0.5.7 - VegTrug Grow Care Garden support added

• VegTrug Grow Care Garden support added (plant sensor, similar to MiFlora HHCCJCY01)

0.5.6 - service release

• Some optimizations and fixes.
• FAQ was supplemented with details about the features of this component and some methods of increasing the coverage area were also added.

0.5.5 - multiple interfaces and battery entities

Changes since 0.5.3

New configuration options:

• batt_entities (boolean)(Optional) Default value: False

By default, the battery information will be presented only as a sensor attribute called battery level.
If you set this parameter to True, then the battery sensor entity will be additionally created
(sensor.mi_batt_ <sensor_mac_address>).

• hci_interface (positive integer or list of positive integers)(Optional) Default value: 0

Prior to this release, this option supported specifying only one interface.
Now it is possible to specify a list of interfaces. Data will be collected from all specified interfaces simultaneously.
For example:

 sensor:
     - platform: mitemp_bt
       hci_interface:
                     - 0
                     - 1

Beta testing: Work with multiple interfaces simultaneously

Added the ability to specify a list for a hci_interface option, that is, now it is possible to collect data from several interfaces simultaneously:

  - platform: mitemp_bt
    hci_interface:
                  - 0
                  - 1

Beta testing: Separate entities for the battery

New option added:

batt_entities

(boolean)(Optional) By default, the battery information will be presented only as a sensor attribute called battery level. If you set this parameter to True, then the battery sensor entity will be additionally created - sensor.mi_batt_ <sensor_mac_address>. Default value: False

0.5.3 moved to master branch

Changes since 0.4

The component does not use external utilities anymore, we get access to data directly from python, from a separate tread.

New configuration options:

• active_scan: False
• hci_interface: 0 (integer number, 0 as default for hci0, 1 for hci1 and so on)

Deprecated configuration options:

• hcidump_active is deprecated and must be removed from configuration.yaml)

NB:

Since the component now uses direct access to the HCI interface, python must have the appropriate rights, see paragraph 1 of the HOW TO INSTALL section

In addition, we began to collect Frequently Asked Questions. Please read it before creating a new issue.

0.4.3 - service release

This is a service release that simplifies the process of implementing sensor support with a different set of measurements.

FlowerPot support

Added support for HHCCPOT002 sensor (FlowerPot, RoPot, broadcasts moisture and conductivity, 1 reading per minute, no battery info). #28

release 0.4.1 - small fix

Messages "Unknown sensor type" moved to debug level, preventing log overflow under certain conditions. #17

Other Xiaomi sensors support

Changes since 0.3.0:

In addition to LYWSDCGQ, added support for the following Xiaomi sensors (please check updated README.md):

• LYWSD02 (rectangular body, E-Ink)
• CGG1 (round body, E-Ink)
• HHCCJCY01 (MiFlora)

Attributes added:

• RSSI in dBm (Received Signal Strength Indicator)
• Device type

Fixed:

• Now the component correctly terminates the subprocesses, there are no more zombies when restarting HA.
• Improved malformed (or unknown?) messages detection.