Hardware Matrix

Radios, IR & Coordinators for Home Assistant & ESPHome

3 documented pairings that cover this job, compared across protocols — setup complexity, wiring notes and what each exposes once paired.

3 devices 1 with an ESPHome config

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Interface Platform
KY-005 IR Transmitter & Receiver Vishay Intertechnology GPIO Digital / 3.3V Home Assistant (ESPHome) Plug-and-Play ESPHome ↗ Manual config
nRF24L01+ 2.4GHz RF Transceiver Nordic SPI Bus / 3.3V Arduino Ecosystem Advanced Manual config
SONOFF ZBDongle-P Zigbee 3.0 Coordinator SONOFF USB Serial (CC2652P) Home Assistant (ZHA / Zigbee2MQTT) Plug-and-Play Manual config

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