#Confirming Device is using Matter over Thread ?

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tardy dove
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How do you confirm if a device is using matter over thread or matter over wifi?

worn obsidian
worn obsidian
tardy dove
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MYGGBETT

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Ikea's

worn obsidian
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The new Ikea range is matter-over-thread, but yes this is an issue with matter and how products are marketed.

tardy dove
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Ok thanks for clearing that up having issues with it showing the door is open and the door is closed. Can't quite figure out a way to force tell it that its closed 🙂

rocky loom
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that sounds like an issue with magnet placement; if it's telling you the door is open, then it's not detecting the magnet as being close enough to consider it closed.

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unfortunately as a cheap, simple device they didn't include the ability to adjust the sensitivity :/

tardy dove
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I have their Zigbee version of these and placed it even closer than those. Because I was having trouble with it 🙂 - Guess I will monkey with it being even closer.

worn obsidian
tardy dove
worn obsidian
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you could get a some neodymium magnets

tardy dove
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But how do you know whether it is a stronger magnet or not.

worn obsidian
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you can get a pack of them and put a few together as needed. i dont know what is in the stock thing but its probably cheap

tardy dove
worn obsidian
rocky loom
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they purposefully don't include a particularly strong magnet in the product, because it's designed to be able to tell you that a door or window is open when it's just barely open, or ajar.

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so using the stock device, ensuring the alignment/positioning is good is quite important.

tardy dove
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Well guess that means I am back to figuring out the proper placement. Normally I barely stick them on until I think I had it. Ithought i had it after multiple tests and come to find out I don't now that I have pressed them down.

rocky loom
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huh, doesn't actually say in that document.

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oh, it is in the installation instructions included in the box. max 5mm or 3/16".

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and designed for 90" placement of magnet vs sensor, huh. i wonder if it doesn't work as well when they're side-by-side flat

tardy dove
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90" placement?

rocky loom
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oh, interesting. the instructions give you steps which have you press the button twice when the door is open, and twice again when the door is closed. That probably does some calibration of the magnetic sensor.

worn obsidian
tardy dove
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I guess it pays to look at he picture I def don't have them installed this way.

rocky loom
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oh, wait, no, they don't have you press a button

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the pictures are confusing

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they're just telling you to check that the light blinks twice when opening and closing as a way to see that the placement is correct

tardy dove
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Yeah the button pushing didn't work.

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I can't install it the way it shows as its a garage door and has a seal on the interior of the frame that would push it out farther than recommended.

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I was 3/16" exactly I moved it so dang close and still doesn't work 🙂

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Oh wait I see how its supposed to be installed.

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Picture 21. I think Ican do it that way

tardy dove
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I will report back once I get a chance to reconfigure it,

tardy dove
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working much better now that it is installed properly. Thanks @rocky loom for the assistance here on me failing to read properly.

tardy dove
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Topic can be closed now.

rocky loom
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threads don't really get closed here, but you should be able to add a "Resolved" tag to the post to let people know the issue has been sorted out :)