About this information

This information explains how to create scripts to control and use Analog Display Services Interface (ADSI) telephones using the ADSI component of Blueworx Voice Response for AIX® with DirectTalk® Technology. This is no longer a separately orderable feature but is a component part of the base product.

Who should use this information

This information is for the application developer who wants to include ADSI functions in their voice applications so that they can exploit the capabilities of ADSI telephones. This information explains the language and tools you need to use to create the Server Display Control (SDC) and Feature Download Management (FDM) scripts that are required to control ADSI telephones.

To understand this information, you should be familiar with basic programming concepts, and how to use Blueworx Voice Response state tables and custom servers.

To become familiar with ADSI, read:
- Introduction
To prepare for and install the ADSI component, read:
- Getting started
To learn how to create ADSI scripts, read:
- Writing ADSI scripts
To learn how to compile the script files and create an ADSI application, read:
- Creating your ADSI application
For descriptions of ADSI script statements, see:
- ADSI script statements
- Quick reference for the script statements is a quick reference for these statements. You may want to use this to check the syntax when you are more familiar with these statements.
- Example SDC statements and Example FDM statements contain examples of ADSI statements.
For descriptions of the state tables supplied with the ADSI component, see:
- The ADSI state tables
- The sample application: ADSI banking describes the ADSI sample application that is supplied with the component.

For information on how to develop a voice application, see the Blueworx Voice Response for AIX: Application Development using State Tables information.

Terms used in this information

Throughout this information, Blueworx Voice Response for AIX is referred to as Blueworx Voice Response, and applications that interact with telephone callers are referred to as voice applications. The Analog Display Services Interface is referred to as ADSI.

The following terms have specific meanings when used in this information:

CAS Tone: Customer Premises Equipment Alerting Signal. A tone sent to the ADSI telephone to tell it to switch to data mode.
Softkey: A programmable key on an ADSI telephone.
Softkey Return String: The string of commands that are executed when a softkey is pressed.
Statement: An ADSI instruction that can be interpreted by an ADSI telephone.
SDC Function Statement: An ADSI instruction that can be used in Server Display Control (SDC) mode.
FDM Function Statement: An ADSI instruction that can be used in Feature Download Management (FDM) mode.
Script: A file containing ADSI statements in a form that can be transmitted to an ADSI telephone.
Script source file: An ASCII file of ADSI statements from which a script is generated.