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To connect phone lines to 16 port voice board DN161A, how can I get 16 ports out of the four RJ45?

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A user application program makes Dialogic API (Application Programming Interface) function calls to invoke Dialgic Driver, which translates the calls to control commands to communicate with Dialogic boards. For example, to play a voice message, call API function dx_playiottdata(voice_file). Dialogic Driver, which consists of LIB and other files, is a free download that is under Dialogic naming convention SR5.0, SR 5.1.1 and so on. From user point of view, when we say Dialogic API, drivers, libraries, SR5.1.1, most time we are talking about the same thing.

DN boards are compatible with Dialogic boards at Dialogic API level. It has its own driver under the name NADK, short for New Architecture Develop Kit, and followed by version numbers also. Current NADK is compatible with SR5.1.1 though some retired functions are no longer supported.

Now, and this is important, the NADK doesn't use any Intel Dialogic resources, including the driver, the SDK. But NADK provides the same Dialogic API function calls. If a Dialogic customer wants to change their application to DN product platform, though he/she does not have to rewrite whole program to port(huge amount of works), he/she must have the source code project. He/She needs to remove Dialogic driver's LIB file from the source code project, and add NADK's relevant LIB file to the source code project, and simply recompile/link it, then you can get a new executable file which can run with DN boards.

Therefore, customers cannot make DN products run with Dialogic drivers and vice versa. For the same reason, you cannot mix DN products and Dialogic products in the same computer chassis. For instance, it doesn't work that you use Dialogic trunk board and use DN station board in the same PC to provide the station ports. It should be fine if connecting two systems in two PCs by CT Bus.

If your application was developed on top of third-party software (middleware), which was hard compiled/linked to Dialogic driver. You need to ask the software vendor compile their middleware with NADK for you.

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The beauty of the products is the simplicity. You dont need 10 people, half year to configure, recode your applications. Though some default settings may be different, many customers made the system work in few hours. There are detailed documents (NADK Installation & Configuration and NADK Version Guide) but most time the following few steps should be sufficient:

Hardware and Software installation: (assume you have Dialogic System Release 5.1.1 installed)

Install the DN board in target PC, then start the PC, Windows would detect the board. Follow the direction to install DN software NADK from the enclosed driver CD(or free download from company web site).
Should be done in few minutes. After installation, you should see a directory DJNADK(corresponding to ..\Dialogic directory). To start DNCM (corresponding to Dialogic DCM), select Start->All Programs->NADK Develop Kit->Device Configuration Manager.

Recompile Application: (Do this step only once in a life time, then use the generated application on other target PC.)

Delete all Dialogic lib files under ..\dialogic\lib then copy all NADK lib files to ..\dialogic\lib (See manual NADK version guide Table 4.2 for cross reference if interested).
Change the link filename of the compiler then recompile your Intel Dialogic Application.
Done.

To run your application:

Start DNCM, click on Start Service button. A green check on the device indicates the board is ready.
Click on your just recompiled application to start it.

DN161A uses 4 RJ45 ports as the analog network interface,each port is marked with a number.The pin definition of the first RJ45 is as follows:
pin1-2 link to channel 0
pin3-4 link to channel 1
pin5-6 link to channel 2
pin7-8 link to channel 3
The second RJ45 pins definition is as follws:
pin1-2 link to channel 4
pin3-4 link to channel 5
pin5-6 link to channel 6
pin7-8 link to channel 7
Analogy by reason,you can get the other port definition.

We have the break-out cable assembly or you may get them from local electronic stores like Radio Shack.