FXS is exceptional because you're generating power and ringer voltage to the remote end.
FXO and BRI/PRI are much less power hungry. -Philip Josh Mahonin wrote: > Hi Tom, > > I couldn't find any stats after a quick Google, but I don't think a PRI > would be too much more power hungry than say, a network adapter. The > FXS/FXO cards are the real pigs, Digium even makes a PCI-mounted > external power unit for them > (http://www.digium.com/en/products/analog/analogpwr.php). > > I've only ever used a net5501 with one PCI card, and the general rule we > go by is 12V @ 1.2A - 1.5A just to be sure. If you're just using the > 1.0A power supply, especially with a PRI and FXS/FXO line card, you > might run into trouble. > > Good luck, > > Josh > > Tom Chadwin wrote: > >> Hello >> >> I am looking to build a net5501-based Astlinux install with a >> Junghanns miniPCI PRI card >> (http://www.junghanns.net/en/singleE1mini_produkt.html). With previous >> net5501 builds, I've bought the ordinary Soekris PSU. Is a PRI card >> power-hungry, and hence will I need to buy the more powerful PSU? Or >> will the standard one do the job? The box will also have an analogue >> card installed with 3xFXO and 1xFSO. >> >> Thanks >> >> Tom >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Astlinux-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/astlinux-users Donations to support AstLinux are graciously accepted via PayPal to [email protected].
