Use Matter and Aqara Smart Lock U200

Hi
I’m curious to buy Aqara Smart Lock U200 and I have read it have support for Matter.
The problem is that I have never work with Matter before and this maybe going to be the first matter device I going to use.

My question is, can I use the “Home-Assistant-Matter-Hub” to connect to this device or do I need to buy some Matter Hub hardware and connect that to my Home Assistant?
I maybe later buy some other Matter device but right now I all my device is Wifi or Zigbee (I also have Z-wave JS but have no device connect to it).

Matter is an application layer protocol, so no you don’t need a Matter hub. What you do need is a Thread border router, which is the hardware layer protocol this lock uses.

Thanks for the replay

Hmm ok
When I read this page

It say “Home Assistant can act as a Thread border router.” but maybe is better with a hardware?
When I search a little more about Thread Border router I did find this
https://smarthomescene.com/guides/how-to-enable-thread-and-matter-support-on-sonoff-zbdongle-e/

I have SONOFF Zigbee 3.0 USB Dongle Plus V2 for my zigbee so what I understand with a flashing it can use that as Thread border router.

When I look in the add-ons in the HA I have see I have Matter Server installed.
I guess it have install with the “Home Assistant-Matter-Hub” so not so sure what to do.

Assuming you don’t already use the dongle with Zigbee, then yes you can reflash the dongle to speak Thread instead. But don’t reflash it with the combined Zigbee+Thread firmware, when I last read anything about that was very much not recommended (yet, at least).

The chipset in the dongle is not powerful enough to fully handle both protocols simultaneously. In the combined mode, the dongle only deals with radio communication, with the rest of the protocol intricacies offloaded to the driver on the computer – and that seems to not quite work reliably yet, and may not for a long time (or never).

Also suggest you read up on some other threads on how well the lock works or not with Home Assistant before making any purchase, as well as some hints about how to set it up. If you want to use Apple HomeKey for example it cannot be connected directly to HASS, it must be connected to a HomeKit Hub (Apple TV or HomePod) which will act as the Thread border router and then make the lock available to HASS over Matter.

Thanks for det fast replay

Well yes I did read that and also it does use Zigbee now that I don’t want to have problem with. Did read that I have to repare all my devices and that is not fun :slight_smile:

So maybe is better that I buy a new router to add to my HA.
Maybe buy a Home Assistant Connect ZBT-1.
or maybe buy Nest Hub (Have thinking maybe buy one and have it show HA and even use it with Google Assistant)

Well that I was looking to get in the HA is the status of the battery and if the door is lock or unlock. That basic stuff have to work what I have see.
I also did read this

I use the lock with skyconnect (i don’t have any other thread border router) and it works just fine. Note I can use apple Homekey function as well