Release notes for Matter add-on v1.0.0

This page tracks changes and updates as compared to the latest official release. For more information refer to the following section. For the list of potential issues, see the Known issues page.

Changelog

This release provides Matter samples and documentation migrated from the nRF Connect SDK Matter.

  • Added:

    • The Matter protocol documentation migrated from the nRF Connect SDK Matter user guide.

    • The Matter samples and applications migrated from the nRF Connect SDK.

    • The Matter configuration options migrated from the nRF Connect SDK.

    • The Matter software maturity levels migrated from the nRF Connect SDK.

    • The NFC Commissioning Manager implementation. See Commissioning with NFC for more details.

    • Kconfig options to customize the Thread Network Diagnostics cluster attribute list. The ExtAddress and Rloc16 attributes are optional in the Matter 1.6 specification, but the default Matter SDK implementation still exposes them in the cluster attribute list. Use the CONFIG_DISABLE_THREAD_DIAGNOSTIC_EXTADDR or CONFIG_DISABLE_THREAD_DIAGNOSTIC_RLOC16 Kconfig options in your project configuration to omit them from the cluster attribute list.

    • The nRF Matter for Mobile section in the Matter tools page. You can use the app as a Matter controller for testing Samples.

    • Integration of Matter add-on with the nRF Connect SDK v3.4.0.

  • Removed the Init function from the Nrf::Matter::IdentifyCluster class. To add the Identify Matter cluster to your application, declare a new Nrf::Matter::IdentifyCluster object in your AppTask.cpp file and fill all required constructor arguments.

Matter fork

The Matter fork in the nRF Connect SDK (sdk-connectedhomeip) contains all commits from the upstream Matter repository up to, and including, the v1.6.0 tag.

  • Integration of Matter 1.6.0:

    • NFC-based commissioning - Allowing the full commissioning exchange over bi-directional NFC communication.

    • Joint Fabric - Enabling multiple user-authorized controllers to co-administer a single shared Matter network, with devices accessible to all participating controllers.

    • Thermostat suggestions - Providing a standardized way for ecosystems to submit time-bound recommended changes that thermostats evaluate against user-defined preferences and current context before acting.

    • Core enhancements - Device capability and limits communication, security sensor event history, unmounted state for smoke and CO alarms, and partitioned certificate revocation lists.