RHYTHM · LB-01 MATTER ● ARMED 75 × 35 × 19 mm
The Rhythm LightHub Zero — a compact white-and-red Matter hub
MATTER · HUE · HOME ASSISTANT · NO CLOUD
/01 — DIY-friendly Matter control

A DIY Matter hub for lights.

Not an official sanctioned Matter hub — just the cheap, practical route. Run it on a ~$15 Pi Zero W, or buy our pre-built box.

  • Matter Native, over WiFi
  • Philips Hue Direct bridge takeover
  • Home Assistant Any light entity
DIY option · No cloud · No lock-in
Buy it built · $99 Do it yourself · Free
/02 — Two ways to run it

Buy the box. Or build it yourself.

Buy the polished box, or make a cheap DIY Matter hub from a Raspberry Pi Zero W. It is not officially sanctioned or certified as a Matter hub — it is the practical hacker path.

BUY Built · boxed · shipped

The LightHub Zero

A Pi Zero 2 W, pre-flashed and ready. Plug in, pair, done.

From · USD $99
  • Pre-flashed — pairs in 30 seconds
  • Micro USB power + quick-start card in the box
  • Ships in 2 days · 2-year warranty

This is not an official, sanctioned, or CSA-certified Matter hub product. It is a DIY LightHub — a pre-flashed Raspberry Pi controller, ready to plug in out of the box.

Buy now · $99

Free US shipping · 30-day returns

DIY Bring your own Pi

DIY Matter hub

Already have a Pi — or want the cheapest path? Flash our free SD image and run Rhythm on about $15 of Raspberry Pi hardware.

DIY hardware ~$15
  1. 01
    Grab any Raspberry Pi Zero W Zero W or Zero 2 W. About a $15 board, plus microSD and USB power.
  2. 02
    Flash our signed SD image One file into Etcher or Pi Imager. No terminal.
  3. 03
    Boot & pair Same app, same DIY Matter bridge behavior. OTA updates after first boot.
Download Pi Zero W image

Full flashing guide · Etcher or Pi Imager · ~5 min

/03 — Compatibility

Matter-native. And everything you already own.

Matter Native, over WiFi
Philips Hue Direct bridge takeover
Home Assistant Any light entity
See full compatibility
/04 — Unboxing

Everything you need. Nothing you don't.

01 LightHub Zero unit Pre-flashed. Pairs in 30 seconds.
02 Micro USB power 90–240V. Ships with your region.
03 Quick-start card BLE pairing. No accounts.
/05 — Specs

The smallest box. The biggest job.

Pi Zero 2 W Compute
1 GHz · Quad ARM Cortex-A53
512 MB RAM
WiFi 5 + BT Network
microSD Storage (32 GB)
Micro USB Power
9 g Weight
75 × 35 × 19 mm Dimensions
/06 — Shipping & Returns
2 days Ships from one warehouse
Free US shipping
30 days Returns, no questions
2 years Warranty

One small box.
Every protocol.

Order yours Get the app first