General Features

Totally re-written using the Microsoft .NET architecture and managed code for better reliability Multi-Threaded application so multiple tasks can run concurrently May be run as a service or a standard EXE application with easy to install service options from main menu Supports ASP.NET web pages and applications All audio functions, including text-to-speech, voice recognition, and media play, are handled by a separate application called "Speaker" Remote "Speaker" application may be run on the local PC or any PC on the network or Internet Voice Recognition may be handled on any number of remote Speaker applications, and concurrently Text-to-Speech may be sent to any Speaker app, or just specific ones Multiple Speaker applications may be run on the same PC in the case where multiple sound cards are present New MDB database format for configuration files (auto imports XML files) Multiple events may be selected for Move, Delete, Enable/Disable, and Copy operations Infrared devices no longer have a limit on the number of keys per device No limit on the number of Infrared commands you may create (other than any hardware limitations) All COM based plugins (1.X style plugins) now run in a separate process so they cannot take down the entire system) Plugins may be started and stopped without re-starting HomeSeer New log maintenance option: The log file may be archived automatically on a daily basis New log maintenance option: Old log files may be deleted after specified number of days New log maintenance option: Log file name may be set to either ah.log or HomeSeer.log Log messages may be displayed in a pop-up balloon from the system tray Event log may show new entries at the bottom or the top New events are disabled by default saving you from false triggers while building events (may be disabled in the options) Web server may be bound to a specific IP address Threads web page may be enabled for monitoring system Devices are automatically updated when a device type is changed New asp.net based updater so updates may be applied from the web, remotely New real-time event log display including colors for different event types Device Value trigger now supports ranges on the value SSL web server for secure connections

Telephone Interface Support

Phone support now built into the main application (not a separate app, still separately licensed) New phone web interface for: Displaying messages Messages may be played back through your web browser, or a specific Speaker application (or all speaker applications) Editing mailboxes Editing phone book entries Multiple styles for listing phone book Incoming calls display in a pop-up balloon in the system tray on all PC's running the remote Speaker application All phone options are now available from the web interface

User Interface

All new graphics, colors and layout still controllable through style sheet, many new styles added Totally managed via the web with a single user interface Device status page updates "In Place" so screen does not flash as device status changes Device status page may be sorted by Status, Location, Name, Code, Type, or Last Change Notes may be assigned to devices for documenting Device web page now allows for multiple selections for moving, deleting, and hide/unhide of devices Event references for a specific device may be viewed Events page now has 2 views, sorted by event type or by event name Notes may be assigned to individual events for documenting Event actions may now include multiple actions of the same type, IE more macro like Device actions of the same type may be grouped under a single action New event action wait New event action to removed delayed device action New event action to removed a delayed event New event to pause and unpause audio New event to mute and unmute audio New Infrared Signals web page for setting up infrared commands (learning, naming, etc.) New Setup web page for setting up entire system Voice Web page displays all voice commands for quick reference New event log format for better readability, including colors

Scripting

Now supports vb.net scripting which is totally .NET based. Scripts are compiled before they are run. Supports the complete Framework. Scripts may be run in their own thread so they do not hold up other events from triggering Audio related script commands have a new "host" parameter so the audio may be sent so a specific (or all) Speaker applications New GetTVGTData script command to get TV Timer information New script commands to create events and add event actions Running scripts may be monitored from the Threads web page (and a history of pre-run scripts viewed) COM port functions do not have a limit on COM port numbers Added Zip and Unzip functions Added RecurseFiles function Added GetOSVersion function Added LastVoiceMailInfo to get information about last voice mail left Added GetURLImage to download image files DeviceValuesAdd now supports ranges Added ScriptsRunning to return a list of running scripts

Programmability

Remote applications can control HomeSeer from other computers, even over the Internet New .NET programming interface so HomeSeer may be controlled by other .NET applications .NET remoting is used for application to application communications New .NET plug-in API for writing .NET plug-ins

Z-Wave

New associations dialog in Setup to associate units with HomeSeer or device to device When manually polling, Poll Devices button will only poll devices in the current device view