Software updates

Home center 3.0.0.75

This brand new version brings some new features and some improvements!

Velbus

  • We added support for the VMB4AN: you can view the current values (*)
  • The time sync (NTP) to the bus often didn’t work. This is now solved in this version.

Visualization via the logging will be added in a future version.

Music

New: Frontier silicon

A total new range of music players supported! Music devices based on the Frontier Silicon chipset can now be operated from within Home center the same way Sonos is operated. This means you can stop / start the player, navigate through the current playlist, set volume, control the mute and integrate them in your Home automation system via the logic, so you can operate them through the buttons in your house and add them for example to the all off operation.

Manage music interfaces

You can now rename and remove unwanted music devices via the settings in the web interface.

2N Access unit

Now also the 2N access units are supported. The available buttons are available as toggles and inputs to operate or to use in the logic interface. They are detected automatically at startup and user name and password can be managed in the settings in the web interface.

Luxom

  • Reversed the order of the regimes, so they are in the same order as in PlusConfig.
  • Bugfix: when scanning different MIN ranges, thermostats and dimmers from previously scanned ranges couldn’t be operated anymore
  • When a Sonos was in the network before the Luxom DS88L was available, Home center didn’t connect automatically to the Luxom home automation system.

Improvements

  • Logging is now available in the Windows client via the About box.
  • The Windows client will now look for the home center server in all network interface (in case you have virtual networks active)
  • Improved start up of Home center server (previously could take up to 30 sec.)

Bugfixes

  • When adding new components to a zone, in some cases you couldn’t operate them immediately.

!Breaking change!

  • None, upgrading goes smoothly!

Home center 3.0.0.54

Again some minor bug fixes

  • Operating SONOS: in the windows client and web/Android client you couldn’t operate the SONOS devices anymore
  • Unable to connect to Home center server if the number of simultaneous connections exceeded the licented number
  • For installers: sometimes the bus of the home automation system wasn’t scanned when at first start up no bus was connected

Home center 3.0.0.51

This version only has some minor improvements since v3.0.0.50

  • For installers who manage different installations:
    • In some situations background images of different installations could be swapped via ‘Manage zones’ in the Windows client
  • Bugfix in the tool to generate the statistics

Home center 3.0.0.50

Velbus

  • We added support for the VMBMETEO
  • VMB7IN minimum energy value was not correct in Windows client
  • Glass panels heater icon didn’t light up in the Home center clients

SMS

  • Due to modifications at Clickatell and CM Gateway, we had to modify the SMS interface.

2N intercom support

We added great integration which goes beyond showing live camera feed in Home center.

It is now possible to operate the in- and outputs of the 2N intercom through Home center.

For example, if you connect the 2N to open a door or gate, by using a card reader, you can react on each card individually

  • when card 1 is read, open the gate and turn on the light of the drive way and garage 1,
  • when card 2 is used, open the gate and turn on the light of the drive way and garage 2

Or just react upon opening the door: turn on the light at the front door and the hallway
you can also open the gate with a press of a button connected to your home automation system or from one of the home center clients.

More about the camera’s

Hikvision

Hikvision camera’s can now also be added to the system. More info at

Luxom

  • DS88L Luxom module is now supported
  • Bugfix regarding detecting the Luxom DS65L
  • Improved connection loss recovery

Improvements

  • From now on, after updating the Home center server interface, the Windows client can be downloaded automatically and the setup is loaded for you. You just need to click next & finish to update the Windows client
  • Internal stability improvements

Bugfixes

  • Sometimes the login wasn’t stored for the Windows client
  • Possible error in Windows client when composing the bar

!Breaking change!

  • None, upgrading goes smoothly!

Home center 3.0

Finally, the newest Home center is deployed!

What’s new?

  • Monitoring of the home automation system. View the results in graphics and statistics.
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  • Camera integration
    • Supported camera systems:
      • 2N camera
      • AVTech camera
      • Videology (existing setup)
    • Available in all clients: Windows, iOs App, Web (Android) interface
    • Trigger an Email with an snapshot of the camera2n verso
  • Web settings: view the connected devices: Home automation system, Sonos, IR, Camera’s, connected Home center clients
  • Beta version of clean up components (make sure to make a back up first before executing)

Velbus

  • Velbus_logo_500pxNew Velbus modules are now supported: VMBPIRO, VMBPIRC, VMBPIRM, VMBGP4PIR, VMB1BLS, VMB1RYNO, VMBDMI-R
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  • Improved feedback from thermostats

Improvements

  • Web settings: menu reordered
  • Web: improved scaling of components
  • User management: duplicate user names are no longer allowed
  • Web settings: option to push PC time to Home center interface server
  • Web settings: new option to also backup the system settings of the Home center interface server
  • Web settings: page to manage network settings available in menu
  • Improved stability of the connection to Sonos devices
  • Triggering of rules: we avoid triggering the rules too often. For example: e-mailing of the energy production of solar panels
  • Faster startup

Bug fixes

  • SMS for both CM and Clickatell are fixed

Luxom

  • luxomImproved connection stability
  • Operating shades improved
  • Improved usage of inputs

!Breaking change!

  • None, upgrading goes smoothly!

Home center 2.7.3.18

This update mainly contains some improvements and bugfixes.

New in this update

  • Feedback from inputs is now visible in all clients.
  • Velbus VMB7IN energy measurement now supports the liter and m³ and shows 2 decimals. Execute read changes to get the correct values!

!Breaking change!

  • Velbus momentaries are removed: please replace them manually with designated inputs!

Improvements

  • Windows client: shade button now works exactly like in the iOS app and Web app: going up and down now toggles in stead of separate function for the upper half and lower half of the button. Also it’s now more clear when the shade is open or closed.
  • Velbus: Macro’s are no longer created because they are obsolete, since all inputs are available. Existing macro’s are not removed and still work.
  • Windows client: from the ‘About’ screen you can now directly download the correct version of the Windows client (this will be useful in future versions of Home center)

Bug fixes

  • Web: background color of zones was not visible
  • Web: full rebuild of settings due to modifications since Chrome 43
  • Windows client: improved login: better message when trying to log in with a wrong username and password
  • Logic: rules which contain a ‘=’ in the URL didn’t open the correct web page.
  • Logic: input values where not evaluated correctly. Short press & long press
  • Luxom: dimmers, toggles and shades where sometimes displayed as inputs in stead of their real function
  • Luxom: possible blocking of port 2300 after executing read changes has been solved
  • Minor internal improvements