zigfred

May 21, 2024

Pressing conventional light switches in a scheme 3/6 or pulse mode circuit at a dimmer output of zigfred can now trigger additional actions (similar to the button assignments). E.g. it is possible to control other remote lights and zigfreds, or to start a timer. Conventional light switches are now therefore even smarter! Buttons (and scheme 3/6 or pulse mode triggers) can now be assigned timers. E.g. it is possible now to automatically turn off your staircase lights after a certain amount of time. The fading times (transition times) can now be set manually for light outputs and button assignments. The blinds can now also be controlled via the light endpoints from a Zigbee gateway. This makes it possible to control blinds with a Philips Hue Bridge. This option is disabled by default. Light color and temperature can now be controlled with the buttons, scheme 3/6 and pulse mode triggers, as well as the clock timer. zigfred now supports a clock timer (including day of week and time saving support), for which any function can be assigned. Improved compatibility with electronic pulse mode switches at the dimmer channel of zigfred plus and uno. The blind output channels on zigfred plus for up & down can now be switched via the app, so one does not have to rewire in case of a wiring mixup. Blinds can now be controlled with minimal delay similar to a conventionel interlocked blind switch. Just configure the step time to "direct" in the button settings. zigfreds with a firmware update in progress are no longer disconnected, if there are stronger connections available nearby. This eases firmware updates on zigfreds within a multipanel. New ZBOSS version 3.11.1 (Zigbee stack).

November 21, 2022

- New ZBOSS version (Zigbee stack): A critical bug in the join procedure over multiple hops, as well as the loss of the Zigbee address could be resolved. A factory reset is recommended if zigfred is already joined to a network. - Overhauled autocalibration of blinds connected to zigfred plus. - Dimmable scheme 3/6 operation on zigfred plus. - LED light is now pulsing during network join procedure. - Firmware can now be updated without online connectivity. - The app language can now be set independently on the welcome screen or in the network menu.

August 16, 2022

- Bugfixes when scanning for new devices. - Adding another zigfred to the network will only show unconnected ones.

May 19, 2022

- zigfred does now support double press events for assigned functions on the buttons, as well as in Home Assistant for automations. When joining a Zigbee network via an intermediate zigfred, this zigfred would crash. This issue has been fixed. - Erroneous processing of radio messages could lead some of them not being received. This issue has been fixed. Added support for Sunricher Zigbee actuators. - Smart power-plugs from IKEA und Philips Hue are now shown as on/off devices within the zigfred app. Dim+-function now turns on local and remote devices on short press. - zigfred's LED is slowly pulsing in white during searching for an open Zigbee network. Scenes and scene commands are now supported via Zigbee Cluster Library. - Less radio traffic in large Zigbee networks.

May 19, 2022

- zigfred does now support double press events for assigned functions on the buttons, as well as in Home Assistant for automations. When joining a Zigbee network via an intermediate zigfred, this zigfred would crash. This issue has been fixed. - Erroneous processing of radio messages could lead some of them not being received. This issue has been fixed. Added support for Sunricher Zigbee actuators. - Smart power-plugs from IKEA und Philips Hue are now shown as on/off devices within the zigfred app. Dim+-function now turns on local and remote devices on short press. - zigfred's LED is slowly pulsing in white during searching for an open Zigbee network. Scenes and scene commands are now supported via Zigbee Cluster Library. - Less radio traffic in large Zigbee networks.

March 15, 2022

- Pushed button events are now supported in Home Assistant with the Zigbee Home Automation extension. - Due to changes in Philips Hue Remote, it could not reliably switch zigfred since firmware version 26. Firmware version 28 fixes this issue. - Due to changes in Philips Hue Bridge, it could not reliably trigger scenes on zigfred since firmware version 26. Firmware version 28 fixes this issue. - If a button is being held to dim local or remote lights, and if it is shortly released after beginning to dim, the lights will not turn off anymore by mistake. - If there are dimmable lights assigned to a button (local and remote), of which all are turned off, and one long presses the button, the dimming starts from level 0%, rather than from the saved dimming level. - The front surface LED color can now be reliably set in Home Assistant. - The zigfred app now limits the concurrent Bluetooth connections to the 6 nearest zigfreds. This improves the setup and management of large scale networks (10+ zigfreds). - zigfreds with an active Bluetooth connection are now marked with a blue dot in the devices screen, zigfreds, which have been reached via another zigfred over Zigbee, with a green dot. - An exception in the Bluetooth interface of the Android version of the app could crash it. This failure is now fixed. - An issue issue, where a zigfred could not rejoin a Philips Hue Bridge after being removed from this network without a reboot, has been resolved. - A pulse mode switch connected to the dimmer output is now pulsed at 80% duty cycle for better reliability.

February 18, 2022

- Firmware Version 26 - An issue that to the loss of configuration after the reboot of zigfred is now fixed. - The pulse mode switch support has been overhauled. The mode now detects on the dimmer channel, whether other pulse switches have been pressed. The state can corrected via the channel configuration screen in the zigfred app as well. - Commands to third party devices from the smartphone are now properly routed over multiple zigfreds. - Reconneting after an app start should now work properly on iOS. - Write and read operations of the configuration and states are now more reliable. - A reboot of zigfred could trigger the relay channel by mistake. - Reboot and factory reset are now more reliable. - The front surface's RGB LED is now light up slightly at 0% dimming level in the On-state to be on pair with the Zigbee specifications. - Channels now keep their On-state in case of Zigbee dimming commands (with exemption of the “WITH_ON_OFF” variations). - Various issues that lead to a crash of the app or zigfred have been fixed.

February 10, 2022

- Firmware updates are supported again on iOS devices - Newly linked documentation - Various bug fixes

February 5, 2022

- New Bluetooth API for faster connection buildup - Color control of third party Zigbee lights with app and firmware 24 - All On / All Off as assignable function to buttons - Button layout editable directly within app (with long press) - Stability improvements

January 22, 2022

- Color control of third party Zigbee lights with app and firmware 23 - All On / All Off as assignable function to buttons - Button layout editable directly within app (with long press) - Stability improvements