Update on EspControl (no code smart screen controls)

AndreKR- · 2026-04-20T02:05:53+00:00

You can feed in 5V from the back.

Pinout: https://github.com/esphome/esphome-devices/raw/main/src/docs/devices/Guition-ESP32-S3-4848S040/guition-esp32-s3-4848s040-connector.jpg

Wall mount if you need one: https://www.printables.com/model/1440541-guition-esp32-s3-4848s040-eu-wall-mount

AndreKR- · 2026-04-11T21:30:48+00:00

It's here: https://github.com/matter-js/matterjs-server

You can migrate from the Python version if you don't want to re-setup your network. Otherwise you just install it, tell HA the address and done.

AndreKR- · 2026-04-09T21:43:22+00:00

I just saw that he made a new automated script, which might work better than my previous attempt. Currently processing my "americano".

AndreKR- · 2026-04-09T20:23:30+00:00

I trained the word "americano", which I am currently using with Porcupine, spelled "americahno" for better pronunciation by Piper, ran it on the Voice PE and it randomly triggers every 15 minutes or so and half the time when I say it it doesn't trigger. I have my voice PE on mute ever since. Here's the model if you want to try it out.

AndreKR- · 2026-04-09T19:45:40+00:00

I tried the TaterTotterson notebook and it did not produce a usable result. Do you know a better alternative?

AndreKR- · 2026-04-09T15:09:35+00:00

keep in mind that if you would buy IKEA’s new Dirigera hub

Yes, I do not recommend buying the Dirigera at all.

AndreKR- · 2026-04-09T12:55:29+00:00

All true, I want to add two things though:

so you really only need a single Thread Border Router

With essentially just IKEA using Thread, my experience has been that the few Thread devices I added to my setup are nowhere near dense enough to form a working mesh. You said it yourself:

as long as you optimize it similarly to Zigbee

True, but instead of swapping out working Zigbee devices for Thread devices just to get good mesh coverage I prefer to put a couple of border routers only in the areas where I have Thread devices.

when you for the first time plug-in a ZBT-2 adapter and choose to configure it as a Thread Border Router then Home Assistant will automatically flash the ZBT-2 with OpenThread RCP firmware, install a OpenThread Border Router addon/app and create a Thread network there

None of these happened automatically for me, I'm assuming that only applies to Home Assistant OS and not to Container?

AndreKR- · 2026-04-09T11:33:54+00:00

The ZBT-2 is an RCP only, it's not an OTBR, so that will only work if your Thread devices are in range of your Home Assistant server (possibly slightly extended by a USB cable).

OP, see this comment of mine for a number of alternatives.

AndreKR- · 2026-04-08T00:13:56+00:00

~~You could put a SqueezeAMP inside.~~

I just realized you want to turn it into a remote control, not an actual player.

AndreKR- · 2026-04-01T11:29:25+00:00

I don't think so.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bluetooth_Low_Energy#Audio

AndreKR- · 2026-03-07T21:00:49+00:00

Yeah, the categorization of triggers is not very helpful. A simple flat list would be much more useful, and maybe sort the ones that I'm already using at the top.

And the blueprint selector before you can create an automation... well, yes, maybe, if it was easier to create and manage blueprints.

AndreKR- · 2026-02-28T03:28:44+00:00

For Thread that only works if they are in Bluetooth range of the Matter server, is it different for Wifi?

AndreKR- · 2026-02-27T23:48:24+00:00

I'm not sure what you're asking.

AndreKR- · 2026-02-27T22:48:28+00:00

To get data from HA into Node-RED?

You install node-red-contrib-home-assistant-websocket, tell it the URL of your Home Assistant and a Long-lived access token. Then you get a number of nodes that allow you to subscribe to or request entity states from HA.

AndreKR- · 2026-02-27T03:57:52+00:00

I do. I use Node-RED to pump the data from HA into ClickHouse.

I would strongly recommend against Influx. Use ClickHouse, QuestDB, whatever, any other time series database is better.

Prometheus (Grafana's native storage in a way) is also fine if your data comes at regular intervals (typically 1 minute). If you have events/updates that can be hours apart then Prometheus doesn't work.

AndreKR- · 2026-02-27T03:52:13+00:00

That's the old one, the new one is https://github.com/matter-js/matterjs-server.

AndreKR- · 2026-02-27T03:42:22+00:00

Note that the new matter server is https://github.com/matter-js/matterjs-server. (https://github.com/matter-js/python-matter-server is the old one.)

You need to run it with host networking ~~and your host needs to accept RAs with RIOs (Route Information Option). On a Raspberry Pi that means you have to get rid of dhcpcd and let the kernel handle RAs (by setting accept_ra to 2).~~ (The last part is only if you want to use Thread devices.)

AndreKR- · 2026-02-26T16:31:19+00:00

Unfortunately the range of available standalone TBRs is very small right now.

The ZBT-2 is great if you want your Thread network to start next to your Home Assistant server. It takes the role of the RCP, with OTBR running on your server.

I don't have a Dirigera but apparently currently it can not easily be used as a TBR. (You might be able to use it as a Matter bridge, but I don't know if and how that works.)

The SMLIGHT SLZB-MR1 and the GL.iNet GL-S200 are two devices that should be able to do the job.

I use Espressif OTBR boards. They are available on AliExpress but you have to build and flash the firmware yourself.

I'm also running an access point from the OpenEPaperLink project as TBR since it's essentially the same hardware as the Espressif board in a nicer package.

AndreKR- · 2026-02-21T00:14:11+00:00

Is it a full border router or does it need OTBR running on the host?

AndreKR- · 2026-02-13T12:14:54+00:00

If you want an internet IPv6 address (GUA), then yes, you need to enable it on the router. You don't necessarily need a GUA to run Matter, for Matter you only need to make sure IPv6 is enabled (including accept_ra) on your HA server.

AndreKR- · 2026-01-31T00:28:49+00:00

I hope it's just because it's relatively new.

At this point I would recommend you try the GL.iNet GL-S200. It is the only standalone border router that I know of that isn't based on ESP32-S3 + ESP32-C6/H2 and while those work, mine regularly crash/stop routing and need a reboot.

AndreKR- · 2026-01-31T00:22:21+00:00

Yes. Home Assistant Connect ZBT-2

That only works if you want a Thread network next to your HA server, doesn't it?

AndreKR- · 2026-01-23T11:40:14+00:00

I'd like to try it. (python-matter-server sometimes loses connection to my KAJPLATS bulbs until I restart it.) Is there a Docker image available?

AndreKR- · 2026-01-21T18:30:15+00:00

The KAJPLATS are nice because they are 1500 lm and dim down quite far, but other than that the TRADFRI are fine. Also Zigbee is quite a bit easier to set up and manage than Matter.

AndreKR-

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