Jun 30 2009
There is now a module that can be loaded into FreePBX on the WARP that allows you to configure the network settings. More details on it can be found here. Here is a screenshot of it in action:
Try it out and post any issues you have with it in the forum post of it.
Have fun
Skar
Jun 26 2009
The marketing group here at PIKA is very interested in knowing where we find developers, like you, in social media circles. PIKA wants to share info with you in a format and forum that you use. But we need your feedback to find the right spot.
We know you follow blogs, we see you here at WARP Xtra fairly regularly. But how about Twitter? Facebook, Delicious? Etc. If you don’t mind, please take a short amount of time to comment on what social media you use. As I am typing this I’m thinking to myself, if marketing wants this info so badly they should cough up a prize. I’m going to commit our marketing group to a $50 dollar price (to be drawn from the list of all who comment before July 8) for your help in answering the question…where do WARP and CTI developers hang out on-line.
WARP Horizon update:
Feedback from the WARP Horizons sessions in the UK and Paris have been quite positive. Thanks to all of you who participated. All of our folks, Terry, Maarten, Alain, and Mark are on their way home as I type. Safe travels guys!
Jun 12 2009
Check out this quick video decsribing the different types of WARP expansion modules. If you are new to WARP this gives you a good visual of what they look like and how they fit into the base WARP unit.
Jun 04 2009
Did you know that PIKA is offering 2 full day conferences on WARP later this month. The first is on June 23rd in the UK, the second is in Paris on the 25th (more details below). Both sessions are free to attend.
The WARP Horizons show is an opportunity for new, as well as exisiting customers to gain insight into PIKA’s WARP appliance. PIKA experts will be on hand to discuss all aspects of WARP including development tips and tricks, product roadmap, and partner program/ecosystem options.
If you are interested in registering you can do so here. The details of the 1 day conference are outlined below.
May 29 2009
There was recently a patch to PADS, now up to version 2.0.5.8, that fixes an issue with using BRI lines to call cell phones released by PIKA. The patch is also available on this page. A new version of PADS means it is time for me to release a snapshot of FreePBX on PADS.
The list of items included in this release are:
To retrieve a set of pre-compiled images for this load, get them here: ftp://ftp.pikatech.com/outgoing/pads/extras/freepbx/freepbx-pads-17109.tar.gz
To compile your own version, please follow the instructions here. Use revision number 17109.
Have fun, and remember to post any issues in the forum here.
Skar
May 22 2009
Did you know that custom branding your WARP product can be as simple as replacing the LCD sticker! This video shows you how.
Detailed drawing of Screen sticker can be found here:
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May 15 2009
One of the things we often deal with in supporting the WARP is people having problems compiling PADS. One of the issues is that it seems that a lot of Linux distros these days do not always install the development tools we require to compile PADS out of the box. They are all available to install from online repositories or even the install disk itself, they are just not selected by default.
The fact that the compile fails due to a missing tool is not always obvious either. So what can we do to help these people. Wouldn’t it be great if there was a way to ensure the tools they needed were installed. Well I found one way.
During my weekly browsing of Linux related web sites, I cam across an article on the Revisor project from Fedora Linux. The Revisor program allows you to create your own Live CD/DVD image. I thought well great, I’ll just create my own live CD/DVD image that includes all of the tools I know we need to compile PADS for the WARP appliance. Well after a few missteps on my part and reading of documentation I created my own live DVD image that you can stick into a computer, boot from and compile PADS with (assuming you have a USB key or similar to store your work on). You can also use the live DVD to install Fedora on your computer.
To run this, download the iso file here, ftp://ftp.pikatech.com/outgoing/pads/extras/live/Fedora-10-Live-i386.iso The checksum for it is available here. Take the iso file and burn it to a DVD (any burning software will do this). Put the DVD in your computer, reboot and boot from the disc.
This is a stock Fedora Live KDE image with several development tools added to the image. There was nothing proprietary added. All files come from the Fedora repositories. I hope this works as well for you as it did for me. A big thank you goes out to the developers of Fedora and their Revisor tool. Keep up the great work guys.
Have Fun
Skar
May 13 2009
Better late than never comes to mind when announcing that I have finally provided you folks with a forum you can call your own. In hindsight, this should have been done from the very beginning, but hey…I’m learning as I go here. My hope is that this forum will help us build a stronger and increasingly interactive group going forward.
May 08 2009
It has been a while, so it is time for a new release of FreePBX for the PIKA WARP. There have been a lot of things added since the last release found here. This release works much better with BRI and FXO lines due to an upadte to the base version of PADS used. Lots of new goodies in freePBX as well. Read on for more details …
May 07 2009
What does it take to find a poor IP connection these days?
I honestly didn’t think I would have this much trouble finding crappy VoIP calls that I could use as a baseline to evaluate my two QOS tools.