2026-09-19 13:23 UTC
Need another Thread Border Router on your network, but a USB-serial dongle won’t work due to an inconvenient placement?
Consider a standalone OTBR such as this Silvercrest Zigbee Gateway that can be converted easily thanks to the excellent rtl8196e-gateway project.
https://github.com/jnilo1/rtl8196e-gateway
Since Thread & Matter are frequently mixed up, beware that this will need a separate Matter Controller to connect Matter devices.
#homeassistant #thread #matter
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@mathis@sueden.social 2026-09-19 13:27
Energy conscious smart home users might want to know that power consumption is only ~0.6 W when connected to a small Thread network.