MaBell Bluetooth Gateway

MaBell Bluetooth Gateway #

Bluetooth Phone Gateway for vintage telephone integration.

Project implemented in a separate repository.

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Legend: βœ… Complete | πŸ”„ In Progress | ⏳ Planned

Project plan: MaBell Bluetooth Gateway, one page per version.


v0: Foundation βœ… #

  • βœ… MaBell requirements, constraints and acceptance criteria defined 2026-01-22
  • βœ… MaBell system, power, audio and firmware design finished 2025-12-29
  • βœ… MaBell joined Deevnet as a tenant, its events in the central log store 2026-10-09
  • βœ… MaBell v0 done: requirements, design and the first firmware in place, the base every prototype builds on 🏁 Milestone 2026-10-10

v1: On the bench ⏳ #

  • ⏳ MaBell v1 done: every part of the gateway proven on a breadboard, with a speaker, LEDs and a bare rotary dial standing in for the phone 🏁 Milestone

v2: A low-voltage phone ⏳ #

  • ⏳ MaBell v2 done: a real telephone makes and receives calls through the gateway on a low-voltage loop 🏁 Milestone

v3: Line voltage and a real bell ⏳ #

  • ⏳ MaBell v3 done: a vintage rotary phone rings and works at line voltage, and the circuit board’s line interface is chosen 🏁 Milestone

v4: Boxed and installed ⏳ #

  • ⏳ MaBell v4 done: the gateway on its own circuit board, in an enclosure, installed at home 🏁 Milestone
Page last modified: November 6, 2026