Z-Wave SDK Version 7.24.0 (June 16, 2025) - Release Notes#

Simplicity SDK Version 2025.6.0

Z-Wave and Z-Wave Long Range SDK is designed to meet the demands of the future smart home and beyond, where increasing needs for more sensors and battery-operated devices require both long range and low power. Context-aware environments are the next evolution in the smart home market, and they require technologies that have been optimized specifically for these applications.

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Release Summary#

Key Features | API Changes | Bug Fixes | Chip Enablement

Important disclaimer#

The 7.24.0 Z-Wave SDK is a Pre-certified version and is not recommended for Production use. This recommendation is based on the firmware update-related known issue (#1468819) listed in the Known Issues and Limitations section. This issue prevents Over-the-Air firmware update after an initial update has been performed successfully.

Key Features#

The Z-Wave stack and associated binary resources are compiled with the Link Time Optimization (LTO) option enabled.
S2v2 draft implementation supports the Supervision Command Class and is aligned with the latest proposed specification.
ZPAL watchdog refactoring.
Z-Wave Power Manager refactoring.

API Changes#

The watchdog is not enabled by stack anymore. It is the application's duty to enable it using zpal_watchdog_init and zpal_enable_watchdog. Application tasks should not block other tasks for more than 4 seconds.
Introduction of zw_power_manager_init(), zw_power_manager_lock(), zw_power_manager_relock(), zw_power_manager_lock_cancel(), to replace and wrap the ZPAL power manager functions. An application must use the zw_power_manager APIs rather than their ZPAL counterparts.
Aligned User Credential Command Class according to the 2025A specification changes by modifying the API of the CC_UserCredential_move_credential_and_report() function. The specification for the "User Credential Association Set" and "User Credential Association Report" commands was updated: the option to move a credential to a different slot was removed. Moving a credential to a different slot is still possible via the CLI; however, the lifeline group can no longer be notified about a credential slot change.
App initialization is changed. main.c has been removed from the sample applications and is now generated automatically by the System Setup (sl_main) platform component instead of the sl_system. For more information, refer to the documentation for System Initialization and Action Processing.
The Debug Print component was replaced by the ZPAL Log API, which allows filtering log messages by source component and log level.

Bug Fixes#

Below is a list of important bugs fixed in the release. For a complete list, refer to this section.

Fixed an issue where the radio layer would stop receiving packet until the next TX radio event (1409388).
Fixed a rare occurrence where a null pointer led to a soft reset in the ZAF event queue (1425779).

Chip Enablement#

None.

Key Features#

New Features | Enhancements | Removed Features | Deprecated Features

New Features#

The Z-Wave stack and associated binary resources are compiled with the Link Time Optimization (LTO) option enabled. (Quality: GA)
S2v2 draft implementation supporting the Supervision Command Class and aligned with the latest proposed specification. (Quality: Alpha)
Z-Wave Applications now support S2v2 commands NLS Node List Get/Report. (Quality: Alpha)

Enhancements#

Improved Clear Channel Assessment (CCA) reliability. Previously, only the latest measured RSSI value was used instead of the highest value in the RX window.
Updated Clock Manager API calls to the new SL clock_manager module API calls.
Replaced previous logging approach with new logging system via ZPAL Log API, introducing component based enablement, log levels, and routing capability to different output channels.
Made NVM initialization significantly faster when many user codes are used with User Code Command Class by creation of ZAF_FILE_ID_CC_USER_CODE_HEADER to store a new database. The database stores flags about the validity of the corresponding User Code. This removes the limitation of CC_USER_CODE_MAX_IDS, increasing its range to 255.
Added more descriptive error messages for invalid .cc_config file contents.
Modularized the User Credential Command Class handler functions from CCUserCredential.c. Related upstream issue in Z-Wave Alliance Open Source: https://github.com/Z-Wave-Alliance/z-wave-stack/issues/351
Adapted the User Credential Command Class behavior according to Z-Wave specification rule change, where the CC:0083.01.0C.11.015 requirement has been removed. Credential Get commands where the UUID does not match the database is answered with a "Credential doesn't exist" type of response.
Merged Zniffer NCP and Zniffer PTI into a single sample application (zwave_ncp_zniffer).

Removed Features#

None.

Deprecated Features#

None.

API Changes#

New APIs | Modified APIs | Removed APIs | Deprecated APIs

New APIs#


New API Signature	Deprecated API replaced by this (if any)
REGISTER_CC_V6(cc_api_handler_version, cc, version, handler, basic_set_mapper, basic_get_mapper, lifeline_report_cb, flags, init_cb, reset_cb, migrate_cb)*	None
zpal_status_t zpal_pm_register_domain(zpal_pm_domain_t domain, pm_domain_status_t radio_domain_status, pm_domain_status_t deep_sleep_domain_status)
zpal_status_t zpal_pm_lock(zpal_pm_type_t type, zpal_pm_domain_t domain, uint32_t timeout_ms, uint8_t idx)	zpal_pm_stay_awake**
zpal_status_t zpal_pm_relock(zpal_pm_type_t type, zpal_pm_domain_t domain, uint32_t timeout_ms, uint8_t idx)	zpal_pm_stay_awake**
zpal_status_t zpal_pm_lock_cancel(zpal_pm_type_t type, zpal_pm_domain_t domain, uint8_t idx)	zpal_pm_cancel**
void zpal_pm_lock_cancel_all(void)	zpal_pm_cancel_all**
uint32_t zpal_get_max_timeout(void)
bool zpal_pm_lock_is_active(zpal_pm_type_t type, zpal_pm_domain_t domain, uint8_t idx, zpal_pm_state_t *state)	zpal_pm_is_active**
bool zpal_pm_lock_type_is_active(zpal_pm_type_t pm_type, zpal_pm_state_t *state)
zpal_status_t zpal_pm_register_domain(zpal_pm_domain_t domain, pm_domain_status_t radio_domain_status, pm_domain_status_t deep_sleep_domain_status)

* The REGISTER_CC_V6 macro has been introduced for extending the REGISTER_CC_V5 in two ways: It introduces migrate() callback function similar to init() or reset(). migrate() can be used to execute any migration that is necessary for a command class during firmware upgrade. migrate() is called by Firmware Update Command Class, after the new firmware is loaded, but before the Firmware Update Status Report is transmitted. It allows the command class to choose the cc_api_handler_version. This allows command classes to update their registration to REGISTER_CC_V6() without the need to change the CC handlers.

** API not deprecated but removed

Modified APIs#

Old API	Modified
u3c_db_operation_result CC_UserCredential_move_credential_and_report(u3c_credential_type credential_type, uint16_t source_credential_slot, uint16_t destination_uuid, uint16_t destination_credential_slot RECEIVE_OPTIONS_TYPE_EX * p_rx_options)	u3c_db_operation_result CC_UserCredential_move_credential_and_report(uint16_t credential_slot, uint16_t destination_uuid, RECEIVE_OPTIONS_TYPE_EX * p_rx_options)
u3c_user	u3c_user_t
u3c_credential	u3c_credential_t
u3c_event_data_validate	u3c_event_data_validate_t
u3c_event_data_learn_read_done	u3c_event_data_learn_read_done_t
u3c_credential_metadata	u3c_credential_metadata_t
u3c_credential_learn_event_data	u3c_event_data_learn_start_t
DPRINT(PSTRING) DPRINTF(PFORMAT, ...)	ZPAL_LOG(COMPONENT, LEVEL, PFORMAT, ...) ZPAL_LOG_DEBUG(COMPONENT, PFORMAT, ...) ZPAL_LOG_INFO(COMPONENT, PFORMAT, ...) ZPAL_LOG_WARNING(COMPONENT, PFORMAT, ...) ZPAL_LOG_ERROR(COMPONENT, PFORMAT, ...)

Removed APIs#


Removed API Name	Was Deprecated?
zpal_pm_stay_awake	no
zpal_pm_register	no
zpal_pm_unregister	no
zpal_pm_is_active	no
zpal_pm_cancel	no
zpal_pm_cancel_all	no
zpal_pm_unregister_all	no
DPRINT(PSTRING)	no
DPRINTF(PFORMAT, ...)	no

Deprecated APIs#

None.

Bug Fixes#

ID	Issue Description	GitHub / Salesforce Reference (if any)	Affected Software Variants, Hardware, Modes, Host Interfaces
1409388	Fixed an issue where the radio layer would stop receiving packets until the next TX radio event.	None	ZPAL/RAIL
1390101	Fixed an issue preventing the configuration of a TX output power above +14 dBM in the Serial API controller application.	None	ZPAL
1424148	Better randomization of the delay used to send retransmissions.	None	ZPAL
1257690	Fixed bootloader slot size configuration not being modifiable via the graphical user interface	None	ZPAL
1380945	Fixed an issue where, under heavy traffic, the packets were not properly ordered when sent over the air. Acknowledgment packets could be sent in reverse. Retransmission attempts might occur after new packets.	None	Transport layer
1383828	Sleeping reporting applications now correctly detect the button press duration when woken up from a deep sleep state via a button press.	None	Reporting Sleeping End Node devices
1425779	Fixed a rare occurrence where a null pointer led to a soft reset in the ZAF event queue.	None	ZAF / TSE
1426510	Fixed an issue when notifications were not sent out sometimes during an OTA firmware update.	None	ZAF / Notification Command Class
1383233	Max number of user code limitation has been restored to 255. The unsuccessful inclusion issue in case of higher configuration value has been fixed.	None	ZAF / User Code Command Class
1414398	Fixed an issue when the report to the lifeline was invalid in case of multiple User IDs were used and all user codes were erased.	None	ZAF / User Code Command Class
1402601	Protect against configuring an endpoint for CC AGI with more association groups than allowed by the configuration of Association Command Class.	github.com/Z-Wave-Alliance/z-wave-stack/issues/385	ZAF / Association Command Class
1388187	Fixed not being able to add or modify User Credential Command Class credentials locally (e.g. via the CLI).	None	ZAF / User Credential Command Class
1388186	Fixed an issue when the DUT rejects modification of a password credential. The UserCredentialCmdClassV1_Rev01 CTT test now passes successfully.	None	ZAF / User Credential Command Class
1396326	Fixed an issue when the lifeline group contains only the multi channel endpont(s) of a node, a User Credential Command Class / User Set request from this node's root device were not answered - instead, only the registered endpoint(s) received the report. With this fix the CCA_U3CReportUserData_Rev01 CTT test now passes successfully.	None	ZAF / User Credential Command Class
1381226	Fixed Supervision status in response to a User Set when the database is already in the requested state and U3C is used - now reports "Success".	None	ZAF / User Credential Command Class
1385661	Changing the state of the door bolt is no longer possible when the device is not included in a network.	None	ZAF / User Code Command Class
1440915	Fixed the number of indicator blinks from 5 to 6 to pass the CDR_ZWPv2IndicatorCCRequirements_Rev01 CTT test.	None	All Z-Wave applications
1377838	The inclusion indicator LED no longer keeps blinking when a KEX frame is missing during the inclusion process.	None	All Z-Wave applications
1390955	Fixed the GPIO configuration of Serial API Controller UART RX and TX pins	None	zwave_ncp_serial_api_controller
1394004	The SAPI command REMOVE_NODE_FROM_NETWORK could falsely fail if removing a device from another network that has the same node ID as a device in the remover's network.	None	zwave_ncp_serial_api_controller
1383938	Z-Wave OTW bootloader project for custom board now compiles without errors, displays warning to pay attention to default UART configuration.	None	bootloader-uart-xmodem-zwave-otw
1384692	Fixed an issue when the `get_rgb_values` CLI command returned with invalid values.	None	zwave_soc_power_strip
1429395	Fixed an issue when the sleeping apps fell back to sleep during long button press.	None	Reporting Sleeping End Node devices
1384690	Fixed an issue when the CLI were not working with some board-application combinations.	None	BRD2603A - zwave_soc_wall_controller BRD2603A - zwave_soc_multilevel_sensor BRD2705A - zwave_soc_wall_controller

Chip Enablement#

None.

Application Example Changes#

New Examples | Modified Examples | Removed Examples | Deprecated Examples

New Examples#

None.

Modified Examples#

Example Name	Changes	Supported Software Variants if applicable	Supported OPNs / Boards / OPN Combinations
Zniffer Readme	The Zniffer application now includes the "Zniffer PTI" sample application capabilities	zwave_ncp_zniffer	OPN: All Z-Wave supported 800 series OPNs All Z-Wave supported 800 series boards
zwave_soc_door_lock_keypad Readme	The default bolt state of the Door Lock Keypad application is changed to unlocked. Changing the state of the door bolt is no longer possible when the device is not included in a network.	zwave_soc_door_lock_keypad	OPN: All Z-Wave supported 800 series OPNs All Z-Wave supported 800 series boards
zwave_soc_door_lock_keypad Readme	CLI is enabled in EM2 by modifying the EUSART baudrate to 9600 baud. On development kit boards BRD2603A and BRD2705A, the following command should be applied in the Admin console to adjust the baudrate: `serial vcom config speed 9600`	zwave_soc_door_lock_keypad	OPN: All Z-Wave supported 800 series OPNs All Z-Wave supported 800 series boards
zwave_soc_led_bulb Readme	Added `toggle_led_bulb` CLI command.	zwave_soc_led_bulb	OPN: All Z-Wave supported 800 series OPNs All Z-Wave supported 800 series boards

Removed Examples#


Removed Example Name	Was Deprecated?
Zniffer PTI	No. Features merged in the "Zniffer" sample application.

Deprecated Examples#

None.

Known Issues and Limitations#

ID	Issue or Limitation Description	Workaround (if any)	Affected Software Variants, Hardware, Modes, Host Interfaces
1468819	Existing Z-Wave end devices that are updated to SDK version 7.24.0 via Over-the-Air firmware update are not able to upgrade beyond this version. In contrast, newly manufactured end devices built with SDK 7.24.0 are capable of being updated further as expected.	Currently not available.	All Z-Wave applications
1465034	Using the Door Lock application with the BRD2705A Explorer Kit results in the transmission of corrupt packets. For BRD2705A, BTN0 is mapped onto Port C, Pin 0, which not an EM2/EM3 capable pin. In a FL application, a press of BTN0 will be handled when the device wakes up and configures the radio for beam detection.	Use an EM2/3 capable wake up pin on Port A/B	zwave_soc_door_lock_keypad application with BRD2705A Explorer Kit
1399709	Reported S2 command class version remains 1 until certification covers S2v2.	Currently not available.	All Z-Wave applications
369430	All S2 multicast frames are sent using verified delivery S2_TXOPTION_VERIFY_DELIVERY whether or not a response is expected.	Change source code depending on the frame sent.	ZAF
1172849	On series 800, sleep will no longer take advantage of EM1P current savings.	Currently not available.	800 Series chips
1067228	Zniffer on BRD4204D does not detect LR wakeup beams	Use different board for sniffing LR wakeup beams	zwave_ncp_zniffer
1364307	The RSSI values showed in PC Zniffer using the Zniffer NCP are not valid.	Use Zniffer with PTI for measuring valid RSSI values.	zwave_ncp_zniffer
1432659	Too many reports are sent when multiple buttons are pressed at once.	Currently not available.	End Device sample apps
1420527	OTA update gets stuck after serveral sent packets with debug builds.	Currently not available.	End Device sample apps

Impact of Release Changes#

Impact Statements | Migration Guide

Impact Statements#

None.

Migration Guide#

Click here for the migration guide for deprecated, removed, and modified items.

Using This Release#

Installation and Use | Help and Feedback

Installation and Use#

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