[Asterisk-Users] Intel 536ep as a FXO?

[Dave Weis]

On Mon, 19 Apr 2004, Jeremy Hall wrote:
> This may not be the case in all areas, but in my area with Qwest as
> well, all exchanges have the test at xxx-9996.  For example, my number
> is in the 208 area code, 459 exchange, so the full number would be
> 208-459-9996.  It is not tied to any specific number, so I can use any
> exchange local to me such as 323-9996.  It may or may not work in your
> area, so try not to do it at 3:00 AM until you have verified the number.

I'm also in a Qwest area, but that number doesn't work here. All of the 
techs that I have asked gave it to me with no problems. They are shy about 
the automatic ANI number, however...

dave

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ed Rubright [mailto:ed at rubright.net] 
> Sent: Monday, April 19, 2004 9:51 AM
> To: asterisk-users at lists.digium.com
> Subject: RE: [Asterisk-Users] Intel 536ep as a FXO?
> 
> The next question for me is: How do I found out my telco milliwatt test
> number?  I'm in Washington State using Qwest.
> 
> The way I understand this, I'm to dialup the telco milliwatt test number
> and
> adjust the rxgain values using ztmonitor tool until the "Max Audio Hit"
> is
> in the middle of the bar graph for a normal conversation?
> 
> Thanks,
> Ed
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: asterisk-users-admin at lists.digium.com
> [mailto:asterisk-users-admin at lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of Rich Adamson
> Sent: Monday, April 19, 2004 9:01 AM
> To: asterisk-users at lists.digium.com
> Subject: RE: [Asterisk-Users] Intel 536ep as a FXO?
> 
> > I for one would love this.  I do not have any test equipment to 
> > determine the level I am sending at, but if I could at least figure 
> > out what levels to have my rxgain values set to, that would help.
> > 
> > I remember seeing somewhere that you can use a program (part of the zt
> 
> > suite if I remember correctly) to view the audio levels on the FXO 
> > card like an on-screen vu meter.  I can use that and dial up my telco 
> > milliwatt test number and adjust accordingly.  I asked where that tool
> 
> > was on the IRC channel, but they seemed to not know either.  I have 
> > searched as I know I saw it, but can't find it again.
> 
> The tool you're looking for is /usr/src/zaptel/ztmonitor
> 
> [root at phoenix zaptel]# ./ztmonitor
> Usage: ztmonitor <channel num> [-v] [-f FILE]
> 
> [root at phoenix zaptel]# ./ztmonitor 1 -v
> 
> Visual Audio Levels.
> --------------------
>  Use zapata.conf file to adjust the gains if needed.
> 
> ( # = Audio Level  * = Max Audio Hit )
> <----------------(RX)---------------->
> <----------------(TX)---------------->
>  ##################*      
> 
> Keep in mind that tool is nothing more then an audio VU meter and was
> not
> intended to be an accurate means of measuring transmission levels.
> I think bkw (probably with Mark) wrote it back in the November/December
> timeframe as a simple tool for adjusting rxgain, etc. About that same
> time,
> the echo cancelling mechanism (for the x100p) was rewritten to "sense"
> the
> audio reflection (or echo) during the first half-second or so of an
> initial
> pstn call. (That was a substantial improvement over previous
> cancellation
> methods without a doubt. If I recall recorrectly, that mechanism was
> reduced
> to sending an outbound short duration pulse or burst, and measuring the
> reflected energy. Sort of a snapshot at the start of an analog call.
> It's
> okay, but certainly not the equivalent of commercial analog cancellation
> products including mux's.)
> 
> I've not had to revisit the x100p gain adjustment effort for several
> months,
> but seems to me that it was necessary to completely stop and start *
> each
> time an adjustment was made to the rxgain/txgain settings in zapata.conf
> (a
> simple reload wasn't adequate).
> 
> Rich
> 
> 
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