Choosing the right Thread Radio / Thread Border Router

wmaker · January 15, 2025, 6:27pm

If you click on the following link, you’ll see there is a warning that has been added regarding this.

home-assistant/addons/blob/be105fa07eedf5b29fc9ce9d0702914f5a8d6b03/openthread_border_router/DOCS.md#configuration

# Home Assistant Add-on: OpenThread Border Router

## Installation

Follow these steps to get the add-on installed on your system:

1. Navigate in your Home Assistant frontend to **Settings** -> **Add-ons, Backup & Supervisor** -> **Add-on Store**.
2. Click on the top right menu and "Repository"
3. Add "https://github.com/home-assistant/addons" to add the "Home Assistant Add-on Repository for Development" repository.
4. Find the "OpenThread Border Router" add-on and click it.
5. Click on the "INSTALL" button.

## How to use

You will need a 802.15.4 capable radio supported by OpenThread. Home Assistant
Yellow as well as Home Assistant SkyConnect/Connect ZBT-1 are both capable to run
OpenThread. This add-on automatically installs the necessary firmware on these systems.

If you are using Home Assistant Yellow, choose `/dev/ttyAMA1` as device.

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And here is a Reddit topic about this from baloob
https://www.reddit.com/r/MatterProtocol/comments/1hl34i0/comment/m3js1kf/