Merge 07f7516cec into 696a828156

components/remote_receiver.rst

@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ Configuration variables:
   - **samsung36**: Decode and dump Samsung36 infrared codes.
   - **sony**: Decode and dump Sony infrared codes.
   - **toshiba_ac**: Decode and dump Toshiba AC infrared codes.
+  - **virtualwire**: Decode and dump VirtualWire / RadioHead RH_ASK codes.
 
 - **tolerance** (*Optional*, int, :ref:`config-time` or mapping): The percentage or time that the remote signal lengths can
   deviate in the decoding process.  Defaults to ``25%``.
@@ -189,6 +190,9 @@ Automations:
 - **on_toshiba_ac** (*Optional*, :ref:`Automation <automation>`): An automation to perform when a
   Toshiba AC remote code has been decoded. A variable ``x`` of type :apistruct:`remote_base::ToshibaAcData`
   is passed to the automation for use in lambdas.
+- **on_virtualwire** (*Optional*, :ref:`Automation <automation>`): An automation to perform when a
+  VirtualWire / RadioHead RH_ASK code has been decoded. A variable ``x`` of
+  type :apistruct:`remote_base::VirtualWireData` is passed to the automation for use in lambdas.
 
 .. code-block:: yaml
 
@@ -430,6 +434,12 @@ Remote code selection (exactly one of these has to be included):
   - **rc_code_1** (**Required**, int): The remote control code to trigger on, see dumper output for more details.
   - **rc_code_2** (*Optional*, int): The second part of the remote control code to trigger on, see dumper output for more details.
 
+- **virtualwire**: Trigger on a decoded VirtualWire / RadioHead RH_ASK remote code with the given data.
+
+  - **data** (**Required**, list): The data to trigger on, see :ref:`remote_transmitter-transmit_virtualwire` for more info.
+  - **speed** (*Optional*, int): The transmission speed in bits per second. Set to ``0`` for automatic speed detection.
+    Defaults to ``0``.
+
 .. note::
 
     The **CanalSat** and **CanalSatLD** protocols use a higher carrier frequency (56khz) and are very similar.

components/remote_transmitter.rst

@@ -886,6 +886,29 @@ Configuration variables:
 
 - All other options from :ref:`remote_transmitter-transmit_action`.
 
+.. _remote_transmitter-transmit_virtualwire:
+
+``remote_transmitter.transmit_virtualwire`` Action
+**************************************************
+
+This :ref:`action <config-action>` sends a VirtualWire / RadioHead RH_ASK message to a remote transmitter.
+It can be used to transmit messages between ESPHome and Arduino devices and is compatible with the
+VirtualWire and RadioHead Arduino libraries
+
+.. code-block:: yaml
+
+    on_...:
+      - remote_transmitter.transmit_virtualwire:
+          data: [0x00, 0x01]
+          speed: 2000
+
+Configuration variables:
+
+- **data** (**Required**, list): The content of the message, see dumper output for more details.
+- **speed** (*Optional*, int): The transmission speed in bits per second. Defaults to ``2000``.
+
+- All other options from :ref:`remote_transmitter-transmit_action`.
+
 
 Lambda calls
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