Gladys Assistant 4.62 : Zigbee2mqtt & PM10 update in Matter

[pierre-gilles]

Hello everyone

I hope you had a great summer!
Today, I’m excited to announce the release of Gladys Assistant 4.62, which brings two great new additions:

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Zigbee2MQTT Update

For everyone using Zigbee2MQTT integrated with Gladys, the embedded version is now 2.6.1.
This update adds many new device compatibilities

The full changelog is available here.

I tested this update at home for a week — everything works perfectly, no issues to report

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PM10 Support in Matter

A big thank you to @Nagromdark, a new contributor to Gladys
He added support for PM10 fine particulate sensors in the Matter integration.

This is a great step forward that further enriches the Gladys ecosystem!

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My summer projects

On my side, I’ve been working these past few weeks on a fairly complex core project…
I can’t reveal everything yet, but I can tell you you’re going to like it a lot
Stay tuned, it’s coming very soon!

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As always, you can update Gladys right now with one click from Gladys to enjoy these new features.

See you soon

[dahut]

Thank you very much for your work and to everyone who participated

[pierre-gilles]

I forgot something in the release notes: it is now possible to change the category of a Zigbee device from « plug » to « light », which is handy for lights plugged into a smart plug

[Z2M] Éditer les catégories/fonctionnalités

Dans l’intégration ZigBee2MQTT, avoir la possibilité (comme dans l’intégration Tasmota), d’éditer les catégories. [Screenshot_20220810_213153_com.android.chrome] [Screenshot_20220810_213146_com.android.chrome] Par exemple, les switches de type Sonoff ZBMini-L sont reconnus comme étant des commutateurs (ce qui est le cas) mais gèrent l’éclairage de différentes pièces. Il devraient donc pouvoir être référencés comme tels.

[prohand]

Perfect, I actually needed that

Thank you very much again for the work

[Nagromdark]

Is the unit new or have I just never noticed it?

Isn’t it strange to have a unit on a switch?

[pierre-gilles]

It was already there — actually, at the moment we display this unit selector by device category and not by category + type, so it shows the option to add a unit for all features of a plug, even if it only concerns the « consumption », « power », etc. part.

It’s a point for improvement, but in the meantime it doesn’t hurt that it’s there

[Nagromdark]

OK thanks. I’m in a situation where I currently have a smart plug that controls a lamp. For now my plug is named « Prise » and I could rename it « Lumière » but what does that change concretely, I have trouble seeing the point. Also in scenes I’d then have to change to « Allumer la lumière » instead of « Allumer la prise ».

[pierre-gilles]

@Nagromdark

but what does that change concretely, I have trouble seeing the point.

The plug becomes considered a light, so it impacts all the « consumers » of that functionality: Gladys internal AI, Apple HomeKit, Google Home, Alexa.

Instead of saying « Turn on the plug … », you can say « Turn on the living room light ».

On the dashboard, if you click the button to turn on several bulbs at once, it will turn on the plug.

In the Apple, Google, and Amazon apps, the device will be considered a light.

It’s really very handy

[Hizo]

Personally, my Zigbee is completely down

If anyone can help me, Résolu: Plantage de zigbee2mqtt

thanks

[pierre-gilles]

Hi @Hizo, we’ll check that out over there