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| - | =====XTension Version 9.4.42===== | + | =====XTension Version 9.5===== |
| - | Released: 7/8/2021\\ | + | **A BETA VERSION IS AVAILABLE:** [[current:beta|A beta build of 9.5.1 is now available]] |
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| + | Released 12/25/2022\\ | ||
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| - | Download for all Supported OS versions; [[https://www.machomeautomation.com/files/xtension/xtension_9_4_42.dmg|XTension. v 9.4.42 (build 1045)]]\\ | + | Download for all Supported OS versions; [[https://www.machomeautomation.com/files/xtension/xtension_9_5.dmg|XTension. v 9.5 (build 1059)]]\\ |
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| - | **Minimum System Version** for this release is OSX 10.10 but not all plugins may function properly prior to 10.13. Please start the necessary work to upgrade to at least 10.13 for future builds will no longer be able to support 10.10.\\ | + | **Minimum System Version** for this release is OSX 10.10 but not all plugins will function properly prior to 10.13. Please start the necessary work to upgrade to at least 10.13 or recommended 10.15 or newer. At some point in the near future it will no longer be possible for me to support anything prior to 10.13 and the video plugins will never work prior to Catalina. |
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| - | Maximum supported version is Big Sur but some minor problems and cosmetic issues remain when running on Apple Silicon. \\ | + | Apart from a few older plugins the entirety of the application and it’s plugins now run natively on both Intel and M1 macs. |
| + | ====9.5 Change Log:==== | ||
| + | Most of the changes and additions for this update are covered in the [[video|new Video section]] on the wiki. Have a look there for the entirety of the documentation for those new abilities. | ||
| - | ====9.4.42 Change Log:==== | + | * NEW: The aforementioned New [[video|Video Subsystem]] |
| - | * NEW: The [[supported_hardware:rtlamr|rtlamr plugin]] now supports IDM packets from some smart meters. | + | * NEW: The aforementioned camera control plugins also discussed in detail at the above link. |
| - | * If the rtlamr process quits or stops responding the plugin instance will be restarted to continue to operate. | + | * NEW: [[supported_hardware:controlbywebout|Direct Connect plugin for Control By Web devices]]. Does not require the use of the Remote Services settings in those devices and makes a direct connection from XTension to the device. |
| - | * NEW: The same IDM packet handling has been added to the [[supported_hardware:rtl_433|]] plugin. | + | * NEW: SMTP Fake plugin. Runs what looks to a device as an SMTP server that it can try to send an email through. The use is for older cameras or other devices that have the ability to send an email alert but no other way to get alerts from them. Configure the device to try to send an email via this plugin and you’ll get a Unit in XTension that will receive an ON whenever that device connects to the fake server. Note that the interface for it contains fields to attempt a passthrough from there to a real server but this is not working yet. Consider this to be in a beta stage. |
| - | * NEW: Added a 4th button to the Log Window filtering toolbar. You can now filter for just exceptions and not the previous combinations of exceptions and user log items. | + | * NEW: When control clicking on an interface in the list and bringing up the “show floating status window” this now contains a scrolling graph of the CPU usage of the plugin. This is less accurate for plugins that startup other helper apps but can be helpful in finding where all your CPU usage is coming from or if a particular plugin is stuck in some loop or other. |
| - | * Implemented the USB Serial number field for the rtl_433 and rtlamr plugins. You should now be able to use multiple radios without it threatening to open the wrong one for the wrong plugin instance. | + | * FIX: in the Hubitat plugin that could cause errors when loading door lock pin code fields. |
| - | * FIX: The “RF Button” unit type in the rtl_433 plugin and the xtension kits plugin forced itself to toggle in previous versions regardless of your selection in the unit setup. It will now properly honor the toggle checkbox. | + | * FIX: The Web interfaces can once again delete items from their pages without them re-appearing at the next restart of the plugin. |
| - | * NEW: Added support for net metering messages in the rtl_433 plugin. They should properly show power used vs power generated now. | + | * FIX: Several small fixes to the Kasa/TP-Link plugin including fixing a state it could get into where it would not be able to rediscover devices that had dropped off the network until you disabled and re-enabled the plugin. |
| - | * Hubitat: Previously the hubitat plugin would sometimes show incorrect values for units that were turned off by XTension. They should not accurately show as being of even if the hubitat reports that they have some other value (probably the dim level of the device as it was dimming to 0) during the turn off action. This is one of those hacks to fix a strange behavior in the hubitat so it may have other implications that I haven’t noticed yet. Please let me know if you see any other odd behavior in the units in XTension especially when controlling such units locally at the switch. | + | * FIX: Fix to the Hue Hub plugin so that devices with battery levels report correctly and dont continue to generate traffic constantly after the first update to the battery. |
| - | * Fixed errors in the rtl_433 plugin that would log an error rather than a value for some kinds of soil moisture sensors and some kinds of lux sensors. | + | * FIX: Several more fixes to the Hue Hub plugin that were causing issues with other sensor types. |
| + | * Change: Debug mode for non-original plugins is now persistent across enabling of the plugins or rebooting of the device. You can turn debug mode on while the interface is not running and it will log more information during the startup of the interface. | ||
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| NOTE: This disk image no longer includes the older legacy plugins that will not be updated for newer OS versions. If you still need to run the [[supported_hardware:cm19]], [[supported_hardware:cm15a]], [[supported_hardware:zwave]] or the various Smarthome X10 interfaces please download [[tech_notes:catalina|the legacy plugins package from here]] and install the ones you need via the “Install Plugin” menu item of the “Database” menu. | NOTE: This disk image no longer includes the older legacy plugins that will not be updated for newer OS versions. If you still need to run the [[supported_hardware:cm19]], [[supported_hardware:cm15a]], [[supported_hardware:zwave]] or the various Smarthome X10 interfaces please download [[tech_notes:catalina|the legacy plugins package from here]] and install the ones you need via the “Install Plugin” menu item of the “Database” menu. | ||
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