[chirp_users] programming Yaesu FT2D

[Robert Carter]

Thanks David. I stand corrected. I have some work ahead of me to get 
this all figured out.

I'm willing to support some experimentation with the FT2DR. Just so long 
as I don't brick it! Just another embedded system to play with.


On 11/14/2016 12:37 PM, David Ranch wrote:
>
> Hello Bob,
>
>> Clearly from the information posted to Yeasu's website the in-the-box
>> supplied cable is a Prolific chipset. However, Yeasu appears to have
>> tweaked the PID/VID to 'cripple' the cable and limit its use.
>
> That's not correct.  The USB cable Yaesu provided for the FT2 is just a
> vanilla USB cable.  The VID:PID you're seeing is coming from the Yaesu
> FT2D radio itself.  I bet this is a MUXed USB chip (maybe similar to the
> CP-102) chips that can do multiple things (this is how say the Kenwood
> TS590SG works too).  That's just a guess and there is very little
> information out there on this port, how say the Camera MIC accessory
> works with it, etc.  Yaesu has not offered any details though people
> have been asking for years.
>
>
>> Coming from ground zero, the radio and manual is daunting. There are a
>> lot of nuances and frankly, the manual isn't well written, so I'm not
>> surprised that I missed the difference between a 'data' cable and a
>> 'programming' cable.
>
> It's also a change in behavior as the FT1D didn't support direct USB
> connectivity for firmware updates like this.
>
>
>> Late yesterday, I was able to figure out how to program it via uploading
>> to the microSD card. But pulling the card out, loading the data to it,
>> then putting the microSD card back into the FT2DR is extremely time
>> consuming and inefficient. (And if not careful you can fat finger the
>> microSD card and break it or the slot. I've had to use tweezers to pull
>> the card out -- I can't get my fingers in grab the card.) The Yeasu
>> ADMS-8 software appears to have limited functionality.
>
> Yaesu provided a microSD card extration tool as part of the FT1D radio
> for this very reason (it's just a set of plastic tweasers).
>
>
>> Programming via the radio UI is also possible, but slow and inefficient.
>> But, I did 6 or 7 local repeaters yesterday.
>>
>> So my next question is does the list have a recommendation on a
>> 'programming' cable that I should get?
>
> Sounds like the RT Systems cable and software is your only option
> today.  Maybe in the future, someone will be willing to reverse engineer
> the FT2 programming signalling via the SCU-19 cable.  Btw, some time
> ago, RT Systems was recommending to write to the FT2 memories file to
> the SD card (via a USB card reader).  You would then upload to the radio
> via the SD import on the radio itself.  They might have added support
> for the programming cable since then.  I would reach out to them and see
> if that's still the case.
>
>> Has anyone updated the firmware for either the FT1D or FT2D with the
>> supplied cable? Any failures?
>
> I've upgraded my FT1 with the SCU-19 cable w/o any issues.  It's
> critical you follow every step (must be connected to a power source),
> flipping the programming switch, etc.  The FT2 might be different so you
> need to read the instructions.
>
> --David
> KI6ZHD
>
>
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