zwave-js / zwave-js-ui / 32739716961

17%

push

github

docs: clarify that soft reset cannot be disabled on 700/800 series (#4795)

## Why

Z-Wave JS ignores the `enableSoftReset` option on 700+ series
controllers and always soft resets them — intentional since
zwave-js#6154 ("always enable soft-reset on 700+ series controllers"),
because those controllers need it in too many situations.

Our docs never said so. Both `docs/usage/setup.md` and
`docs/troubleshooting/app_crash.md` still presented **Soft Reset** as a
general remedy, so users of 800 series sticks disable it, see soft reset
happen anyway, and conclude Z-Wave JS UI has a bug that ignores their
settings — see discussion 4789 and issue 4790, where a user ended up
patching `Driver.js` locally.

The UI hint in `src/views/Settings.vue` already carries the caveat; only
the docs were missing it.

## What

- `docs/usage/setup.md` — Soft reset bullet now states the setting only
affects 500 series and older, and why.
- `docs/usage/setup.md` — external-settings `enableSoftReset` entry
notes it is ignored on 700/800 series.
- `docs/troubleshooting/app_crash.md` — the "disable Soft Reset"
workaround notes it does not apply to 700/800 series.

Docs only, no behavior change. `markdownlint` passes on both files.

519 of 4543 branches covered (11.42%)

Branch coverage included in aggregate %.

956 of 7011 relevant lines covered (13.64%)

2.09 hits per line