I’d be interested in this too, though I’d prefer to avoid AppDemon. In my case I’m looking at IR control of an LED lighting strip through a Broadlink RM3 mini. Currently working as on/off through the broadlink switch component, but would like to set colours, brightness up/down (i.e. all the controls on the remote).
Hi there. AppDaemon is an optional thing. HomeAssistant itself can work with MQTT.
but would like to set colours, brightness up/down
The link I have put above should be a direct answer to this. All you’ll have to do is to stitch the MQTT commands to proper IR commands you are sending to Broadlink.
I have come up with a usable solution for my situation, using the button-card and pop-ups. I essentially replicate the functions of my IR remote with a “digital duplicate” of the remote that pops up when clicking on the entity.