Another provider of professional building technology, Loxone, is backing the Matter smart home standard. The Austrian company, known for its bright green Miniserver (pictured below), has released a beta version of its configuration software Loxone Config, which offers an “experimental integration” (link).
Miniserver as a Matter Bridge
Experimental means in this context that the manufacturer advises against using the Matter integration in “in active customer or vital installations” – and so far does not provide any support for it. In test installations, Matter repeatedly causes heavy network congestion, according to Loxone. Also, the Miniserver with its new software probably functions rather as a Matter bridge that passes devices from a Loxone installation to platforms such as Amazon Alexa, Apple Home or SmartThings. According to the description, it is not a controller that can steer devices itself via the Matter standard.
To do so, a Matter controller from providers such as Amazon, Apple, Google or SmartThings is required. With this, the following Controls from the Loxone system are available – as long as the respective Matter ecosystem supports the function:
| Loxone Controls | Matter Device Types |
|---|---|
| Switch / Pushbutton | On / Off Switch |
| Jalousie | Window Covering |
| Light | On / Off Light |
| Ventilation | Fan |
| Window | Window Covering |
| Gate | Door Lock |
| IRC (Intelligent Room Controller) | Thermostat |
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