RE: Re: CTI Meteor Setup

["Paul Gale" <groups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Richard,

Serial Port setup:
Active Ports - Comm X ticked
Settings - 1200,N,8,1
Handshaking - None
Always Open - ticked
DTR - ticked
RTS - Ticked
Device - Generic
Strip Term Chars - unticked

Everything else - unticked

Caller ID Setup:
Enabled and correct port set
Format - Meteor
Don't reformat number - selected

Everything else - as required

I also run a script 'cidpre.vbs' to strip out unwanted characters and
commas. This is the script:


Sub
cidpre(l,ln,name,number,cidday,cidmonth,cidhour,cidminute,cidtype,priority,cidfile,wav,tts,other)
'this script is run whenever Caller ID data is received, but BEFORE ACE
processes the cid info
'It is enabled/disabled from a checkbox on the GENERAL tab of the Caller ID
Config window.
'This script shows how to convert the caller's name to all lower case.
'l = line number (1-4)
'ln = line name
'name = caller's name
'number = caller's number
'cidday = day of the month
'cidmonth = month
'cidhour = hour of call
'cidminute = minute of call
'cidtype = 1=known, 2=stranger local, 3=stranger LD, 4=unavailable,
5=blocked
'priority = priority of caller (0-15)
'cidfile = caller id INI file (path and filename)
'wav = wav file assigned to caller in cid.ini, * if none (WAV=)
'tts = tts text assigned to caller in cid.ini, * if none (TTS=)
'other = other data assigned to caller in cid.ini, * if none (Other=)

'the following line will convert the name to all lower case
'name=lcase(name)
'then write it back to ACE
'aces.setcidname cint(l),cstr(name) '(that's an L, not a "one"
for the first parameter)

'the following line can be commented/uncommented for testing (it will
display the caller's name in a popup window)
'msgbox name

'the following line can be commented/uncommented for testing (it will speak
the caller's name using ace-tts)
'aces.execute "aces:say:" & name,"1234"

'Added to give a pause PG
number = replace(number," ",",")
number = replace(number,"-",",")
aces.setcidnumber cint(l), cstr(number)


End Sub


Most lines are comments but I thought I'd leave them in. I use BT - if you
use some other provider, then your CID string that Meteor receives may be
different. This is easily checked by using the serial port monitor in ACE
(ACE is really good for monitoring this king of thing).

Hope this helps,

Paul.


> -----Original Message-----
> From: rb_ziggy [mailto:richard.boreham@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 20 November 2004 20:16
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: [ukha_d] Re: CTI Meteor Setup
>
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>
> Paul (and everyone else)
>
> Thanks for the serial config - 1200 has done the trick.
>
> I'm trying to use ACE too (going to play with XAp too) but for the
> moment want to get ACE running.  Could you give me a tip as to what
> the right config (caller id format etc) that you are using.  I'm
> getting stuff through serial now but ACE does not seem to pick it up
> and report it yet so I must have something off still.  (Serial port
> is configured in ACE and I can see things on the serial port monitor
> but the popup window does not come up yet).
>
> Thanks again
>
> Richard
>
> --- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, "Paul Gale" <groups@s...>
wrote:
> > You need to ensure the settings are correct:
> >
> > 1200 baud, 8 bits, no parity ,1 stop bit
> >
> > I think you can actually use terminal - I have before IIRC.
You'll
> see the data coming in when the phone rings or you use the phone
> locally.
> >
> > I use ACE to announce the caller or number with two Meteor's
> connected to work and home lines. AT&T Natural Voices TTS
announces
> through the whole house audio system. Works very well.
> >
> > Paul.
> >
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: mark_harrison_uk2 [mailto:mph@a...]
> > > Sent: 20 November 2004 10:40
> > > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> > > Subject: [ukha_d] Re: CTI Meteor Setup
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > --- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, "rb_ziggy"
<richard.boreham@n...>
> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > I've just bought a Meteor and I'm having some trouble
getting
> it to
> > > > work. I bought the hardware only and there were no
installation
> > > > instructions - all seemed pretty self evident but I
don't seem
> to be
> > > > able to get it to work!
> > > [...]
> > > > When a call comes in nothing happens to the LEDs
either. (Should
> > > > I?).  Also I can see nothing coming in on the serial
port.
> > >
> > > I had the same problem.
> > >
> > > From memory, though I don't claim to understand the
technical
> details,
> > > you need to do something funny to the serial ports. It
doesn't
> just
> > > light up when you plug it into the PC, and simply firing up
a
> terminal
> > > screen isn't good enough either.
> > >
> > > Suggest you run either the xPL or the xAP meteor plugins and
see
> if
> > > they can make it work.
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > >
> > > Mark
> > >
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