I’m looking for a Thread button or rotary encoder to control my smart lights, preferable under $15. It can be battery powered or wired. I have a border router across the house, within wifi range. Does anyone have any recommendations?

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    7 days ago

    Nah.

    While they do use the Matter communication standard, these devices use the Thread protocol. The Venn diagram/conceptual model of how these interrelate is messy because Matter can run on both Thread or WiFi (depending on the hardware of the device), and Thread is a platform that supports multiple standards.

    These remotes are Matter over Thread:

    IKEA Bilresa scroll wheel device in Home Assistant, showing the device’s Matter network as Thread.

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        3 days ago

        I think I only knew that before I bought because I watched a review over them. I’m on the same page regarding IoT devices on WiFi. Needs must if I have to, but I keep a separate WiFi network for them, with different access rules.