RE: How do I tell whether the phone's ringing?

["Ian B" <Ian@xxxxxxx>]

For just ring detection there is about a 100 quid difference and the fun of
making it.

Ian

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kenneth Watt [mailto:kennwatt@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 08 December 2001 00:06
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: [ukha_d] How do I tell whether the phone's ringing?
>
>
> Or you could just mail Li at Laser or Mike at Let's Automate and get a
> Homevision Phone/Serial Port like I did ;-)
>
> More details here:
> http://www.letsautomate.com/10195.cfm?CFID=1734&CFTOKEN=4223352
>
> HTH
>
> K.
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Tracey Gardner [mailto:tracey.gardner@xxxxxxx]
> > Sent: 05 December 2001 18:59
> > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> > Subject: [ukha_d] How do I tell whether the phone's ringing?
> >
> >
> > Hello Mark
> >
> > I did a quick search on google for "ringing current
detector" and
> > came up with a number of solutions. Have a look at the following
> > examples,
> >
> > http://www.homeautomator.com/rdetect.htm
> >
> > http://www.hut.fi/Misc/Electronics/circuits/telephone_ringer.html
> >
> > Tracey
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > tracey.gardner@xxxxxxx
> > Lincolnshire
> > U.K.
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Mark Harrison <Mark.Harrison@xxxxxxx>
> > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
> > Date: 05 December 2001 12:53
> > Subject: [ukha_d] How do I tell whether the phone's ringing?
> >
> >
> > >Before I start, let me pre-empt any responsese along the line
of
> > >"listen", OK :-)
> > >
> > >Seriously, I'd like Homevision to "do stuff" when
the phone's
> > ringing.
> > >
> > >The "stuff" would initially be along the lines of
> > >
> > >    If I'm watching a DVD, Laserdisk of Video, then pause it
> > >    If I'm watching broadcast TV or playing MP3s on the DDAR
> > then turn
> > >the volume down a fair bit
> > >
> > >... but might turn into
> > >
> > >    [DVD, Laserdisk, VCR]...and then swtich the Telly to the
> > >"Homevision" channel and display the incoming
number
> > >
> > >Let's shelve the "how do I get the incoming number"
bit for the
> > time
> > >being, and concentrate on the "how do I tell the phone's
> > ringing"?
> > >
> > >Any suggestions? I want a _device_ that either plugs into an
> > input port
> > >on HV or sends an X-10 command. I don't want either a bit of
PC
> > >software, nor a kit/circuit diagram ... unless it's also
> > accompanied by
> > >an offer to make it up for me - anyone who's ever seen me
> > soldering will
> > >understand why I feel this way :-)
> > >
> > >Regards,
> > >Mark Harrison
> > >Head of Systems, eKingfisher
> > >
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