Re: Ringing problems was [Asterisk-Users] TDM400P Revision question.

2005-04-20 Thread David Josephson
Rich Adamson responded to an earlier reply (not from me)
Eric, those links have nothing to do with his stated problem. The
problem is 105v AC on the pstn line when on-hook and no ringing.
No, he says the issue is about ringing and strange voltages on his 
Digium TDM400 FXS ports, not the PSTN line. He measures 107 VAC on the 
line with the phone on hook and not ringing. Are we sure this is 
measured across the line and not from one side of the line to ground?

If there were 107 volts AC on the pair, and there was any current 
available, the phone would ring all the time. Since it doesn't, it's 
likely to be a faulty meter or (more likely) a high resistance ground 
fault in the PC power supply providing a sneak path for a few microamps 
of power line voltage to get to the pair. Check grounding of the PC case.

The basic problem however is that (assuming the meter is right) there is 
only 45 volts during the ring interval. This is not enough for most 
ringers. Try boostringer=1 as suggested by the last response and check 
the ring voltage then. Many ringers need at least 75 volts to function 
properly.
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RE: [Asterisk-Users] TDM400P Revision question.

2005-04-18 Thread David Brodbeck
 -Original Message-
 From: Rich Adamson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 
  As far as the issue with DC voltage on the POTS line only 
  being  43.8 DC, my guess was that is just an issue with 
  voltage drop on the line because of distance between me 
  and the CO.
 
 No possible way. If everything is truly on hook, there isn't
 any current draw and therefore no way for a voltage drop to
 occur. Basic ohm's law.

If he's not using a high-impedance voltmeter, the meter might be loading the
circuit down.
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Re: [Asterisk-Users] TDM400P Revision question.

2005-04-18 Thread Ian Pattison
I don't know how everyone else is doing but my woes are continuing. 

Hardware:

Digium TDM400P (REV G according to the silk screening on the board) 2xFX0, 
2xFXS purchased in August/September 2004
Dell Precision 420 (PIII-733, 512MB RAM nothing fancy but not doing too much 
either)

Software:

Zaptel, Libpri and Asterisk (v1-0) downloaded and re-compiled from CVS today 
(April 17)
SuSE 9.1 (Kernel 2.6.4-52-default) configured as a life-support system for 
Asterisk only... no other apps running.

Here's are my issues:

1. dmesg reports the card as Revision E/F although Rev G visually confirmed 
(see below)

Zapata Telephony Interface Registered on major 196
PCI: Found IRQ 11 for device :03:05.0
PCI: Sharing IRQ 11 with :00:1f.3
Freshmaker version: 71
Freshmaker passed register test
Module 0: Installed -- AUTO FXO (FCC mode)
Module 1: Installed -- AUTO FXO (FCC mode)
Module 2: Installed -- AUTO FXS/DPO
Module 3: Installed -- AUTO FXS/DPO
Found a Wildcard TDM: Wildcard TDM400P REV E/F (4 modules)

2. Low ringing voltage still (~44V AC). I have used the boostringer=1 option 
when loading wcfxs, did I miss something at compile time?
3. Rogue on-hook 109V AC voltage (11V AC off-hook) on both FXS ports. I have 
conformed that it is being generated by the card itself. I repeat, it is not 
being induced on the wire. After finding it a the wall jack I was able to 
sample the same 109V AC at the card itself with no cables attached.
4. Random calls dropped on the FXO ports from both FXS and SIP clients. The 
drop is usually preceded by a 2-3 second buzzing sound on the line. This occurs 
with both incoming and outgoing calls.

It should be noted that the card is sharing an IRQ with another device (the USB 
controller to be exact). No matter what slot the card is inserted in it ends up 
sharing an IRQ. To that end I made sure it was sharing with an unused device 
(no USB devices attached).

Looking for help here...

Thanks,

Ian


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Re: [Asterisk-Users] TDM400P Revision question.

2005-04-18 Thread Eric Wieling aka ManxPower
So the only thing you have not done is tried the cards in a different 
system with a different motherboard.  It is WELL KNOWN that the cards 
will not work well if they are shareing interrupts with another device.

Ian Pattison wrote:
I don't know how everyone else is doing but my woes are continuing. 

Hardware:
Digium TDM400P (REV G according to the silk screening on the board) 2xFX0, 
2xFXS purchased in August/September 2004
Dell Precision 420 (PIII-733, 512MB RAM nothing fancy but not doing too much 
either)
Software:
Zaptel, Libpri and Asterisk (v1-0) downloaded and re-compiled from CVS today 
(April 17)
SuSE 9.1 (Kernel 2.6.4-52-default) configured as a life-support system for 
Asterisk only... no other apps running.
Here's are my issues:
1. dmesg reports the card as Revision E/F although Rev G visually confirmed 
(see below)
Zapata Telephony Interface Registered on major 196
PCI: Found IRQ 11 for device :03:05.0
PCI: Sharing IRQ 11 with :00:1f.3
Freshmaker version: 71
Freshmaker passed register test
Module 0: Installed -- AUTO FXO (FCC mode)
Module 1: Installed -- AUTO FXO (FCC mode)
Module 2: Installed -- AUTO FXS/DPO
Module 3: Installed -- AUTO FXS/DPO
Found a Wildcard TDM: Wildcard TDM400P REV E/F (4 modules)
2. Low ringing voltage still (~44V AC). I have used the boostringer=1 option 
when loading wcfxs, did I miss something at compile time?
3. Rogue on-hook 109V AC voltage (11V AC off-hook) on both FXS ports. I have 
conformed that it is being generated by the card itself. I repeat, it is not 
being induced on the wire. After finding it a the wall jack I was able to 
sample the same 109V AC at the card itself with no cables attached.
4. Random calls dropped on the FXO ports from both FXS and SIP clients. The 
drop is usually preceded by a 2-3 second buzzing sound on the line. This occurs 
with both incoming and outgoing calls.
It should be noted that the card is sharing an IRQ with another device (the USB 
controller to be exact). No matter what slot the card is inserted in it ends up 
sharing an IRQ. To that end I made sure it was sharing with an unused device 
(no USB devices attached).
Looking for help here...
Thanks,
Ian
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Re: [Asterisk-Users] TDM400P Revision question.

2005-04-18 Thread Andrew Kohlsmith
On April 18, 2005 02:07 pm, Eric Wieling aka ManxPower wrote:
 So the only thing you have not done is tried the cards in a different
 system with a different motherboard.  It is WELL KNOWN that the cards
 will not work well if they are shareing interrupts with another device.

While this is true, the AC on the line I am willing to put good money on being 
a module problem.  not work well manifests itself as noise, chirping, 
dropped calls, etc.  NOT ringing voltage...  

I could, however, be wrong.  It won't be the first time.  :-)

-A.
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Re: [Asterisk-Users] TDM400P Revision question.

2005-04-18 Thread Rich Adamson
 On April 18, 2005 02:07 pm, Eric Wieling aka ManxPower wrote:
  So the only thing you have not done is tried the cards in a different
  system with a different motherboard.  It is WELL KNOWN that the cards
  will not work well if they are shareing interrupts with another device.
 
 While this is true, the AC on the line I am willing to put good money on 
 being 
 a module problem.  not work well manifests itself as noise, chirping, 
 dropped calls, etc.  NOT ringing voltage...  
 
 I could, however, be wrong.  It won't be the first time.  :-)

I would definitely second Andrew's comment relative to a bad module(s).


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Re: [Asterisk-Users] TDM400P Revision question.

2005-04-18 Thread Robert Webb
See inline responses...
On Mon, 18 Apr 2005 10:43:30 -0400
 Ian Pattison [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I don't know how everyone else is doing but my woes are 
continuing. 

Hardware:
Digium TDM400P (REV G according to the silk screening on 
the board) 2xFX0, 2xFXS purchased in August/September 
2004
Dell Precision 420 (PIII-733, 512MB RAM nothing fancy 
but not doing too much either)

Software:
Zaptel, Libpri and Asterisk (v1-0) downloaded and 
re-compiled from CVS today (April 17)
SuSE 9.1 (Kernel 2.6.4-52-default) configured as a 
life-support system for Asterisk only... no other apps 
running.

Here's are my issues:
1. dmesg reports the card as Revision E/F although Rev G 
visually confirmed (see below)

Zapata Telephony Interface Registered on major 196
PCI: Found IRQ 11 for device :03:05.0
PCI: Sharing IRQ 11 with :00:1f.3
Freshmaker version: 71
Freshmaker passed register test
Module 0: Installed -- AUTO FXO (FCC mode)
Module 1: Installed -- AUTO FXO (FCC mode)
Module 2: Installed -- AUTO FXS/DPO
Module 3: Installed -- AUTO FXS/DPO
Found a Wildcard TDM: Wildcard TDM400P REV E/F (4 
modules)

2. Low ringing voltage still (~44V AC). I have used the 
boostringer=1 option when loading wcfxs, did I miss 
something at compile time?
The reason you are still seeing low ring voltage is due to 
the fact that the module is not using the boostringer when 
it is being loaded. If it were, you would see

PCI: Found IRQ 14 for device 00:08.0
Freshmaker version: 71
Freshmaker passed register test
Boosting ringinger on slot 1 (89V peak)
Module 0: Installed -- AUTO FXS/DPO
Module 1: Not installed
Module 2: Not installed
Module 3: Installed -- AUTO FXO (FCC mode)
Found a Wildcard TDM: Wildcard TDM400P REV E/F (4 modules)
Registered tone zone 0 (United States / North America)
Notice the line in there about bossting the ringer to 89V 
peak. I am not seeing that in yours.


3. Rogue on-hook 109V AC voltage (11V AC off-hook) on 
both FXS ports. I have conformed that it is being 
generated by the card itself. I repeat, it is not being 
induced on the wire. After finding it a the wall jack I 
was able to sample the same 109V AC at the card itself 
with no cables attached.
No clue...
4. Random calls dropped on the FXO ports from both FXS 
and SIP clients. The drop is usually preceded by a 2-3 
second buzzing sound on the line. This occurs with both 
incoming and outgoing calls.

It should be noted that the card is sharing an IRQ with 
another device (the USB controller to be exact). No 
matter what slot the card is inserted in it ends up 
sharing an IRQ. To that end I made sure it was sharing 
with an unused device (no USB devices attached).

Are you using the USB for anything?? If not, turn it off 
in your BIOS if you have the option and don't even let it 
load.

Looking for help here...
Thanks,
Ian
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Re: [Asterisk-Users] TDM400P Revision question.

2005-04-18 Thread Julian J. M.
Hello,

In FC3, i had to set wctdm options in /etc/modprobe.conf (it may be
modules.conf in other distros):

options wctdm boostringer=1 debug=1

Julian J. M.

On 4/18/05, Ian Pattison [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
 2. Low ringing voltage still (~44V AC). I have used the boostringer=1 option 
 when loading wcfxs, did I miss something at compile time?
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Re: [Asterisk-Users] TDM400P Revision question.

2005-04-18 Thread Ian Pattison
Ok... here's my module loading process... am I missing something?

modprobe zaptel
modprobe wcfxs boostringer=1 (btw: this one takes about 5 seconds. The others 
are almost instant)
modprobe wcfxo
ztcfg -vv

This is correct is it not?

 Robert Webb [EMAIL PROTECTED] 18/04/2005 16:06 
See inline responses...

On Mon, 18 Apr 2005 10:43:30 -0400
  Ian Pattison [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
 2. Low ringing voltage still (~44V AC). I have used the 
boostringer=1 option when loading wcfxs, did I miss 
something at compile time?

The reason you are still seeing low ring voltage is due to 
the fact that the module is not using the boostringer when 
it is being loaded. If it were, you would see

PCI: Found IRQ 14 for device 00:08.0
Freshmaker version: 71
Freshmaker passed register test
Boosting ringinger on slot 1 (89V peak)
Module 0: Installed -- AUTO FXS/DPO
Module 1: Not installed
Module 2: Not installed
Module 3: Installed -- AUTO FXO (FCC mode)
Found a Wildcard TDM: Wildcard TDM400P REV E/F (4 modules)
Registered tone zone 0 (United States / North America)

Notice the line in there about bossting the ringer to 89V 
peak. I am not seeing that in yours.


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Re: [Asterisk-Users] TDM400P Revision question.

2005-04-18 Thread Ian Pattison
I don't know how everyone else is doing but my woes are continuing. I'm really 
starting to dislike these Digium cards.

Hardware:

Digium TDM400P (REV G according to the silk screening on the board) 2xFX0, 
2xFXS purchased in August/September 2004
Dell Precision 420 (PIII-733, 512MB RAM nothing fancy but not doing too much 
either)

Software:

Zaptel, Libpri and Asterisk (v1-0) downloaded and re-compiled from CVS today 
(April 17)
SuSE 9.1 (Kernel 2.6.4-52-default) configured as a life-support system for 
Asterisk only... no other apps running.

Here's are my issues:

1. dmesg reports the card as Revision E/F although Rev G visually confirmed 
(see below)

Zapata Telephony Interface Registered on major 196
PCI: Found IRQ 11 for device :03:05.0
PCI: Sharing IRQ 11 with :00:1f.3
Freshmaker version: 71
Freshmaker passed register test
Module 0: Installed -- AUTO FXO (FCC mode)
Module 1: Installed -- AUTO FXO (FCC mode)
Module 2: Installed -- AUTO FXS/DPO
Module 3: Installed -- AUTO FXS/DPO
Found a Wildcard TDM: Wildcard TDM400P REV E/F (4 modules)

2. Low ringing voltage still (~44V AC). I have used the boostringer=1 option 
when loading wcfxs, did I miss something at compile time?
3. Rogue on-hook 109V AC voltage (11V AC off-hook) on both FXS ports. I have 
conformed that it is being generated by the card itself. I repeat, it is not 
being induced on the wire. After finding it a the wall jack I was able to 
sample the same 109V AC at the card itself with no cables attached.
4. Random calls dropped on the FXO ports from both FXS and SIP clients. The 
drop is usually preceded by a 2-3 second buzzing sound on the line. This occurs 
with both incoming and outgoing calls.

It should be noted that the card is sharing an IRQ with another device (the USB 
controller to be exact). No matter what slot the card is inserted in it ends up 
sharing an IRQ. To that end I made sure it was sharing with an unused device 
(no USB devices attached).

Looking for help here...

Thanks,

Ian


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RE: [Asterisk-Users] TDM400P Revision question.

2005-04-18 Thread Neal Walton
Hi,
You could try disabling the USB in the BIOS setup to see if it stops 
sharing the interrupt.
Regards,
Neal


-Original Message-
From:   Ian Pattison [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent:   Sunday, April 17, 2005 6:52 PM
To: asterisk-users@lists.digium.com
Subject:Re: [Asterisk-Users] TDM400P Revision question.

I don't know how everyone else is doing but my woes are continuing. I'm 
really starting to dislike these Digium cards.

Hardware:

Digium TDM400P (REV G according to the silk screening on the board) 2xFX0, 
2xFXS purchased in August/September 2004
Dell Precision 420 (PIII-733, 512MB RAM nothing fancy but not doing too 
much either)

Software:

Zaptel, Libpri and Asterisk (v1-0) downloaded and re-compiled from CVS 
today (April 17)
SuSE 9.1 (Kernel 2.6.4-52-default) configured as a life-support system for 
Asterisk only... no other apps running.

Here's are my issues:

1. dmesg reports the card as Revision E/F although Rev G visually confirmed 
(see below)

Zapata Telephony Interface Registered on major 196
PCI: Found IRQ 11 for device :03:05.0
PCI: Sharing IRQ 11 with :00:1f.3
Freshmaker version: 71
Freshmaker passed register test
Module 0: Installed -- AUTO FXO (FCC mode)
Module 1: Installed -- AUTO FXO (FCC mode)
Module 2: Installed -- AUTO FXS/DPO
Module 3: Installed -- AUTO FXS/DPO
Found a Wildcard TDM: Wildcard TDM400P REV E/F (4 modules)

2. Low ringing voltage still (~44V AC). I have used the boostringer=1 
option when loading wcfxs, did I miss something at compile time?
3. Rogue on-hook 109V AC voltage (11V AC off-hook) on both FXS ports. I 
have conformed that it is being generated by the card itself. I repeat, it 
is not being induced on the wire. After finding it a the wall jack I was 
able to sample the same 109V AC at the card itself with no cables attached.
4. Random calls dropped on the FXO ports from both FXS and SIP clients. The 
drop is usually preceded by a 2-3 second buzzing sound on the line. This  
 occurs with both incoming and outgoing calls.

It should be noted that the card is sharing an IRQ with another device (the 
USB controller to be exact). No matter what slot the card is inserted in it 
ends up sharing an IRQ. To that end I made sure it was sharing with an 
unused device (no USB devices attached).

Looking for help here...

Thanks,

Ian


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RE: [Asterisk-Users] TDM400P Revision question.

2005-04-15 Thread Rich Adamson

 My specific issue has to do with ringing on my FXS ports.
 
 A Northen Telecom Harmony phone (circa 1983) rings normally but when I 
 connect my newer GE 
2.4GHz cordless I never get more than 1/2 ring (it lights up and works fine... 
just can't get a 
ring from it). Normally I'd assume that it's a low power issue on the FXS port 
but with a phone 
rated at 0.1 REM?
 
 I do have some strange voltages though
 
 ON-Hook: ~48V DC, 107V AC (this really concerns me...)
 Off-hook: ~6V DC, ~12VAC (where the hell is this AC component coming from???)
 Ring: 0V DC, ~45V AC
 
 Suffice it to say that electrically this is completely out to lunch... I'd 
 like to throw an 
oscilloscope on the line to see what's what but I'm having trouble finding one.
 

That on-hook AC is a real problem if the voltmeter is accuate.

Couple of things to try

1. Go to the demarc, disconnect the in-house wiring and measure the AC
component again (only looking towards the telco's CO).

2. Disconnect asterisk and install an ordinary analog phone. Take
the phone off-hook and measure the AC. If the value is very small,
then the voltmeter is measuring induced AC on the unterminated
wiring. (The phone being off-hook creates the termination.)

Put the phone on-hook and measure again. If the value is large, then
go looking for the source of the induced AC. Things like wall-warts,
fluorescent light ballasts, any device with a transformer in it,
electric motors (of some fairly large size), desktop high intensity
lamps (with internal transformer), etc, can cause inducedAC if 
they are within inches of the wiring.

Using a scope would be good, but it will only validate the voltmeter
results; nothing more. If you're unsure about the quality of the
voltmeter, borrow another one from someone and compare the results.


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Re: [Asterisk-Users] TDM400P Revision question.

2005-04-15 Thread Eric Wieling
Rich Adamson wrote:
My specific issue has to do with ringing on my FXS ports.
A Northen Telecom Harmony phone (circa 1983) rings normally but when I connect my newer GE 
2.4GHz cordless I never get more than 1/2 ring (it lights up and works fine... just can't get a 
ring from it). Normally I'd assume that it's a low power issue on the FXS port but with a phone 
rated at 0.1 REM?

I do have some strange voltages though
ON-Hook: ~48V DC, 107V AC (this really concerns me...)
Off-hook: ~6V DC, ~12VAC (where the hell is this AC component coming from???)
Ring: 0V DC, ~45V AC
Suffice it to say that electrically this is completely out to lunch... I'd like to throw an 
oscilloscope on the line to see what's what but I'm having trouble finding 
one.
That on-hook AC is a real problem if the voltmeter is accuate.
Couple of things to try
1. Go to the demarc, disconnect the in-house wiring and measure the AC
component again (only looking towards the telco's CO).
2. Disconnect asterisk and install an ordinary analog phone. Take
the phone off-hook and measure the AC. If the value is very small,
then the voltmeter is measuring induced AC on the unterminated
wiring. (The phone being off-hook creates the termination.)
Put the phone on-hook and measure again. If the value is large, then
go looking for the source of the induced AC. Things like wall-warts,
fluorescent light ballasts, any device with a transformer in it,
electric motors (of some fairly large size), desktop high intensity
lamps (with internal transformer), etc, can cause inducedAC if 
they are within inches of the wiring.

Using a scope would be good, but it will only validate the voltmeter
results; nothing more. If you're unsure about the quality of the
voltmeter, borrow another one from someone and compare the results.
Doesn't anyone use Google anymore?
http://lists.digium.com/pipermail/asterisk-users/2005-April/098934.html
Also:
http://www.google.com/search?hl=enq=site%3Alists.digium.com+boostringerbtnG=Google+Search

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Re: [Asterisk-Users] TDM400P Revision question.

2005-04-15 Thread Rich Adamson

 My specific issue has to do with ringing on my FXS ports.
 
 A Northen Telecom Harmony phone (circa 1983) rings normally but when I 
 connect my newer GE 
  
  2.4GHz cordless I never get more than 1/2 ring (it lights up and works 
  fine... just can't 
get a 
  ring from it). Normally I'd assume that it's a low power issue on the FXS 
  port but with a 
phone 
  rated at 0.1 REM?
  
 I do have some strange voltages though
 
 ON-Hook: ~48V DC, 107V AC (this really concerns me...)
 Off-hook: ~6V DC, ~12VAC (where the hell is this AC component coming 
 from???)
 Ring: 0V DC, ~45V AC
 
 Suffice it to say that electrically this is completely out to lunch... I'd 
 like to throw an 
  
  oscilloscope on the line to see what's what but I'm having trouble finding 
  one.
  
  
  That on-hook AC is a real problem if the voltmeter is accuate.
  
  Couple of things to try
  
  1. Go to the demarc, disconnect the in-house wiring and measure the AC
  component again (only looking towards the telco's CO).
  
  2. Disconnect asterisk and install an ordinary analog phone. Take
  the phone off-hook and measure the AC. If the value is very small,
  then the voltmeter is measuring induced AC on the unterminated
  wiring. (The phone being off-hook creates the termination.)
  
  Put the phone on-hook and measure again. If the value is large, then
  go looking for the source of the induced AC. Things like wall-warts,
  fluorescent light ballasts, any device with a transformer in it,
  electric motors (of some fairly large size), desktop high intensity
  lamps (with internal transformer), etc, can cause inducedAC if 
  they are within inches of the wiring.
  
  Using a scope would be good, but it will only validate the voltmeter
  results; nothing more. If you're unsure about the quality of the
  voltmeter, borrow another one from someone and compare the results.
 
 Doesn't anyone use Google anymore?
 
 http://lists.digium.com/pipermail/asterisk-users/2005-April/098934.html
 
 Also:
 
 http://www.google.com/search?hl=enq=site%3Alists.digium.com+boostringerbtnG=Google+Search

Eric, those links have nothing to do with his stated problem. The
problem is 105v AC on the pstn line when on-hook and no ringing.


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Re: [Asterisk-Users] TDM400P Revision question.

2005-04-15 Thread Eric Wieling
Rich Adamson wrote:
My specific issue has to do with ringing on my FXS ports.
A Northen Telecom Harmony phone (circa 1983) rings normally but when I connect my newer GE 
2.4GHz cordless I never get more than 1/2 ring (it lights up and works fine... just can't 
get a 

ring from it). Normally I'd assume that it's a low power issue on the FXS port but with a 
phone 

rated at 0.1 REM?

I do have some strange voltages though
ON-Hook: ~48V DC, 107V AC (this really concerns me...)
Off-hook: ~6V DC, ~12VAC (where the hell is this AC component coming from???)
Ring: 0V DC, ~45V AC
Suffice it to say that electrically this is completely out to lunch... I'd like to throw an 
oscilloscope on the line to see what's what but I'm having trouble finding 
one.
That on-hook AC is a real problem if the voltmeter is accuate.
Couple of things to try
1. Go to the demarc, disconnect the in-house wiring and measure the AC
component again (only looking towards the telco's CO).
2. Disconnect asterisk and install an ordinary analog phone. Take
the phone off-hook and measure the AC. If the value is very small,
then the voltmeter is measuring induced AC on the unterminated
wiring. (The phone being off-hook creates the termination.)
Put the phone on-hook and measure again. If the value is large, then
go looking for the source of the induced AC. Things like wall-warts,
fluorescent light ballasts, any device with a transformer in it,
electric motors (of some fairly large size), desktop high intensity
lamps (with internal transformer), etc, can cause inducedAC if 
they are within inches of the wiring.

Using a scope would be good, but it will only validate the voltmeter
results; nothing more. If you're unsure about the quality of the
voltmeter, borrow another one from someone and compare the results.
Doesn't anyone use Google anymore?
http://lists.digium.com/pipermail/asterisk-users/2005-April/098934.html
Also:
http://www.google.com/search?hl=enq=site%3Alists.digium.com+boostringerbtnG=Google+Search

Eric, those links have nothing to do with his stated problem. The
problem is 105v AC on the pstn line when on-hook and no ringing.
The first line of this message says My specific issue has to do with 
ringing on my FXS ports.

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RE: [Asterisk-Users] TDM400P Revision question.

2005-04-14 Thread Rich Adamson

   I was following a discussion on this list about the TDM400P 
  revisions. 
  It is my understanding that the current revision that one 
  should have 
  is the Rev. H and not the E/F. I have not yet been able to 
  verify the 
  rev stamped on the board, but zaptel is reporting that I 
  have the Rev. 
  E/F. I just bought this card in January direct from Digium and was 
  wondering if I got the wrong Rev.
  somehow?? I have been having some intermittent problems but only 
  thought it was my setup.
   
 
 
 
 I did some more testing today. I called Digium on 4/12 and they
 suggested some things to try, like different motherboard, switching pci
 slots, etc.. I did everything they asked, except for the mother switch
 as I do not have a different one to put in the system at this time.
 
 So, after all that, my ringing issue still persists. Too some
 measurements from bot the card and my POTS line in both the on-hook
 state and ringing state. I uses a digital multi-meter to make the
 measurements on both. Here are the results
 
 TDM400P
 
 Before slot change:
 
 On hook idle:
 
 43.8 Volts DC
 0Volts AC
 
 Ringing:
 
 0Volts DC
 56.4 Volts AC
 
 After slot change:
 
 On hook idle:
 
 48.7 Volts DC
 0Volts AC
 
 Ringing:
 
 0Volts DC
 65.5 Volts AC

We can only assume the above represents a fxs module on the
card. Correct?

I would find it hard to believe that changing slots would cause
the on hook DC voltage to change from 43v to 48v. That smells like
a funcky voltmeter. Slots should have nothing to do with DC
voltage unless the module is simply bad. The AC (ringing) voltage
is reasonable, but again it should not have changed simply
because of a slot change; again, questionable voltmeter.
 
 On my POTS line:
 
 On hook idle:
 
 43.8 Volts DC
 .013 Volts AC
 
 Ringing:
 
 50.5 Volts DC
 93.9 Volts AC

The on hook DC voltage from all US telco's will factually be
in the 48v to 52v range. If their central office equipment produced
43 volts, they would have alarms going off all over the place.
Their alarms would trigger somewhere in the 46 to 48 volt range.
So, that measurement implies the voltmeter is not accurate.
The AC (ringing) voltage is well within acceptable telco limits
and can range from about 70v to upwards of 105v.
 
 Could it bee that from the phone company they retain the DC offset
 voltage while applying a ring frequency and as it appears on the TDM it
 shuts off the DC offset when ringing starts. Could this be the issue
 with those of us in the U.S. having ringing issues with the TDM's??

Doubtful that is an issue. The reason for saying that is the chipset
used on the fxo  fxs modules was manufactured by Silicon Labs, and
those same chipsets are used in other telephony equipment worldwide.
Silicon Labs is known for good to excellent products. If their chipsets
didn't function correctly, there would have been a large uprising a
couple of years ago when those chips were first produced. That
hasn't happened, and they don't have a lengthy chip revision history.

Asterisk code does not have any control over adding/removing the DC
component during ringing, so that's not an issue either. Doubtful
that adding/removal the DC component would have any impact on 
normal telephone sets, however there certainly could be funcky sets
that don't like that DC removal.

Given the number of postings relative to the TDM card lately, I don't
remember exactly what your ringing issue was. Could you remind us
without deleting the significant parts of the above?


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Re: [Asterisk-Users] TDM400P Revision question.

2005-04-14 Thread Robert Webb
On Thu, 14 Apr 2005 08:14:37 -0600
 Rich Adamson  [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

  I was following a discussion on this list about the 
TDM400P 
 revisions. 
 It is my understanding that the current revision that 
one 
 should have 
 is the Rev. H and not the E/F. I have not yet been 
able to 
 verify the 
 rev stamped on the board, but zaptel is reporting 
that I 
 have the Rev. 
 E/F. I just bought this card in January direct from 
Digium and was 
 wondering if I got the wrong Rev.
 somehow?? I have been having some intermittent 
problems but only 
 thought it was my setup.
  


I did some more testing today. I called Digium on 4/12 
and they
suggested some things to try, like different 
motherboard, switching pci
slots, etc.. I did everything they asked, except for the 
mother switch
as I do not have a different one to put in the system at 
this time.

So, after all that, my ringing issue still persists. Too 
some
measurements from bot the card and my POTS line in both 
the on-hook
state and ringing state. I uses a digital multi-meter to 
make the
measurements on both. Here are the results

TDM400P
Before slot change:
On hook idle:
43.8 Volts DC
0Volts AC
Ringing:
0Volts DC
56.4 Volts AC
After slot change:
On hook idle:
48.7 Volts DC
0Volts AC
Ringing:
0Volts DC
65.5 Volts AC
We can only assume the above represents a fxs module on 
the
card. Correct?

I would find it hard to believe that changing slots 
would cause
the on hook DC voltage to change from 43v to 48v. That 
smells like
a funcky voltmeter. Slots should have nothing to do with 
DC
voltage unless the module is simply bad. The AC 
(ringing) voltage
is reasonable, but again it should not have changed 
simply
because of a slot change; again, questionable voltmeter.

On my POTS line:
On hook idle:
43.8 Volts DC
.013 Volts AC
Ringing:
50.5 Volts DC
93.9 Volts AC
The on hook DC voltage from all US telco's will 
factually be
in the 48v to 52v range. If their central office 
equipment produced
43 volts, they would have alarms going off all over the 
place.
Their alarms would trigger somewhere in the 46 to 48 
volt range.
So, that measurement implies the voltmeter is not 
accurate.
The AC (ringing) voltage is well within acceptable telco 
limits
and can range from about 70v to upwards of 105v.

Could it bee that from the phone company they retain the 
DC offset
voltage while applying a ring frequency and as it 
appears on the TDM it
shuts off the DC offset when ringing starts. Could this 
be the issue
with those of us in the U.S. having ringing issues with 
the TDM's??
Doubtful that is an issue. The reason for saying that is 
the chipset
used on the fxo  fxs modules was manufactured by 
Silicon Labs, and
those same chipsets are used in other telephony 
equipment worldwide.
Silicon Labs is known for good to excellent products. If 
their chipsets
didn't function correctly, there would have been a large 
uprising a
couple of years ago when those chips were first 
produced. That
hasn't happened, and they don't have a lengthy chip 
revision history.

Asterisk code does not have any control over 
adding/removing the DC
component during ringing, so that's not an issue either. 
Doubtful
that adding/removal the DC component would have any 
impact on 
normal telephone sets, however there certainly could be 
funcky sets
that don't like that DC removal.

Given the number of postings relative to the TDM card 
lately, I don't
remember exactly what your ringing issue was. Could you 
remind us
without deleting the significant parts of the above?


Even though it is long, I will leave everything intact.
I have had a few issues with dropped calls when using the 
FXS to FXO connection. Not sure what the issue is with 
that. THe main issue I have is with the ringing on the FXS 
card. I have three differnt brands of phones and all three 
do the same thing. I might get two or three calls in where 
everything works fine. But then the next one will cause 
intermittent ringing one all phones and no data for caller 
id.

I have tried every combination of the phones I have that 
is possible. From only one of each type hooked directly to 
the FXS card to hooking the card to my internal house 
wiring and using various combos of the phones connected.

It almost acts like the phones are requiring just a hair 
more ring voltage to work properly. That is why I was 
testing the voltage levels. I will try and grab a 
different meter to test with.

The system is a PIII 933MHZ, VIA chipset and has a 500 
watt power supply in it. So I don not think it is a power 
issue from the computer itself.

The reason I asked about the DC offset during ringing, is 
that on the telco side, I noticed that the offset remained 
even when ringing voltage was applied. On the TDM, it does 
not. In the manual for the chipset that someone sent me, 
there is the option to apply a DC offset voltage during 
ringing. Additionally, the telco side gives the 93 Volts 
AC when ringing where the TDM is 

Re: [Asterisk-Users] TDM400P Revision question.

2005-04-14 Thread Rich Adamson
I was following a discussion on this list about the 
 TDM400P 
   revisions. 
   It is my understanding that the current revision that 
 one 
   should have 
   is the Rev. H and not the E/F. I have not yet been 
 able to 
   verify the 
   rev stamped on the board, but zaptel is reporting 
 that I 
   have the Rev. 
   E/F. I just bought this card in January direct from 
 Digium and was 
   wondering if I got the wrong Rev.
   somehow?? I have been having some intermittent 
 problems but only 
   thought it was my setup.

  
  
  
  I did some more testing today. I called Digium on 4/12 
 and they
  suggested some things to try, like different 
 motherboard, switching pci
  slots, etc.. I did everything they asked, except for the 
 mother switch
  as I do not have a different one to put in the system at 
 this time.
  
  So, after all that, my ringing issue still persists. Too 
 some
  measurements from bot the card and my POTS line in both 
 the on-hook
  state and ringing state. I uses a digital multi-meter to 
 make the
  measurements on both. Here are the results
  
  TDM400P
  
  Before slot change:
  
  On hook idle:
  
  43.8 Volts DC
  0Volts AC
  
  Ringing:
  
  0Volts DC
  56.4 Volts AC
  
  After slot change:
  
  On hook idle:
  
  48.7 Volts DC
  0Volts AC
  
  Ringing:
  
  0Volts DC
  65.5 Volts AC
  
  We can only assume the above represents a fxs module on 
 the
  card. Correct?
  
  I would find it hard to believe that changing slots 
 would cause
  the on hook DC voltage to change from 43v to 48v. That 
 smells like
  a funcky voltmeter. Slots should have nothing to do with 
 DC
  voltage unless the module is simply bad. The AC 
 (ringing) voltage
  is reasonable, but again it should not have changed 
 simply
  because of a slot change; again, questionable voltmeter.
  
  On my POTS line:
  
  On hook idle:
  
  43.8 Volts DC
  .013 Volts AC
  
  Ringing:
  
  50.5 Volts DC
  93.9 Volts AC
  
  The on hook DC voltage from all US telco's will 
 factually be
  in the 48v to 52v range. If their central office 
 equipment produced
  43 volts, they would have alarms going off all over the 
 place.
  Their alarms would trigger somewhere in the 46 to 48 
 volt range.
  So, that measurement implies the voltmeter is not 
 accurate.
  The AC (ringing) voltage is well within acceptable telco 
 limits
  and can range from about 70v to upwards of 105v.
  
  Could it bee that from the phone company they retain the 
 DC offset
  voltage while applying a ring frequency and as it 
 appears on the TDM it
  shuts off the DC offset when ringing starts. Could this 
 be the issue
  with those of us in the U.S. having ringing issues with 
 the TDM's??
  
  Doubtful that is an issue. The reason for saying that is 
 the chipset
  used on the fxo  fxs modules was manufactured by 
 Silicon Labs, and
  those same chipsets are used in other telephony 
 equipment worldwide.
  Silicon Labs is known for good to excellent products. If 
 their chipsets
  didn't function correctly, there would have been a large 
 uprising a
  couple of years ago when those chips were first 
 produced. That
  hasn't happened, and they don't have a lengthy chip 
 revision history.
  
  Asterisk code does not have any control over 
 adding/removing the DC
  component during ringing, so that's not an issue either. 
 Doubtful
  that adding/removal the DC component would have any 
 impact on 
  normal telephone sets, however there certainly could be 
 funcky sets
  that don't like that DC removal.
  
  Given the number of postings relative to the TDM card 
 lately, I don't
  remember exactly what your ringing issue was. Could you 
 remind us
  without deleting the significant parts of the above?
  
  
 
 Even though it is long, I will leave everything intact.
 
 I have had a few issues with dropped calls when using the 
 FXS to FXO connection. Not sure what the issue is with 
 that. THe main issue I have is with the ringing on the FXS 
 card. I have three differnt brands of phones and all three 
 do the same thing. I might get two or three calls in where 
 everything works fine. But then the next one will cause 
 intermittent ringing one all phones and no data for caller 
 id.
 
 I have tried every combination of the phones I have that 
 is possible. From only one of each type hooked directly to 
 the FXS card to hooking the card to my internal house 
 wiring and using various combos of the phones connected.
 
 It almost acts like the phones are requiring just a hair 
 more ring voltage to work properly. That is why I was 
 testing the voltage levels. I will try and grab a 
 different meter to test with.

There is a compile-time option to increase the ring voltage.
I don't recall the specifics, but its likely in wctdm.c or
an associated header file. (As you probably can tell, I don't
use the fxs modules on my TDM card.)

 The system is a PIII 933MHZ, VIA chipset and has a 500 
 watt power supply in it. So I don 

Re: [Asterisk-Users] TDM400P Revision question.

2005-04-14 Thread Robert Webb
On Thu, 14 Apr 2005 10:59:11 -0600
 Rich Adamson  [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
   I was following a discussion on this list about 
the 
TDM400P 
  revisions. 
  It is my understanding that the current revision 
that 
one 
  should have 
  is the Rev. H and not the E/F. I have not yet been 
able to 
  verify the 
  rev stamped on the board, but zaptel is reporting 
that I 
  have the Rev. 
  E/F. I just bought this card in January direct 
from 
Digium and was 
  wondering if I got the wrong Rev.
  somehow?? I have been having some intermittent 
problems but only 
  thought it was my setup.
   
 
 
 
 I did some more testing today. I called Digium on 
4/12 
and they
 suggested some things to try, like different 
motherboard, switching pci
 slots, etc.. I did everything they asked, except for 
the 
mother switch
 as I do not have a different one to put in the system 
at 
this time.
 
 So, after all that, my ringing issue still persists. 
Too 
some
 measurements from bot the card and my POTS line in 
both 
the on-hook
 state and ringing state. I uses a digital multi-meter 
to 
make the
 measurements on both. Here are the results
 
 TDM400P
 
 Before slot change:
 
 On hook idle:
 
 43.8 Volts DC
 0Volts AC
 
 Ringing:
 
 0Volts DC
 56.4 Volts AC
 
 After slot change:
 
 On hook idle:
 
 48.7 Volts DC
 0Volts AC
 
 Ringing:
 
 0Volts DC
 65.5 Volts AC
 
 We can only assume the above represents a fxs module 
on 
the
 card. Correct?
 
 I would find it hard to believe that changing slots 
would cause
 the on hook DC voltage to change from 43v to 48v. That 
smells like
 a funcky voltmeter. Slots should have nothing to do 
with 
DC
 voltage unless the module is simply bad. The AC 
(ringing) voltage
 is reasonable, but again it should not have changed 
simply
 because of a slot change; again, questionable 
voltmeter.
 
 On my POTS line:
 
 On hook idle:
 
 43.8 Volts DC
 .013 Volts AC
 
 Ringing:
 
 50.5 Volts DC
 93.9 Volts AC
 
 The on hook DC voltage from all US telco's will 
factually be
 in the 48v to 52v range. If their central office 
equipment produced
 43 volts, they would have alarms going off all over 
the 
place.
 Their alarms would trigger somewhere in the 46 to 48 
volt range.
 So, that measurement implies the voltmeter is not 
accurate.
 The AC (ringing) voltage is well within acceptable 
telco 
limits
 and can range from about 70v to upwards of 105v.
 
 Could it bee that from the phone company they retain 
the 
DC offset
 voltage while applying a ring frequency and as it 
appears on the TDM it
 shuts off the DC offset when ringing starts. Could 
this 
be the issue
 with those of us in the U.S. having ringing issues 
with 
the TDM's??
 
 Doubtful that is an issue. The reason for saying that 
is 
the chipset
 used on the fxo  fxs modules was manufactured by 
Silicon Labs, and
 those same chipsets are used in other telephony 
equipment worldwide.
 Silicon Labs is known for good to excellent products. 
If 
their chipsets
 didn't function correctly, there would have been a 
large 
uprising a
 couple of years ago when those chips were first 
produced. That
 hasn't happened, and they don't have a lengthy chip 
revision history.
 
 Asterisk code does not have any control over 
adding/removing the DC
 component during ringing, so that's not an issue 
either. 
Doubtful
 that adding/removal the DC component would have any 
impact on 
 normal telephone sets, however there certainly could 
be 
funcky sets
 that don't like that DC removal.
 
 Given the number of postings relative to the TDM card 
lately, I don't
 remember exactly what your ringing issue was. Could 
you 
remind us
 without deleting the significant parts of the above?
 
 

Even though it is long, I will leave everything intact.
I have had a few issues with dropped calls when using 
the 
FXS to FXO connection. Not sure what the issue is with 
that. THe main issue I have is with the ringing on the 
FXS 
card. I have three differnt brands of phones and all 
three 
do the same thing. I might get two or three calls in 
where 
everything works fine. But then the next one will cause 
intermittent ringing one all phones and no data for 
caller 
id.

I have tried every combination of the phones I have that 
is possible. From only one of each type hooked directly 
to 
the FXS card to hooking the card to my internal house 
wiring and using various combos of the phones connected.

It almost acts like the phones are requiring just a hair 
more ring voltage to work properly. That is why I was 
testing the voltage levels. I will try and grab a 
different meter to test with.
There is a compile-time option to increase the ring 
voltage.
I don't recall the specifics, but its likely in wctdm.c 
or
an associated header file. (As you probably can tell, I 
don't
use the fxs modules on my TDM card.)


Yes, I do know about the compile time option and it is 
enabled. Well, at least the ZAPTEL driver is saying it is. 
I will reload the driver without the 

Re: [Asterisk-Users] TDM400P Revision question.

2005-04-14 Thread Robert Webb
On Thu, 14 Apr 2005 12:45:44 -0400
 Ian Pattison [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
My specific issue has to do with ringing on my FXS 
ports.

A Northen Telecom Harmony phone (circa 1983) rings 
normally but when I connect my newer GE 2.4GHz cordless I 
never get more than 1/2 ring (it lights up and works 
fine... just can't get a ring from it). Normally I'd 
assume that it's a low power issue on the FXS port but 
with a phone rated at 0.1 REM?

I do have some strange voltages though
ON-Hook: ~48V DC, 107V AC (this really concerns me...)
Off-hook: ~6V DC, ~12VAC (where the hell is this AC 
component coming from???)
Ring: 0V DC, ~45V AC

Suffice it to say that electrically this is completely 
out to lunch... I'd like to throw an oscilloscope on the 
line to see what's what but I'm having trouble finding 
one.

Thanks,
Ian
The one test I did not look at was off hook scenario. I 
will try that tonight. I am also going to call a friend of 
mine now and see if he has a line tester I can borrow to 
accurately measure the voltages.
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RE: [Asterisk-Users] TDM400P Revision question.

2005-04-14 Thread Ian Pattison
My specific issue has to do with ringing on my FXS ports.

A Northen Telecom Harmony phone (circa 1983) rings normally but when I connect 
my newer GE 2.4GHz cordless I never get more than 1/2 ring (it lights up and 
works fine... just can't get a ring from it). Normally I'd assume that it's a 
low power issue on the FXS port but with a phone rated at 0.1 REM?

I do have some strange voltages though

ON-Hook: ~48V DC, 107V AC (this really concerns me...)
Off-hook: ~6V DC, ~12VAC (where the hell is this AC component coming from???)
Ring: 0V DC, ~45V AC

Suffice it to say that electrically this is completely out to lunch... I'd like 
to throw an oscilloscope on the line to see what's what but I'm having trouble 
finding one.

Thanks,

Ian
 [EMAIL PROTECTED] 14/04/2005 10:14 

   I was following a discussion on this list about the TDM400P 
  revisions. 
  It is my understanding that the current revision that one 
  should have 
  is the Rev. H and not the E/F. I have not yet been able to 
  verify the 
  rev stamped on the board, but zaptel is reporting that I 
  have the Rev. 
  E/F. I just bought this card in January direct from Digium and was 
  wondering if I got the wrong Rev.
  somehow?? I have been having some intermittent problems but only 
  thought it was my setup.
   
 
 
 
 I did some more testing today. I called Digium on 4/12 and they
 suggested some things to try, like different motherboard, switching pci
 slots, etc.. I did everything they asked, except for the mother switch
 as I do not have a different one to put in the system at this time.
 
 So, after all that, my ringing issue still persists. Too some
 measurements from bot the card and my POTS line in both the on-hook
 state and ringing state. I uses a digital multi-meter to make the
 measurements on both. Here are the results
 
 TDM400P
 
 Before slot change:
 
 On hook idle:
 
 43.8 Volts DC
 0Volts AC
 
 Ringing:
 
 0Volts DC
 56.4 Volts AC
 
 After slot change:
 
 On hook idle:
 
 48.7 Volts DC
 0Volts AC
 
 Ringing:
 
 0Volts DC
 65.5 Volts AC

We can only assume the above represents a fxs module on the
card. Correct?

I would find it hard to believe that changing slots would cause
the on hook DC voltage to change from 43v to 48v. That smells like
a funcky voltmeter. Slots should have nothing to do with DC
voltage unless the module is simply bad. The AC (ringing) voltage
is reasonable, but again it should not have changed simply
because of a slot change; again, questionable voltmeter.
 
 On my POTS line:
 
 On hook idle:
 
 43.8 Volts DC
 .013 Volts AC
 
 Ringing:
 
 50.5 Volts DC
 93.9 Volts AC

The on hook DC voltage from all US telco's will factually be
in the 48v to 52v range. If their central office equipment produced
43 volts, they would have alarms going off all over the place.
Their alarms would trigger somewhere in the 46 to 48 volt range.
So, that measurement implies the voltmeter is not accurate.
The AC (ringing) voltage is well within acceptable telco limits
and can range from about 70v to upwards of 105v.
 
 Could it bee that from the phone company they retain the DC offset
 voltage while applying a ring frequency and as it appears on the TDM it
 shuts off the DC offset when ringing starts. Could this be the issue
 with those of us in the U.S. having ringing issues with the TDM's??

Doubtful that is an issue. The reason for saying that is the chipset
used on the fxo  fxs modules was manufactured by Silicon Labs, and
those same chipsets are used in other telephony equipment worldwide.
Silicon Labs is known for good to excellent products. If their chipsets
didn't function correctly, there would have been a large uprising a
couple of years ago when those chips were first produced. That
hasn't happened, and they don't have a lengthy chip revision history.

Asterisk code does not have any control over adding/removing the DC
component during ringing, so that's not an issue either. Doubtful
that adding/removal the DC component would have any impact on 
normal telephone sets, however there certainly could be funcky sets
that don't like that DC removal.

Given the number of postings relative to the TDM card lately, I don't
remember exactly what your ringing issue was. Could you remind us
without deleting the significant parts of the above?


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Re: [Asterisk-Users] TDM400P Revision question.

2005-04-14 Thread Andrew Kohlsmith
PLEASE!!  trim these replies!!!

-A.
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RE: [Asterisk-Users] TDM400P Revision question.

2005-04-13 Thread Robert Webb

 On Mon, 11 Apr 2005 10:54:30 -0400
   Robert Webb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
 
  Good morning all..
 
  I was following a discussion on this list about the TDM400P
 revisions.
 It is my understanding that the current revision that one
 should have
 is the Rev. H and not the E/F. I have not yet been able to
 verify the
 rev stamped on the board, but zaptel is reporting that I
 have the Rev.
 E/F. I just bought this card in January direct from Digium and was
 wondering if I got the wrong Rev.
 somehow?? I have been having some intermittent problems but only
 thought it was my setup.
 



I did some more testing today. I called Digium on 4/12 and they
suggested some things to try, like different motherboard, switching pci
slots, etc.. I did everything they asked, except for the mother switch
as I do not have a different one to put in the system at this time.

So, after all that, my ringing issue still persists. Too some
measurements from bot the card and my POTS line in both the on-hook
state and ringing state. I uses a digital multi-meter to make the
measurements on both. Here are the results

TDM400P

Before slot change:

On hook idle:

43.8 Volts DC
0Volts AC

Ringing:

0Volts DC
56.4 Volts AC

After slot change:

On hook idle:

48.7 Volts DC
0Volts AC

Ringing:

0Volts DC
65.5 Volts AC



On my POTS line:

On hook idle:

43.8 Volts DC
.013 Volts AC

Ringing:

50.5 Volts DC
93.9 Volts AC


Could it bee that from the phone company they retain the DC offset
voltage while applying a ring frequency and as it appears on the TDM it
shuts off the DC offset when ringing starts. Could this be the issue
with those of us in the U.S. having ringing issues with the TDM's??


Robert



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Re: [Asterisk-Users] TDM400P Revision question.

2005-04-11 Thread Robert Webb
Sorry for the initial no subject line. Was in a hurry when 
I typed this and somehow missed putting it in.

Please accept my apologies
On Mon, 11 Apr 2005 10:54:30 -0400
 Robert Webb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Good morning all..
I was following a discussion on this list about the 
TDM400P revisions. It is my understanding that the 
current revision that one should have is the Rev. H and 
not the E/F. I have not yet been able to verify the rev 
stamped on the board, but zaptel is reporting that I have 
the Rev. E/F. I just bought this card in January direct 
from Digium and was wondering if I got the wrong Rev. 
somehow?? I have been having some intermittent problems 
but only thought it was my setup.

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