gsipe@pyrite.nj.pyramid.com (George Sipe) (03/29/91)
(This may have been discussed before but...) I'm interested in Caller ID for my home, but would want an RS-232 interface to it. A really stupid (and cheap) interface would be great -- something that has no memory and simply sends the information out the serial port (or into the bit bucket if nothing is connected or paying it attention). I called the number listed by BellSouth for their products and found they have no such thing. They suggested I try Colonial Data Technology -- who also didn't have any such product. Can anybody give me any pointers? ANY RS-232 Caller ID interface would be of interest since I've found none so far. Thanks.
dave@westmark.westmark.com (Dave Levenson) (03/31/91)
In article <telecom11.249.6@eecs.nwu.edu>, gsipe@pyrite.nj.pyramid.com (George Sipe) writes: > (This may have been discussed before but...) > > I'm interested in Caller ID for my home, but would want an RS-232 > interface to it. A really stupid (and cheap) interface would be great > -- something that has no memory and simply sends the information out > the serial port (or into the bit bucket if nothing is connected or > paying it attention). Try ClassMate from MHE Systems. It is available from Bell Atlantic Business Supplies (they have an 800 number). For about $50 they give you a box the size of a cigarrette pack. It has a modular jack on one end, and a DB-25 on the other. You connect the modular jack to your phone line, and the other end to an RS-232 DTE device. The box is powered from the Carrier-Detect and Transmit Data leads of your RS-232 device, and it presents the caller-id information to you over its Received Data lead. (It looks like a simplex modem, receive-only.) Data output is fixed at 1200 bps, 7 data bits, with the parity bit forced to 0. -- Dave Levenson Internet: dave@westmark.com Westmark, Inc. UUCP: {uunet | rutgers | att}!westmark!dave Warren, NJ, USA AT&T Mail: !westmark!dave [The Man in the Mooney] Voice: 908 647 0900 Fax: 908 647 6857
damon@hp-vcd.vcd.hp.com (Damon Schaefer) (03/31/91)
The original questioin was from a "while" ago... X-Telecom-Digest: Volume 10, Issue 614, Message 1 of 9 I think this will catch the attention of many. Bell Atlantic Business Supplies is marketing a device called "CLASSMATE". It is a device that plugs has a RJ-11 and a DB-25 connector on it. It converts CallerID to Your serial port. It comes with some software that allows you to hook the output of the box to your favorite database (or other application program.). The device is priced at about $49.00 and will be shipped in about two to three weeks. Judging by the usefulness of this unit I would order early... Note for the PROGRAMMER: Please let me know about the interesting software you write for this GEM!! The phone number for Bell Atlantic Business Supplies: 800-523-0552 James Van Houten POTS (301) 507-9191
0004169820@mcimail.com (Rochelle Communications) (04/04/91)
In an article which appeared in the TELECOM DIGEST V11 #249 on March 29th, 1991, George Sipe writes: > I'm interested in Caller ID for my home, but would want an > RS-232 interface to it... Can anybody give me any pointers? > ANY RS-232 Caller ID interface would be of interest since I've > found none so far. There are two products on the market which provide a Caller ID/RS-232 interface. The first product is ANI-232, available from Rochelle Communications of Austin, Tex (800-542-8808). It provides Caller ID decoding (compatible with both US and Canadian formats), ring detection, and on-hook/off-hook indication (for call timing, and to keep track of unanswered calls). The ANI-232 is available now and sells for $85. It comes with a free demonstration software which displays the Caller ID data on an IBM PC. A Developer's Package is also available for serious developers/VARs. Rochelle has also developed a PC-based Caller ID Telephone Line Simulator for testing and demonstration of Caller ID products. The second product is CLASSMATE Model 10, developed by MHE Systems (Tustin, California), and is distributed by Bell Atlantic Business Supplies (800-523-0552) for about $50. It is a cost effective solution for hobbiests and developers who do not need the ring detect and off-hook detect features. The CLASSMATE is not compatible with the Canadian and US WEST implementations of Caller ID. Gilbert Amine Rochelle Communications, Inc. gamine@mcimail.com +1 512 794 0088
wallaced@uunet.uu.net (Donovan Wallace) (04/07/91)
There is a company in Austin that has what you're looking for. They have a product called "Caller ID+Plus". The complete interface is contained in a DB-25 connector housing (RS-232) and plugs into a serial port on a PC. They also have application software for the PC. Here's the info: Rochelle Communications Inc 8716 N. Mopac, Suite 200 Austin, Texas 78759 Phone: (512) 794-0088 Fax: (512) 794-9997 By the way, the interface sells for $85. Donovan Wallace Mitel Corp. Kanata, Ontario CANADA