Hub Firmware Release Notes - 25.26

[Kianoosh_Karami]

I made a post to highlight changes that perhaps need to be made to Z-Wave DTHs as a result of changes in 0.25.X with respect to handling of encapsulation of messages. We will work on ensuring that all SmartThings Z-Wave DTH match the expectations highlighted in the post below, but if you have a custom DTH, you will have to do that work yourself.

Z-Wave DTHs: Changes to Encapsulation Handling Starting in 0.25.X Hub Firmware Release

Starting with 0.25.X hub firmware release, the handling of encapsulation for Z-Wave messages are now delegated to the hub. This change was mainly driven from the forthcoming of Z-Wave S2 to our platform and instead of having to add additional encapsulation functionality to the DTHs, we decided that it is best to perform auto encapsulation at the hub level and remove any encapsulation added to the message in order to reduce the responsibilities of the DTHs. There are two main changes starting in 0.25.X hub firmware release that we should discuss and the impact it will have on the DTHs. Auto Encapsulation (Security 0, CRC-16, None) of Outgoing Z-Wave Messages Auto encapsulation of messages is based on the properties of the device and command classes, reported by the device itself. In past…