Tap on the Add new device button in the Homey app.
Select the LinkTap App if you have it already installed, else type Linktap into the search bar to install the app.
Select the LinkTap (cloud) option.
Tap on Connect
Enter you LinkTap Username (this is not your email address)
Enter your LinkTap account Password in the lower field then click on the âConnectâ button. If it is successful you will see the list of valves.
The app will show all your LinkTap valves on all your hubs that are connected to the account and are not already in Homey.
Note: the API to get devices has a minimum interval of 5 minute so the app caches the data to ensure it is always available. The side effect is that newly added valves or hubs could take up to 5 minutes to appear when adding devices.
Select the valves you want to be added to Homey and tap on next.
The selected valves will then appear in the Homey devices list.
Advanced Settings
To use the Instant mode, open the Advanced Settings screen (cog in the top right corner of the device view) and enter the required details.
Save the settings once you have them as you want.
Select Instant Mode from the pick list and the command will be sent with all the settings to activate the relay.
I have been in contact with TapLink support and they are very responsive, so Iâm really impressed with this product.
They have said they will put more work into the API this year, so we should see some improvements in response times and maybe new features. I will be keeping active on this app to implement all API changes as soon as they are available.
You will need the gateway. The valves use a custom zigbee protocol so are not compatible with standard zigbee.
You can connect multiple values to one gateway though.
in general yes. In my case my gateway is located next to the router and homey in the middle of the house. If the gateway had wifi I would position it 10m away from the router next to a window looking in my garden. It is working anyway ,-)
Ok, I hoped that it was not necessary. Should be less expensive. Iâm curious about the solution. Nice work. I think will buy one.
There are no other options for this for Homey.
I think they are great. I think the G2 is worth the extra money as it provides extra information that is useful. But the G1 will do the job though.
I bought my first one in 2019 for my raised flowerbeds. Then I bought another one last year for my new lawn. They stay out all year and are still looking like new, plus on original batteries and going strong.
The rain skip feature is pretty good, but where I live we often donât get the forecast rain. Hence the app so I can use other sensors to give it a boost if needed.
thanks for the app. Very nice. It was the last reason to order the G2 I had on my wishlist since last summer.
I want to give a short feedback. I donât know if I missed something or if itâs bug. Would be nice if yould check it.
After set the app options (user, API key) the add-device returned the âuser unknownâ error. I had to restart the app. Then I could a the device. It seems, the settings are only read while startup.
I can start watering via flow (I use a virtual button for manual start).
But stopping via flow (âSofort-Modus ausschaltenâ) donât seem to work. No change at the valve or in the LinkTap app.
Yes, I have been in regular contact with their support team. This was the last I heard:
Later this year we are going to upgrade our cloud based APIs (e.g., allow user to register callback functions) to make them work more efficiently. We may also implement LAN based APIs so that the commands will not pass through our cloud server.
They will also be launching 2 new models next month, the G1S and G2S. These will have a start/stop button on the device and support seconds accurate watering modes.
I have found the support from LinkTap to be excellent.
Hello again,
one idea for an enhancementâŠ
Would it be possible to add tags for flow event âwatering has stoppedâ for liter and liter/min like displayed in the Linktap push notification? It would be nice to write it to the timeline.
There are global tags for water flow and water meter. So when the watering has finished event occurs you could write those to the timeline.
I must confess that I havenât tried those yet as my garden is still waterlogged from all the rain . All my tests so far have been with the water turned off.
Let me know if that doesnât work or if I have misunderstood your request.
. All my tests so far have been with the water turned off.