Astro programing

[bradlington]

Astro programing

Can anyone advise on the forward and backwards compatability of the ASTRO programs .(AS3)

How important is it to use such software that may be too new or too old for the given model.

I am getting "protocol conflicst " when trying to program.(being new to ASTRO does one start programing straight off the idle radio or is there a "program mode "that I am not aware of ??

Regards
Brad

[bradlington]

WITH ASTRO_LAB i CAN READ WITH NO -UPACK BUT NORMAL READING COMES UP WITH "AN UNRECOVERABLE BLOCK ERROR HAS OCCURRED "with number 180\53

Any suggestions ???

Thanks in advance

Brad

[txshooter]

If you are trying to do what I think you are doing, astro lab will not work well it was designed for vselp radios and not later IMBE. Mtsx lab will work.

For normal programming you should not be using lab.

[bradlington]

Hi

Thanks for thr info-I was willing to try antthing and that is why I tried astro_lab.

I do have MTSX so I will try that pgm.

my details on the radio are:

Mfg Code(FLASH PORT ): 0000010000009

Power-up test: AP_R03.33.00
DSP N05.01.04
EMC 2.012
KG1-DES
KG2-NONE
H04RDH9PW7AN
465AZ_____

[bradlington]

Hi
I am using the astro saber3 , you may be confused as far as I know the MTSX is used for thr jedi series such as the mt2000 range.

Thanks
Brad

[txshooter]

I was not confuse d. I assumed you were trying to put a different s-record in your existing radio. I guess not.

You have a radio that has bene programmed with a later version of CPS/RSS and can;t program it because of that reason. You need a later revision of CPS/RSS for the Astro Saber, not lab to be able to program your radio. This has been discussed here many times before. Once your radio is programmed with a newer version of RSS/CPS it can not be programmed with a older revision anymore. You can obtain the new CPS/RSS legally by purchasing it through Motorola and this will solve your issues. They will send you the latest revision.

[bradlington]

Hi

Thanks for that , being new to this type of radio I am not up to date with the trends.

Thanks again for the explanation of the sequence to look into.

I will search on the forums to get some more info and try get myself up to speed.


Kind regards

Brad

[bradlington]

Ok I am awaiting for the software to program these two astro saber 3's.

Somewhere I read a chat using the same CPS to read astro and HT1250---???? Is this possible , or does one have to have the astro saber dedicated software.

I am eager to get these radios up and going to be the "first "in the country on this type of digital mode.

Power-up test: AP_R03.33.00
DSP N05.01.04
EMC 2.012
KG1-DES
KG2-NONE
H04RDH9PW7AN
465AZ_____

[txshooter]

No, Astro Saber RSS/CPS is the only software that can program the Astro Saber. FYI once you have programmed the radio with a newer version, you can not use a older version on the radio.

Also, remember as these are currently they are Digital VSELP Radios they are not IMBE and will not recieve IMBE digital, the new standard. These radios will talk back to each other in VSELP and analog modes fine with no issues.

[Wicho]

Hope you have two radios - otherwise, who are you going to talk to?

I am eager to get these radios up and going to be the "first "in the country on this type of digital mode.