Is there a matter Graph out there yet like the Zigbee and Zwave graphs?
I'm guessing since Matter works over WiFi it wouldn't be possible as the transport is outside Hubitat's purview. Someone will correct me if I'm wrong.
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Well if HA can do it Hubitat can too, but it doesn’t look it became really useful until thread 1.4, which isn’t that old or widely adapted yet. So depending on device MMV? I’ve heard rumors that there are big matter changes coming in hubitat 2.4.4 so maybe? or it could require a hub with a thread radio. we’ll see.
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And Thread. But your point still stands.
This sent me down a fun rabbit hole this morning. For Thread routing visualization, the answer very much depends on the devices that have been connected into Hubitat. Theoretically, it is possible for Hubitat to read the ThreadNetworkDiagnostics Cluster (0x0035) and see the tables (neighbor, route, etc...). The big catch is if the thread device actually exposes the necessary cluster information as not all devices do.
With the above said, it would be significantly easier if Hubitat (in the future) releases a model with a Thread Radio and becomes a Thread Boarder Router too. In that scenario, this becomes significantly easier and I would expect their to eventually be an internal "app" similar to what is provided for Zigbee in Settings.
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I'd like to see an integrated Hubitat "Thread Matter Companion" add on device with the additional radios.
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The "zigbee" SoC in the C-8 and C-8 Pro can alternatively function as a Thread radio. Hypothetically, Hubitat could enable flashing of that radio with TBR firmware. Then users with multiple hubs could use one of them as a zigbee coordinator and the other as a TBR, allowing devices to potentially be shared via hub mesh.
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That would be a very good second life for the dusty C8.
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Exactly! @bill.d just posted about the SMHUB, a new offering from SMLIGHT.
The SMHub uses a CC26xx for the zigbee radio and an EFR32xx for the Thread radio. Memory says that the C-8 and C-8 Pro have an EFR32xx radio currently used for zigbee. So I think it should be possible to repurpose it as a Thread radio.
