Hello, I live in a condominium and we have a shared garage, I was wondering if it was possible to use esphome and the IR transmitter to open the garage remotely. We have a garage opener remote but I would like to integrate it on the HA. It’s possible to do it? Thank you
Hi,
ESPhome includes the ability to send IR codes, but think about the implications of your request. If you can record your garage key transmitting an IR code, then so can anyone, including a thief.
Most keys therefore implement rolling codes so the data transmitted each time is different. These use (hopefully) secure cryptographic functions to generate a secret sequence of codes. This sort of key is hard to copy (although apparently some car manufacturers didn’t bother adding rolling codes out of laziness and found out the hard way why security matters…).
Devices like consumer universal remote controls and more specialised kit like the Flipper Zero have IR receivers and transmitters with the ability to analyse codes.
ESPhome can also do this, but rolling codes should not work (by design, and for the security of you and your neighbours):
If this helps, 
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You normally cant becaus they are rolling codes but you can use something like this but only if your garage door opener doesnt use security 2.0 protocol. More infor aboit your door is needed or you can look it up yoirself actually.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09YND4LWT/ref=sspa_mw_detail_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&sp_csd=d2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9waG9uZV9kZXRhaWw
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Are you sure it is IR and not RF?
If RF you would still likely have the challenge of rolling codes.