Ikea has registered its first Thread machine, a brand new Matter-supporting temperature and humidity sensor known as the “Timmerflotte,” with the FCC, stories HomeKit Information. A diagram from the submitting, which was noticed by CybermodStudios, reveals a round machine that’s powered by two AAA batteries and contains a QR code and 11-digit quantity for Matter setup.
The Timmerflotte doesn’t seem to make use of every other wi-fi protocol aside from Thread, HomeKit Information notes. Meaning Ikea, which tends to make use of the Zigbee or Wi-Fi protocols for its units, doesn’t provide a hub that this machine might natively combine with. Ikea’s Dirigera hub lacks each Thread border router functionality, for one factor. And though it could actually now act as a Matter bridge, it’s not a Matter controller, that means you’ll be able to’t management Matter merchandise with it.
That mentioned, Ikea initially introduced that the Dirigera would have Thread help. It in the end didn’t launch with it, however the Timmerflotte’s itemizing could also be an indication Ikea is able to swap on the Dirigera’s Thread radios and Matter controller performance. That would let it function a standalone good house hub, much like the Aqara M3 hub or Flic’s LR and Mini hubs.
