[remote_transmitter] Drop a transmit while the RMT is busy instead of queueing it

esphome/components/modbus_controller/modbus_controller.h

@@ -30,10 +30,53 @@ using modbus::ModbusFunctionCode;
 using modbus::ModbusRegisterType;
 #pragma GCC diagnostic pop
 
-// Span overloads of the former modbus_controller helpers: read lambdas receive their payload as a
+// Remove before 2026.10.0 — these helpers have moved to modbus::helpers
+ESPDEPRECATED("Use modbus::helpers::value_type_is_float() instead. Removed in 2026.10.0", "2026.4.0")
+inline bool value_type_is_float(SensorValueType v) { return modbus::helpers::value_type_is_float(v); }
+
+ESPDEPRECATED("Use modbus::helpers::modbus_register_read_function() instead. Removed in 2026.10.0", "2026.4.0")
+inline FunctionCode modbus_register_read_function(modbus::EntityType reg_type) {
+  return modbus::helpers::modbus_register_read_function(reg_type);
+}
+
+ESPDEPRECATED("Use modbus::helpers::modbus_register_write_function() instead. Removed in 2026.10.0", "2026.4.0")
+inline FunctionCode modbus_register_write_function(modbus::EntityType reg_type) {
+  return modbus::helpers::modbus_register_write_function(reg_type);
+}
+
+ESPDEPRECATED("Use modbus::helpers::c_to_hex() instead. Removed in 2026.10.0", "2026.4.0")
+inline uint8_t c_to_hex(char c) { return modbus::helpers::c_to_hex(c); }
+
+ESPDEPRECATED("Use modbus::helpers::byte_from_hex_str() instead. Removed in 2026.10.0", "2026.4.0")
+inline uint8_t byte_from_hex_str(const std::string &value, uint8_t pos) {
+  return modbus::helpers::byte_from_hex_str(value, pos);
+}
+
+ESPDEPRECATED("Use modbus::helpers::word_from_hex_str() instead. Removed in 2026.10.0", "2026.4.0")
+inline uint16_t word_from_hex_str(const std::string &value, uint8_t pos) {
+  return modbus::helpers::word_from_hex_str(value, pos);
+}
+
+ESPDEPRECATED("Use modbus::helpers::dword_from_hex_str() instead. Removed in 2026.10.0", "2026.4.0")
+inline uint32_t dword_from_hex_str(const std::string &value, uint8_t pos) {
+  return modbus::helpers::dword_from_hex_str(value, pos);
+}
+
+ESPDEPRECATED("Use modbus::helpers::qword_from_hex_str() instead. Removed in 2026.10.0", "2026.4.0")
+inline uint64_t qword_from_hex_str(const std::string &value, uint8_t pos) {
+  return modbus::helpers::qword_from_hex_str(value, pos);
+}
+
+template<typename T>
+ESPDEPRECATED("Use modbus::helpers::get_data() instead. Removed in 2026.10.0", "2026.4.0")
+T get_data(const std::vector<uint8_t> &data, size_t buffer_offset) {
+  return modbus::helpers::get_data<T>(data, buffer_offset);
+}
+
+// Span overloads of the deprecated helpers below: read lambdas receive their payload as a
 // std::span<const uint8_t> (previously a const std::vector<uint8_t> &), and a span does not convert to
 // a vector, so existing lambdas calling these by name need an overload that accepts one. These carry
-// the 2026.8.0 deprecation window, since the span forms only exist from it.
+// this release's deprecation window, since the span forms only exist from it.
 // payload_to_number() deliberately has no such overload: one of its arguments is a modbus::helpers
 // type, so a span call already reaches the helper by argument-dependent lookup, and a forwarder here
 // would only make that call ambiguous.
@@ -56,6 +99,33 @@ inline bool coil_from_vector(int coil, std::span<const uint8_t> data) {
   return modbus::helpers::bit_from_packed(coil, data);
 }
 
+template<typename N>
+ESPDEPRECATED("Use modbus::helpers::mask_and_shift_by_rightbit() instead. Removed in 2026.10.0", "2026.4.0")
+N mask_and_shift_by_rightbit(N data, uint32_t mask) {
+  return modbus::helpers::mask_and_shift_by_rightbit(data, mask);
+}
+
+ESPDEPRECATED("Use modbus::helpers::number_to_payload() instead. Removed in 2026.10.0", "2026.4.0")
+inline void number_to_payload(std::vector<uint16_t> &data, int64_t value, SensorValueType value_type) {
+  modbus::helpers::number_to_payload(data, value, value_type);
+}
+
+ESPDEPRECATED("Use modbus::helpers::payload_to_number() instead. Removed in 2026.10.0", "2026.4.0")
+inline int64_t payload_to_number(const std::vector<uint8_t> &data, SensorValueType sensor_value_type, uint8_t offset,
+                                 uint32_t bitmask) {
+  return modbus::helpers::payload_to_number(std::span<const uint8_t>(data), sensor_value_type, offset, bitmask)
+      .value_or(0);
+}
+
+ESPDEPRECATED("Use modbus::helpers::float_to_payload() instead. Removed in 2026.10.0", "2026.4.0")
+inline std::vector<uint16_t> float_to_payload(float value, SensorValueType value_type) {
+  std::vector<uint16_t> data;
+  modbus::helpers::float_to_payload(data, value, value_type);
+  return data;
+}
+
+class ModbusController;
+
 /// How an item relates to the register range built just before it (same register type, address order).
 /// The numeric order doubles as the comparator tiebreak for items at the same address (see
 /// SensorItemsComparator): AUTO items form the shared range first, so a NEVER item comes last and

esphome/components/remote_transmitter/remote_transmitter.h

@@ -64,6 +64,9 @@ class RemoteTransmitterComponent final : public remote_base::RemoteTransmitterBa
 #if defined(USE_ESP32) && SOC_RMT_SUPPORTED
   void set_with_dma(bool with_dma) { this->with_dma_ = with_dma; }
   void set_eot_level(bool eot_level) { this->eot_level_ = eot_level; }
+#if ESP_IDF_VERSION >= ESP_IDF_VERSION_VAL(5, 5, 1)
+  void loop() override;
+#endif
 #endif
 #if (defined(USE_ESP32) && SOC_RMT_SUPPORTED) || defined(USE_LIBRETINY_VARIANT_RTL8720C) || \
     defined(REMOTE_TRANSMITTER_BK_PWM)
@@ -145,21 +148,32 @@ class RemoteTransmitterComponent final : public remote_base::RemoteTransmitterBa
   void wait_for_rmt_();
 
 #if ESP_IDF_VERSION >= ESP_IDF_VERSION_VAL(5, 5, 1)
+  static bool tx_done_callback(rmt_channel_handle_t channel, const rmt_tx_done_event_data_t *event, void *arg);
+  size_t encode_symbols_(rmt_symbol_half_t *out, uint32_t send_wait, uint32_t *offset);
+  void wait_all_done_();
+  void deliver_completion_();
+
   RemoteTransmitterComponentStore store_{};
   std::vector<rmt_symbol_half_t> rmt_temp_;
 #else
   std::vector<rmt_symbol_word_t> rmt_temp_;
 #endif
   uint32_t current_carrier_frequency_{38000};
-  bool initialized_{false};
-  bool with_dma_{false};
-  bool eot_level_{false};
   rmt_channel_handle_t channel_{NULL};
   rmt_encoder_handle_t encoder_{NULL};
   esp_err_t error_code_{ESP_OK};
   std::string error_string_;
+  bool initialized_{false};
+  bool with_dma_{false};
+  bool eot_level_{false};
   bool inverted_{false};
   bool non_blocking_{false};
+#if ESP_IDF_VERSION >= ESP_IDF_VERSION_VAL(5, 5, 1)
+  // set when a frame is handed to the hardware, cleared once its completion is reported;
+  // the transmit done interrupt sets tx_done_
+  bool tx_active_{false};
+  volatile bool tx_done_{false};
+#endif
 #endif
   uint8_t carrier_duty_percent_{50};
 

esphome/components/remote_transmitter/remote_transmitter_rmt.cpp

@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ static const char *const TAG = "remote_transmitter";
 static constexpr uint32_t RMT_SYMBOL_DURATION_MAX = 0x7FFF;
 
 #if ESP_IDF_VERSION >= ESP_IDF_VERSION_VAL(5, 5, 1)
+// How long a blocking wait sleeps between watchdog feeds
+static constexpr int RMT_WAIT_SLICE_MS = 50;
+
 static size_t IRAM_ATTR HOT encoder_callback(const void *data, size_t size, size_t written, size_t free,
                                              rmt_symbol_word_t *symbols, bool *done, void *arg) {
   auto *store = static_cast<RemoteTransmitterComponentStore *>(arg);
@@ -49,6 +52,31 @@ static size_t IRAM_ATTR HOT encoder_callback(const void *data, size_t size, size
   *done = false;
   return count;
 }
+
+// Splits a duration into 15-bit symbols; with out == nullptr only counts them
+static size_t write_symbols(rmt_symbol_half_t *out, size_t pos, uint32_t ticks, bool level) {
+  size_t count = 0;
+  while (ticks > 0) {
+    uint32_t duration = std::min(ticks, RMT_SYMBOL_DURATION_MAX);
+    if (out != nullptr) {
+      out[pos + count] = {
+          .duration = static_cast<uint16_t>(duration),
+          .level = static_cast<uint16_t>(level),
+      };
+    }
+    ticks -= duration;
+    count++;
+  }
+  return count;
+}
+
+bool IRAM_ATTR HOT RemoteTransmitterComponent::tx_done_callback(rmt_channel_handle_t channel,
+                                                                const rmt_tx_done_event_data_t *event, void *arg) {
+  auto *self = static_cast<RemoteTransmitterComponent *>(arg);
+  self->tx_done_ = true;
+  self->enable_loop_soon_any_context();
+  return false;
+}
 #endif
 
 void RemoteTransmitterComponent::setup() {
@@ -83,8 +111,12 @@ void RemoteTransmitterComponent::digital_write(bool value) {
   rmt_transmit_config_t config;
   memset(&config, 0, sizeof(config));
   config.flags.eot_level = value;
+  config.flags.queue_nonblocking = 1;
+  // a frame still on the wire finishes first and reports its completion
+  this->wait_for_rmt_();
   this->store_.times = 1;
   this->store_.index = 0;
+  rmt_encoder_handle_t encoder = this->encoder_;
 #else
   rmt_symbol_word_t symbol = {
       .duration0 = 1,
@@ -95,17 +127,24 @@ void RemoteTransmitterComponent::digital_write(bool value) {
   rmt_transmit_config_t config;
   memset(&config, 0, sizeof(config));
   config.flags.eot_level = value;
+  rmt_encoder_handle_t encoder = this->encoder_;
 #endif
-  esp_err_t error = rmt_transmit(this->channel_, this->encoder_, &symbol, sizeof(symbol), &config);
+  esp_err_t error = rmt_transmit(this->channel_, encoder, &symbol, sizeof(symbol), &config);
   if (error != ESP_OK) {
     ESP_LOGW(TAG, "rmt_transmit failed: %s", esp_err_to_name(error));
     this->status_set_warning();
   }
+#if ESP_IDF_VERSION >= ESP_IDF_VERSION_VAL(5, 5, 1)
+  this->wait_all_done_();
+  // a level write is not a frame, so its completion is not reported
+  this->tx_done_ = false;
+#else
   error = rmt_tx_wait_all_done(this->channel_, -1);
   if (error != ESP_OK) {
     ESP_LOGW(TAG, "rmt_tx_wait_all_done failed: %s", esp_err_to_name(error));
     this->status_set_warning();
   }
+#endif
 }
 
 void RemoteTransmitterComponent::configure_rmt_() {
@@ -152,6 +191,17 @@ void RemoteTransmitterComponent::configure_rmt_() {
     }
 
 #if ESP_IDF_VERSION >= ESP_IDF_VERSION_VAL(5, 5, 1)
+    rmt_tx_event_callbacks_t callbacks;
+    memset(&callbacks, 0, sizeof(callbacks));
+    callbacks.on_trans_done = tx_done_callback;
+    error = rmt_tx_register_event_callbacks(this->channel_, &callbacks, this);
+    if (error != ESP_OK) {
+      this->error_code_ = error;
+      this->error_string_ = "in rmt_tx_register_event_callbacks";
+      this->mark_failed();
+      return;
+    }
+
     rmt_simple_encoder_config_t encoder;
     memset(&encoder, 0, sizeof(encoder));
     encoder.callback = encoder_callback;
@@ -206,6 +256,118 @@ void RemoteTransmitterComponent::configure_rmt_() {
   }
 }
 
+#if ESP_IDF_VERSION >= ESP_IDF_VERSION_VAL(5, 5, 1)
+// Blocks until the hardware is idle, feeding the watchdog while waiting
+void RemoteTransmitterComponent::wait_all_done_() {
+  esp_err_t error;
+  while ((error = rmt_tx_wait_all_done(this->channel_, RMT_WAIT_SLICE_MS)) == ESP_ERR_TIMEOUT) {
+    App.feed_wdt();
+  }
+  if (error != ESP_OK) {
+    ESP_LOGW(TAG, "rmt_tx_wait_all_done failed: %s", esp_err_to_name(error));
+    this->status_set_warning();
+  }
+}
+
+void RemoteTransmitterComponent::deliver_completion_() {
+  this->tx_done_ = false;
+  this->tx_active_ = false;
+  this->complete_trigger_.trigger();
+}
+
+// Blocks until any frame on the wire has gone out and reports its completion
+void RemoteTransmitterComponent::wait_for_rmt_() {
+  this->wait_all_done_();
+  if (this->tx_active_)
+    this->deliver_completion_();
+}
+
+void RemoteTransmitterComponent::loop() {
+  if (this->tx_done_)
+    this->deliver_completion_();
+  // the transmit done interrupt re-enables the loop
+  this->disable_loop();
+}
+
+// Encodes the repeat gap followed by the frame; with out == nullptr only counts symbols.
+// The gap leads the buffer so the encoder skips it on the first pass and replays it
+// before every repeat; offset receives the index of the first frame symbol.
+size_t RemoteTransmitterComponent::encode_symbols_(rmt_symbol_half_t *out, uint32_t send_wait, uint32_t *offset) {
+  size_t count = write_symbols(out, 0, this->from_microseconds_(send_wait), this->eot_level_);
+  *offset = count;
+  for (int32_t value : this->temp_.get_data()) {
+    bool level = value >= 0;
+    if (!level) {
+      value = -value;
+    }
+    count += write_symbols(out, count, this->from_microseconds_(static_cast<uint32_t>(value)), level ^ this->inverted_);
+  }
+  return count;
+}
+
+void RemoteTransmitterComponent::send_internal(uint32_t send_times, uint32_t send_wait) {
+  if (this->is_failed()) {
+    return;
+  }
+
+  if (this->tx_active_ && this->tx_done_) {
+    // finished, but loop() has not run yet
+    this->deliver_completion_();
+  }
+
+  if (send_times == 0 || this->tx_active_) {
+    // nothing is sent, but both triggers still fire so an on_complete-sequenced automation
+    // does not stall; a zero repeat count would never finish in the encoder, and a frame that
+    // arrives while another is on the wire is dropped rather than blocking the loop
+    if (this->tx_active_) {
+      ESP_LOGW(TAG, "Transmitter busy, dropping");
+      this->status_set_warning();
+    }
+    this->transmit_trigger_.trigger();
+    this->complete_trigger_.trigger();
+    return;
+  }
+
+  if (this->current_carrier_frequency_ != this->temp_.get_carrier_frequency()) {
+    this->current_carrier_frequency_ = this->temp_.get_carrier_frequency();
+    this->configure_rmt_();
+  }
+
+  uint32_t offset;
+  size_t count = this->encode_symbols_(nullptr, send_wait, &offset);
+  if (count <= offset) {
+    ESP_LOGE(TAG, "Empty data");
+    return;
+  }
+  this->rmt_temp_.resize(count);
+  this->encode_symbols_(this->rmt_temp_.data(), send_wait, &offset);
+  this->store_.times = send_times;
+  this->store_.index = offset;
+
+  this->transmit_trigger_.trigger();
+
+  rmt_transmit_config_t config;
+  memset(&config, 0, sizeof(config));
+  config.flags.eot_level = this->eot_level_;
+  config.flags.queue_nonblocking = 1;
+  this->tx_done_ = false;
+  this->tx_active_ = true;
+  esp_err_t error = rmt_transmit(this->channel_, this->encoder_, this->rmt_temp_.data(),
+                                 this->rmt_temp_.size() * sizeof(rmt_symbol_half_t), &config);
+  if (error != ESP_OK) {
+    ESP_LOGW(TAG, "rmt_transmit failed: %s", esp_err_to_name(error));
+    this->status_set_warning();
+    // nothing will complete, so report it now
+    this->deliver_completion_();
+    return;
+  }
+  this->status_clear_warning();
+
+  if (!this->non_blocking_) {
+    this->wait_for_rmt_();
+  }
+}
+#else
 void RemoteTransmitterComponent::wait_for_rmt_() {
   esp_err_t error = rmt_tx_wait_all_done(this->channel_, -1);
   if (error != ESP_OK) {
@@ -216,87 +378,6 @@ void RemoteTransmitterComponent::wait_for_rmt_() {
   this->complete_trigger_.trigger();
 }
 
-#if ESP_IDF_VERSION >= ESP_IDF_VERSION_VAL(5, 5, 1)
-void RemoteTransmitterComponent::send_internal(uint32_t send_times, uint32_t send_wait) {
-  uint64_t total_duration = 0;
-
-  if (this->is_failed()) {
-    return;
-  }
-
-  // if the timeout was cancelled, block until the tx is complete
-  if (this->non_blocking_ && this->cancel_timeout("complete")) {
-    this->wait_for_rmt_();
-  }
-
-  if (this->current_carrier_frequency_ != this->temp_.get_carrier_frequency()) {
-    this->current_carrier_frequency_ = this->temp_.get_carrier_frequency();
-    this->configure_rmt_();
-  }
-
-  this->rmt_temp_.clear();
-  this->rmt_temp_.reserve(this->temp_.get_data().size() + 1);
-
-  // encode any delay at the start of the buffer to simplify the encoder callback
-  // this will be skipped the first time around
-  total_duration += send_wait * (send_times - 1);
-  send_wait = this->from_microseconds_(static_cast<uint32_t>(send_wait));
-  while (send_wait > 0) {
-    int32_t duration = std::min(send_wait, uint32_t(RMT_SYMBOL_DURATION_MAX));
-    this->rmt_temp_.push_back({
-        .duration = static_cast<uint16_t>(duration),
-        .level = static_cast<uint16_t>(this->eot_level_),
-    });
-    send_wait -= duration;
-  }
-
-  // encode data
-  size_t offset = this->rmt_temp_.size();
-  for (int32_t value : this->temp_.get_data()) {
-    bool level = value >= 0;
-    if (!level) {
-      value = -value;
-    }
-    total_duration += value * send_times;
-    value = this->from_microseconds_(static_cast<uint32_t>(value));
-    while (value > 0) {
-      int32_t duration = std::min(value, int32_t(RMT_SYMBOL_DURATION_MAX));
-      this->rmt_temp_.push_back({
-          .duration = static_cast<uint16_t>(duration),
-          .level = static_cast<uint16_t>(level ^ this->inverted_),
-      });
-      value -= duration;
-    }
-  }
-
-  if ((this->rmt_temp_.data() == nullptr) || this->rmt_temp_.size() <= offset) {
-    ESP_LOGE(TAG, "Empty data");
-    return;
-  }
-
-  this->transmit_trigger_.trigger();
-
-  rmt_transmit_config_t config;
-  memset(&config, 0, sizeof(config));
-  config.flags.eot_level = this->eot_level_;
-  this->store_.times = send_times;
-  this->store_.index = offset;
-  esp_err_t error = rmt_transmit(this->channel_, this->encoder_, this->rmt_temp_.data(),
-                                 this->rmt_temp_.size() * sizeof(rmt_symbol_half_t), &config);
-  if (error != ESP_OK) {
-    ESP_LOGW(TAG, "rmt_transmit failed: %s", esp_err_to_name(error));
-    this->status_set_warning();
-  } else {
-    this->status_clear_warning();
-  }
-
-  if (this->non_blocking_) {
-    this->set_timeout("complete", total_duration / 1000, [this]() { this->wait_for_rmt_(); });
-  } else {
-    this->wait_for_rmt_();
-  }
-}
-#else
 void RemoteTransmitterComponent::send_internal(uint32_t send_times, uint32_t send_wait) {
   if (this->is_failed())
     return;