MD-9600 / RT-90 Installation

wb2bwu
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Re: MD-9600 / RT-90 Installation

Post by wb2bwu » Thu May 18, 2023 9:46 pm

How can I determine which version of MD9600 I have? I tried every version of firmware to identify a good backup firmware file but did not allow the unit to transmit or receive after loading.

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Re: MD-9600 / RT-90 Installation

Post by VK3KYY » Thu May 18, 2023 9:59 pm

wb2bwu wrote:
Thu May 18, 2023 9:46 pm
How can I determine which version of MD9600 I have? I tried every version of firmware to identify a good backup firmware file but did not allow the unit to transmit or receive after loading.
Open the top of the radio and look at the Version number printed on the PCB

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Re: MD-9600 / RT-90 Installation

Post by KI5PGJ » Sun Jun 04, 2023 2:12 pm

VK3KYY wrote:
Thu May 18, 2023 9:59 pm
wb2bwu wrote:
Thu May 18, 2023 9:46 pm
How can I determine which version of MD9600 I have? I tried every version of firmware to identify a good backup firmware file but did not allow the unit to transmit or receive after loading.
Open the top of the radio and look at the Version number printed on the PCB
I think the person should read the first post in this thread, since that is where determining the version is and a lot of other info important to replacing the MD-9600 firmware with OpenMD9600.

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Re: MD-9600 / RT-90 Installation

Post by Torax » Fri Aug 25, 2023 7:45 pm

Hello friends,

on the board is version V2.1 can I take firmware V1 or V2?

I only read here in the forum that there are V1, V2, V3, V4, V4A and V5

:shock:

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Re: MD-9600 / RT-90 Installation

Post by G4EML » Fri Aug 25, 2023 8:58 pm

All early radios have V2.1 boards and should use the V1 or V2 firmware. The only difference is the backlight dimming method. If the backlight dimming doesn't work correctly then use the other version.

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Re: MD-9600 / RT-90 Installation

Post by SA0BUX » Fri Aug 25, 2023 9:03 pm

Torax wrote:
Fri Aug 25, 2023 7:45 pm
Hello friends,

on the board is version V2.1 can I take firmware V1 or V2?

I only read here in the forum that there are V1, V2, V3, V4, V4A and V5

:shock:
I'm running V2 firmware since day 1 works fine.
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Torax
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Re: MD-9600 / RT-90 Installation

Post by Torax » Sat Aug 26, 2023 11:12 am

ok got it, thanks a lot friends :D

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Re: MD-9600 / RT-90 Installation

Post by Torax » Sun Aug 27, 2023 5:46 pm

hello friends i have another question :shock:


Do I need a normal USB A to Micro USB cable for flashing or do I need a special cable?


I would be happy if I got an answer :D

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Re: MD-9600 / RT-90 Installation

Post by SA0BUX » Sun Aug 27, 2023 6:03 pm

Torax wrote:
Sun Aug 27, 2023 5:46 pm
hello friends i have another question :shock:


Do I need a normal USB A to Micro USB cable for flashing or do I need a special cable?


I would be happy if I got an answer :D
Yes , a normal USB A to USB Mini cable should work fine

Then you need the ST DFU driver some older versions are included in the factory software files.

Other you can use the latest driver that is included in the DFUSE demo programmer, I have a copy on my site.

https://www.sa0bux.se/Ham/opengd77/en.stsw-stm32080.zip
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Re: MD-9600 / RT-90 Installation

Post by Torax » Sun Aug 27, 2023 6:07 pm

ok because I always get the message no port found ?

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