USB programming cable for CDM1250 isnt working

[EMT-8Lima6]

Hello,

New viewer here.

just purchased a USB programming cable with drivers for the CDM1250..... i am using Professional Radio CPS R06.04.00 and the drivers/Com ports are correct but for whatever reason it says that i cannot connect to the radio....it thinks for about 15-20 seconds and then says cannot connect. Any ideas? My old laptop i used to program the radios with finally died and this new one is my only option. Please Help!

-Kevin
EMT-I

[HLA]

i have one of those and it will not work on a laptop, there is not enuf power in the usb port to run the cable. it works perfect on every desktop i've ever used it on tho.

[EMT-8Lima6]

hmmmm thats great, i got the laptop so i could be mobile and program into vehicles rahter then remove the radio entirely, any idea howto boost the power than?

[EMT-8Lima6]

Any idea how i can overcome this obstacle? i cant bring the radio to the computer....thats why i have the laptop...???

[EMT-8Lima6]

ok i confirmed i dont believe it is a power issue as the cable is only using 100MH of the allotted 500MH available to that port..... any other ideas?

[dxon2m]

What are the specs on your laptop?

CDM CPS really needs a pentium processor and a stable platform to work. Check your cable for any recessed pins. Find another CDM if you have one and see if it takes to it. Also check your port settings under control panel to see if settings are OK.

IMHO waris lines are quite "flaky" in terms of programmming it.

[EMT-8Lima6]

MY Laptop is a AMD x64 2.0 GHZ...... im checking the cable's pins ....otherwise what should the port settings be? its defaulted to whatever the Prolofic USB to Serial Drivers set it to.....also confirmed it on another CDM1250 that i know works and programs easily with my old regular serial cable.........

[EMT-8Lima6]

USB cable still doesnt read or program.....any ideas?

[wavetar]

USB-to-serial converters are flakey with the Waris CPS at the best of times. Unlike some of the other versions of CPS which provide a list of "tested" converters in the readme file, there is nothing in the Waris readme about using any sort of converter at all, it only advocates a serial port. So, either your cable is bad, or the combination of your particular laptop with those particular drivers being used with that particular CPS just ain't gonna work. I'd highly recommend a PCMCIA serial card, they have a much higher success rate.

Todd

[HLA]

when i bought my usb cable for the waris radios i couldn't get it to work either and when i wrote the guys i got it from they said it had to be run on a desktop running xp and they were right as far as i'm concerned, i couldn't get it to work on any type of laptop or desktop running 98, me, or 2000 but it works on all of my desktops running xp every time.

[firefighter425]

Hello,

New viewer here.

just purchased a USB programming cable with drivers for the CDM1250..... i am using Professional Radio CPS R06.04.00 and the drivers/Com ports are correct but for whatever reason it says that i cannot connect to the radio....it thinks for about 15-20 seconds and then says cannot connect. Any ideas? My old laptop i used to program the radios with finally died and this new one is my only option. Please Help!

-Kevin
EMT-I

Where can we buy this at? I have been searching to find a USB cable for the CDM and can't find anything.

[STPD323]

I had the same provlem... I downloaded updated usb drivers from the Intel (motherboard in my laptop) web site. I also loaded the Prolific usb to serial driver. It now works but I do have to go in and update the prolific driver everytime I use the usb port. Its a pain but it now works....Good luck!!

[HLA]

when i originally replied to this post i did have one of the aftermarket usb cables and it did only work on desktops running xp and it worked great for about four months then it quit working on any machine so i went back to the good old reliable rib and cable which is what i'd suggest you go with instead of usb. i'll never get another usb cable unless it's oem from motorola.

[firefighter425]

when i originally replied to this post i did have one of the aftermarket usb cables and it did only work on desktops running xp and it worked great for about four months then it quit working on any machine so i went back to the good old reliable rib and cable which is what i'd suggest you go with instead of usb. i'll never get another usb cable unless it's oem from motorola.

I am not 100% familiar with the rib/ribless setup. Where can I get a ribbox (I already have the cable) that will work for a laptop with a LPT port only - no serial?

Thanks!