Matter over thread USB stick

[empty umbra]

Right now I am using a zigbee USB stick.
But the most new devices only support Matter.
Can someone recommend a cheap Matter USB stick? Or should I go with the more expensive HA zbt-2?
I dont need long distances.

Thank you

[copper grove]

I have 2x https://a.co/d/7Exrs7j one for zigbee and one for thread, seems to work fine

[empty umbra]

was it complicated to configure the matter protocole? How do you connect devices?

[orchid eagle]

If you are using HAOS, it's pretty straightforwards, although depending on the specific USB stick you use you might need to flash the firmware to thread using a web browser first. The general instructions are here: https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/thread/#adding-a-third-party-thread-adapter-to-home-assistant

for adding devices, follow the steps here: https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/thread/#to-make-home-assistant-your-first-thread-network

depending on how your home network is set up you might run into issues setting up matter devices. specifically, if you use vlans or have Unifi network equipment you might need to do some extra troubleshooting to figure out why things can't talke to each-other.

If you're not using HAOS then things are much more complicated.

[empty umbra]

Are there any Antennas/Sticks which supports Tigbee and Matter at the same time? Does the ZBT-2 do?

[copper grove]

The Sonos does, however it's not really supported by HA