Comm to an external light column when incoming call is detected

[Newbie53199]

Hi there,

I was hoping for some help. I need to be able to communicate from a Cisco phone server to an external light calling column on a ship. The light calling column (just a light that flashes when a call is incoming) only has a dry contact closure input. 

When the phone in the engine room rings, the light will illuminate.

How is this achievable? Thanks in advance

[cmcclinton]

There are SIP devices on the market that work as strobe alerters. You would register them as a phone with the same extension as the engine room phone and it will activate at the same time as the primary phone rings.

http://www.algosolutions.com/products/speakers/8128.html

https://www.cyberdata.net/collections/sip/products/011479

Alternatively you could install a Cisco analog adapter like a VG202XM or VG400 again register an analog line with the same extension and use the RJ11 analog port to connect to more traditional call alerting products.

https://www.vikingelectronics.com/products/blk-4/

http://www.algosolutions.com/products/speakers/1128.html

Some of these may have a relay output so you can use your existing strobe or just swap it it out for an all in one analog strobe.