Jun 19 Insteon HUB update 1016 will break the plugin

[MikeK]

Please ignore this post as I had a typo in the hub address/port on HS3 as I've going back and forth between Serial PLM and the Hub thank you

[MikeK]

Yes I do get the hub info when I use a browser to connect Http://XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX:25105

[mnsandler]

Just checked my Hub today and it has been updated to 1017 and HS3 will not longer connected again, are other people see the same issue?

can you access the hub locally via a browser?

[MikeK]

Just checked my Hub today and it has been updated to 1017 and HS3 will not longer connected again, are other people see the same issue?

[bdraper]

I received a similar email but it did not have a link to the release notes page and did not mention version 2017... This is what my email said...

[automateme]

Just recieved this email from Insteon.

The next Insteon Hub update is ready to make its way to you. Updates will be getting rolled out this week starting today, Thursday 8/2.

This version of the Insteon Hub firmware addresses an issue related to off times scheduled for sunrise/sunset. We've also rolled back changes made to 3rd party local control integrations. For more information, please visit our release notes page.

Your hub will automatically install the update between 2:00AM and 5:00AM local time during the roll-out period and will take approximately five minutes to install. During the update you will be unable to use the Insteon app or any third-party integrations such as Amazon Alexa, or Google Assistant. In addition, any configured schedules will not run during the update.

The new firmware version:
Hub Version: 1017

I received the same email a while ago. My Hub never updated to 1017. I was one of the folks that sent in the email request to rollback, after the prior firmware update broke Mark's plug-in. I wonder if Insteon is keeping those of us that sent in the email request on 1016. I also received an email today that there will be a maintenance activity on Monday that may temporarily impact 3rd Party integrations.

[bdraper]

Just recieved this email from Insteon.

The next Insteon Hub update is ready to make its way to you. Updates will be getting rolled out this week starting today, Thursday 8/2.

This version of the Insteon Hub firmware addresses an issue related to off times scheduled for sunrise/sunset. We've also rolled back changes made to 3rd party local control integrations. For more information, please visit our release notes page.

Your hub will automatically install the update between 2:00AM and 5:00AM local time during the roll-out period and will take approximately five minutes to install. During the update you will be unable to use the Insteon app or any third-party integrations such as Amazon Alexa, or Google Assistant. In addition, any configured schedules will not run during the update.

The new firmware version:
Hub Version: 1017

I received the same email.

Mark, thanks for staying on top of this and testing the patch. The release notes page actually mentions HomeSeer users and passes along thanks for the the help with the issue in version 1016. Mark I am sure they appreciate your help with the issue as much as we all do. Thanks again...

From the Smarthome release notes page see below: Version 1017

This version of the Insteon Hub firmware fixes an issue where scheduling an off time for sunrise or sunset didn't work. For those that experienced such an issue, you'll need to remove and re-add the schedule. We also reverted local control capability for certain 3rd party integrations that communicate to the hub via TCP-IP commands. A special thank shout-out to OpenHAB and Homeseer users that let us know of the issue. Thank you!

This update is being released on August 2, 2018 and will automatically be installed.

Please reach out to us if you have any questions:
support@insteon.com or 866-243-8022.

[pcourt]

Just recieved this email from Insteon.

The next Insteon Hub update is ready to make its way to you. Updates will be getting rolled out this week starting today, Thursday 8/2.

This version of the Insteon Hub firmware addresses an issue related to off times scheduled for sunrise/sunset. We've also rolled back changes made to 3rd party local control integrations. For more information, please visit our release notes page.

Your hub will automatically install the update between 2:00AM and 5:00AM local time during the roll-out period and will take approximately five minutes to install. During the update you will be unable to use the Insteon app or any third-party integrations such as Amazon Alexa, or Google Assistant. In addition, any configured schedules will not run during the update.

The new firmware version:
Hub Version: 1017

[randy_h]

Thanks for positive heads up, Mark.

[mnsandler]

Update 1017 is coming and should be fine based on my testing of the beta

[mnsandler]

Then we're back to where we were with 1016: getting forced updates, for beta testers at least, as we did with 5715. But I have to ask again, what is a beta tester? I signed on, then nothing. I'll try to ask Insteon about that.

The idea was that normal users would be spared an update until you determine it was ok with your plugin. Should I disengage from the beta program?

What am I missing here? My frustration level with Insteon just got +1.

i did get an email from insteon about the beta, and it did update my staging/beta hub. i would contact insteon and either remove yourself from the beta program or get a second hub for beta updates if you are afraid it will break your system. the hard part of having two hubs, is you would need to register everything with both hubs to fully test.

I just have a few devices registered with my beta hub for testing.

[claude]

Yah, I'm not sure i post can post info here about beta fw. I have a separate/staging hub that receives the beta updates before my 'production' hub gets updates.

Then we're back to where we were with 1016: getting forced updates, for beta testers at least, as we did with 5715. But I have to ask again, what is a beta tester? I signed on, then nothing. I'll try to ask Insteon about that.

The idea was that normal users would be spared an update until you determine it was ok with your plugin. Should I disengage from the beta program?

What am I missing here? My frustration level with Insteon just got +1.

[mnsandler]

Signed up for the beta, signed the NDA, never heard from Insteon since. As the previous poster indicated, I just realized I got updated to 5715 on July 10th: no warning. I seem to remember that Mark would get the new FW first, test it and advise when it was safe.

Yah, I'm not sure i post can post info here about beta fw. I have a separate/staging hub that receives the beta updates before my 'production' hub gets updates.

[claude]

Signed up for the beta, signed the NDA, never heard from Insteon since. As the previous poster indicated, I just realized I got updated to 5715 on July 10th: no warning. I seem to remember that Mark would get the new FW first, test it and advise when it was safe.

[MarkHargrove]

Did anyone actually sign up for the Smarthome Insteon beta testing program and actually get a staging hub for testing purposes? Smarthome will not push beta fw to a production hub.

They will push beta fw if you're in the beta program. My hub is currently running 5715. Plugin functionality seems fine.

-M.