This patch introduces important enhancements and fixes several bugs, ensuring improved performance and user experience.
Warning
Home Assistant v2024.6.0 and ESPHome v2024.3.0 are required. Please take a look at our Version compatibility matrix for a full list.
Bluetooth Proxy Addon Crash Fixed (#2119)
- Criticality: Major
- Affected Components: ESPHome
- Issue Number: #2119
- Description: Resolved a critical issue where the Bluetooth Proxy addon caused the NSPanel to crash. This fix stabilizes the Bluetooth functionality, ensuring reliable performance when the Bluetooth Proxy addon is enabled.
Climate Page Entity State Icons Display Fixed (#2111)
- Criticality: Minor
- Affected Components: Blueprint
- Issue Number: #2111
- Description: Fixed an issue where the entity state icons were not displayed on the climate page. This update ensures that all relevant icons are visible, providing a complete and informative interface for climate control.
ESPHome v2024.5.0 Build Warning Resolved (#2117)
- Criticality: Minor
- Affected Components: ESPHome
- Issue Number: #2117
- Description: Addressed a warning (error) encountered when building NSPanel using ESPHome version 2024.5.0. This fix ensures compatibility with the latest ESPHome version, allowing for seamless firmware updates and builds.
Alarm Page Button Alignment on EU Display Fixed (#2110)
- Criticality: Minor
- Affected Components: TFT
- Issue Number: #2110
- Description: Fixed the alignment of buttons on the alarm page for the EU display. This update centers the buttons correctly, providing a consistent and aesthetically pleasing interface for EU panel users.
Utility Dashboard Loading Issue Fixed (#2122)
- Criticality: Minor
- Affected Components: Blueprint, ESPHome
- Issue Number: #2122
- Description: Resolved an issue where the Utility Dashboard was not loading all information. This fix ensures that the Utility Dashboard reliably loads all information each time it is accessed, maintaining consistent functionality and performance.
Temperature Display Unit Fix on Home Page (#755)
- Criticality: Minor
- Affected Components: Blueprint
- Issue Number: #755
- Description: Corrected an issue where the temperature display on the home page showed inconsistent unit (e.g.,
°). This fix ensures that the unit of measurement provided by Home Assistant is consistently displayed, improving the readability and aesthetics of the temperature information.
Fixed "Unknown Services" Warning for Fan Controls (#2114)
- Criticality: Minor
- Affected Components: Blueprint
- Issue Number: #2114
- Description: Addressed a warning generated by Home Assistant for non-existing fan services (
fan.set_percentage,fan.oscillate,fan.turn_on) when no fan entities are configured. This update prevents unnecessary warnings, ensuring a cleaner and more accurate notification system.
Wake Up Enhancement for Timeout Sleep Setting (#2055)
- Criticality: Enhancement
- Affected Components: ESPHome
- Issue Number: #2055
- Description: Introduced a new feature allowing the NSPanel to wake up when the Timeout Sleep setting is set to 0. This enhancement ensures that the display remains active if the sleep timeout is disabled, aligning with user preferences for continuous operation.
Larger Alarm Pin Pad (#2103)
- Criticality: Enhancement
- Affected Components: TFT
- Issue Number: #2103
- Description: Enhanced the panel's alarm pin pad by increasing its size for better usability. This improvement makes it easier for users to input their alarm pins accurately and comfortably.
Support for Collapsible Sections in Blueprints
- Criticality: Enhancement
- Affected Components: Blueprint
- Description: Added support for collapsible sections in blueprints, a feature introduced in Home Assistant v2024.6. This enhancement makes the blueprint interface much cleaner and more organized by allowing sections to be collapsed.
Experimental Add-On Cover
- Criticality: Enhancement - EXPERIMENTAL
- Affected Components: ESPHome, Blueprint
- Description: Introduced an experimental add-on for cover control. This feature is designed to provide advanced cover management options through the NSPanel interface. For detailed instructions and usage, refer to the add-on cover documentation.
Improved Fan Page Control with Unified Power Button (#1886)
- Criticality: Enhancement
- Affected Components: Blueprint, ESPHome, TFT
- Issue Number: #1886
- Description: Enhanced the fan control interface by merging the separate on and off buttons into a single unified power button, similar to the light page. This update streamlines the user experience, making fan control more intuitive and consistent with other device controls on the NSPanel.
These updates address critical issues and enhance the overall functionality and user experience of the NSPanel. We appreciate the community's feedback and contributions, which help us continually improve this project.
Special Thanks:
- Our thanks go to @AJediIAm for their valuable contributions in reviewing and improving the installation documentation. Your efforts ensure that our setup guides are clear and accessible to all users.