Ok, My solution for a quicker setup is as follows:-
- Don’t put any batteries into the device not yet.
- Add matter device and scan the code.
- Allow Aqara to time out, this happens quite quickly (device is offline).
- Select the option to add via matter controller.
- Put batteries into the Ikea device.
- This now pairs within a few seconds.
I hope this help with others.
I can only confirm the “add via matter controller” with M3, I’m not sure about M100 or M200 devices.
Kind regards
Dave