[No reply from original poster] Unable to update RD-5R
Posted: Wed Jun 22, 2022 4:34 pm
Hi All,
I am trying to make updates to my RD-5R with an updated codeplug, and I am not able to establish communicastion with the radio. Here is what I am doing:
Connect my USB --> Serial cable to my PC, verify COM3, N81, 9600
Connect cable to radio
power on radio (no special key combos, just power on)
Open OpenGD77CPS (v6.22.01)
Load the latest codeplug for the radio
Make the change (add a new contact / channel)
Click "Program - Write"
I get "Device Not Found"
I also cannot read from the radio.
If I go to "Extras" and attempt to read the codeplug by selecting COM3, I gert a radio communication error. Same happens if I try to back it up.
So, I grabbed the serial driver installation .zip, and followed the instructions in the OpenGD77 PDF. However, the driver does not change for the cable. I next chose to update the driver manually in Device Manager by selecting the .inf file that was part of the driver download .zip file. Now the COM port says OpenGD77 for the driver. My PC barks that I need to restart. I do so. Winows crashes. I remove the cable from the PC, restart Windows, all is well. When I plug the cable back in, Windows crashes. I have to manually remove the device from Windows Device Manager to prevent the PC from crashing whenever I plug the cable in.
I seem to be stuck in a place that I cannot update the radio. Any help / direction would be appreciated.
Thanks,
- Matt, WE1H
I am trying to make updates to my RD-5R with an updated codeplug, and I am not able to establish communicastion with the radio. Here is what I am doing:
Connect my USB --> Serial cable to my PC, verify COM3, N81, 9600
Connect cable to radio
power on radio (no special key combos, just power on)
Open OpenGD77CPS (v6.22.01)
Load the latest codeplug for the radio
Make the change (add a new contact / channel)
Click "Program - Write"
I get "Device Not Found"
I also cannot read from the radio.
If I go to "Extras" and attempt to read the codeplug by selecting COM3, I gert a radio communication error. Same happens if I try to back it up.
So, I grabbed the serial driver installation .zip, and followed the instructions in the OpenGD77 PDF. However, the driver does not change for the cable. I next chose to update the driver manually in Device Manager by selecting the .inf file that was part of the driver download .zip file. Now the COM port says OpenGD77 for the driver. My PC barks that I need to restart. I do so. Winows crashes. I remove the cable from the PC, restart Windows, all is well. When I plug the cable back in, Windows crashes. I have to manually remove the device from Windows Device Manager to prevent the PC from crashing whenever I plug the cable in.
I seem to be stuck in a place that I cannot update the radio. Any help / direction would be appreciated.
Thanks,
- Matt, WE1H