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About to order this. But I have one important question first: will this device work with an existing Home Assistant instance? I __don't__ mean copying existing configurations to it -- but rather, can I link my current Home Assistant to the device somehow, so that all those devices will show up on the device, and that devices added to the device will be linked to my Home Assistant? So just replace the devices internal Home Assistant with an existing instance? If so, sold. Looks really cool.
if I already have a Home Assistant yellow, can I just buy this device and sign into my existing Home Assistant account and keep the Home Assistant yellow running as well? Also, does it respond to the word Alexa, thus negating the need for my echo show?
Sorry I'm a bit slow on this stuff, I have aqara sensors and hub, would I still need the hub for this gateway to detect the aqara sensors... They are all recent purchases and matter...? Thanks 👍 great videos.
@CalMUK91 Username: admin Password: admin 😉 You shouldn’t have to login but you’re the third person to receive it awaiting login so not sure what’s going on!
As for the list I think LinknLink have been on the back foot ever since this video was made. They hadn’t anticipated this many orders and have been putting all their resource into stocking and shipping. To my knowledge nothing has changed yet, but to be fair I haven’t been testing it. Since Theo was born I have zero free time
no they want to make everything cloud based because.. that's half their business if not more. then complain that running Alexa servers is not profitable.
@@MitcyDupres it's coming. Who would have guessed selling people's information and their lack of enthusiasm to more subscription services would make a fully cloud based system not profitable
He's slipping badly. Also missed the opportunity to refer to 'Royal Philips' (that is legitimately the full company name) as 'that company from the nether regions', a perfectly legitimate translation of 'Nederlands' from Dutch into English.
I've ordered it, from kickstarter and I've already 3D printed the wall mount and marked its location. One thing to mention, it also comes with a BT remote with chatGPT functionality, and there will be an android app so you can "walk around with it" I'm hoping mine is in the post in the next week or two.....soooooo excited!
@@easytiger24 or are you referring to the iSG Box? That is pretty much Linknlink's own version of the HA Green, it's the operating system without a screen in a box. The kickstarter has closed so you will need to order from their website.
Ordered with your link with your discount. For the price could be one of my best gadgets. Hope you do more videos about it so we can take full advantage of it
Ordered, with a lovely discount too. Thanks Paul. Great timing as I’ve just started setting up a smart home and a smart takeaway (yes you read that right) after following a lot of your videos and advice.
Is there any mention of when these will ship? I preordered directly from the link. It just says preorder. The kickstarter said March 2024 for delivery of backer rewards. Just wondering what the plan is for direct orders.
I’m very excited about this product. Makes me more willing to try companies outside of my usual goto . And this is going to make setting up my parents house soooo much easier. My mom doesn’t walk so easy anymore so I have set up a remote for her lights, set up easy commands and timers on things. We started one room at a time to ease her into it. Starting with the upstairs so she doesn’t have to climb them when my dad doesn’t turn off lights. Vibration sensors and all kinds of things. You are my main source, I love your jokes and watch even if I don’t need the product focus. Keep it up !!
Couple of questions: 1) How are they working with Tuya locally? Thought it was not possible. 2) Would it be compatible with an external existing version of Home Assistant? Thanks :)
Great video, as always, Paul. In my house I have a mixture of Philips Heuurrggh, Samsung Smartthings and Govee, all being controlled by Google Home (sorry). How would this device fit in? Would it replace Smartthings? How do we control things from another device, like a phone? Google Home app?
Not having a battery might be intentional and a plus. smarthome dashboards often have a fixed placement and permanent power. that could damage the battery over time. maybe having it as an option would be nice for future models.
Thank you for the suggestion! You're right - batteries are relatively inexpensive. However, we don't include them for international sales purposes. Battery certifications can be costly, and they often create shipping complications. The iSG's micro USB port supports power input, so you can easily use a power bank as a portable battery solution if needed :)
@@LinknLinkSmart Consider allowing the user to BYOD or bring their own device and sell your integration as a licensed product. This would avoid your battery and shipping issues and allow flexibility to the end user.
can you replace the storage or add additional storage? HA can be very read/write intensive on storage and wear it out quickly. if you are unable to replace the storage... this might turn into a paper weight after a few years.
But what if I already have a Home Assistant setup on a RPi5 and I want to connect this LinknLink to my existing installation, using it basically for its screen, voice control (probably?) and as a Matter/Huya server?
that is very nice! Planning to replace my home assistant current set up with this! I always wanted something that need no subscription and it is user friendly enough for my wife to use it.
Curious how the local tuya works since I think the HACS local integrations currently available in HA still require developer account to get local key for each device and the official one still relies on cloud. Maybe they have a tuya developer account for isg which allows them to do this?
Ha! Exactly what I was asking myself. Also would like to hear how this works, before ordering it. However, when everything works locally I think you still need an external server to be able to remotely control your devices, so I guess this would mean a paid subscription for Home Assistant servers??
We already considered this :) In the future (probably 3-6 months) we are going to release a client software allowing users to install on any Android table to work as slave devices (require to purchase license)
Really nice idea with an all in one and custom dashboard, got some concerns though can't see in shop where it's sent from, no about us info in shop, chat is not responding and their whatsapp is not valid, how fast are it going to get updates and when it does not sell that much anymore are updates just gonna halt.
I just ordered one. I’m in the US and wonder how long it’ll take. 🤔 Excited none the less. Thanks for the videos! Great job. Even my younger son likes to watch them. He thinks you’re hilarious! Keep up the good work.
Hey! I have this. Got it through their Kickstarter, but I couldn't get it working right and gave up. Maybe I'll give it another shot. I thought it would be easier to set up asks just didn't have time to to let with it.
Yes we are working on it to allow users to import their devices connected to their own HA system to iSG - no need to do it again. But this won't be available in our first released software and will be available thru an update (in month). For more questions or inquiries, please feel free to contact our support by email or live chat :)
I get what you’re saying, but I update Home Assistant regularly and nothing ever changes. Plenty of things break 😂 but nothing major changes. Now and then something big comes along, but then so will these updates for LinknLink
Do you know if LinknLink will offer their integration/software as a self install on owner's own table? I think having tablet with battery for portability would make this even better.
I am really happy with my HA back end. It runs on a super fast Dell mini PC and has been rock solid - so wouldn't want to change that at all or stuff up my zigbee network if say this device hijaked my zigbee network. But I've been after a easy to set up and supported HA touchscreen for ages. I don't want to run two versions of HA (or HA projects) in my house. Just to get this right - I can use this as a dumb front end Touchscreen to control my HA backend.... correct?
Not yet 😉 I’m not allowed to say anything more at this point as things are always in flux, but LinknLink have big plans for improving integration with home assistant in more than one way
@@paulhibbert Ok. Thanks for that Paul. Kindly let us know when it's seamless. As you no doubt know anyone who's played around building a HA server (and platform) for some time would really just want to leave their server alone and get a plug and play touchscreen. They don't want (yet another) third party (unsupported) device that works (for a while) then fails with an inevitable firmware upgrade. And they certainly don't want something that would mess with their zigbee network or screw up and complicate what they have spent hrs/months/yrs building already. Or have to port their HA project onto way slower hardware. Cheers
Understandable that LnL would want HA updated in step with their own software, it's all got to play nicely together and that's going to take a bit of checking with each release.
I just got this notification today. 8 months late and they are all sold out at Link n Link. I hope they do come up with a version that can talk zigbee and standard Wi-Fi cuz there are a couple of devices I would like to automate such as my thermostat and my water heater relay switch. Can this new interface work seamlessly with Alexa echo devices?
Thanks for the video. It's an interesting product. Is there a link to a complete list of products/protocols ISG can handle? Like Denon? Samsung? Roku boxes?
How long does it take to arrive, and is it common practice for them to send the item in two parts... ive received the Ethernet Adapter / UK but not the LinknLink iSG Display Max - ordered 19th of September.
Great product but i really want it to be more like a tablet that i can add apps to . Not sure it can do that and operate the way say , the SHow15 does. Love the show15 but the inability to use different apps is a pita - Can this ONLY control smart devices?
So will you be able to import your current Home Assistant setup? What about if you are using an SSD? Would be nice if you could jet unplug your current SSD into this and go.
Excellently timed, Paul! I'm reduced to using mechanical light switches like some sort of savage! Alexa is claiming all my Zigbee devices are 'Device unresponsive' again. It may be time to fire her and make it stick!
The only concern is with Hangzhou in the company name. If it is truely all local, and I can firewall off connections to China, OK, but I assume that eliminates all the external control options. Still, it does look interesting.
Sorry I'm a bit slow on this stuff, I have aqara sensors and hub, would I still need the hub for this gateway to detect the aqara sensors... They are all recent purchases and matter...? Thanks 👍 great videos.
That’s a difficult one to answer with 100% certainty. Contact sensors should work directly with the ISG interface. All other aqara stuff would need to be added to the Home Assistant side of this but you can’t do that yet because the Zigbee radio isn’t yet accessible to Home Assistant. So the answer is that you wouldn’t need the aqara gateway in the future, for now you would need the aqara hub and you would have to add it using the Apple HomeKit integration in home assistant (you don’t need to actually own any Apple HomeKit devices to do this). I have tested none of this though, so I just tell you I’m speaking theoretically!
@@paulhibbert Thanks Paul, makes me feel as though it wasnt such a stupid question after all. Youve done enough to convince me to buy one so it is now on pre order using your discount was only £133. 🙂
Yes we are working on it to allow users to import their devices connected to their own HA system to iSG - no need to do it again. But this won't be available in our first released software and will be available thru an update (in month). For z-wave, you can use any HA certified dongle to use it in iSG's HA and import devices to iSG interface. For more questions or inquiries, please feel free to contact our support by email or live chat :)
Very good video, as always. Thank you very much. But one question, have i to reset every smart life device (i have more than 50) to use them in the Dashboard? Thanks
It looks like they sell the isg with an e remote. There's nothing on the site I could find that describes what the e-remote does. They also offer it with an Ethernet adapter, I'm assuming without that it uses Wi-Fi. Finally, in the RUclips video there's a shot of the woman operating it while standing in her family room or kitchen. I don't see any wires connected. Wondering if there is battery support.
Another superb vid - I'm really interested in this, but have one reservation - I wonder if there's a way to import my current home assistant setup. Not sure I could bear to set all that up again manually from scratch 😂
Are they going to support zwave? And so they have a reboot access or web interface that we can connect to? Doing this all be a touch screen can be a pita. A keyboard and mouse would be great
So it's $200 USD. I spent $75 and another $40 on my Amazon Tablet with a mount, and the tablet with a mount has numerous issues (literally, numerous) with Home Assistant, including and not limited to "breaking" every few minutes. I'll be looking into this, as the expense doesn't appear to be that much. What I'd like to know is how the power adapter works? Currently, I mount the tablet on a flush mount, and behind it is a recessed outlet, to which I plug the tablet into so it looks seamless without cables. Does this do the same? Thanks!
Love your vids. Question: Iam looking for a HUB and this seems like the one? However I want them to be able to show cameras like my Ring Doorbell especially if somebody rings the bell and allow me to use the Remootio app to open the gate? Is this possible on this.....I know in the Amazon hub it allows you do do this bit on other areas its mot as good as this.
Would you happen to know if the Linknlink ISG can connect and work with a standalone Home Assistant (eg the one I already have running at home)? I’m not interested in running an APK version of Home Assistant (updates, as you mentioned, but also some advanced stuff like running containers), but the ISG device looks very interesting.
Brilliant video Paul. This looks like a great device for spouse approval which I desperately need. Having many problems with our mix of devices and things not working without internet connection or after power outages. Happy to say I have ordered one and used your code.
I'm not interested in importing my existing HA onto this set up either, but could it be used as a "backup"? Say in case of my existing server going down?
Does this product work with Eufy cameras? I'm looking for a hub I can use to control my ring security system and view my Eufy cameras. From what I've seen, Echo devices are the "best" option outside of using an android tablet, and even both of those options have serious limitations.
I was looking something similar to put in my hallway. I dont need battery i will connect it to the wall. To turn off lights when im leave home. Thanks For video!! Love your videos do what yoy are doing!!
looks like a great way to get someone into smarthomes. Liking the simple interface and the integrations available let's hope this encourages more developers/competition.
Thanks for a great video! Are you able to test or find out about the following: 1. Can you run more than one of these on the same network? Could you have one in each room of the house? Is there a downside to that? 2. Can you hook up a mouse, keyboard, external monitor, touchscreen monitor, webcam etc to this? 3. Does it have normal Android OS running on it as well? Can you run Android apps on this? Can you install other apks? 4. Why did they decide to save 5 cents and go micro USB? It is 2024. I vowed never to buy a micro-USB device ever again.
I must be looking in the wrong area. Each week you mention during your "what's wrong with it" section that you will put the issues in the description and will update if/when they are fixed... I have looked in the description on several occasions (including this video) and have not been able to find this list. Am I missing something?
I hardly dare to ask.. does it also work with Ledvance plugs? (including electric monitoring). Almost new in HA, and stucked in sh.. to up over my ears this sounds like, it's too good to be true.. 🥳
Thanks for the code. It saved me 40$. It is sold out but I preordered it and soon hope to replace my PI. The full local Tuya without tuya account and codes keys will be great.
so this linknlink smart home hub. I purchase and add devices to it. Now when it comes to adding automations, can i connect to the device from my pc to add automations? or any and all editing is only on the specific device?
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About to order this. But I have one important question first: will this device work with an existing Home Assistant instance? I __don't__ mean copying existing configurations to it -- but rather, can I link my current Home Assistant to the device somehow, so that all those devices will show up on the device, and that devices added to the device will be linked to my Home Assistant? So just replace the devices internal Home Assistant with an existing instance? If so, sold. Looks really cool.
if I already have a Home Assistant yellow, can I just buy this device and sign into my existing Home Assistant account and keep the Home Assistant yellow running as well? Also, does it respond to the word Alexa, thus negating the need for my echo show?
@@benary5620 Would that not auto configure when you sign into it ?
I'm in for one, thanks for the great review and the discount code! Keep up the great work!!!
Sorry I'm a bit slow on this stuff, I have aqara sensors and hub, would I still need the hub for this gateway to detect the aqara sensors... They are all recent purchases and matter...? Thanks 👍 great videos.
What happened to the list of issues and their fix status that you said you would add? It's not in the description nor your pinned comment
I cant find it either.....maybe Paul from the past needs to look into this with mr socky
I bought one of these... its awful.
It won't even log in. Its literally not worth the postage I paid.
@CalMUK91 Username: admin Password: admin 😉
You shouldn’t have to login but you’re the third person to receive it awaiting login so not sure what’s going on!
As for the list I think LinknLink have been on the back foot ever since this video was made. They hadn’t anticipated this many orders and have been putting all their resource into stocking and shipping.
To my knowledge nothing has changed yet, but to be fair I haven’t been testing it. Since Theo was born I have zero free time
It's so amazing that a relatively unknown company can make something like this but Amazon cannot. Thanks Paul for another great video!
I think the word is "won't"
no they want to make everything cloud based because.. that's half their business if not more. then complain that running Alexa servers is not profitable.
If they do that they can't make you too dependent on their cloud service to not pay when they hike the price
@@MitcyDupres it's coming. Who would have guessed selling people's information and their lack of enthusiasm to more subscription services would make a fully cloud based system not profitable
I'm really disappointed in you! You said "back end" and didn't make a joke. That's shocking!
He's slipping badly. Also missed the opportunity to refer to 'Royal Philips' (that is legitimately the full company name) as 'that company from the nether regions', a perfectly legitimate translation of 'Nederlands' from Dutch into English.
Can't be baited that easily
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I've ordered it, from kickstarter and I've already 3D printed the wall mount and marked its location. One thing to mention, it also comes with a BT remote with chatGPT functionality, and there will be an android app so you can "walk around with it" I'm hoping mine is in the post in the next week or two.....soooooo excited!
i can feel you energy.. Love it.
@@Methroughureyes thanks 😊
@cyclemadkiwi did you get the Ethernet version as well or just the one with remote , is it also still on kickstarter ?
@@easytiger24 , I am getting exactly what Paul reviewed in this episode, but it also comes with a BT remote with chatGPT functionalities.
@@easytiger24 or are you referring to the iSG Box? That is pretty much Linknlink's own version of the HA Green, it's the operating system without a screen in a box. The kickstarter has closed so you will need to order from their website.
Ordered with your link with your discount. For the price could be one of my best gadgets. Hope you do more videos about it so we can take full advantage of it
So great to see Mr. Socky again!
Ordered, with a lovely discount too. Thanks Paul. Great timing as I’ve just started setting up a smart home and a smart takeaway (yes you read that right) after following a lot of your videos and advice.
Is there any mention of when these will ship? I preordered directly from the link. It just says preorder. The kickstarter said March 2024 for delivery of backer rewards. Just wondering what the plan is for direct orders.
I too have preordered. Sent an email to Linknlink a couple of days ago asking for an estimated fulfilment date, so far no reply.
Same here, i really hope someone write here something :/ I paid and all i get is paypal notification, nothing else :/
I’m very excited about this product. Makes me more willing to try companies outside of my usual goto . And this is going to make setting up my parents house soooo much easier. My mom doesn’t walk so easy anymore so I have set up a remote for her lights, set up easy commands and timers on things. We started one room at a time to ease her into it. Starting with the upstairs so she doesn’t have to climb them when my dad doesn’t turn off lights. Vibration sensors and all kinds of things. You are my main source, I love your jokes and watch even if I don’t need the product focus. Keep it up !!
Couple of questions:
1) How are they working with Tuya locally? Thought it was not possible.
2) Would it be compatible with an external existing version of Home Assistant?
Thanks :)
nothing in the description for updates on what's wrong with it as said in the video?
Great video, as always, Paul. In my house I have a mixture of Philips Heuurrggh, Samsung Smartthings and Govee, all being controlled by Google Home (sorry). How would this device fit in? Would it replace Smartthings? How do we control things from another device, like a phone? Google Home app?
I hope Linknlink release a wireless tablet version of this. That's my only hold back from buying. Looks awesome can't wait for version 2
Glad you covered this for kickstarter. Cant wait for it to ship.
Thanks for the video Paul! Any idea if this will be hit with import tax in UK?
Is it just a control interface? It would be great if you could see your camera feeds on it too.
Will there be an update video for this product, showing your usage of it?
Not having a battery might be intentional and a plus. smarthome dashboards often have a fixed placement and permanent power. that could damage the battery over time.
maybe having it as an option would be nice for future models.
Thank you for the suggestion! You're right - batteries are relatively inexpensive. However, we don't include them for international sales purposes. Battery certifications can be costly, and they often create shipping complications. The iSG's micro USB port supports power input, so you can easily use a power bank as a portable battery solution if needed :)
@@LinknLinkSmart Consider allowing the user to BYOD or bring their own device and sell your integration as a licensed product. This would avoid your battery and shipping issues and allow flexibility to the end user.
can you replace the storage or add additional storage? HA can be very read/write intensive on storage and wear it out quickly. if you are unable to replace the storage... this might turn into a paper weight after a few years.
OK, I'm impressed, I can see this being a recommend for relatives who don't understand tech.
Well... maybe *after* it has been setup by an uber-nerd. This is not gonna be a breeze to get going. 😆
The jokes are exactly why I'm here! 😂
"Paul from the future here!" 🤣 Amazing!
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But what if I already have a Home Assistant setup on a RPi5 and I want to connect this LinknLink to my existing installation, using it basically for its screen, voice control (probably?) and as a Matter/Huya server?
that is very nice! Planning to replace my home assistant current set up with this! I always wanted something that need no subscription and it is user friendly enough for my wife to use it.
Curious how the local tuya works since I think the HACS local integrations currently available in HA still require developer account to get local key for each device and the official one still relies on cloud. Maybe they have a tuya developer account for isg which allows them to do this?
Ha! Exactly what I was asking myself. Also would like to hear how this works, before ordering it. However, when everything works locally I think you still need an external server to be able to remotely control your devices, so I guess this would mean a paid subscription for Home Assistant servers??
Can you run more than one of these, on the same network , at once?. I want multiple control panels throughout my house.
We already considered this :) In the future (probably 3-6 months) we are going to release a client software allowing users to install on any Android table to work as slave devices (require to purchase license)
Really nice idea with an all in one and custom dashboard, got some concerns though can't see in shop where it's sent from, no about us info in shop, chat is not responding and their whatsapp is not valid, how fast are it going to get updates and when it does not sell that much anymore are updates just gonna halt.
I just ordered one. I’m in the US and wonder how long it’ll take. 🤔 Excited none the less. Thanks for the videos! Great job. Even my younger son likes to watch them. He thinks you’re hilarious! Keep up the good work.
Do we still need to pay extra to integrate Amazon so we can use voice commands?
Hey! I have this. Got it through their Kickstarter, but I couldn't get it working right and gave up. Maybe I'll give it another shot. I thought it would be easier to set up asks just didn't have time to to let with it.
Can you just use it as a dashboard for an existing home assistant install?
Yes we are working on it to allow users to import their devices connected to their own HA system to iSG - no need to do it again. But this won't be available in our first released software and will be available thru an update (in month).
For more questions or inquiries, please feel free to contact our support by email or live chat :)
Informative and interesting as always with great funny parts like the eyebrow and Philip’s Spew 😂. My favourite Saturday watch.
I ordered one, did they tell you how long before they ship?
Home assistant gets new features and improvements nearly every release. I wouldn't have security concerns, what I would have is feature envy :)
I get what you’re saying, but I update Home Assistant regularly and nothing ever changes. Plenty of things break 😂 but nothing major changes.
Now and then something big comes along, but then so will these updates for LinknLink
Do you know if LinknLink will offer their integration/software as a self install on owner's own table? I think having tablet with battery for portability would make this even better.
I am really happy with my HA back end. It runs on a super fast Dell mini PC and has been rock solid - so wouldn't want to change that at all or stuff up my zigbee network if say this device hijaked my zigbee network. But I've been after a easy to set up and supported HA touchscreen for ages. I don't want to run two versions of HA (or HA projects) in my house. Just to get this right - I can use this as a dumb front end Touchscreen to control my HA backend.... correct?
Came here to ask this question. If it is possible, take my money!
Not yet 😉 I’m not allowed to say anything more at this point as things are always in flux, but LinknLink have big plans for improving integration with home assistant in more than one way
@@paulhibbert Ok. Thanks for that Paul. Kindly let us know when it's seamless. As you no doubt know anyone who's played around building a HA server (and platform) for some time would really just want to leave their server alone and get a plug and play touchscreen. They don't want (yet another) third party (unsupported) device that works (for a while) then fails with an inevitable firmware upgrade. And they certainly don't want something that would mess with their zigbee network or screw up and complicate what they have spent hrs/months/yrs building already. Or have to port their HA project onto way slower hardware. Cheers
I love this idea. I hope it succeeds in a huge way. Many thanks Paul
This thing has made me genuinely consider HA as an option for the first time xxx
Understandable that LnL would want HA updated in step with their own software, it's all got to play nicely together and that's going to take a bit of checking with each release.
Yes HA core can be updated in iSG - no worries :)
This is what I’ve been waiting for and perfect timing that saved me from spending money on a few other things. Great discount there as well.
This is a great solution for when you want to sell your home with your home assistant setup.
Something I am battling with right now. Most of my devices are Tasmota flashed so difficult for a new owner
I just got this notification today. 8 months late and they are all sold out at Link n Link.
I hope they do come up with a version that can talk zigbee and standard Wi-Fi cuz there are a couple of devices I would like to automate such as my thermostat and my water heater relay switch.
Can this new interface work seamlessly with Alexa echo devices?
Thank you Paul for yet another amusing and yet informative video, which in this case I did not watch on my toilet. 😂😂😂
Hi Paul, so to use Aqara devices, do I need a hub? Also, can I get rid of my nest thermostat and connect my boiler to this?
Thanks for the video. It's an interesting product. Is there a link to a complete list of products/protocols ISG can handle? Like Denon? Samsung? Roku boxes?
Paul you are the very best, young man. Thank you for the product info AND the humor, well done as always. 👍
How long does it take to arrive, and is it common practice for them to send the item in two parts... ive received the Ethernet Adapter / UK but not the LinknLink iSG Display Max - ordered 19th of September.
Great product but i really want it to be more like a tablet that i can add apps to . Not sure it can do that and operate the way say , the SHow15 does. Love the show15 but the inability to use different apps is a pita - Can this ONLY control smart devices?
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So will you be able to import your current Home Assistant setup? What about if you are using an SSD? Would be nice if you could jet unplug your current SSD into this and go.
Excellently timed, Paul! I'm reduced to using mechanical light switches like some sort of savage! Alexa is claiming all my Zigbee devices are 'Device unresponsive' again. It may be time to fire her and make it stick!
You says it works locally for tuya devices but I see in the video some things showing offline could you explain why please and thanks
I've been planning on buying a hubitat c8 but after watching this would this be a better solution?
Would you tally be wanting to walk around with Zigbee devices attached? Wouldn't it upset the network?
The only concern is with Hangzhou in the company name. If it is truely all local, and I can firewall off connections to China, OK, but I assume that eliminates all the external control options. Still, it does look interesting.
Sorry I'm a bit slow on this stuff, I have aqara sensors and hub, would I still need the hub for this gateway to detect the aqara sensors... They are all recent purchases and matter...? Thanks 👍 great videos.
That’s a difficult one to answer with 100% certainty. Contact sensors should work directly with the ISG interface. All other aqara stuff would need to be added to the Home Assistant side of this but you can’t do that yet because the Zigbee radio isn’t yet accessible to Home Assistant.
So the answer is that you wouldn’t need the aqara gateway in the future, for now you would need the aqara hub and you would have to add it using the Apple HomeKit integration in home assistant (you don’t need to actually own any Apple HomeKit devices to do this). I have tested none of this though, so I just tell you I’m speaking theoretically!
@@paulhibbert Thanks Paul, makes me feel as though it wasnt such a stupid question after all. Youve done enough to convince me to buy one so it is now on pre order using your discount was only £133. 🙂
What about the I SG box?
What about Zwave? Can I use this and my current home assistant server I already have? Link them?
Yes we are working on it to allow users to import their devices connected to their own HA system to iSG - no need to do it again. But this won't be available in our first released software and will be available thru an update (in month).
For z-wave, you can use any HA certified dongle to use it in iSG's HA and import devices to iSG interface.
For more questions or inquiries, please feel free to contact our support by email or live chat :)
@@LinknLinkSmart thank you.
Z wave will be along when Z tide comes in 😂
Very good video, as always. Thank you very much. But one question, have i to reset every smart life device (i have more than 50) to use them in the Dashboard? Thanks
You do have to put them into pairing mode, so yeah, you would have fun with fifty devices 😂
Ordered one . Tired of HomeKit not working within times and temps I set. Fingers crossed this works as well.
Great work as usual Paul. I note that you didn't mention the ISG box that's the same thing with no screen.
Interesting, I was thinking it would be good with the tablet separate so we could choose which tablet and get the battery support.
It looks like they sell the isg with an e remote. There's nothing on the site I could find that describes what the e-remote does. They also offer it with an Ethernet adapter, I'm assuming without that it uses Wi-Fi. Finally, in the RUclips video there's a shot of the woman operating it while standing in her family room or kitchen. I don't see any wires connected. Wondering if there is battery support.
I am currently using a habitat, how would this work? Can I just bring everything over? Or it will just tie in?
About to move into my own place this seems like a fantastic way to start fresh within easier more integrated system
Can this device also manage cameras? Wyze, reolink etc
Ordered this off your video - still waiting delivery. Have you Any further updates on software fixes etc of this product ?
Still loving the reviews Paul.
This one is intriguing.
In Tenerife at the moment.
Nice to watch something English.
Another superb vid - I'm really interested in this, but have one reservation - I wonder if there's a way to import my current home assistant setup. Not sure I could bear to set all that up again manually from scratch 😂
Does it support Reolink camera's?
Is there any DALI gateway included?
Are they going to support zwave? And so they have a reboot access or web interface that we can connect to? Doing this all be a touch screen can be a pita. A keyboard and mouse would be great
Would you need the eRemote if you've already got a broadlink rm4 pro?
Is it better to buy this or HA Green?
So it's $200 USD. I spent $75 and another $40 on my Amazon Tablet with a mount, and the tablet with a mount has numerous issues (literally, numerous) with Home Assistant, including and not limited to "breaking" every few minutes.
I'll be looking into this, as the expense doesn't appear to be that much. What I'd like to know is how the power adapter works? Currently, I mount the tablet on a flush mount, and behind it is a recessed outlet, to which I plug the tablet into so it looks seamless without cables.
Does this do the same?
Thanks!
I felt that 7 of 9 reference in my soul. Harry Kim: party fail of a lifetime.
🤣 I know right?
Paul, have you any idea how many devices this gateway can handle?
Love your vids. Question: Iam looking for a HUB and this seems like the one?
However I want them to be able to show cameras like my Ring Doorbell especially if somebody rings the bell and allow me to use the Remootio app to open the gate?
Is this possible on this.....I know in the Amazon hub it allows you do do this bit on other areas its mot as good as this.
This has come at such a great time as my solar install is in a few weeks, want a smart home hub installed on the wall near the batteries.
Can it display graphs? Energy usage?
this lags is from box or i need too install it?
What cameras does it support
Would you happen to know if the Linknlink ISG can connect and work with a standalone Home Assistant (eg the one I already have running at home)?
I’m not interested in running an APK version of Home Assistant (updates, as you mentioned, but also some advanced stuff like running containers), but the ISG device looks very interesting.
Been looking forward to this - I've got one of the boxes coming soon (I hope!)
Brilliant video Paul. This looks like a great device for spouse approval which I desperately need. Having many problems with our mix of devices and things not working without internet connection or after power outages. Happy to say I have ordered one and used your code.
I think we will get AGI and humanoid helper robots before smart home tech becomes easy and reliable enough for the spouses to fully approve.
Is there a way to import an existing home assistant setup or is it stay from scratch? Thinking especially of having to rebuild complicated automations
I'm not interested in importing my existing HA onto this set up either, but could it be used as a "backup"? Say in case of my existing server going down?
I still use LightwaveRF devices. Is this compatible?
Does this product work with Eufy cameras? I'm looking for a hub I can use to control my ring security system and view my Eufy cameras. From what I've seen, Echo devices are the "best" option outside of using an android tablet, and even both of those options have serious limitations.
Is this a Kickstarter or in full production? Also can you access the HA install on the ISG from your other devices: Android tablet, PCs?
Wow. This looks incredible! I’m very tempted right now…
Is there/will there be any Z-wave support?
Is tuya connect natively local now? Im running local tuya but if its native it the official integration, I'll probably jump ship.
I assume I can plug a Z-Wave dongle in to the USB port on the back?
I was looking something similar to put in my hallway. I dont need battery i will connect it to the wall. To turn off lights when im leave home. Thanks For video!! Love your videos do what yoy are doing!!
looks like a great way to get someone into smarthomes. Liking the simple interface and the integrations available let's hope this encourages more developers/competition.
Thanks for a great video! Are you able to test or find out about the following:
1. Can you run more than one of these on the same network? Could you have one in each room of the house? Is there a downside to that?
2. Can you hook up a mouse, keyboard, external monitor, touchscreen monitor, webcam etc to this?
3. Does it have normal Android OS running on it as well? Can you run Android apps on this? Can you install other apks?
4. Why did they decide to save 5 cents and go micro USB? It is 2024. I vowed never to buy a micro-USB device ever again.
I must be looking in the wrong area. Each week you mention during your "what's wrong with it" section that you will put the issues in the description and will update if/when they are fixed... I have looked in the description on several occasions (including this video) and have not been able to find this list. Am I missing something?
It seems not available in Canada ! Or with a lot of canadians roupies for import fees
I hardly dare to ask.. does it also work with Ledvance plugs? (including electric monitoring). Almost new in HA, and stucked in sh.. to up over my ears this sounds like, it's too good to be true.. 🥳
Does it work with BroadLink FastCon? Are these companies related?
Thanks for the code. It saved me 40$. It is sold out but I preordered it and soon hope to replace my PI. The full local Tuya without tuya account and codes keys will be great.
so this linknlink smart home hub. I purchase and add devices to it. Now when it comes to adding automations, can i connect to the device from my pc to add automations? or any and all editing is only on the specific device?