[Asterisk-Users] external trigger on caller id

[Jon Pounder]

At 03:12 AM 4/11/2003 -0500, you wrote:
>If you don't mind some fabrication, just get a solenoid that you can
>mount into your door frame, and put it on a relay that is controlled by
>say a control line on your serial line. Then you just need to write a
>quick C app that opens the serial line, trips the control line thus
>"buzzing" you in.  The only hard part here is finding a solenoid you are
>comfortable with using.

not hard at all - digikey, radioshack, and jameco all have suitable stuff.
even a dead modem has a couple.


>On Thu, 2003-04-10 at 17:55, Tomaz Izanc wrote:
> > Hi!
> > Thanks  for this FXO (or FXS) door-phone solutions ,but I need something
> > that is "named" door opener only , without phone (intercom).
> > Only door opener which is triggerd  from caller id (mobile phone) .. I
> > hope this is AGI and some serial (usb) interface - but how to ? anyone
> > has something like this ?
> >
> > best regards,
> > Thomas
> >
> > Judson Lester wrote:
> >
> > >>
> > >> OR if anyone have idea how to open the doors with asterisk :)
> > >>
> > >
> > > Try looking at www.valcom.com.  Reasonably priced intercom and paging
> > > equipment.  They have a paging controller that'll open doors, and
> > > they'll sell you a box that'll interface on FXO, so you can connect it
> > > to any phone system, incl. *.  Nice stuff.  Do consult with their tech
> > > support guys regarding the complete install, as power supply can be
> > > tricky.
> > >
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