Entities for firmware version

[M66B]

Describe the feature
Entity for Envoy firmware version, and micro inverters firmware versions.
Currently, the firmware version is shown for a device, but there is no entity, which would be useful to monitor firmware updates.

Account type

• Installer

Envoy

• Standard
• FW version: D8.2.4225 (this is what it is about)
• Amount of micro inverters connected: 10

Home Assistant

• Version: 2024.10.3

[mnederlof]

Great feature, but only useful, if we know how to detect if a firmware update is available and how to trigger it.

Do you have any information on how that can be found / done?

[M66B]

In home assistant you can create automations for changed entity values and, for example, send via a notify service like ntfy.sh a notification to somewhere.

This is meant to see that there was a firmware update and when, not to trigger a firmware update.

[mnederlof]

but how do we know if there is a firmware update available? And also, the firmware is pushed by enphase, we as end-users/installers have very limited influence on that.

So in which api should we look for a firmware version that is available for the envoy in order to show that an update is even available?

[vincentwolsink]

I think @M66B wants to use it to know that (and when) the Envoy has automatically updated. Not if an update is available.

[M66B]

I think @M66B wants to use it to know that (and when) the Envoy has automatically updated. Not if an update is available.

Indeed.

[vincentwolsink]

@M66B The sensors are available in 0.5.1

[M66B]

@vincentwolsink Thanks. However, I use the master branch, living dangerously ;-)