I am trying to electronically simulate an "off hook" condition.
Long story (which I won't bore you with since its not really relevant) but I want to automatically answer a ringing phone, then automatically disconnect.
I'm good with the circuitry to detect a ringing condition, no problem there.
But once that "triggers" I need to know what to place between tip/ring to "answer" or simulate an "off hook" condition. I'm guessing this would be a resistor of some value, but am not sure. I'd like to do this in a TelCo friendly manner (as opposed to just connecting tip/ring together!!).
Thanks!
P.S. If anyone knows of a pre-existing off-the-shelf "answer and hang-up" unit, that would be great. From scratch, I can build this for about $40 in parts so I'm looking for a pretty cheap solution.
