Ikea’s Dirigera sensible house hub went dwell virtually two years in the past now – promising a protracted overdue retirement for the ageing Trådfri Gateway, and cross-brand compatibility due to it being constructed with Matter in thoughts.
Nevertheless, regardless of quite a few launch dates for that all-important Matter replace being touted in 2023, Ikea sensible house customers are nonetheless tied into their native Zigbee ecosystem.
The excellent news is that’s all set to vary as beta Ikea Residence Sensible app customers with Dirigera hubs can now add their machine to a Matter sensible house setup.
An Ikea assertion signalling the replace reads:
“The preliminary launch transforms the Dirigera hub right into a Matter bridge, permitting Zigbee gadgets to be appropriate with Matter networks. We’re piloting this modern function with a give attention to lighting merchandise completely for our beta customers. We’re gathering suggestions from customers throughout this testing part, which is able to assist enhance the general expertise when the replace is expanded to incorporate all prospects and extra merchandise sooner or later. Extra particulars to observe, so keep tuned.”
As talked about in that assertion then, it’s merely making the Dirigera hub a Matter bridge. Meaning you’ll be capable to add Ikea sensible house sensors, reminiscent of the most recent trio Parasoll, Vallhorn and Badring, to a Matter sensible house system, however solely by way of the Dirigera hub itself, which would be the machine really tied into Matter.
It’s the same method to what we’ve seen from the likes of Philips Hue, Tuya and Aqara, who all use Matter bridges to make non-Matter gadgets appropriate.
It’s a disgrace that the replace doesn’t make the Dirigera a Matter controller and there’s additionally no phrase on Thread or border router motion both, which was talked about when the machine first went dwell. So it truly is only a case of getting Ikea sensors included right into a Matter system, which is a disgrace as we did initially have hopes that it might be a extra full sensible house hub.
The Ikea Dirigera hub – Swedish for ‘conducting’ in case you have been questioning, went dwell again in October 2022 alongside a brand new Ikea Residence Sensible App.
Costing $70 Stateside and £60 within the UK, the Ikea Dirigera connects to your private home community by way of an Ethenet cable into your router or entry level. Now we have been promised Wi-Fi connectivity up to now however, just like the Matter replace, that’s been a very long time coming.
Powered by USB-C, the Ikea Dirigera hub is a puck-shaped machine, measuring in at 2.7cm excessive and an 11.2cm diameter.
