Lonnie, Brilliant timing. I'm just about to dive into some Astlinux tinkering and our doorbell is broken.
Can you think of some way of ensuring that the doorbell does something mroe than just ring the phones? Do you use this in conjunction with a SIP door phone? I don't have a place for such as thing as the doorbell is out on an iron fence/gate. I'd like to have some sort of unique ring pattern to indicate the doorbell, even if the phone can doesn't display the extension ID for the incoming call. Thanks, Michael On Thu, 28 Feb 2008 12:37:23 -0600, Lonnie Abelbeck wrote: >This slightly off topic for this list, but I think it might be of >interest to the AstLinux readers. > >This "Doorbell Asterisk Project" uses about $20 of electronics >components from Radio Shack to ring phones, send email, pager, etc >via asterisk. If using a soldering iron and a multi-meter are not >your thing, stop reading any further. > >This project has applications in both the home and office, ex. >logging when your home doorbell is pressed while you are away, or >ringing an office manager's phone when the rear loading dock doorbell >is pressed. > >A unique ringtone is useful in this situation, ex. the SPA-942 allows >for a user defined "DoorBell" ringtone to be downloaded. > >Description: > >Circuit starts with a traditional doorbell chime installation, but >when the doorbell is pressed, instead of ringing a local chime/bell, >a local phone FXS port is taken Off-Hook for about 5 seconds. When >properly configured, this Off-Hook signal can ring phones, send >email, pager, etc. via asterisk. > >A SIP ATA is used to automatically dial a local extension, using a >hotline feature in its dial plan. > >All previously installed doorbell chimes were disconnected, and the >input of this circuit is placed in parallel with the previous chimes >(s). The circuit should also operate with a chime left in parallel, >in such case resister R1 is probably not needed, but this >configuration has not been tested, and can vary on the type of chime. > >Parts list and Description: >http://lonnie.abelbeck.com/share/doorbell-off-hook-parts.txt > >Circuit Diagram: >http://lonnie.abelbeck.com/share/doorbell-off-hook-circuit.pdf > >Project Photo in 4" x 4" x 2" electrical junction box: >http://lonnie.abelbeck.com/share/doorbell-off-hook.jpg > >Enjoy, > >Lonnie > > >------------------------------------------------------------------------- >This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft >Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2008. >http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/ >_______________________________________________ >Astlinux-users mailing list >Astlinux-users@lists.sourceforge.net >https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/astlinux-users > >Donations to support AstLinux are graciously accepted via PayPal to [EMAIL >PROTECTED] > -- Michael Graves mgraves<at>mstvp.com http://blog.mgraves.org o713-861-4005 c713-201-1262 sip:[EMAIL PROTECTED] skype mjgraves fwd 54245 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2008. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/ _______________________________________________ Astlinux-users mailing list Astlinux-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/astlinux-users Donations to support AstLinux are graciously accepted via PayPal to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
