I No Longer Speak To Alexa | LinknLink Presence Sensor

LinknLink have just released a line of smart home products that includes an Alexa enabled presence sensor that only costs 16 quid!! See my discount below... Oh and it also works with Home Assistant ;)

This video is sponsored by LinknLink, all opinions are my own.

Presence sensors vs motion sensors is an easy one, motion sensors are waiting for motion, this presence sensor uses radar to check you are still there, so even if you're still the lights don't go out.

Thanks to Modbus support this presence sensor works with Home Assistant, but don't ask me how to do it! 😂. Google Home Support for this presence sensor is coming soon, LinknLink are working with Google to get this working now!

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DISCOUNT CODE: 20OFFPAUL (valid till Nov 18th)

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SWITCHBOT PRODUCTS

CONBEE STICK (ENABLES ZIGBEE DEVICES TO CONNECT TO HOME ASSISTANT):

OUTDOORLED STRIP (REQUIRES TUYA ZIGBEE HUB OR CONBEE STICK AND PI)

AQARA ZIGBEE MOTION SENSORS AND DOOR SENSORS (REQUIRES AQARA HUB OR CONBEE STICK & PI):

AQARA LIGHT BULB E27 (REQUIRES AQARA HUB OR CONBEE STICK & PI):

AQARA LIGHT SWITCH (REQUIRES AQARA HUB OR CONBEE STICK & PI):

AQARA BATTERY REMOTE LIGHT SWITCH (REQUIRES AQARA HUB OR CONBEE STICK & PI):

FLIC BUTTONS (SMART BLUETOOTH BUTTONS):

BUY A RASPBERRY PI HERE (TO HOST HOME ASSISTANT):

BROADLINK RM4 PRO (TO CONTROL INFRARED DEVICES SUCH AS TV & RF DEVICES SUCH AS PROJECTOR SCREENS)

ZIGBEE PLUG SOCKET (REQUIRES ZIGBEE HUB SUCH AS HUBITAT OR SMARTTHINGS):

REMOTE CONTROL CANDLES (INFRARED CAN BE CONTROLLED USING A BROADLINK RM4 PRO)

DECORATIVE BULBS FROM SHELLY

ZIGBEE SPOTLIGHTS & RGB REMOTE

ROBOROCK ROBOVACS

SOMA SMART BLIND MOTOR:

LOCK COVERS (MARRIAGE SAVERS)

4K HORIZON PRO PROJECTOR IN THE BEDROOM

AMAZON ECHO 4TH GENERATION:

ECHO SHOW 10

0:00 - Intro
2:35 - LinknLink Overview
4:19 - LinknLink Presence Sensor
6:42 - LinknLink eHub 5-in-1 Smart WiFi Universal Remote
7:19 - What's wrong with it?

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[paulhibbert]

Happy Saturday everyone! RF, IR, Humidity, Temperature, and motion in one hub is insane at a little over £50 and a radar based presence sensor under £20 is insane, get them discounted even further at the links below until November 18th!...

BUY THE LINKNLINK PRODUCTS AT A DISCOUNTED RATE HERE:
As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. By buying through any of the links below I will earn commission at no extra cost to you :)

DISCOUNT CODE: 20OFFPAUL (valid till Nov 18th)

LINKNLINK UNIVERSAL REMOTE HUB:

LinknLink eMotion

LINKNLINK THERMOMETER & HYGROMETER

[ralfstahlmann]

Sonoff has one for 15$ that is Zigbee and works offline, and with everything else and is USB power fed

[DumbMuscle]

A top I've seen elsewhere is to set your routines up (if your system supports it), so that when no motion has been detected for 5 minutes, the lights fade out over another minute or so - it gives you a more subtle trigger to shift your position without getting plunged into darkness because you're too stealthy

[sshethuk]

Need one of these, you had me at radar! Always love a Morpheus reference 😂

[im_just_another_guy]

It's still "she that should not be named" to me, so pipe down there with your "Amazon Alexa" utterances, lol. Love your work Paul Hibbert. Hilarious and informative as always. 👍

[tbrdoescinema]

Sometimes I giggle so much at these videos I forget entirely what you've reviewed. I now have to watch it again.

[matthewjenkins]

I'm watching 14 hours after the upload and both UK and US Amazon out of stock on the presence sensor.

[nickstefanisko]

ModBus is an industrial protocol often used in data center meters and building management system sensors. It's so olde that it used to use RS-485, and sometimes still does.

[sierpus]

Ok, not sure I get it. You were laughing about tcp but actually their page says it supports local tcp connection. You know, cloud based connection is nice as long as… no, it’s not. If company decides to charge you for it or just closes, you can put device in a bin. So local connection for reliable device is a must.
Any chance to know whether all these devices (especially emotional) can work fully local?
Yes, I am using home assistant and I want to integrate it with HA (if at all) and ideally not via the app.

[hopolo]

i laughed so hard when you used the word "trollop." i 100% agree with that label in the case context. it's a british word that has no precise english equivalent.

[greatwhite]

Hilarious and entertaining as always. What a neat bit of kit and a great discount thanks to you. I’ve ordered the hub and will now think up some uses for it.

[MakeitZUPER]

Great video as always with even more humor it seemed. Although I won't use an Amazon device in my home until I can block their access to my property, this looks like it might be worth a try.
In all honesty though, Aqara gets to be the primary component provider for me. Lighting will probably be GoVee. Non-internet-based automation and security systems are what I need since internet is sketchy during extreme weather around 8-10 times per year. Happy Saturday to you too.

[AndrewGlasgow]

Sounds good, but for me Home Assistant integration is a must. Perhaps a follow-up video? (I never head of Modbus). Can it be linked with Smart Life or some such app ?

[achronite]

I would be interested in seeing how their Home Assistant integration works to warrant adding the logo to the listings/website. It can't seriously be via modbus, it is far too technical and you would need to know exactly how they store and use their data within the modbus 'registers'; which could ONLY be achieved by them publishing it somewhere.

[peterking]

As a valve (vacuum tube) orientated Luddite who has no interest whatsoever in home automation, 'Smart' devices, Alexa (I refuse to talk to technology), etc, I find your videos entertaining, very witty and informative. I must have saved quite a few bob not installing any of that stuff. Keep up the good work. Cheers!

[nikthefix]

The inclusion of Modbus TCP is great as it means you could control / monitor all the devices from a bespoke DIY esp32-s3 setup (for example) using an industry standard, open and very tried and tested protocol. Writing standalone Windows / Linux utilities is also trivial as there are so many Modbus example projects online. You just need to Mod your Bus...

Please LinknLink, start using USB C receptacles on all your products. When we see a MicroUSB it makes the product feel out-of-date.

[ALaModePi]

16 pounds! That is incredible. I've got the Aqara FP2 and it's a costly little beast. It does do zones, so I can check occupancy of particular chairs in the room rather than just occupancy in general, but at 16 pounds, I could see getting a few of these.
Aside: I'm somewhat embarrassed that I actually understood every word in the word soup the "Actual Home Assistant User" said. That does not, however, mean that I'd have no problem doing all that just to get my little radar box working.
IR Blaster with temp and humidity sensor: With both of those sensors, this is great for controlling those air conditioner units that have IR remotes. Then you add in radar presence sensing and this is a phenomenal device in a very small package.
I do like the fact that they also have a separate temp/humidity sensor as it allows you to place a few of these around areas where the temperature and humidity are good to know. (The bathroom, the enclosed porch, etc.)
"Just use the Link n Link app to set it up..." Agreed, it's a bit less annoying to not have to use the app once it's set up, but I do wish they'd done something so it was just discoverable by Google Home or something.
It is good that these devices can be plugged in. The only problem with using "any USB port" is that you do have to go out and get a wall wart to power them. They're cheap, but it's still one more thing to do.
433 MHz (on the blaster): This is also great. I have some Sonoff 433 MHz controlled devices (fan/light controls mostly) and I could use this as another way to set those without the remote or Home Assistant dashboard.
"I can't wait to see more from this company." Agreed.
Thanks again for a great review of some really compelling products. I'll be checking those links out.

[darkpharaoh]

Man I miss these videos! Haven't been getting alerts. Thanks for the great work, Paul.

[mexicomatt]

These are now back in stock, and Paul’s discount is still working!!

[whalemonstre]

"Bespoke configuration .yaml files!" 🤣 I lost it.