Matter 1.6: Shared Fabrics and Smarter Thermostats
The Connectivity Standards Alliance (CSA) has released Matter 1.6 (link). Unlike previous updates – such as Matter 1.5, which introduced […]
Development
News and articles on the development of Matter.
Silicon Labs Tests Matter With 200 Thread Nodes
How large can a Thread network grow before it becomes unreliable and develops dead zones? This question arises at the
KNX IoT and Matter: “There Are Advantages to Not Being First to Market”
An Interview with Dipl.-Ing. Karsten Gräf, Product Manager for Building Automation at Insta GmbH. The company, jointly owned by German
“If You Want to Turn Customers Against Electric Mobility, You Throttle Their Charger”
An interview with Rolf Bienert, Managing Director and Technical Director of the OpenADR Alliance (link). The international organization has recently entered
Matter 1.5.1: Camera Refinements and More Flexibility
The Connectivity Standards Alliance (CSA) today released Matter 1.5.1 (link) — a maintenance update to the cross-manufacturer smart home standard
Digital Key Service – Aliro Standard Released
The Connectivity Standards Alliance (CSA) has released its new Aliro standard. Version 1.0 (link) is the result of several years of development:
Is the Thread Protocol Matter’s Achilles Heel?
Ikea’s new, affordable smart home products are something of a litmus test for the Matter standard. Never before have so
Home Assistant Launches Beta of New Matter Server
The transition of Home Assistant’s Matter integration to a different software library has begun. In November 2025, the Open Home
The Matter Standard in 2026 – A Status Review
2025 was an eventful year for Matter. The number of committed manufacturers continued to grow. Companies such as Busch-Jaeger (ABB),
The Matter Standard in Industrial Automation
Matter is not just creating a new smart home standard. Its potential applications extend beyond the private sphere, as demonstrated
Home Assistant Is Getting a New Matter Server
The Open Home Foundation (link) has announced plans to rebuild Home Assistant’s certified Matter server on a new foundation. Instead
Matter 1.5 Arrives – Bringing Long-Awaited Cameras
Many users of the Matter standard have been waiting for this: Version 1.5 of the specifications adds cameras as a