CHIRP

Hello all,

I'm having difficulty with the BaoFeng BF-F8HP radio connecting to CHIRP software. Zero issues with BF-F8HP and genuine FTDI cable connecting to Windows 10.

On a Mac running High Sierra (10.13.6), latest CHIRP daily and what I presume to be the latest Python runtime, I get: 'An error has occurred. Radio did not respond'.

PC03 FTDI Dual Pin Cable - genuine cable from BaoFeng Tech (BTech) connected to a Mac Mini 4.1 - (I know, old school. but it works!)

Vendor ID: 0x0403 (Future Technology Devices International Limited)
Version: 6.00
Serial Number: A107HJ5A
Speed: Up to 12 Mb/sec
Manufacturer: FTDI
Location ID: 0x04100000 / 2
Current Available (mA): 500
Current Required (mA): 90

Mac System Information reports the FTDI cable as an FT232R USB UART

CHIRP/Python version info:

GTK 2.24.10
PyGTK 2.22.0
Python 2.7.2

I keep seeing the UV-5R driver mentioned throughout the debug log. The BF-F8HP is genuine and purchased from BaoFeng Tech.

Examples from debug log:

[2018-08-28 09:32:41,066] chirp.drivers.uv5r - ERROR: uv5r._ident_radio: Radio did not respond
DEBUG: Reporting model usage: Baofeng_BF-F8HP,download,True
[2018-08-28 09:32:37,737] chirp.ui.mainapp - DEBUG: User selected Baofeng BF-F8HP on port /dev/cu.usbserial-A107HJ5A
[2018-08-28 09:32:37,755] chirp.ui.clone - DEBUG: Clone thread started
[2018-08-28 09:32:37,765] chirp.drivers.uv5r - INFO: Sending Magic: 000: 50 bb ff 20 12 07 25 00 P.....%.
[2018-08-28 09:32:37,972] chirp.drivers.uv5r - DEBUG: '\x00'
[2018-08-28 09:32:37,972] chirp.drivers.uv5r - ERROR: uv5r._ident_radio: Radio did not respond

Why is CHIRP looking for UV-5R drivers?

The cable is definitely trying to communicate with the BF-F8HP. During cloning attempts, the beacon or flashlight on top of the radio blinks once, and the display appears to show all icons and number blocks displayed in a dot-matrix pattern,
similar to when powering on the radio. The backlight also illuminates when attempting to clone.

Anyone with a Mac running High Sierra 10.13.6 feel free to chime in. This one has me stumped.