diff --git a/source/_posts/2023-06-07-release-20236.markdown b/source/_posts/2023-06-07-release-20236.markdown index 361cf85f87f..8b544ea5f86 100644 --- a/source/_posts/2023-06-07-release-20236.markdown +++ b/source/_posts/2023-06-07-release-20236.markdown @@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ Enjoy the (beta) release! - [Copy 'n paste support in the automation editor](#copy-n-paste-support-in-the-automation-editor) - [Python 3.11 and significant performance upgrades](#python-311-and-significant-performance-upgrades) - [Matter 1.1](#matter-11) -- [Z-Wave](#z-wave) +- [Z-Wave updates](#z-wave-updates) - [New entities! Date, time, date/time](#new-entities-date-time-datetime) - [Other noteworthy changes](#other-noteworthy-changes) - [New Integrations](#new-integrations) @@ -238,26 +238,40 @@ implementation did not go unnoticed: [@Diegorro98]: https://github.com/Diegorro98 -## Z-Wave - -{% details "TODO" %} - -- Make a story out of this -- Proof read/spelling/grammar - -{% enddetails %} +## Z-Wave updates There has been quite a bit of progress on Z-Wave in Home Assistant. -- Add entities for node statistics so that users can more easily troubleshoot RF issues in their network -- Add support for Window Covering CC which improves support for blind tilt devices (fixes iBlinds v3) -- Fix notification CC sensor and button names -- Proper Indicator CC support (certification requirement) -- Optimistic state updates for multilevel switch entities (specifically buttons and switches - certification requirement) -- Add entities for config parameters so they can be included in part of automations (they were already supported in device automations but entities will give users more flexibility) -- We added better support for z-wave devices related to energy generation +Thanks to [@raman325], the integration reached platinum level 🏆 on our +[quality scale]. This means the integration now does things right according +to best practices which should mean a better user experience in general. -Z-Wave JS is now a platinum quality level integration 🏆 +Have you ever turned on a Z-Wave light from the Home Assistant UI just to see +the toggle going off again after a couple of seconds, then after some more +seconds seeing it going back to on? This long-standing issue (that even got the +nickname flip/flop) for certain devices, that are slow to respond to their +state has finally been addressed. + +For those of you that like to automate everything, you can now automate not +only the Z-Wave device state but also the device configuration. We added device +configuration parameter entities so that almost every Z-Wave device setting +is now available as an entity. + +Not stopping there, we also added entities for device connection statistics, +which you can use to, for example, create a notification if a device generates +more than a certain amount of dropped messages. If you want to track +a misbehaving device, you can enable these sensors to view the history +of the connection performance. + +In the background, [@AlCalzone] is working tirelessly on the [Z-Wave JS driver], +which is the foundation of our Z-Wave integration. Among other things, some +devices are now faster to interview during addition, and more devices +can be configured. + +[Z-Wave JS driver]: https://github.com/zwave-js/node-zwave-js/ +[@raman325]: https://github.com/raman325 +[quality scale]: /docs/quality_scale/ +[@AlCalzone]: https://github.com/AlCalzone ## New entities! Date, time, date/time