Aeotec Smart Home Hub/2018/2015 Model Hub Firmware Release Notes - 0.51.02

[mlchelp (michael watson)]

In the thread @jwsg linked to Mariano explains that ST has changed the drivers to improve battery life but you would need to exclude and repair the devices to ST for it to take effect.

Zigbee Extreme Battery Drain

Hi @RJGill84 I have 3 Samsung multipurpose sensors (Samjin), now Aeotec. Historically, batteries last between 5 and 7 months and I have not noticed a substantial change. I have seen that the duration depends a lot on: the quality of the battery The ambient temperature, in summer they last longer, the percentage is even seen to increase when summer arrives. The frequency of reports sent to the hub And of course the use it has. I have also seen that they have a particular behavior, which I think is related to the way the battery percentage is calculated: When the battery reports about less than 40% at any time it can stop working abruptly and at that moment they measure about 2.3v or 2.4v, which normally should be almost 0%. Their hardware siblings, the Samjin motion sensors, have a …

I have not had the time to exclude and repair all my battery operated Zigbee devices, but I plan to do it over the holidays.