Release notes April 25

source/_posts/2015-04-25-release-notes.markdown

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+---
+layout: post
+title: "Release notes for April 25, 2015"
+description: "Introducing support for line charts, a logbook, ISY994 hub, Transmission and modbus."
+date: 2015-04-25 6:57 -0700
+date_formatted: "April 25, 2015"
+comments: true
+categories: release-notes
+---
+
+It's been a month since the latest update and a lot has happened again. Here a quick overview of the new things.
+
+__Line Charts__<br>
+[James](https://github.com/jamespcole) has upgraded the history in the frontend to support line graphs. Line graphs will be shown for any entity that has a unit of measurement. The line graphs will also be shown in the more info card of an entity. [See the demo for a live example.](/demo/)
+
+<p class='img'>
+<img src='/images/screenshots/history-line-graphs.png'>
+</p>
+
+__ISY994 hub support__<br>
+<img src='/images/supported_brands/universal_devices.png' style='border:none; box-shadow: none; float: right;' height='50' />
+[Ryan](https://github.com/rmkraus) has contributed support to integrate the ISY994 hub by Universal Devices. This allows you to integrate your X10/Insteon sensors, switches and lights.
+
+He has created an extensive getting started guide which can be found on [the ISY994 component page](/components/isy994.html).
+
+```yaml
+# Example configuration.yaml entry
+isy994:
+```
+
+__Logbook__<br>
+<img src='/images/screenshots/logbook.png' style='margin-left:10px; float: right;' height="100" />
+I (Paulus) have added a logbook component. The logbook component provides a different perspective on the history of your house by showing all the changes that happened to your house in chronological order. [See the demo for a live example.](/demo/)
+<span class='clearfix'></span>
+
+```yaml
+# Example configuration.yaml entry
+logbook:
+```
+
+__Transmission support__<br>
+<img src='/images/supported_brands/transmission.png' style='border:none; box-shadow: none; float: right;' height='50' />
+James has also contributed support for integrating Transmission into Home Assistant.
+
+```yaml
+# Example configuration.yaml entry
+sensor:
+  platform: transmission
+  name: Transmission
+  host: 192.168.1.26
+  port: 9091
+  username: YOUR_USERNAME
+  password: YOUR_PASSWORD
+  monitored_variables:
+    - type: 'current_status'
+    - type: 'download_speed'
+    - type: 'upload_speed'
+```
+
+__Modbus support__<br>
+[Kixam](https://github.com/kixam) has contributed support for modbus, a serial communication protocol to control PLCs. It currently supports sensors and switches which can be controlled over serial, TCP and UDP connections.
+
+```yaml
+# Example configuration.yaml entry
+modbus:
+  type: serial
+  method: rtu
+  port: /dev/ttyUSB0
+  baudrate: 9600
+  stopbits: 1
+  bytesize: 8
+  parity: N
+
+sensor:
+  platform: modbus
+  slave: 1
+  registers:
+    16:
+      name: My integer sensor
+        unit: C
+    24:
+      bits:
+        0:
+          name: My boolean sensor
+        2:
+          name: My other boolean sensor
+
+switch:
+  platform: modbus
+  slave: 1
+  registers:
+    24:
+      bits:
+        0:
+          name: My switch
+        2:
+          name: My other switch
+```

source/components/history.markdown

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 ---
 layout: page
 title: "History support"
-description: "Instructions how enable historyt support for Home Assistant."
+description: "Instructions how to enable history support for Home Assistant."
 date: 2015-03-23 19:59
 sidebar: false
 comments: false

source/components/index.markdown

@@ -82,6 +82,12 @@ Entities are things that you want to observe within Home Assistant. Support for
   <td>Offers presence detection by scanning the network for connected devices.</td>
 </tr>
 
+<tr>
+  <td><a href='/components/sensor.transmission.html'><img src='/images/supported_brands/transmission.png' class='brand overview' /></a></td>
+  <td><a href='/components/sensor.transmission.html'>Transmission</a></td>
+  <td>Monitor status and download speeds.</td>
+</tr>
+
 <tr>
   <td><a href='/components/media_player.cast.html'><img src='/images/supported_brands/google_cast.png' class='brand overview' /></a></td>
   <td><a href='/components/media_player.cast.html'>Google Cast devices</a></td>
@@ -104,6 +110,7 @@ Home Assistant integrates with a variety of third party Home Automation hubs and
 [<img src='/images/supported_brands/telldus_tellstick.png' class='brand' />](/components/tellstick.html)
 [<img src='/images/supported_brands/vera.png' class='brand' />](/components/vera.html)
 [<img src='/images/supported_brands/wink.png' class='brand' />](/components/wink.html)
+[<img src='/images/supported_brands/modbus.png' class='brand' />](/components/modbus.html)
 
 
 ## {% linkable_title Services %}
@@ -127,6 +134,12 @@ Home Assistant integrates with a variety of third party Home Automation hubs and
 <td>Scans the network for supported devices.</td>
 </tr>
 
+<tr>
+<td></td>
+<td><a href='/components/logbook.html'>Logbook</a></td>
+<td>Provides a logbook-style view on the Entity history.</td>
+</tr>
+
 <tr>
 <td><img src='/images/supported_brands/pushbullet.png' class='brand' /></td>
 <td><a href='/components/notify.pushbullet.html'>PushBullet</a></td>

source/components/logbook.markdown

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+---
+layout: page
+title: "Logbook support"
+description: "Instructions how to enable the logbook component for Home Assistant."
+date: 2015-04-25 9:23
+sidebar: false
+comments: false
+sharing: true
+footer: true
+---
+
+<img src='/images/screenshots/logbook.png' style='margin-left:10px; float: right;' height="100" />
+The logbook component provides a different perspective on the history of your house by showing all the changes that happened to your house in chronological order. [See the demo for a live example.](/demo/)
+<span class='clearfix'></span>
+
+```yaml
+# Example configuration.yaml entry
+logbook:
+```

source/components/modbus.markdown

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+---
+layout: page
+title: "Modbus"
+description: "Instructions how to integrate Modbus within Home Assistant."
+date: 2015-04-25 9:16
+sidebar: false
+comments: false
+sharing: true
+footer: true
+---
+
+<img src='/images/supported_brands/modbus.png' class='brand pull-right' />
+Modbus is a serial communication protocol to control PLCs. It currently supports sensors and switches which can be controlled over serial, TCP and UDP connections.
+
+```yaml
+# Example configuration.yaml entry
+modbus:
+  type: serial
+  method: rtu
+  port: /dev/ttyUSB0
+  baudrate: 9600
+  stopbits: 1
+  bytesize: 8
+  parity: N
+
+sensor:
+  platform: modbus
+  slave: 1
+  registers:
+    16:
+      name: My integer sensor
+        unit: C
+    24:
+      bits:
+        0:
+          name: My boolean sensor
+        2:
+          name: My other boolean sensor
+
+switch:
+  platform: modbus
+  slave: 1
+  registers:
+    24:
+      bits:
+        0:
+          name: My switch
+        2:
+          name: My other switch
+```

source/components/sensor.transmission.markdown

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+---
+layout: page
+title: "Transmission support"
+description: "Instructions how to integrate Transmission within Home Assistant."
+date: 2015-04-25 9:06
+sidebar: false
+comments: false
+sharing: true
+footer: true
+---
+
+<img src='/images/supported_brands/transmission.png' class='brand pull-right' />
+James Cole has contributed support to integrate Transmission. This will allow you to monitor your downloads from within Home Assistant and setup automation based on the information.
+
+```yaml
+# Example configuration.yaml entry
+sensor:
+  platform: transmission
+  name: Transmission
+  host: 192.168.1.26
+  port: 9091
+  username: YOUR_USERNAME
+  password: YOUR_PASSWORD
+  monitored_variables:
+    - type: 'current_status'
+    - type: 'download_speed'
+    - type: 'upload_speed'
+```