Little help please.PEEPS

[scouser_IN_wales]

Hi all new to the forums.
Im having some trouble trying to program my motorola MCS2000. Firmware 5.3.
Ive had a look around but still none the wiser. This is whats happening.When ever I plug in the programming lead and turn on the rib box I get "FAIL 01/90" message on the display.
This only happens with the programming lead in when I unplug it.The radio works as normal.

Question is:
Whats happening, Why is this happening and whats the best way to fix it? Or should I be thinking about using it as a Expansive Paper wight???

thanks for your help.

[Will]

If the RIB is not powered up it loads down the BUSS lines between the radio and the control head communications.

[scouser_IN_wales]

This is cracking me up.

I've just tried pluging in the programming lead with it not connected to the RIB box and I'm getting the "FAIL 01/90" message.
Would I get this message if the lead is faulty?

thanks in advance
Scouse

[kb0nly]

Sounds like a bad programming cable in my opinion. Try using the pinout on the batlabs site and ohm out that cable with a meter and find out whats wrong!

[scouser_IN_wales]

Ok I've just looked at the connections of the 25pin connector and this is what I can see. can someone that has made a cable please confirm that this is right.

Pin 1 from 25pin - Pin 4 on rj45
Pin 4 from 25pin - pin13 of the 25pin
Pin 12 from 25pin - pin 1 on rj45
A resistor bridging pin numbers 12 and 16 of the 25pin
Pin 16 from 25pin - Pin 3 of the rj45
Pin 14 from 25pin - Pin 7 of the rj45


I hope you can understand what I've just tried to explain. Not sure about the value of the resistor my meter is dead.

thanks again for the help.

[wavetar]

That cable is about as wrong as you can get it, judging by your description. Here's what it's supposed to be:



Todd

[scouser_IN_wales]

thanks for all your help. It was the programming cable that was giving the "FAIL 01/90"

the radios working great now. Just trying to get my head around the CPS software now.