[Asterisk-Dev] Embedded Asterisk

[Lars Boegild Thomsen]

Hi Andy,

Well - it would be fun to get a possibility to work on this more or less
full time, so let's see if I can impress them :)  It works quite well
though, so I would guess so.  Currently the only thing I can't demo is the
MOH (lack of ztdummy) and meetme (same reason), so I'll just "forget" to
mention those features.

The allwell boxes are great except from one thing.  The
$#@#%$^%^$&@$%#%@#%$#@&&$ CyberPro video chips does't have any working open
source framebuffer driver available that'll enable the video output.  I
originally got a few of these boxes for a streaming video project and that
died more or less of the same reason.  So now I've turned it into a PBX (at
least for the demo - I want my MP3 player back after the demo).

As to your request for 2 PCI slots :)  Search and thou shall find
(http://www.allwell.tv/Products/Set_Top_Box/STB6086N2/stb6086n2.html).  The
Metallica box have room for 2 PCI slots and comes in an 800 MHz version
which would be cool.  Just - the box doesn't look great as a PBX - but
well - can't have everything.

As for getting the boxes in Holland I would assume that's easier than
getting them to Malaysia :)  And Allwell managed that about 4 days after we
placed an order - they are pretty efficient (albeit USD 50 for shipping did
piss me off slightly and then they labelled the shipping as electronic
equipment against my request - which meant I had to pay duties here in
Malaysia - pc equipment does not carry any duty).  Anyway - I think I ended
up paying around USD 300 for the first box - including shipping, flash disk
and a neat wireless keyboard with built-in joystick/mouse.

I'll see if I can make the CVS repository accessible once I get over this
meeting tomorrow.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: asterisk-dev-admin at lists.digium.com
> [mailto:asterisk-dev-admin at lists.digium.com]On Behalf Of Andy Powell
> Sent: 27 October 2003 19:42
> To: asterisk-dev at lists.digium.com
> Subject: RE: [Asterisk-Dev] Embedded Asterisk
>
>
> Hi Lars,
>
> Wooooaahh!! That's a reply and a half! :D I feel guilty for taking you
> away from your work now... hope the meeting goes really well -
> keep us updated...
> and good luck!!
>
> I must admit i do like the Allwell boxes, I just wish they'd do
> one with all the extra audio
> and video stuff removed and 2 pci slots. With 2 slots and when
> Digium release the 4 port
> fxo modules too - this could quite easily become a pbx with a
> pick and mix effect for the
> end user ( eg 2 fxo's and 6 fxs etc)..
>
> I have to confess to making the assumption that you were doing
> this as a commercial
> product, mainly because I didn't see a link to your site with
> your experiences and lots
> of nice pictures (a la mp3 player mania). So my apologies there.
>
> I'd really be interested in setting up a development environment
> here to mimic what you
> have done. My biggest issue - I guess like yours - is cash... oh
> and getting the Allwell
> boxes here in Holland..
>
> You have changed my point of view, and I'd love to get in on what
> you've achieved so far..
>
> Again, best of luck with your meeting today... let's hope you get
> what you want from it :D
>
> Andy
>
>
> *********** REPLY SEPARATOR  ***********
>
> On 27/10/2003 at 10:40 Lars Boegild Thomsen wrote:
>
> >Hi Andy,
> >
> >I won't argue with your point of view.  That one you're of course
> >completely
> >entitled to have :)  I will however try to elaborate a little to see if I
> >can change it.
> >
> >Currently this isn't really a commercial venture (in my view).  It was
> >spawned off from a many year interest in playing with embedded
> Linux.  I've
> >been playing rather a lot with that out of pure fun and
> interest, and while
> >I have done a few commercial projects based on some of this
> work, it hasn't
> >really been the driving factor.  Same with embedding Asterisk.
> I don't do
> >this for a company - neither do I have any investors putting money into
> >this.  I started playing with it because 1. It was fun an 2. I
> could see a
> >commercial interrest for the resulting product (a solid-state hybrid
> >soft-switch in non-marketing terms).
>
> <cut to save me being bitchslapped>
>
>
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