M11 and Home Assistant

[tony115]

I have been trying to get an M11 setup to work with my Home Assisstant setup (HA green) to connect Matter devices.
I have followed all the instructions I can find, but I am yet to get anything to sucessfully connect.
It seems to start talking to the device but then gives up. In this case it was an Ikea Bilresa remote.
Any ideas what might be going wrong?

[tony115]

I meant M100…

[EricC]

Avec home Assistant tu n’a pas besoin de ton M100 pour mettre de l’ikea

Matter

[tony115]

My understanding was that a ‘Thread Border Router’ is required. And the M100 is suitable for this task?

[JohnD]

There seem to be some issues with the IKEA Bilresa. There are already quite a few forum posts about it:

IKEA BILRESA - Dual Button - Will Not Pair with Aqara

nope, still only possible with iphone

Ikea Bilresa Scroll Wheel, Bilresa Dual Button and M100 HUB won't pair with android app! Extra in topic: how to use Bilresa Scroll to trigger automations

So, I’m not sure if you are aware, but neither of them pairs with the Android app; they always get stuck on the 3rd or 4th stage. However, they pair without any problems with the Apple app.

Have you already completed the following steps?

• Installed the Home Assistant and Aqara Home apps on your smartphone
• Installed the Matter Server app (formerly known as the Add-on) in Home Assistant
• Is the Aqara M100 Hub set up in the Aqara Home app using the same smartphone and the same Google account?
• The Home Assistant and Aqara Home apps have all necessary permissions (Bluetooth, Location, and “Devices nearby”) enabled on your phone?
• Are you starting the pairing process inside the Aqara Home app or Home Assistant app on you Smartphone?
• In Home Assistant, go to Settings → Thread. Does the network “AqaraHome-b441” appear there? If it’s not listed, HA doesn’t have the “keys” to the network yet.

[EricC]

Prepare Home Assistant

• Make sure you have the latest version of Home Assistant installed.
• In Home Assistant, have the Matter integration installed.
  • Go to Settings > Devices & services.
  • Add the Matter integration.
  • When prompted to Select the connection method:
    • If you run Home Assistant OS in a regular setup: select Submit.
      • This will install the official Matter Server app for Home Assistant.
      • Note that the official Matter Server app for Home Assistant is not supported on 32-bit platforms.
    • If you are already running the Matter server in another Home Assistant app or a custom container:
      • Deselect the checkbox, then select Submit.
      • In the next step, provide the URL to your Matter server.

Check logos on the device

• On the device packaging, check for both the Matter logo and for either the Wi-Fi or the Thread logo.
• Check if the QR code or the numeric setup code is on the device.
  • If you reset your device you’ll need the QR code or numeric setup code to commission that device again! Without this information, commissioning won’t be possible.
  • If the QR code or the numeric setup code is only in accompanied documentation, it is a good practice to snap a picture of the QR code and/or numeric setup code as a backup, ideally along with the device for reference, and store it in a safe place.