Is anyone using the Phoscon LED Driver FLS-M with through an Aqara Hub such as an M3?
I’m interested to know if these are to be connected via Matter or Zigbee and how well they integrate with Aqara.
They are being advertised with the line…
Works with Aqara – Fully compatible with the Aqara ecosystem
Phoscon FLS-M - Matter and Zigbee LED Strip Controller - Smart & Secure Centre
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Sounds interesting! Unfortunately I didn’t know! But I think connectivity is over Matter - can’t believe it’s Zigbee too. But maybe knows already
Unfortunately, I don’t have it in use either.
Why not download the Matter Compliance Document and take a look at the XML files? There you will find, for example, the file “Color Control Cluster Test Plan.xml.” Under “feature” you will find various requirements, and under “support” it says “true” if it is supported.
This way, you can at least see whether the desired feature is supported via Matter.
Whether Aqara will support the feature via Matter still needs to be clarified separately.
Is there a function that is important to you?
The page also shows “Primary Device Type ID” with the value “0x010d”. This is an Extended Color Light. These lights are color lamps with adjustable color and brightness, capable of supporting features like hue, saturation, color temperature, and other color parameters.
As far as I know, this works for light bulbs via Matter in the Aqara app, so it will probably work here too. Just like it works with my LED strip from Nanoleaf with Matter in the Aqara app:
As the product page reveals, it supports Zigbee too.
The manufacturer recommends using a Phoscon gateway, such as the ConBee III, ConBee II or RaspBee II. The Philips Hue Bridge, IKEA Tradfri Gateway, Home Assistant ZHA and many more are also supported.
But that doesn’t mean that Aqara zigbee will accept it and be able to communicate with it. Matter should do
I completely agree. Incidentally, the manufacturer states that not everything is supported in Matter:
The store that operates Aqara UK and sells this device have confirmed it connects to the M3 using Matter.
We hadn’t actually considered the Aqara Hub and hadn’t tested it yet. However, our reseller in the UK has done so, and we will therefore list the Aqara Hub as compatible. By the way, the Phoscon FLS-M should work with almost any Zigbee gateway, as well as Matter gateways.
There is a misunderstanding here. The two upper columns refer to the Zigbee gateways and the Matter gateways. Further down is a new section where the two columns refer to classical and addressable LED strips. Here in the attachment, you can see the entire screenshot again. However, we will review the graphic layout to better distinguish between the different topics.
Thanks for the info. So can you connect the FLS-M to an Aqara M3 hub via Zigbee or is it Matter only?
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This forum post was about Aqara hubs, such as the M3. Aqara is not listed in your chart. However, since Matter is manufacturer-agnostic, Aqara could be listed under Matter, in which case the restrictions shown would apply. As far as I am aware, Aqara hubs are not compatible with Zigbee devices from other manufacturers.
Or are you saying that the two graphics should not be grouped together? Are you saying that the Phoscon LED Driver FLS-M is an addressable LED strip and not a classic LED strip? If so, you should remove the graphic for classic LED strips, as otherwise it would cause a great deal of confusion.
Both are possible; you can operate the FLS-M on Zigbee or Matter over WiFi. The first DIP switch is crucial. If it is set to down, it runs on Matter, if it is set to up, Zigbee is selected.
The topics of which of the two radio technologies and which of the two types of stripes are independent of each other.
The Matter controllers and Zigbee gateways listed on the FLS-M homepage are examples. Elsewhere, ‘The FLS-M works with all approved Matter controllers that are located in the same WiFi.’ and ‘A Zigbee gateway is required to teach in and operate the LED controller.’ are mentioned. However, we will also add the Aqara hubs to the homepage. We have probably mistakenly not considered them popular enough so far. 
The Phoscon FLS-M can be used with either addressable or classic strips. Mixed operation is also possible. For example one Addressable RGB LED strip combined with, one classic CCT and one classic monochromatic LED strips.
Now I understand. I’m just not sure if Aqara supports animations or layers for addressable LEDs via Matter. I’ve connected my Nanoleaf addressable LEDs via Matter, but I can’t find a way to control animations or layers in the Aqara Home app. Of course, this may also be due to Nanoleaf.
Here are examples of animations that work with the Aqara Hub under Matter. The animations work differently with the Phoscon FLS-M. A light/strip/panel is displayed as multiple lights in the hub. The animations are therefore layers and can be switched on or off as desired.
This means that the FLS-M animations work independently of the gateway and therefore also in any gateway.
