Caller ID with serial interface

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Mark Hansen

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I would have thought this would be easier to find. I've
been searching all morning for a caller ID box that includes
a serial interface that I can connect to a PC.

I've found a small handful of what look like professional units,
in the multi-hundred dollar (US) range, but I'm really just looking
for something I can use in the home on a single phone line. More along
the $50 price range.

I was able to find a couple promising units, but no information was
available on price or ordering.

Does anyone know where I can get a self-contained caller ID processor
that can send the caller ID info out a serial connection. It would be
nice if it was able to include a notification of on/off hook as well.

PS: I'm not opposed to creating a Basic Stamp version myself, if
anyone can recommend a good all-in-one IC.

Thanks,

--
Mark Hansen, PP-ASEL
Sacramento, CA
 
Am i missing something ? I use a harris chipset based US robtics modem and
a old '486 and a little basic program as an advanced caller ID that route
calls and delivers messages based upon who calls.

don
"Mark Hansen" <meh@NOSPAMunify.com> wrote in message
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I would have thought this would be easier to find. I've
been searching all morning for a caller ID box that includes
a serial interface that I can connect to a PC.

I've found a small handful of what look like professional units,
in the multi-hundred dollar (US) range, but I'm really just looking
for something I can use in the home on a single phone line. More along
the $50 price range.

I was able to find a couple promising units, but no information was
available on price or ordering.

Does anyone know where I can get a self-contained caller ID processor
that can send the caller ID info out a serial connection. It would be
nice if it was able to include a notification of on/off hook as well.

PS: I'm not opposed to creating a Basic Stamp version myself, if
anyone can recommend a good all-in-one IC.

Thanks,

--
Mark Hansen, PP-ASEL
Sacramento, CA
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Like the other poster said, use the modem in your PC & do a google for
CID /answering machine /CID logging software. Why try re-invent the
wheel?

On Sun, 20 Mar 2005 13:38:31 -0800, Mark Hansen <meh@NOSPAMunify.com>
wrote:

I would have thought this would be easier to find. I've
been searching all morning for a caller ID box that includes
a serial interface that I can connect to a PC.

I've found a small handful of what look like professional units,
in the multi-hundred dollar (US) range, but I'm really just looking
for something I can use in the home on a single phone line. More along
the $50 price range.

I was able to find a couple promising units, but no information was
available on price or ordering.

Does anyone know where I can get a self-contained caller ID processor
that can send the caller ID info out a serial connection. It would be
nice if it was able to include a notification of on/off hook as well.

PS: I'm not opposed to creating a Basic Stamp version myself, if
anyone can recommend a good all-in-one IC.

Thanks,
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Mercury wrote:

Why try re-invent the wheel?
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Reinventing the wheel can sometimes be fun and good practise.


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"Mark Hansen" <meh@NOSPAMunify.com> wrote in message
news:113rraofeiau7ac@corp.supernews.com...
I would have thought this would be easier to find. I've
been searching all morning for a caller ID box that includes
a serial interface that I can connect to a PC.

I've found a small handful of what look like professional units,
in the multi-hundred dollar (US) range, but I'm really just looking
for something I can use in the home on a single phone line. More along
the $50 price range.

I was able to find a couple promising units, but no information was
available on price or ordering.

Does anyone know where I can get a self-contained caller ID processor
that can send the caller ID info out a serial connection. It would be
nice if it was able to include a notification of on/off hook as well.

PS: I'm not opposed to creating a Basic Stamp version myself, if
anyone can recommend a good all-in-one IC.
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It's _already_ serial as it comes off the phone line. It's 1200 baud
202 type modem tones. All you have to do is demodulate it and feed it
to your serial port. You can use any 202 type modem or use a chip that
can do this. I can't remember which, but there's the XR2206 or XR2211
chips. But it would probably be easier and cheaper to just use a cheap
callerID box and tap into the right point after it has been demodulated.
See comp.dcom.telecom.tech for more advice.

Thanks,

--
Mark Hansen, PP-ASEL
Sacramento, CA
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"Rikard Bosnjakovic" <bos@REMOVETHIShack.org> wrote in message
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Mercury wrote:

Why try re-invent the wheel?

Reinventing the wheel can sometimes be fun and good practise.


--
Rikard Bosnjakovic http://bos.hack.org/cv/

Anyone sending unwanted advertising e-mail to my address will be
charged $250 for network traffic and computing time. By extracting
address from this message or its header, you agree to these terms.
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As if you're going to be able to enforce those terms. Right...
 
On 3/20/2005 3:11 PM, Don Baker wrote:

Am i missing something ? I use a harris chipset based US robtics modem and
a old '486 and a little basic program as an advanced caller ID that route
calls and delivers messages based upon who calls.
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For example, I have a US Robotics "Sportster Faxmodem with x2" 56k
external modem. This will give me caller id info, but will not
do either of the following:

- Call Waiting caller id
- Line in-use status (indicate when the line is taken off-hook by
some phone/device on the line - not when the modem itself is
on/off-hook).

Is there a modem that will provide these features?

These are done by the stand-alone units, but I can't find one of
those for less than about $200 (I think there should be one in
the $25 to $50 range, but then I haven't built one...).

Thanks for any recommendations.

don
"Mark Hansen" <meh@NOSPAMunify.com> wrote in message
news:113rraofeiau7ac@corp.supernews.com...
I would have thought this would be easier to find. I've
been searching all morning for a caller ID box that includes
a serial interface that I can connect to a PC.

I've found a small handful of what look like professional units,
in the multi-hundred dollar (US) range, but I'm really just looking
for something I can use in the home on a single phone line. More along
the $50 price range.

I was able to find a couple promising units, but no information was
available on price or ordering.

Does anyone know where I can get a self-contained caller ID processor
that can send the caller ID info out a serial connection. It would be
nice if it was able to include a notification of on/off hook as well.

PS: I'm not opposed to creating a Basic Stamp version myself, if
anyone can recommend a good all-in-one IC.

Thanks,

--
Mark Hansen, PP-ASEL
Sacramento, CA
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--
Mark Hansen, PP-ASEL
Sacramento, CA
 
In sci.electronics.equipment Mark Hansen <meh@nospamunify.com> wrote:
I would have thought this would be easier to find. I've been searching
all morning for a caller ID box that includes a serial interface that
I can connect to a PC.
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I had a kit to do this from "Weeder Technologies". I think it used a
PIC and a modem chip; it was powered by a wall-wart and had phone line
in and RS-232 out. This was six or seven years ago. I don't think
it could do call waiting ID. I just left a terminal program open on
that port to read the data. It worked fine - I ended up needing the
serial ports for other things and I bought a stand-alone display.

As far as on hook/off hook, there are lots of circuits floating around
the Web that show you how to turn on an LED when the phone is off hook.
Adapt one for an input bit on your parallel port.

You might also ask over at comp.dcom.telecom.tech .

Matt Roberds
 
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