[net.dcom] Bell 801 automatic calling unit

ludo@amdahl.UUCP (04/23/86)

Does anybody in net.dcom have a interface specification for a Bell 801
acu ? I am interested in characters other than digits given to the 801
to have it "wait for secondary dial tone" etc.

				Ludo J. M. Vennekens
				(408) 737-5074
				...{hplabs,ihnp4,amd}!amdahl!ludo

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jlw%ariel@ariel.UUCP (04/29/86)

> 
> Does anybody in net.dcom have a interface specification for a Bell 801
> acu ? I am interested in characters other than digits given to the 801
> to have it "wait for secondary dial tone" etc.
> 
> 				Ludo J. M. Vennekens
> 				(408) 737-5074
> 				...{hplabs,ihnp4,amd}!amdahl!ludo

The 801acu uses the RS366 interface which if memory serves me right
was a four bit wide bcd+ i/f on a DB25 connector.  It was separate
from the RS-232C i/f for the modem and went on the line side of the
modem.  The DEC DN11 i/f was used for ACU duty.  If you can find
an old DEC communications handbook from the mid-70s or write to
the EIA you should be able to get a copy.



					Joseph L. Wood, III
					AT&T Information Systems
					Laboratories, Middletown
					(201) 957-5475
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