IR as an entity

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I have learned IR codes trought Broadlink and I made some buttons. But now i would like to use these interactions with google home, so i need an entity such as remote control or something similar. I am not very familiar with HA, I have just started and I would need help, someone can help me?

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Do you mean you want entities to represent the devices you are switching on and off with Broadlink?

One way of doing this is to create an input_boolean (or “toggle helper”) for each device, then an automation to send the Broadlink turn on command when the input_boolean is changed to on and a similar automation to send the turn off command when it is changed to off.

For example:

- id: '1614420014623'
  alias: Study socket 1 off
  description: ''
  trigger:
  - platform: state
    entity_id: input_boolean.study_socket_1
    to: 'off'
  condition: []
  action:
  - service: remote.send_command
    data:
      device: study_socket_1
      command: Turn off
    entity_id: remote.broadlink_remote
  mode: single

and:

- id: '1614420014624'
  alias: Study socket 1 on
  description: ''
  trigger:
  - platform: state
    entity_id: input_boolean.study_socket_1
    to: 'on'
  condition: []
  action:
  - service: remote.send_command
    data:
      device: study_socket_1
      command: Turn on
    entity_id: remote.broadlink_remote
  mode: single

The input_booleans can then be exposed to Google home so that they can be turned on and off with voice commands.

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Hi @Stiltjack,

Thanks for sharing, as mention by the author the thread.
I am also looking to have a similar setup to show the state of my Wall Fan if its on or off on my HA dashboard.

Currently i am controlling it via Broadlink IR, as the Power On/Off button is the same on my original remote, which i have learned via broadlink IR. How can i create an entity in a way that it will show on or off inside a single button?

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Include tap action: toggle in the button definition?

      - type: button
        tap_action:
          action: toggle
        entity: input_boolean.study_socket_1

Alternatively, you can replace the input_boolean with a switch:

  - platform: broadlink
    mac: 24dfa7e87063
    switches:
      - name: counter_lights
        command_off: JgBYAAABJJITEhMTExITEhMSExMTEhM3EzcTNxM3EzcTNxM3EzcTEhM3ExITNxM3EzcTExMSExITExI3ExMTEhMSEzcTNxM3EwAFHQABKEkTAAxaAAEmShMADQUAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA==
        command_on: JgBQAAABJJITEhMTExITEhMSExMTEhM3EzcTNxM3EzcTNxM3EzcTEhMTEhMTNxM3EzcTEhMSExMTNhQ2ExMTEhMSEzcTNxM3EwAFHgABJ0kTAA0FAAAAAAAA

There’s a bit about creating custom switches in the Broadlink docs: