The way it was explained to me is that the voltages required to generate the ringer singals is quite high, so an external power feed is required.
Tom Walsh ::Could someone elaborate on this a little? I wasn't aware that this was ::necessary. :: ::Quoting Steve Haehnichen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: :: ::> I'm a newbie, not afraid to admit it. I tried to install my TDM400P ::> without the auxilliary (drive) power connection and got this failure ::> when loading the wcfxs module: ::> ::> Freshmaker version: 63 ::> Freshmaker passed register test ::> ProSLIC on module 0 failed to powerup within 510 ms ::> Unable to do INITIAL ProSLIC powerup on module 0 ::> Module 0: Not installed ::> Module 1: Not installed ::> Module 2: Not installed ::> Module 3: Not installed ::> ::> A search of the archives turned up nothing, so hopefully it will show ::> this message now. :) ::> ::> Apparently, this is what happens if a power cable is not connected to ::> the side of the card. I added that connection, and now it probes ::> normally: ::> ::> Freshmaker version: 63 ::> Freshmaker passed register test ::> Module 0: Initialized ::> Module 1: Not installed ::> Module 2: Not installed ::> Module 3: Not installed ::> Found a Wildcard FXS: Wildcard TDM400P REV E (4 modules) ::> Registered tone zone 0 (United States / North America) ::> ::> There was probably a memo somewhere explaining the power socket, but I ::> didn't get it. _______________________________________________ Asterisk-Users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
