DIGITAL STEALTH CARE · RELEASES
Every release, dated, and what shipped in it.
Each entry says what shipped and what did not, in the words of the engineering digest. Lab-only builds are labelled lab-only. Downloads are not public yet: each alpha image goes to the people who join the alpha, the day it is released.
● Stable in real-world testing: 9.1.0 · kit firmware 8.2.0.0–8.3.0.0
● Fully functional · in real-world testing · alpha image goes to testers
14 Sep 2026 · Release · DSC · Released
DSC v8.3.0: Ingest orchestrator
Persistent ESPHome sessions with adaptive cadence, probe fast-reading mode, honest probe-online flag in firmware 8.2.0.0, chart span picker, placed climate sensors, runoff-tray rol
expected kit firmware 8.1.0.0 · sha256 not recorded
9 Sep 2026 · Release · DSC · Lab only
DSC v8.2.0: Surface only
Surface and brain version 8.2.0; expected kit firmware stays 8.1.0.0 so a surface cut does not force a fleet reflash. Retains Zigbee state across brain restarts. No GitHub Release
expected kit firmware 8.1.0.0 · sha256 no image · surface only
8 Sep 2026 · Release · DSC · Released
DSC v8.1.0: Public release
First public GitHub Release. Real release bake: the kit SD card carries firmware 8.1.0.0 on ESPHome 2026.8.2 with eight non-zero bins, the first non-hollow 8.x card path after the
expected kit firmware 8.0.0.0 · sha256 not recorded
28 Jul 2026 · Release · DSC · Lab only
DSC v4.0.2: Standing Still
Panel-only. Fixes the runtime death after boot: heap fragmentation driven by animation, not a leak. Removes sram1_as_iram. Six UI defects fixed. Wire contract untouched, hub and po
expected kit firmware n/a · this release is the kit firmware · sha256 not recorded
26 Jul 2026 · Release · DSC · Superseded
DSC v4.0.1: Breathing Room
SUPERSEDED BY v4.0.2, do not flash. Panel-only hotfix for the 8x boot loop on DRAM exhaustion. It stopped the boot loop, but its headline edit recovered zero heap; the panel booted
expected kit firmware n/a · this release is the kit firmware · sha256 not recorded
25 Jul 2026 · Release · DSC · Released
DSC v4.0: Headless Hub + ESP-NOW Primary
Hub goes headless (OLED module removed, 7 GPIOs freed for per-tent scaling); ESP-NOW becomes every device's primary transport with HA as backup; DSC-CYD becomes the DSC-CONTROL pan
expected kit firmware n/a · this release is the kit firmware · sha256 not recorded
18 Jul 2026 · Release · DSC · Lab only
DSC v2.4: Light Topology + Closed-Loop Roots
SF1000 moves to the clone tent; grow mat goes closed-loop on root-zone soil temp; secrets rotated across all 9 devices. Alpha flashed, field-tuning
expected kit firmware n/a · this release is the kit firmware · sha256 not recorded
13 Jul 2026 · Release · DSC · Released
DSC v2.3: Zone Control + Manual Takeover
Per-tent Off states, Priority Tent arbitration, 2x4-local grow mat, heater no-extraction interlock, master Manual Takeover, HA-side light-hold latch fix
expected kit firmware n/a · this release is the kit firmware · sha256 not recorded
10 Jul 2026 · Release · DSC · Released
DSC v2.2: The Clone Tent Update
2x4 promoted to a controlled environment + conditioned-air reservoir; intake router, heat reuse, reality gates; 24.1M-check QA
expected kit firmware n/a · this release is the kit firmware · sha256 not recorded
7 Jul 2026 · Release · DSC · Released
DSC v2.1: The Hardening Pass
Full QA cycle: 3 critical, 4 high, 6 medium issues fixed; safe-boot baseline; split manual model
expected kit firmware n/a · this release is the kit firmware · sha256 not recorded
3 Jul 2026 · Release · DSC · Released
DSC v2.0: The Damper Update
Software-defined damper, five-rung escalation ladder, sunrise/sunset ramps, boot-resume
expected kit firmware n/a · this release is the kit firmware · sha256 not recorded
15 Jun 2026 · Release · DSC · Released
DSC v1.0: The Rewrite
Legacy config rebuilt from scratch with the grow engine and full safety model
expected kit firmware n/a · this release is the kit firmware · sha256 not recorded
FLASH IT
One file, no cloud
How to flash, what the first boot should show, and how the hub keeps its own clock.
BEFORE YOU FLASH
The base unit works alone
Power down between changes. A couch already killed a board. Australian mains work needs a licensed electrician where the law requires it.
SUPERSEDED BUILDS
Kept and labelled
A superseded release keeps its entry and its notes, so the history reads honestly.