Thanks for all the replies, sounds like I’ll be using a fairly common setup. Does anyone know if Homey can use the SLZB-MR2U for Matter over Thread? Can it be used as a border router or should I just stick to my Apple TV for that?
No, you’d need a bridge that bridges the Thread devices to Homey over the network/cloud, for example a Tuya Matter gateway with Thread. USB dongles don’t work.
Edit: I see it’s a network-connected dongle, but I don’t think this will work with Homey.
Yes indeed, it has a separate Thread controller next to its zigbee controller (unlike Homey which uses a shared chip for both (aka Multi-PAN)).
You can select it as Thread Border Router to use with Homey
Source:
https://smlight.tech/nl/products/slzb-mr2u
You can use it as an OpenThread Border Router and use it with Homey that way. It can either works as the Thread Network for Homey Self-Hosted Server or join Homey Pro’s Thread Network.
