Can I use nRF905 module with ESPHome out of the box?

ESPHome
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I’m trying to connect radio transmitter nRF905 to ESP Home running on ESP32-WROOM board via Home Assistant. My goal is to observe a signal from a RF remote. I’ve found this and few other configs which use custom component. However, I’d like to try first with remote_receiver as explained in the ESPHome docs.

Is it possible to connect it? Let’s assume I’ve connected the nRF905 as depicted in this diagram

nRF905 pin ESP32 pin ESP32 GPIO
Vcc 3.3V 3.3V
Gnd Gnd Gnd
AM D32 GPIO 32
CD D33 GPIO 33
CE D27 GPIO 27
DR D35 GPIO 35
PWR D26 GPIO 26
TX_EN D25 GPIO 25
MOSI D13 GPIO 13
MISO D12 GPIO 12
CLK or SCK D14 GPIO 14
CS or CSN D15 GPIO 15

My current ESPHome config is quite simple:

esphome:
  name: node-office
  platform: ESP32
  board: esp32dev

# Enable logging
logger:

esp32_ble_tracker:

xiaomi_ble:

# Enable Home Assistant API
api:

ota:
  password: "********"

wifi:
  ssid: "********"
  password: "********"

  # Enable fallback hotspot (captive portal) in case wifi connection fails
  ap:
    ssid: "Node-Office Fallback Hotspot"
    password: "********"

captive_portal:

sensor:
  # several sensors here
2

Try it an see… you dont need approval of the community.

3

The GitHub you got your wiring instructions from itself uses an external component. How are you thinking of communicating with the nRF905?

4

I’m not really sure, just getting some understanding around it. I was hoping ESP Home would support basic signal reading out of the box. Not sure yet if this is possible with this particular transmitter.

5

Nothing in your proposed code will read anything. I don’t know what you are hoping for, or why you are so reluctant to use the available component.

6

Hi @orestesgaolin were you able to get this to work? I have a ceiling fan that uses RF and I’m looking for ways to smartly it. I would like to stay away from broadlibk and looking for a Zigbee solution.

I also came across this RF / IR esphome guide and sharing it in case it helps

I have yet to buy parts and I’m seeing first if there is a workable solution