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Re: Application for obtaining caller ID from hacked box...?



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Hi,

I retried the Meteor connector tonight and got it working after some
fiddling.
For some reason the first time I started it the read didn't timeout and was
never satisifed - incoming call doesn't produce 255 bytes which is the size
of the buffer that the Meteor connector uses. (Use PortMon from
www.sysinternals.com to monitor COM port activity).

However, after stopping the meteor connector and then running RealTerm to
ensure that the unit was operating correctly, I found that the Meteor
connector worked when restarted. i.e. Each read timedout as it polled the
serial port for data.

However, this presented another problem.
As the Meteor connector is cross platform I doubt whether it makes use of
any of the Windows specific COM functions (i.e. WaitForCommMask()). This
means that it polls the COM port and results in the CPU maxing out :o(

Thanks,
Andy.

On 12/6/05, Dean Smith <ukha@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Andrew
>
> I tried Patrick's xAP app  and didnt have much luck with my hacked
> Caller-ID (or with any of the other xAP CID apps). I suspect the
Meteor m=
ay
> do some basic cleaning of the datastream, so although the actual data
is
> identical some of the spurious lead-in is removed, which, when present
fr=
om
> a hacked unit may be enough to put off the Meteor based apps.
>
> I have a HomeSeer plug-in working very reliably which will send an xAP
CI=
D
> message with either of the xAP HS Plugins.
>
> Dean
>
> -----Original Message-----
> *From:* xap_automation@xxxxxxx [mailto:
> xap_automation@xxxxxxx]*On Behalf Of *Andrew Kilgore
> *Sent:* 06 December 2005 09:57
> *To:* xap_automation@xxxxxxx
> *Subject:* Re: [xap_automation] Application for obtaining caller ID
from
> hacked box...?
>
> Thanks Patrick,
>
> I shall try again tonight with a fresh reboot etc.
>
> Quick question:
> Should I see any output in the console window when a call comes in...?
> I've tried setting the debug level to 4 but don't see anything when a
cal=
l
> comes in.
>
> Anyway, I'll try again tonight and get back to you if I'm still having
> problems.
>
> Many thanks,
> Andy.
>
> On 12/6/05, Patrick Lidstone (Personal E-mail) <patrick@xxxxxxx>
> wrote:
> >
> > You *should* be able to use my app. Others have reported success,
and
> > the data supplied by the meteor should be identical to that from
a hack=
ed
> > box.
> >
> > Patrick
> >
> >  ------------------------------
> > *From:* Andrew Kilgore [mailto:andrew.kilgore@xxxxxxx]
> > *Sent:* 05 December 2005 23:31
> > *To:* xap_automation@xxxxxxx
> > *Subject:* [xap_automation] Application for obtaining caller ID
from
> > hacked box...?
> >
> >  Hi all,
> >
> > I've finally got round to hacking one of the several caller ID
units I
> > got of eBay.
> > (Same as the smaller unit here: http://tinyurl.com/7pp2q)
> >
> > So, I've verified that it works watching the call data using
RealTerm.
> > Next step is to find a xAPplication that will convert it into a
caller
> > ID message.
> > I know there are quite a few out there but I'm not sure what baud
etc.
> > they use to connect to the COM port.
> > (I tried Patrick's Meteor Caller ID utility on the off-chance but
no
> > joy)
> >
> > I need 1200 baud.
> > Is there an application out there that will allow me to configure
the
> > baud etc. of the COM port connection...?
> >
> > Many thanks,
> > Andy.
> >
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Hi,<br>
<br>
I retried the Meteor connector tonight and got it working after some
fiddling.<br>
For some reason the first time I started it the read didn't timeout and
was never satisifed - incoming call doesn't produce 255 bytes which is
the size of the buffer that the Meteor connector uses. (Use PortMon
from <a href="http://www.sysinternals.com";>www.sysinternals.com</a>
to monitor COM port activity).<br>
<br>
However, after stopping the meteor connector and then running RealTerm
to ensure that the unit was operating correctly, I found that the
Meteor connector worked when restarted. i.e. Each read timedout as it
polled the serial port for data.<br>
<br>
However, this presented another problem.<br>
As the Meteor connector is cross platform I doubt whether it makes use
of any of the Windows specific COM functions (i.e. WaitForCommMask()).
This means that it polls the COM port and results in the CPU maxing out
:o(<br>
<br>
Thanks,<br>
Andy.<br><br><div><span
class="gmail_quote">On 12/6/05, <b
class="gmail_sendername">Dean Smith</b> &lt;<a
href="mailto:ukha@xxxxxxx";>ukha@xxxxxxx</a>&gt;
wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote"
style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt
0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">







<div><span><font color="#0000ff"
face="Arial"
size="2">Andrew</font></span></div>
<div><span><font color="#0000ff"
face="Arial"
size="2"></font></span>&nbsp;</div>
<div><span><font color="#0000ff"
face="Arial" size="2">I
tried Patrick's xAP app&nbsp;&nbsp;and didnt have much luck with my
hacked
Caller-ID (or with any of the other xAP&nbsp;CID apps). I suspect the
Meteor may
do some basic cleaning of the datastream, so although the
</font></span><span><font color="#0000ff"
face="Arial" size="2">actual data is
identical some of the spurious lead-in is removed, which, when present from
a
hacked unit&nbsp;may be enough to put off the Meteor based
apps.</font></span></div>
<div><span><font color="#0000ff"
face="Arial"
size="2"></font></span>&nbsp;</div>
<div><span><font color="#0000ff"
face="Arial" size="2">I have
a HomeSeer plug-in working very reliably which will send an xAP CID message
with
either of the xAP HS Plugins.</font></span></div>
<div><span><font color="#0000ff"
face="Arial"
size="2"></font></span>&nbsp;</div>
<div><span><font color="#0000ff"
face="Arial"
size="2">Dean</font></span></div>
<blockquote>
<div align="left" dir="ltr"><font
face="Tahoma" size="2"><span
class="q">-----Original
Message-----<br><b>From:</b>
<a href="mailto:xap_automation@xxxxxxx";
target="_blank" onclick="return
top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">xap_automation@xxxxxxx</a>
[mailto:<a href="mailto:xap_automation@xxxxxxx";
target="_blank" onclick="return
top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">
xap_automation@xxxxxxx</a>]<b>On
Behalf Of </b>Andrew Kilgore<br><b>Sent:</b> 06
December 2005
09:57<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:xap_automation@xxxxxxx";
target="_blank" onclick="return
top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">xap_automation@xxxxxxx</a><br></span></font><div><span
class="e" id="q_108023cae16e9bb0_2">
<font face="Tahoma"
size="2"><b>Subject:</b> Re:
[xap_automation] Application for obtaining caller ID from hacked
box...?<br><br></font></span></div></div><div><span
class="e" id="q_108023cae16e9bb0_4">Thanks
Patrick,<br><br>I shall try again tonight
with a fresh reboot etc.<br><br>Quick question:<br>Should
I see any output in
the console window when a call comes in...?<br>I've tried setting the
debug
level to 4 but don't see anything when a call comes
in.<br><br>Anyway, I'll
try again tonight and get back to you if I'm still having
problems.<br><br>Many
thanks,<br>Andy.<br><br>
<div><span class="gmail_quote">On 12/6/05, <b
class="gmail_sendername">Patrick
Lidstone (Personal E-mail)</b> &lt;<a href="mailto:patrick@xxxxxxx";
target="_blank" onclick="return
top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">patrick@xxxxxxx</a>&gt;
wrote:</span>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px
solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left:
1ex;">
<div align="left" dir="ltr"><span><font
color="#0000ff" face="Arial" size="2">You
*should* be able to use my app. Others have reported success, and the data
supplied by the meteor should be identical to that from a hacked
box.</font></span></div>
<div align="left" dir="ltr"><span><font
color="#0000ff" face="Arial"
size="2"></font></span>&nbsp;</div>
<div align="left" dir="ltr"><span><font
color="#0000ff" face="Arial"
size="2">Patrick</font></span></div><br>
<blockquote style="border-left: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 255);
padding-left: 5px; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 0px;">
<div align="left" dir="ltr"
lang="en-us">
<hr>
<font face="Tahoma"
size="2"><b>From:</b> Andrew Kilgore [mailto:<a
href="mailto:andrew.kilgore@xxxxxxx";
target="_blank" onclick="return
top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">andrew.kilgore@xxxxxxx</a>]
<br><b>
Sent:</b> 05 December
2005 23:31<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:xap_automation@xxxxxxx";
target="_blank" onclick="return
top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">xap_automation@xxxxxxx</a><br><b>Subject:</b>
[xap_automation] Application for obtaining caller ID from hacked
box...?<br></font><br></div>
<div><span>
<div></div>Hi all,<br><br>I've finally got round to
hacking one of the
several caller ID units I got of eBay.<br>(Same as the smaller unit
here:
<a href="http://tinyurl.com/7pp2q";
target="_blank" onclick="return
top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">http://tinyurl.com/7pp2q</a>)<br><br>So,
I've verified that
it works watching the call data using RealTerm.<br>Next step is to
find a
xAPplication that will convert it into a caller ID message.<br>I know
there are quite a few out there but I'm not sure what baud etc. they use
to connect to the COM port.<br>(I tried Patrick's Meteor Caller ID
utility
on the off-chance but no joy)<br><br>I need 1200
baud.<br>Is there an
application out there that will allow me to configure the baud etc. of the
COM port connection...?<br><br>Many
thanks,<br>Andy.<br><br></span></div>
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