The IKEA DIRIGERA Smart Home Hub is officially certified for Matter 1.4. This can be seen directly on the website of the CSA (Connectivity Standards Alliance). The update promises extended interoperability, support for new devices, and, most importantly, significant improvements in energy management within the connected home.
- Matter 1.4 Certification: The IKEA DIRIGERA Hub is officially approved for the latest Matter standard.
- Extended Energy Management: New device categories such as solar power systems and heat pumps are supported, which drives energy optimization in the household.
- Improved Multi-Admin Function: Pairing with multiple smart home ecosystems (e.g., Apple Home, Google Home, Amazon Alexa) is simplified.
- Longer Battery Life for Sensors: Optimizations to the so-called “Long Idle Time” (LIT) ensure a significantly longer runtime for battery-powered devices.
New Opportunities for Energy Management and More Intuitive Operation
The Matter 1.4 certification of the DIRIGERA Hub introduces significant innovations. The focus is on extended energy management. The new version of the standard closes important gaps by enabling the integration of devices from the renewable energy and heating sectors. These will include solar power systems, battery storage, heat pumps, and water heaters. This extended support is essential for realizing comprehensive, automated home energy optimization and thus lowering energy costs. Another key improvement is the Enhanced Multi-Admin Feature. Previously, integrating a Matter device into multiple smart home systems (like Apple Home and Google Home) was often cumbersome. The new feature aims to simplify pairing by allowing a central authorization for simultaneous use in different ecosystems. This increases both convenience and acceptance of the standard. Furthermore, battery-powered devices like sensors benefit from the optimization of sleep cycles (Long Idle Time), which significantly extends their battery life and reduces maintenance intervals.
Conclusion and Outlook on the Matter Update
The certification of the IKEA DIRIGERA Hub for Matter 1.4 by the CSA (documented on the product page: https://csa-iot.org/csa_product/dirigera) is a clear signal for the future of the smart home. It confirms the hub’s technical readiness for new functions such as extended energy management and simplified multi-platform usage. These new possibilities represent real added value. Although the certification is complete, the exact timing of the firmware rollout by IKEA is still pending. The DIRIGERA Hub is currently available for around 60 Euros and forms a future-proof foundation for the expanded Matter ecosystem.
