Plugin for IKEA TRÅDFRI smart home devices Introduction / Configuration

[dholcomb]

David, there's a dedicated thread, basically IKEA announced that the Diregera will support Matter protocol (more than a year ago), but now they went quiet about Matter and even removed any Matter mention from the product page.

Thanks much for the redirect, and the unfortunate news from IKEA. I guess we'll see what we see.

[alexbk66]

Will this plugin work with IKEA's newer gateway - the diregera - in addition to the TRÅDFRI? seems to be hard to find the TRÅDFRI any longer. I have a few blinds that I'd like to bring into my homeseer family, but am not sure if the new gateway will allow this with the available plugin.

Thanks much.

-David.

David, there's a dedicated thread, basically IKEA announced that the Diregera will support Matter protocol (more than a year ago), but now they went quiet about Matter and even removed any Matter mention from the product page.

So I guess I have again to implement "unofficial" reverse engineered protocol which I really hate.

https://forums.homeseer.com/forum/hs...a-dirigera-hub

[dholcomb]

Will this plugin work with IKEA's newer gateway - the diregera - in addition to the TRÅDFRI? seems to be hard to find the TRÅDFRI any longer. I have a few blinds that I'd like to bring into my homeseer family, but am not sure if the new gateway will allow this with the available plugin.

Thanks much.

-David.

[alexbk66]

Hi,I am currenly using JowiHue plugin for my IKEA devices. With this plugin I don't need a IKEA GW, but I am using a Phoscon-GW for connecting to Zigbee devices.

Is it possible to use the Phoscon-GW with the AK IKEA plugin?

Thanks,
Rune

AK IKEA plugin communicates with IKEA GW directly.

[slinnings]

Hi,

I am currenly using JowiHue plugin for my IKEA devices. With this plugin I don't need a IKEA GW, but I am using a Phoscon-GW for connecting to Zigbee devices.

Is it possible to use the Phoscon-GW with the AK IKEA plugin?

Thanks,
Rune

[alexbk66]

Am I correct in understanding that with your plugin, I do not need to buy a zigbee interface for my HS4 Pi?

Rather, I just need to buy the Tradfri Gateway which will serve as the zigbee interface that HS4 will use to control the Ikea devices (in my case shades) via your plugin?

Thanks,
Ed

Yes

[Edvins]

After installing the plugin you need to configure the Gateway -

1. After a few seconds the plugin should discover the Tradfri Gateway (using mDNS/Zeroconf discovery) and create root HS device.[/TD]

Am I correct in understanding that with your plugin, I do not need to buy a zigbee interface for my HS4 Pi?

Rather, I just need to buy the Tradfri Gateway which will serve as the zigbee interface that HS4 will use to control the Ikea devices (in my case shades) via your plugin?

Thanks,
Ed

[alexbk66]

Hi Alex Not to be rude or to start a flame but for this remark i wouldn't give you a 5 star

I do understand that you don't want to support the HS3 version anymore.
The problem is that you sell the plugin as is without any further support for the full price. The remark that you don't charge for an upgrade is a bit silly don't you think so? I am very pleased with HS3. Do i need to pay 200,- extra to go to HS4 just to get support for 1 plugin. Don't think so.

So if you value your customers then please rethink your comments.

Not sure what's wrong with my remark? I said the plugin works, tested by time. Do you have any problems with the plugin? And we already spent more time talking about it than the price of the plugin.

[AshaiRey]

Hi Alex

Not to be rude or to start a flame but for this remark

HS3 version still works, so what's the problem? And I don't charge for HS4 upgrade.

i wouldn't give you a 5 star

And all my reviews are 5star https://shop.homeseer.com/products/a...roduct-reviews

I do understand that you don't want to support the HS3 version anymore.
The problem is that you sell the plugin as is without any further support for the full price. The remark that you don't charge for an upgrade is a bit silly don't you think so? I am very pleased with HS3. Do i need to pay 200,- extra to go to HS4 just to get support for 1 plugin. Don't think so.

So if you value your customers then please rethink your comments.

[alexbk66]

Glad to see it still works, is the HS4 version just using the HS4 API's or do you only make fixes or add new devices to the HS4 version and the HS3 is what it was and what you get?
I'm more concerned about any new devices that might not be supported on HS3 and any bugs that are fixed only the HS4 version and are problematic on HS3.

The only new device I added in HS4 version is Air Purifier.

I did add more reliability improvements while porting to HS4. But if you check HS3 plugin forum - there's not much https://forums.homeseer.com/forum/li...-ikea-alexbk66

And all my reviews are 5star https://shop.homeseer.com/products/a...roduct-reviews

[George]

Glad to see it still works, is the HS4 version just using the HS4 API's or do you only make fixes or add new devices to the HS4 version and the HS3 is what it was and what you get?
I'm more concerned about any new devices that might not be supported on HS3 and any bugs that are fixed only the HS4 version and are problematic on HS3.

Thanks

[alexbk66]

Sorry, just lost me. I'm on HS3, as are a definite percentage of the users of HST.
It's ether a time or money situation. You have less of one and more of the other I guess.

HS3 version still works, so what's the problem? And I don't charge for HS4 upgrade.

[George]

I don't support HS3 versions - including them I will have to support 23 plugins, which isn't feasible.

Sorry, just lost me. I'm on HS3, as are a definite percentage of the users of HST.
It's ether a time or money situation. You have less of one and more of the other I guess.

[alexbk66]

I didn't see this in the updater on HS3. Is the HS3 plugin still supported or not anymore?

Ver 4.0.0.39 is obviously for HS4.

I don't support HS3 versions - including them I will have to support 23 plugins, which isn't feasible.

[AshaiRey]

Ver 4.0.0.39 - Added Ikea Starkvind Air purifier

I didn't see this in the updater on HS3
Is the HS3 plugin still supported or not anymore?