RP2040: Add remote_transmitter, and remote_receiver components

[lsellens]

What does this implement/fix?

Just adding remote_transmitter, and remote_receiver to the the Pico boards

Types of changes

• [ ] Bugfix (non-breaking change which fixes an issue)
• [X] New feature (non-breaking change which adds functionality)
• [ ] Breaking change (fix or feature that would cause existing functionality to not work as expected)
• [ ] Other

Related issue or feature (if applicable): fixes https://github.com/esphome/issues/issues/4033

Pull request in esphome-docs with documentation (if applicable): esphome/esphome-docs#<esphome-docs PR number goes here>

Test Environment

• [ ] ESP32
• [ ] ESP32 IDF
• [ ] ESP8266
• [X] RP2040
• [ ] BK72xx
• [ ] RTL87xx

Example entry for config.yaml:

# Example config.yaml

Checklist:

• [x] The code change is tested and works locally.
• [ ] Tests have been added to verify that the new code works (under tests/ folder).

If user exposed functionality or configuration variables are added/changed:

• [ ] Documentation added/updated in esphome-docs.

[lsellens]

Fixes esphome/issues#4033

[optimusprimespace]

I tested the transmitter component with the following config:

external_components:
  - source: github://pr#5974
    components: [ remote_transmitter ]

remote_transmitter:
  pin: 
    number: GPIO17
  carrier_duty_percent: 50%

switch: 
  - platform: template
    name: "Volume up"
    turn_on_action:
      remote_transmitter.transmit_nec:
            address: 0x7080
            command: 0x38C7

But it wasn't working only once it did turn up the volume. It flashes the LED because i can see that with my camera, but maybe it can't handle the nec protocol... It works flawlessly with my ESP32. PS_nr1: i'm using the MIKROE IR Click. PS_nr2: It works correctly, i wasn't careful enough with the position that i held the IR LED.

[lsellens]

I tested the transmitter component with the following config:

external_components:
  - source: github://pr#5974
    components: [ remote_transmitter ]

remote_transmitter:
  pin: 
    number: GPIO17
  carrier_duty_percent: 50%

switch: 
  - platform: template
    name: "Volume up"
    turn_on_action:
      remote_transmitter.transmit_nec:
            address: 0x7080
            command: 0x38C7

But it wasn't working only once it did turn up the volume. It flashes the LED because i can see that with my camera, but maybe it can't handle the nec protocol... It works flawlessly with my ESP32. PS_nr1: i'm using the MIKROE IR Click. PS_nr2: It works correctly, i wasn't careful enough with the position that i held the IR LED.

I've been using it with the nec protocol for several weeks now on 2 different devices with no issue. Make sure you're using a properly sized resistor with your ir led.

[tringenbach]

I'm using this for a transmitter and it is working for me. I was a little surprised that it doesn't seem to use the PIO feature, I saw another rx transmitter pico project doing that way.

Anything I can do, as a random user, to help get this merged? What's the next step?

[ojwc]

I'm using RPi Pico W, and wanting to use remote_transmitter and remote_receiver components. Would be good to see this merged.

[lsellens]

I'm using RPi Pico W, and wanting to use remote_transmitter and remote_receiver components. Would be good to see this merged.

I think you'll probably just have to use it as a external component

external_components:
  - source: github://pr#5974
    components: [ remote_transmitter,  remote_receiver]

This would be better implemented as a PIO state machine, but I don't think that's why it hasn't been merged. With it buried in close to 230 pending PRs it might not ever be. I don't think the maintainers really have time to vet all of the changes.

[sensorware]

Hello, this pull request needs to be updated to include the toleranceType when calling setTolerance. It is currently not compiling.

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[lsellens]

Hello, this pull request needs to be updated to include the toleranceType when calling setTolerance. It is currently not compiling.

Should be fixed now, but please test. I don't use the remote_receiver component myself and I'm not at home to test these changes.