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Best Thread button/rotary encoder? (lemmus.org)

submitted 3 weeks ago by eddiereasoner@lemmus.org to c/homeassistant@lemmy.world

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I’m looking for a Thread button or rotary encoder to control my smart lights, preferable under $15. It can be battery powered or wired. I have a border router across the house, within wifi range. Does anyone have any recommendations?

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[–] Monument@piefed.world 0 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

I use this - IKEA Bilresa scroll wheel. It also comes in a 3 pack for $28.

I’ve got it working in HomeAssistant, and they’re pretty neat. The knob has a click action, and the remote has a click action, too. Clicks on the remote allow you to select between 3 different ‘channels.’
In HA, you can set each channel so that the click and scroll does something different. (The blueprint I use has click, long press, double, triple, and quad click, as well as scroll wheel actions.)
I’m not that fancy - I’ve got each channel’s click action mapped to on/off toggle, and to brightness, color temp, and a hue scroller.

[–] Sven@nerdculture.de 0 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

@Monument @eddiereasoner I have one of the bilresa scroll wheel Buttons, too. With the blueprint I use the scrolling is not working properly. Could you share which blueprint you use? #homeassistant #ikea #matter

[–] Monument@piefed.world 0 points 3 weeks ago

Sure – Ikea Bilresa scroll wheel blueprint (Matter) - The Original.
You do have to install the helper scripts and enable the disabled entities for full support, but so far, no complaints.

[–] JustEnoughDucks@slrpnk.net 0 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

This uses Matter, not thread.

This is just a WiFi device using matter protocol

(It has very mixed reviews also)

[–] Monument@piefed.world 0 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

Nah.

While they do use the Matter communication standard, these devices use the Thread protocol. The Venn diagram/conceptual model of how these interrelate is messy because Matter can run on both Thread or WiFi (depending on the hardware of the device), and Thread is a platform that supports multiple standards.

These remotes are Matter over Thread:

IKEA Bilresa scroll wheel device in Home Assistant, showing the device’s Matter network as Thread.

[–] JustEnoughDucks@slrpnk.net 0 points 3 weeks ago

Oh good to know!

At least on my regional product page they don't say Thread anywhere in the whole page.

[–] Cyber@feddit.uk 0 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Nice.

Would this work well as a volume controller?

We've got a complex setup and when guests come, they need something simple I can throw at them...

[–] Monument@piefed.world 0 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

On a review of the blueprint I’m using in HA, it does appear so!