantis – #7845) (switch.broadlink docs) (breaking change)
• Disallow ambiguous color descriptors in the light.turn_on schema. This means that you can no longer specify both xy_color and rgb_color. (@amelchio – #7765) (breaking change)