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RT Systems programming help

Se7en

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Is there a way to use the rt systems USB cable with other software like: Chrip ?
I got the drivers for the cable but in window xp there is no com port for the cable to set...which is odd.
Any help would be greatly appreciated :)
 

What radio is the cable for? I can go into device manager on win 7 and see the com ports that my rt systems cables for each of my yaesu radios

Vx-8r
I use windows vista & XP.
When the cable is plugged in it is NOT assigned a com port # which is ODD.
 
The RT Systems program that I have finds the correct port by it's self, I suspect yours does too. If the program says it can't find it, then it's the wrong driver or cable. That means there's an incompatibility in the OS or machine set up. Which typically means a driver. Get to the 'Device Manager' and see what's going on there. That's done through the 'Start' button or try the 'Ctrl'+'shift'+'ESC' short cut (supposed to work on all Windows OS).

As for using that same cable with 'Chirp', I have to suspect that you can't. Depends on if the cable is the old version or the new version, there is definitely a difference in drivers. (And why there's a 'new' version, deals with the 'chip' used in the cable's construction and 'driver+OS compatibility.)
- 'Doc
 
The RT Systems program that I have finds the correct port by it's self, I suspect yours does too. If the program says it can't find it, then it's the wrong driver or cable. That means there's an incompatibility in the OS or machine set up. Which typically means a driver. Get to the 'Device Manager' and see what's going on there. That's done through the 'Start' button or try the 'Ctrl'+'shift'+'ESC' short cut (supposed to work on all Windows OS).

As for using that same cable with 'Chirp', I have to suspect that you can't. Depends on if the cable is the old version or the new version, there is definitely a difference in drivers. (And why there's a 'new' version, deals with the 'chip' used in the cable's construction and 'driver+OS compatibility.)
- 'Doc

No adms software just the cable. I'm experienced with device manager settings and what not but i had to post to try to get help but if the cable ONLY works with there software guess I'll have to order it and wait weeks on end.

IMO there's got to be a way to make this cable work and assign it to a comport without the software.:thumbdown:
 
A cable is a cable and simply connects the data in/out pins on one end to the applicable data in/out pins on the other end. Software should have nothing to do with it.
 
A cable is a cable and simply connects the data in/out pins on one end to the applicable data in/out pins on the other end. Software should have nothing to do with it.

Like i said, the cable is not showing up under any comport that's the problem.
it is popping up under universal serial bus controllers as USB-59 Radio cable
 
And from there you assign a comport to that USB device. No idea how you'd go about that, but that's what it amounts to.
- 'Doc
 
And from there you assign a comport to that USB device. No idea how you'd go about that, but that's what it amounts to.
- 'Doc

Exactly. the question was if the cable would work with other software and the answer is YES. You may have to tell it to work but it will work. The ADMS software automatically assigns the port number.
 
Exactly. the question was if the cable would work with other software and the answer is YES. You may have to tell it to work but it will work. The ADMS software automatically assigns the port number.

Hmm. Can someone walk me trough the comport assignment manually? It would really help me out.
 
Exactly. the question was if the cable would work with other software and the answer is YES. You may have to tell it to work but it will work. The ADMS software automatically assigns the port number.

Some of the RT Systems cables only work with their software, and some of the software only works with their cables. I believe the VX-8 package is like this. They started doing this a couple of years ago. Icom is doing the same thing now. It's easy for software vendors to implement this type of restriction by customizing the USB driver.
 
Some of the RT Systems cables only work with their software, and some of the software only works with their cables. I believe the VX-8 package is like this. They started doing this a couple of years ago. Icom is doing the same thing now. It's easy for software vendors to implement this type of restriction by customizing the USB driver.

Not aware of that but I did just find out that you cannot assign a com port to a USB device. :blink: The site I was reading (forgot to bookmark it :headbang ) was saying that you need a serial to USB adapter to be able to assign a com port to the USB cable/device. That would explain why I never had a problem with my RT Systems software and my USB cable. I used a Belkin serial adapter in the middle for both programming as well as PTT control and data in/out when I ran SSTV. I forgot about that. :oops:
 
Not aware of that but I did just find out that you cannot assign a com port to a USB device. :blink: The site I was reading (forgot to bookmark it :headbang ) was saying that you need a serial to USB adapter to be able to assign a com port to the USB cable/device. That would explain why I never had a problem with my RT Systems software and my USB cable. I used a Belkin serial adapter in the middle for both programming as well as PTT control and data in/out when I ran SSTV. I forgot about that. :oops:

Ah. Ok well im going to see if i can pick up a serial female to male usb adapter that way i can assign a comport using rs232. BTW i was able to use some UK HAM programming software which is free except it will not allow me to write to the radio unless i buy the software but it did read the radio like a charm with the RT systems Cable.

Going to purchase one of these locally:
http://www.amazon.com/USB-Type-Female-Adapter/dp/B000GHXTA0/ref=cm_cr_pr_pb_t
Since i already have a Es232 to USB male.
 
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