Controlling existing devices

[vladimir-aubrecht]

Hi, I am struggling to find if node-red-matter can see and control devices which are already connected to some 3rd party Matter controller.

For example: I have Apple HomePod and I have connected couple of Matter enabled door sensors to it (also lights and other things). Is there a way, I can discover those devices in a NodeRed and control them from NodeRed?

[FezVrasta]

You have to pair them to a Node-RED matter controller to control them. They can stay paired to the existing Apple controller too

[dome-mjdiaz]

Hi @FezVrasta ,

I have smart switches connected to Google Home using Matter. When I share from Google Home, I can add them with the Matter Controller Status node, and I can see the switch status (on/off) without any issues in Node-RED.

I haven't found the option to control the smart switches from Node-RED. Is this possible?

[vladimir-aubrecht]

You have to pair them to a Node-RED matter controller to control them. They can stay paired to the existing Apple controller too

Oh I see! Is it possible to create Node-RED matter controller without creating some virtual Matter device? I noticed "Matter Device Status" and "Matter Device Control" asks me to create some device first, but I'd like to just create Matter controller with which I can pair my existing device.