Ikea Dirigera integration

Feature Requests
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Correct me if I am wrong but, once they release their Matter support, it will be supported through that?

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Does IKEA have an open API to do so?

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I don’t know, but I know there are some other initiatives that reverse engineered the API. So I have to do the same but in Python and it should work :slight_smile:

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Based on the number of projects on GitHub that are interfacing directly with the Dirigera API, would it be reasonable to say this integration is possible?

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Yeah, that’s basically what I had to do in the end.
Doesn’t really work through the IKEA integration yet.
Not sure about Smartthings, but probably not. Google Home integration is currently broken. Works though Alexa but not in a particularly way for Home Assistant.
Few hours writing some code to glue the python library to a light entity seems to work a treat (but the brightness is a bit funky rn).

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The google home integrations with IKEA is up and running again - I found out a few days ago!

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Where in NL do you live, and what do you need? The dirigera hub?

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Around Utrecht, preferably the hub and some device to test with

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Dirigera doesn’t publish sensors over it’s API for some reason, not that I know of, at least. I have Dirigera connected as a Homekit device. Works flawlessly.

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flawlessly for the entities it supports…

there are quite a few that are not seen by Homekit (that Are returned in the Ikea Tradfri Gateway/Integration combination)

it would really be great to have a core integration for Dirigera, and not having to rely on 3d party for that.
for the time being its ok, but hoping for beter times tbh.

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I’ve built an integration for those interested: GitHub - matthewdavidlloyd/ha-ikea-dirigera

It currently only has support for dimmable lights and temperature/humidity sensors (as those are the only devices I have connected to mine), but I’m happy to add more if people can supply an example API response.

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  • I switched my Dirigera off;
  • Swapped the Ethernet port;
  • Waited 2-3 mins;
  • Booted the Dirigera back up.

It showed up in Home Assistant automatically within 1 minute via Homekit.

I was moving it to a new place on an unrelated matter, the Ethernet port swap is probably not required just including it for completeness.

Not sure if this works for everyone, but might save some effort before starting from scratch if it does.

Side note, no remotes like everyone else, I can see:

  • Lights;
  • Tradfri outlet plugs;
  • Starkvind air purifier (air quality sensor + lock only);
  • The Dirigera Hub itself.

Hope it helps!

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Which ones are those and what am I missing?

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been a while since I tested but I remember at least the fan sensors not being available (air quality and I believe speed too)

I also recall having trouble getting the older motion sensors setup with a light in those new rooms.

Admit I didnt persist at that time, because it was too fundamental for my config to get into trouble.

could you please elaborate on what you did get migrated successfully? I might give it a second chance if that would fit my needs, and only keep the unsupported ones on the Gateway.

I still feel we should not have to rely on 3d party integration though, as in my experience the HomeKit does add a delay and the direct communication with the original hardware seems the preferred topology

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I have all the motion sensors (old and new), all the bulbs and door/window sensors. I’m not sure if air quality works, because I don’t have a single one, as I have a central system for that.

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nice. (wasnt aware Ikea has door/window sensors btw…)

I might give it another go then.

do you see an actual binary on those motion sensors now? currently we only have battery sensors in the Integration.

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It provides 2 sensors:

  1. binary_sensor (detected, clear, unavailable)
  2. battery

It provides 1 button:

  1. Identify

It’s the same on old and new ones. Identify turns the red light on temporarily on the sensor which is of great help when setting up, as I didn’t name mine properly and had to figure things out afterwards.

Also, forgot to mention, that the TRADFRI control outlet works as well as expected, provides a single switch.

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this is the remote version is it? (I only have those, so would need the functionality of that remote switch to have it repond to that)

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You can connect all of the with a remote, no matter what remote or device. It’s done on software level in the Dirigera itself.

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so Ive moved quite a few devices, and again see why I didnt before: none of the remotes get an entity in Homekit, and the older type of motion sensors are also not integrated.

I do see the new motion sensor.

I can live without the battery sensors (though having automated their maintenance now fails), and ofc, we didnt have binaries before on the Motion sensors.

Still this is far from the ‘perfect’ integration we need.

I’ll give it another restart, hoping HomeKit will then pickup the older devices, but reloading HomeKit didnt add them thus far.

The Dirigera app (Home Smart) admittedly is very nice, and being able to add individual and multiple controllers easily is a blessing.

Before those were limited to their room, but now can control any device, which is rather nice

Btw, Symfonisk is also not supported on HomeKit… nevermind that, it is integrated via Sonos without problem.