[asterisk-users] using asterisk to do remote control functions

[Gregory Machin]

Thank you for sharing this information .. Many Thanks , have a grate day :-)

On 10/20/06, marvin horst <fivehorsts at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Hi
> > Im very green to asterisk, and I have been asked if asterisk can be
> > used to do remote control, like opening gates etc, say when the user
> > dials a predefined number ...
> > And what hardware is required ...
>
> We use it in a variety of situations in an industrial setting. We use it for
> some control, status checking, and also we use asterisk for overhead paging
> when certain alert situations occur.
>
> The hardware I'm using is Opto22 Snap ehternet brains. One of the models I
> use is the SNAP-B3000-ENET which can sometimes be found on Ebay. The
> hardware isn't cheap but they provide excellent documentation and software
> for free, and free training. They have a free linux developers kit which
> has, as an example program, a handy command line utility which I use with
> asterisk.
>
> If you just want to control a couple of digital points this hardware may be
> overkill, but it is cool stuff.
>
> Marv Horst
>
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