Matter::SetupPayload
SetupPayload handles encoding and decoding of Matter onboarding payloads
Matter devices use two types of setup codes:
- Manual Pairing Code: 11-digit decimal code (formatted as xxxx-xxx-xxxx)
- QR Code: Longer base38-encoded string with additional device information
Manual Pairing Code Format (Matter Core Spec § 5.1.4.1):
- Bits 0-26: Setup PIN Code (27 bits)
- Bits 27-38: Discriminator (12 bits)
- Bit 39: Check digit (4 bits, Verhoeff algorithm)
The 11-digit code is computed as: (discriminator << 27) | PIN Then the Verhoeff check digit is appended.
Class methods
Generate a default PIN for testing/examples Returns a valid PIN that's easy to remember
Generate a manual pairing code from discriminator and PIN
@param discriminator Device discriminator (12-bit value, 0-4095) @param pin Setup PIN code (27-bit value, 1-99999998, excluding invalid PINs) @param validate Whether to validate PIN security requirements (default: true) @return 11-digit manual pairing code string (formatted as xxxx-xxx-xxxx)
Algorithm from matter.js PairingCodeSchema.ts (Matter Core Spec § 5.1.4.1)
Generate a random discriminator (12-bit value, 0-4095) Each device instance should have a unique discriminator
Generate a random valid PIN that meets Matter requirements
- Must be 1-99999998
- Cannot be all same digit (11111111, etc.)
- Cannot be 12345678 or 87654321
Parse a formatted manual code back to discriminator and PIN
@param formatted_code Manual code in xxxx-xxx-xxxx format (or with spaces/dashes stripped) @return Tuple of {discriminator, pin}
Note: Manual pairing codes only encode the SHORT discriminator (top 4 bits of the full 12-bit discriminator). This function reconstructs the full discriminator from those 4 bits by assuming the lower 8 bits are zero. Algorithm from matter.js PairingCodeSchema.ts
Compute the short discriminator (4 bits: bits 8-11 of the full 12-bit discriminator) This is what gets encoded in manual pairing codes