Arduino MIDI Telephone Ringer – Part 3

The last thing I wanted to do with my (dual) telephone ringer, well, besides trying to find six more phones and get an octave's worth of ringing, was put my dual-ringer into a box. This shows how I managed that. In part 1 I talked about the basic hardware and approach. In part 2 I … Continue reading Arduino MIDI Telephone Ringer – Part 3 →

Arduino MIDI Telephone Ringer – Part 2

Following on from part 1, I've added BT style sockets and upgraded the ringer to ring two phones. Polytelephony if you will. In part 3, I switch to an Arduino Nano and put all the circuitry into a box. https://youtu.be/IBBd9z4hKYw Warning! I strongly recommend using old or second hand equipment for your experiments. I am … Continue reading Arduino MIDI Telephone Ringer – Part 2 →

Arduino MIDI Telephone Ringer

One thing I love about those vintage rotary telephones is the characteristic ring. But making them do that outside of being plugged into the PSTN isn't easy. But I wanted to see if I could make it work over MIDI, so this is my approach. In part 2 I add some BT style sockets and … Continue reading Arduino MIDI Telephone Ringer →