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EX500/600 programming cable building
Posted: Sun Aug 08, 2010 12:59 pm
by SD70MAC
I am going to build a rib programming cable for the EX500/600 from a USB ribless one. Does the USB ribless one have the proper number of pins so I can have a boot control pin ? I was going to buy a M version but WOW $182.00 ,my HT series cable was like $65 or $75 for the rib cable . I want to be able to upgrade the firmware and I just don't trust the USB cables.
Re: EX500/600 programming cable building
Posted: Thu Aug 26, 2010 12:20 pm
by jenglish5
Just spend the $10 and buy a ribless one on line and be done with.
Re: EX500/600 programming cable building
Posted: Fri Aug 27, 2010 3:26 am
by SD70MAC
The china ribless will not work because you cannot do a firmware flash as it has no boot control pin. I moded the USB cable ,I cut the USB off and put a 25pin con on it to use it with the rib. I had to move 1 pin and put in a resitor. It works like a champ to bad the radio I got is a P.O.S !