OpenThread Border Router for Home Assistant (app)

About

OpenThread Border Router is an app that turns a Home Assistant installation into a Thread border router. The border router can be used to commission Matter devices that connect through Thread. Home Assistant Core detects the app and creates an Open Thread Border Router integration, which is configured automatically on Core 2023.3 and newer. It needs an 802.15.4 radio flashed with OpenThread RCP firmware, such as Home Assistant Yellow, SkyConnect or Connect ZBT-1, or Connect ZBT-2. Setup consists of choosing the radio device in the app configuration and starting the app. An optional web interface for debugging can be enabled by exposing its ports on the host, and the app runs on Home Assistant OS with hardware access and host networking.

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Supports

Updated with Home Assistant Ships and updates with every Home Assistant release.

Setting it up

Install it under Settings, Apps, then start it.

Permissions

Host networkUses the host's network directly instead of its own.
Extra system rightsAsks for privileged Linux capabilities.
Hardware accessCan reach USB, serial or GPIO devices.
Supervisor APICan talk to the Supervisor, which manages apps and the system.

Configuration

DeviceThe serial port where the OpenThread RCP radio is attached.
BaudrateThe serial port baudrate used to communicate with the Silicon Labs radio.
Hardware flow controlEnable hardware flow control for serial port.
Backbone Network InterfaceThe network interface used for the backbone network. If not specified, it falls back to the primary interface.
Network Device<host:port> when connecting to a device via sockets (takes precedence over above configuration). Not recommended! See documentation for more information.
OpenThread Border Router agent log levelSet logging level of the OpenThread Border Router agent (otbr-agent).
OTBR firewallUse OpenThread Border Router firewall to block unnecessary traffic.
NAT64Enable IPv6 to IPv4 network address translation. This allows Thread devices to communicate with devices on the Internet.
BetaEnable beta mode to run a newer, experimental version of OpenThread Border Router.