I think (don’t know because I don’t have that setup) when you onboard a thread device to using SmartThings app to a hub v2 it should ask you to pick the thread network and supply credentials. I’d hope the app remembers the credentials for subsequent devices.
The above is my working supposition, but I’m sure someone with a v2 hub and external tbr can confirm
You are describing a TBR allowing others to use its Thread network. This requires a network passkey. The poster above you describes pairing one Thread device with another Thread network. This requires a device pairing code.
Everyone spot and get the difference now please.
I never encountered that when I had my V2. I would get the pairing code from the TBR and enter it and was never asked for anything as far as Thread network. in ST > Add Device > Partner devices > Matter > Add without QR code > Enter Pairing code … bam! device pairs 
correct … one at a time
Thanks!
I guess I was expecting this to work more like Matter-over-Bridge such as my Aqara hub’s Matter connection to my SmartThings hub where all the Aqara Zigbee devices were bridged in one go.
Just a quick note - last night’s Matter Switch driver update brought step-dim and step-colorTemperature features, so routines can now adjust these two parameters up and down by X amount. This will be useful for button controls, even more so once the rotary dial starts working.
[Zigbee and C2C lamps do not expose these controls as of today, even though the zigbee switch driver has updated too.]
The normal scroll now works in stock drivers too, but since there is no user interface to link the scroll (knob capability) to the adjust brightness (statelessSwitchLevelStep) you need the Rule API used for my custom driver, at least for now.
Confirmed - today I noticed the BILRESA dial now has a new capability “knob” with attributes “rotateAmount” and “heldRotateAmount”, but neither the UIs nor the Routines builder in the app expose it just yet.
Stock drivers do not support heldRotateAmount though, onlyrotateAmount. To use the scroll-while-pressed feature you can use my custom driver, it’s useful to change the colour temperature (and a bit awkward until you get used to it).
True - upon closer inspection, the attribute “heldRotateAmount” is there, but the “supportedAttributes” enumeration has “rotateAmount” only.
Got a GRILLPLATS Matter over Thread smart plug, so far very good first impressions. It implements even the optional Matter features so my custom driver is happy with it.
It’s also fast when reporting power and, while sometimes it is quiet, others report too much every couple seconds. Posted a video in reddit with an automation to see the speed to detect a plugged device being turned on/off/standby.
The Eve Energy has been super stable for months, the LED is large and useful for notifications plus you can change the brightness or disable it. GRILLPLATS supports 16A and is faster reporting so power automations don’t take up to a minute to run. Then there’s the price difference…
Let me guess: not SmartThings Energy certified.
Doesn’t look like it, I was expecting it given the partnership and all the efforts to make IKEA devices stand above other vendors.
Newsflash - most of my KAJPLATS bulbs are receiving firmware updates as we speak.
The DCL says, 1.2.0 is the latest firmware version. My KAJPLATS bulbs received the update in January.
Yes, 1.2.0 is what’s coming through here. Mine were on 1.0 or 1.1 until today.
Update: Two of the bulbs somehow fail to update. They keep trying but ultimately come back with the old firmware still on. Anyone know any tricks for that?
Update #2: The remaining bulbs did finally update. The opaque E27 and E14 as well as the GU10 are on 1.2.0 (16908288) now, but both clear glass models (regular A60 bulb size and 95-mm globe) got 1.1.0 (16842752).
All of these are tuneable-white types, no RGBW units here.
Minor update: Now that I’ve put one of the MYGGSPRAY motion sensors into a sunlit room not a dark hallway, I can confirm the Brightness readings are fairly reasonable. I’m reading 300 on a cloudy day, sensor pointing away from the window.
Edit: Cloudless sunrise this morning produced the highest reading at 1838 lux, and from there the partly cloudy sky triggered an updated value every minute precisely.
I am now fully convinced the readings from this device are useful.
Grillplats MoT smart plugs have started to appear in IKEA UK, £6 each.
Price seems excellent, anyone got their hands on one to try yet?
So far it works fine, haven’t used it much though, got it mostly to play with it. The power reporting is fast enough for power based automations (video running in ST).
Matter compliance is great, with Matter Playground driver you can set the power-on state, use the On with Timed Off timer that runs in the plug, the identify to blink the LED and see the voltage and current.
Excellent, thanks.