Bug #9421
closedBaofeng UV-5R III not being read by CHIRP
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Description
I have changed the driver on the cable to the 2007 PROLIFIC driver following the MIKLOR website. I connect my radio to the PC and the light turns solid red for about 20 seconds, then starts to flash. After another few seconds the light stops flashing and the display stays lit up. This is when I try to "Download From Radio".
I have tried the following models in CHIRP but none of them work:
- Baofeng UV-5R
- Baofeng UV-5X
- BTech UV5X3
- MTC UV-5R-3
- Radioddity UV-5RX3
This is a link to the radio: https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/142368226655
Holding down 3 and powering on, the firmware shows as: 3B5Rv01
I either get the messages "Radio did not respond" or "Error reading data from radio: not the amount of data we want.", depending on what model I try when selecting "Download From Radio". I am using COM port 4 which is the correct port for the Prolific device depending on which USB port I use. Device Manager says the Prolific device is using driver version 3.2.0.0.
The cable is in all the way, I have pushed as hard as I can and the plastic part of the cable does not touch the sides of the port.
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Updated by Jim Unroe over 2 years ago
- Status changed from New to Feedback
There is no communications between the radio and computer. There is most likely a programming cable/driver issue.
On newer Baofeng labeled (and some generic) programming cables, the WCH CH340 USB-to-Serial chip is used to create the virtual serial port that is necessary for radio programming. I have seen many times where Windows incorrectly installs and selects the Prolific driver when this chip is present, making you think the chip in the cable is the Prolific type requiring the Prolific v3.2.0.0 driver. When this happens, the "WCH driver":http://www.wch-ic.com/search?q=CH340&t=downloads driver, that Windows failed to recognize and automatically install, must be manually downloaded and installed by the user. If this is your issue, then once the WCH driver is installed, Windows will correctly identify the chip and use the proper driver.
Once you get cable/driver issue resolved, the proper Vendor/Model selection for your radio would be...
Vendor: Radioddity
Model: UV-5RX3
Jim KC9HI
Updated by Bernhard Hailer about 2 years ago
- Status changed from Feedback to Closed
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