Broadlink Infrared Emitter

Custom Home Assistant integration that exposes Broadlink RM devices (RM4 Pro, RM4 Mini, etc.) as infrared emitter entities in the Home Assistant 2026.4 infrared platform.

What does this do?

Home Assistant 2026.4 introduced a native infrared entity platform that decouples IR hardware from the devices they control. This integration bridges your existing Broadlink RM devices into that new system.

Before (old way): Manually learn IR codes, create scripts, call remote.send_command with device/command names. Lots of YAML.

With this integration: Your Broadlink universal remote shows up as an IR emitter. Integrations like LG Infrared or my Infrared Remote can use it directly. Your TV appears as a proper media_player entity.

Requirements

• Home Assistant 2026.4 or later
• The standard Broadlink integration already set up with your RM device(s)

Installation

HACS (Recommended)

Or manually:

1. Open HACS in Home Assistant
2. Click the three dots in the top right and select Custom repositories
3. Add this repository URL and select Integration as category
4. Click Download
5. Restart Home Assistant

Manual

1. Download the custom_components/broadlink_infrared folder
2. Place it in your Home Assistant config/custom_components/ directory
3. Restart Home Assistant

Setup

Or manually:

1. Go to Settings > Devices & Services > Add Integration
2. Search for Broadlink Infrared Emitter
3. Select which Broadlink remote entity to expose as an IR emitter
4. Done! Your Broadlink device is now available for consumer integrations

Architecture

Multiple devices

Set up this integration multiple times for multiple Broadlink RM devices (e.g., one per room).

Limitations

• Transmit only: The new infrared platform currently supports sending only, not receiving/learning
• Consumer integrations needed: Works with integrations that use the new infrared platform (like LG Infrared or Infrared Remote)
• Assumed state: IR is one-way, so state tracking is assumed