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So i am trying to set up all my software on my personal laptop with Windows 7.

I am using the IOGear serial to USB adapter. Any radio that requires the rib i cannot program as the adapter doesnt seem to see it. When connected, and i try to read a radio, i instantly get "communication with radio failed". Like i said it is instant, not like other errors where it tries to read then fails.

Due to this i am unable to program XTS3000s, astro spectras (high and low power), and MCS radios.

Now, when i use a cable that plugs directly into the adapter it works fine. I have successfully read and wrote to XTS5000s, XTL5000s, Quantars, HT1250s. I can also read and write to kenwood analog and digital radios with their cables.

I have usb cables for the XTL5000, XTL5000 consolette, and XTS5000 and those work flawlessly as well.


So it seems the problem is just that the adapter is somehow not seeing/recognizing/liking the RIB box. Other than that, everything works great with windows 7.

Is there any way around this?

i will add that on my work computer with XP it works fine with everything. Obviously its a win 7 problem, but just seems like it SHOULD be a simple fix if it would just see the rib.

you need to get rid of that usb adaptor and get a computer that has a real serial port. the 5000's have cps wrote to support usb, the other radios do not, you need to stick to the technology of the time for the radio. Do that and all of your problems will go away. the 3000's, astro's, and mcs's won't work support working on 7. the problem is not the rib, it's your os and usb adaptor

well we tend not to get antiquated laptops anymore at our work. We have some toughbooks that still have a serial port but no one likes using them as we travel a lot and they are quite cumbersome to travel with.

then your other option is to pay a shop that does keep the correct computers around.

It would just be nice if Motorola would just update software and cables. Quite frankly I can't stand Motorola other than their quantars. Being on a govt contract tho we can't exactly pick what we we want. We have slowly been transitioning to kenwood for our overseas projects with much greater success. I guess I will just stick to the adaptor and an xp netbook. Was just trying to find a way to carry one less computer around.

You're in the wrong place if you can't stand Motorola. Have a nice day

64 bit by chance or 32 bit win 7?

64 bit

Windows 7, 64-bit, FTDI USB to serial adapter, Radiostew (Sandy Ganz) RIB works fine on an MCS2000. The USB to Serial adapter won't "see" the RIB in the sense that the computer sees the USB to Serial adapter. You may simply have a com port issue that is causing the problem that you are experiencing. There is a free com test program that you can download from here that might help:

http://www.g4hfq.co.uk/download/CommTestSetup.exe

that chip seems to have some great reviews, thanks for the info! im gonna order one up

I use the US232R-10 Premium USB-Serial Converter. You can buy it directly from FTDI through their online store. I bought mine from Mouser but I just checked their site and couldn't find the product listed any longer.

JPOPatents wrote:I use the US232R-10 Premium USB-Serial Converter. You can buy it directly from FTDI through their online store. I bought mine from Mouser but I just checked their site and couldn't find the product listed any longer.

Actually, I just found it at Mouser:

http://www.mouser.com/ProductDetail/FTD ... GqgLnys%3d

vaeevictiss wrote:It would just be nice if Motorola would just update software and cables. Quite frankly I can't stand Motorola other than their quantars. Being on a govt contract tho we can't exactly pick what we we want. We have slowly been transitioning to kenwood for our overseas projects with much greater success. I guess I will just stick to the adaptor and an xp netbook. Was just trying to find a way to carry one less computer around.

So the only thing you like from Moto... is a Quantar? One of the biggest pain-in-the-ass repeaters ever made (yes, they're very capable, but holy crap)?

So the only thing you like from Moto... is a Quantar? One of the biggest pain-in-the-ass repeaters ever made (yes, they're very capable, but holy crap)?

+1 here.

I think quickly approaching #2 on that list is the MTR3K especially if you have to interface it to something external.

Dave

tvsjr wrote:

vaeevictiss wrote:It would just be nice if Motorola would just update software and cables. Quite frankly I can't stand Motorola other than their quantars. Being on a govt contract tho we can't exactly pick what we we want. We have slowly been transitioning to kenwood for our overseas projects with much greater success. I guess I will just stick to the adaptor and an xp netbook. Was just trying to find a way to carry one less computer around.

So the only thing you like from Moto... is a Quantar? One of the biggest pain-in-the-ass repeaters ever made (yes, they're very capable, but holy crap)?

Well the new GTR 8000s arent much better :/

and its more that i dont have a choice. Its what we have to work with out of our office. Moto seems to have a 1/10 failure rate and this is based over several hundred thousand pieces of equipment so that is a pretty good baseline.