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If you're looking for Harmony level usage and have a pretty penny to spend, look at SofaBaton. Programmable universal remote with hub, and there are home assistant integrations for local control.
Does the SofaBaton stuff require Cloud or Internet access to work? Or can it work fully offline? Is the HA integration a cloud or local?
The goal was making tiny esp+ir sender that I can place near each device that is IR. Like my vaporizer and then remote control them. I need cheap and easy solution.
Oh yeah absolutely. That's what this HA update sounds like it's solving, which is very exciting! Going to need to pick up some ESP32s with IR myself now. The SofaBaton is a higher quality product that matches the Harmony which is why I brought it up