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Firmware 1.8.1

Firmware 1.8.1 is a general improvements release for for P44-LC devices.

This release contains improvements over the previous 1.8.0 firmware release, while remaining fully compatible with it. It is recommened to upgrade to this version even in case the new features are not needed, as this version also fixes some bugs and is easier to support in case of problems.

General Recommendation for updates: before updating, please always use the "Download configuration backup" button to download a backup of your device's configuration.

Bugfixes

• p44script IDE: log output now really should not output extra empty lines any more.
• p44script IDE: the "modified" indicator (boldfaced tab title) occasionally did not work for scene scripts.
• p44script: fixed dnssdbrowse() which only returned txt records instead of full information.

Improvements

• Adjustable Dimming Curve: All light devices have a built-in dimming curve adapted to the luminaire in use. Still, in some cases a more steep or more gentle dimming curve can be useful. This is a per-device setting which can be tweaked by changing the light device output's x-p44-gamma property (1 means standard dimming curve for the device).
• Scene caller/responder bridging devices: now can have a deactivation scene AND an optional reset condition (timeout, when another scene is called, when the scene is undone).
• Matter Bridge (beta): now inverts the polarity of window handle binary inputs to match the matter-side expectations about how "open" and "close" should be represented by the "contact sensor" device type.
• Buttons: now emit a 0 value (meaning: not pressed) event after a complete click sequence. This makes trigger and evaluator expressions using button inputs reset between button uses, without needing the "trigger at every evaluation" trigger mode.

New features

• EnOcean: support for D2-0A-00/01 triple temperature sensors (as indoor sensors)
• SmartLEDs: support for WS2816 LED chip with 16 bits per color channel, which gives better resolution at low brightness.
• SmartLEDs: now support custom brightness-to-PWM exponential curves and custom lowest PWM value offset, even separately for each color channel when needed. The curve can be set for each LED chain separately, using the new C option in the ledchainspec string, as described in the docs
• channel coupling: built-in "glow dim" (color temperature automatically rising with brightness) can be enabled for CT and color lights, and completely custom dependencies can be defined using the new channel coupling script in the advanced output settings dialog.
• p44script IDE: can now edit user files activated via editfile() (e.g. from REPL or mainscript)
• p44script: listfiles() function to list contents of directories
• lrgraphics: new global introspection functions: lrgfonts() lists all available fonts, lrgviews() all view types.
• lrgraphics: Custom fonts in lrgf format (e.g. generated using FontHexer2) can be loaded using loadfont() to use them in textviews.