I've had a number of reports from users regarding errors with NESTHomeXErrors.log files and ECO options.
This upgrade is recommended for all users
NEST Home
https://www.dropbox.com/s/fl0kx7ni5yk9xtj/NEST%20Home.zip?dl=1
NEST Home 2
https://www.dropbox.com/s/jf3vt4yaebwk3w7/NEST%20Home%202.zip?dl=1
NEST Home 3
https://www.dropbox.com/s/u8nrinc36gir6ql/NEST%20Home%203.zip?dl=1
You can install this update in the usual way.
What's new in version 2.0.41?
For users of NEST Home 2.0.40 this update to your version of NEST Home is minor and simply aligns NEST Home with NEST Home 2 and NEST Home 3.
For NEST Home 2 and NEST Home 3 users, this update is especially important due to changes in the way that NEST manages ECO temperatures and if you've recently upgraded to Indigo 7. This version works with both Indigo 6 and 7. The changes are:
1. Bugfix to resolve Log File creation errors and ECO features
If you have any issues resolving this error please contact me with a copy of the error message from the log.
What's next for NEST Home?
I've been working on a whole raft of new functionality for NEST Home that supports the changes that NEST have made to their system and more recently their API.
This includes:
New fields including:
- ECO temperatures
Locked temperatures
Is locked?
Label (you can now name your NEST anything and it can appear in Indigo)
Location (you can now add a proper location label for your NEST and it will appear in indigo)
Previous HVAC Mode (so you know what the previous setting was before NEST went into ECO mode)
Sunlight Correction information (enabled/active)
Time to Target (estimated time in mins to achieving your target temperature or "training" if you've just installed it
New features including:
- Fan Timer Duration (adds the ability to specify a fan duration in mins from 15,30,45,60,120,240,480 directly from indigo)
Multiple sites in a single plugin (eliminating the need for NEST Home 2 and NEST Home 3)
New equipment
- NEST Cam (indoor and outdoor) with live video feed and related fields including URLs, Online and Audio Status, Location and Event information
I'm also working on building on the great new features that Matt and Jay have added to Indigo 7 that improve performance and features directly. Some of the new functions listed above will only work properly in Indigo 7 although all of the new fields will be available in the Indigo 6 version. The indigo 7 version will also have multiple sites functionality (different locations or zones in a single plugin) as well as vastly improved performance enhancements. I'll also be looking to work with INDIGOplotD's developer to enhance links and provide better reporting functionality (although I haven't mentioned it to Karl yet but I will - sorry Karl!)
I will support both Indigo 6 & 7 where I can but the use of python 2.7 and the addtional features for Indigo 7 that Matt and Jay have built means that version 7 will always get the better features in the end. It's also where I will concentrate my efforts on integrating NEST Weave in 2017.
Many thanks for all your support
Regards
Mike