2.5.0

I'm pleased to announce that after a couple of years of deferred maintenance that this component finally has some updates.

Version 2.5.0 adds compatibility with ESPHome 2024.6.x, adds documentation updates for ESP32 chips, adds several new fan modes on supported hardware, and fixes some crashes in the logging routines.

What's Changed

• Cast pointers to void* before comparision by @geoffdavis in #86
• Esp32 doc updates by @geoffdavis in #87
• Feature: Configurable UART pins by @pauln in #91
• Update README.md by @TheDK in #102
• Use fully qualified names in header by @sprocketstech in #101
• README.md: Minor markdown formatting/quoting by @dmcc in #93
• Added clarification for hardware_serial & baud_rate setting by @anth-dinosaur in #89
• Fix two bits of debugging output by @nathanjw in #108
• Edit README notes on baud rate and external temperature sensor by @wtadler in #105
• feat: Add callback to log raw packets by @KazWolfe in #116
• Add vertical and horizontal vane position controls by @nathanjw in #109
• Fix KeyError in ESPHome 2024.6.X by @ghisch in #153
• Fixes logging crash in fan mode and swing. by @tlm in #126
• Mark component as failed if serial conflict is detected by @stewartadam in #143
• Fix version pinning of SwiCago/HeatPump library by @stewartadam in #125
• Prep for release 2.5.0 by @geoffdavis in #155

New Contributors

• @pauln made their first contribution in #91
• @TheDK made their first contribution in #102
• @sprocketstech made their first contribution in #101
• @dmcc made their first contribution in #93
• @anth-dinosaur made their first contribution in #89
• @nathanjw made their first contribution in #108
• @wtadler made their first contribution in #105
• @KazWolfe made their first contribution in #116
• @ghisch made their first contribution in #153
• @tlm made their first contribution in #126
• @stewartadam made their first contribution in #143

Full Changelog: 2.4.1...2.5.0