I am very confused. I know that the IKEA Tradfri lightbulbs and plug-in pocketsockets work out of the box with smartthings.
But it seems that over the last two years the status of the battery powered Devices has kept changing. Originally they required custom code, then there were stock DTHs for them, then IKEA updated the firmware for some models and they no longer worked, then a custom DTH didnât work with the new V3 app, and now I have no idea where we are on these.
If you know the status of a specific model of the battery powered devices, in particular whether it works with the new V3 app and whether it requires custom code to do so, please post.
Also, please be very specific about the model number and, if known, the firmware level, since these seem to make a very real difference.
Devices currently being sold include the five button remote,
The one button square Dimmer:
The fyrtur handheld controller which comes with the blinds:
Ikea shortcut button. Some people have this working, but others report they can get it paired but canât include it in automations.
I am using the E1743 Tradfri On/Off Switch, marketed as the Wireless Dimmer in the UK. It is the one marked with 0 and 1. The mechanism is essentially a two position rocker switch.
Two of my buttons shows their âfirmware versionâ as 0x22008631 in the IDE and the remaining larger number show 0x22010631.
It joins as an âIkea Remote Controlâ using the Ikea Button handler. In SmartThings it is a multi-component device. The main component has a Button capability reporting âpushedâ and âheldâ on buttonNumber 1 and 2. The individual components also have the Button capability and each reports âpushedâ and âheldâ on buttonNumber 1.
In the mobile app Details View it appears as two component buttons, each with Quick Controls, and a main component that just shows the battery level with the Button capability ignored. In the Automations conditions it again shows as a battery level and two component buttons. In the dashboard, details view and automations there is a âStandbyâ state that is created artificially to represent an inactive state. This does not correspond to a an attribute value.
Legacy apps can access the device as either a single button using the additional buttonNumber 1 or 2 data, or as two individual single button devices.
Some additional information crossed with this post.
Legacy apps can see three different devices. The main device has a single button attribute but the additional buttonNumber 1 or 2 data is available for those apps that recognise it (e.g. Smart Lighting or webCore). The two component devices are also available as single buttons (the buttonNumber is there but is always 1).
Automations see the button as a device with two component buttons. They do not see the Button capability in the main component and would not recognise the buttonNumber even if they did as that is a legacy thing.
Does the multi button work with automations you create using the + in the upper right of the home screen, or only with the smartlighting feature and Webcore?
I have had number of the square On/Off buttons running over 6-8 months, however I have discarded all 8 of them as the batteries are now going flat within several weeks to several days. Tried several different brand name batteries. Have tested to prove the batteries are flat - less then 2v. The same discharge occurs whether the button is directly oposite the hub or downstairs some distance away. Usage ranges from once per week to twice a day for the closest ones.
Have you checked the firmware version? You sometimes see that kind of behavior when a device is due for a firmware update and it keeps trying to do it over and over but for whatever reason never completing it. That can run the battery down pretty quickly. This is in particular often a reason when you have several devices of the same model that suddenly show the same issue with battery life. (that, or they were all using the same zigbee parent and it was removed from the network.)
The firmware version (Australia) on most was 0x22010631.
Does the updating occur thru ST?
I tried to use update lonk on the IDE device page but nothing at all seemed to happen.
Any idea how I would know;
What firmware version is âcurrentâ?
How I could tell if it was continuosly trying to update, hadnt noticed anything strang in the Ide?
Have now removed all 9 from service.
PS the battery reserve has generally been getting worse over several months.
I understand you guys may want a button to control some automations or scenes but if you are after controlling the lights only and you have hue bridge, one of the option would be connecting the Ikea wireless dimmer (and Ikea light bulbs) to hue bridge I am doing this instead to control a Ikea light bulb and never had any issue with battery life for months and the added bonus is when internet is down I can still control the light bulb, basically the remote is paired to the bulb directly but on the same zigbee network as hue bridge so I can control using the hue bridge app as well
I have the 5 button remote as well but still on the original box thinking of pairing to hue bridge next as it seems there is still uncertain issue with ST hub,
I am unable to check my current firmware level of wireless dimmer
The firmware version (Australia) on most was 0x22010631.
Does the updating occur thru ST?
I tried to use update lonk on the IDE device page but nothing at all seemed to happen.
Any idea how I would know;
What firmware version is âcurrentâ?
How I could tell if it was continuosly trying to update, hadnt noticed anything strang in the Ide?
Have now removed all 9 from service.
PS the battery reserve has generally been getting worse over several months.
The update only works over Ikea hub as far as I understand someone with the Ikea hub should be able to tell the latest firmware I donât know if Ikea publishes such
@Geoffs I have been going nuts thinking it was me and iâve just had dud batteries, thanks for confiming iâm not crazy.
I am also using the ikea (5 button in Australia) when over the last 6 months battery life went from months, weeks to now days. Love the speed and functionality but not when battery only lasts a few days to < 1 week.
My firmware details are
Current Version: 0x23014631
Target Version: 0x23014631
I have tired checking the firmware update via ST IDE with no luck.
@JDRoberts Thanks in advance if you could help me understand how a device falls into this continous fireware update cycle? Is it time based? or would the hub send a command to the device causing it to continuously broadcast the firmware update message??
My basic understanding is to overcome I would purchase Ikea hub, unpair from ST, then pair with the ikea hub, then update firmware then repair with ST?
Iâm having the same problem with the battery going flat very quickly on the Tradfri rocker switch. Iâll pick up an Ikea hub this week and see if I can update the firmware.
I know that the IKEA Tradfri lightbulbs and plug-in pocketsockets work out of the box with smartthings.
