What gateway for OH+Thread (Matter)

[OMR (Ole Morten Rønning)]

Writeup finfished:

Pairing Matter over Thread devices (Ikea et al). Only HW needed; Conbee II or III

Note: when the otbr restarts, the paired child is lost! I will return when I have figured out why. So for now this is just for playing with one or a few devices. Also note: I needed a 1/2 meter USB extension on the otbr Conbee stick to separate it from the Zigbee stick. Without it, the Thread network was unstable. As mentioned here: IKEA launches Matter devices 2026 - will we need a hub? - #38 by OMR, I successfully paired a New Ikea Matter Dual Switch with the openHAB Matter addon. The only a…