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Welcome to the discussion!<br>
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Firstly, which radio are you trying to program?<br>
<br>
Secondly, does the "FT232R USB UART" device under "Other Devices" have a
yellow exclamation mark next to it? If so, then the driver may not be
installed or the cable is malfunctioning in some way. However, the
Mirkit cable is advertised as having a genuine FTDI chip inside and
assuming that the cable is genuine, the likelihood of that possibility
is significantly reduced. Windows normally detects and installs FTDI
drivers automatically through Windows Update. At this point I would say
to check that Windows Update is enabled and working, but since you have
already tried the cable on different PCs with the same result, that
would tend to rule out a PC specific problem. There are two types of
drivers for FTDI chips - D2XX and VCP. The former installs as a USB
device only, the latter as a <span style="text-decoration: underline;">V</span>irtual
<span style="text-decoration: underline;">C</span>OM <span
style="text-decoration: underline;">P</span>ort. I am not familiar with
Mirkit cables, but if you have no yellow exclamation mark and since the
cable has apparently been recognized as an FT232R device, then I am
wondering whether the automatic install might have installed the D2XX
drivers for some reason. You could try installing the VCP drivers which
are available directly on the FTDI Chip website:<br>
<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.ftdichip.com/Drivers/VCP.htm">https://www.ftdichip.com/Drivers/VCP.htm</a><br>
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If that still doesn't work, then the cable or may indeed be faulty.<br>
<br>
John. Ch.<br>
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<span><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:Kramarik@Earthlink.net">Kramarik@Earthlink.net</a> wrote on 30/12/2020 16:20:</span><br>
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<div class="WordSection1"><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="color:windowtext">Hello and hope it is OK to join this
discussion, which I just signed up for this week. Like Dawn, I am new to
HAM radio (as of Xmas) and trying to set up a mobile unit. Main problem
is setting up IMG via PC and Chirp software, using a Mirkit FDTI cable.
Instructions seem pretty clear, but I can’t get cloning to work. Here
are background details:<o:p></o:p></span></p><ol style="margin-top:0in"
start="1" type="1"><li class="MsoListParagraph"
style="color:windowtext;margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3">PC’s
are new Dell desktop and MS Surface laptop, both using Windows 10<o:p></o:p></li><li
class="MsoListParagraph"
style="color:windowtext;margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3">Tried <u>all</u>
ports (2.0 & 3.0) on both PC’s and get error message “Radio not
responding” when trying to clone (download)<o:p></o:p></li><li
class="MsoListParagraph"
style="color:windowtext;margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3">W10
Device Manager shows an “FT232R USB UART” device under “Other Devices”, <u>not</u>
under COM ports<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph"
style="color:windowtext;margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3">Due to
#3, I cannot select any COM port that corresponds to the cable (assuming
the FT232R USB UART is the cable), in Chirp software<o:p></o:p></li><li
class="MsoListParagraph"
style="color:windowtext;margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3">Possibility
of bad cable based on same outcome with different PC’s??<o:p></o:p></li><li
class="MsoListParagraph"
style="color:windowtext;margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3">Any way
to force cable installation under COM ports, instead of Other Devices??<o:p></o:p></li></ol><p
class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:windowtext">If I could get the
cable connection to work with Chirp software, I think the rest of the
setup for channels/frequencies is pretty straightforward, although I may
need some help with the “operational” settings. I am looking forward to
getting the appropriate HAM license/certification to use this radio and
appreciate any help/guidance you can provide. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p
class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:windowtext"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p
class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Lucida
Handwriting";color:windowtext">Rich <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p
class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:windowtext"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div
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0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:windowtext">From:</span></b><span
style="color:windowtext"> <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:chirp_users-bounces@intrepid.danplanet.com">chirp_users-bounces@intrepid.danplanet.com</a>
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:chirp_users-bounces@intrepid.danplanet.com"><chirp_users-bounces@intrepid.danplanet.com></a> <b>On Behalf Of </b>John<br><b>Sent:</b>
Wednesday, December 30, 2020 6:14 AM<br><b>To:</b>
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com">chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com</a><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [chirp_users]
BTech 5X3<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p
class="MsoNormal">Glad you got it working by plugging into a port at
the back but I wonder whether this is one of those weird USB3 port
compatibility issues?<br>Is the port at the side blue, vs black at the
back?<br><br>John. Ch.<br><br><br>Dawn K wrote on 30/12/2020 02:06:<br><br><o:p></o:p></p><blockquote
style="margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt"><div><p class="MsoNormal">I
apologize, I tried a different USB port and it worked. I was using the
ones on top of my computer instead of the ones in the back for
convenience. Thank you for your help. Have a great evening.<o:p></o:p></p></div><p
class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class="MsoNormal">On
Tue, Dec 29, 2020 at 8:02 PM Jim Unroe <<a
href="mailto:rock.unroe@gmail.com" moz-do-not-send="true">rock.unroe@gmail.com</a>>
wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote
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class="MsoNormal">Dawn,<br><br>On Tue, Dec 29, 2020 at 8:56 PM Dawn K
<<a href="mailto:fnordphoenix@gmail.com" target="_blank"
moz-do-not-send="true">fnordphoenix@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>><br>>
Hello,<br>><br>> I am sorry to bother everyone again but I am
uncertain how to proceed. I downloaded and installed the latest drivers
for my cable, Windows 10 is recognizing it. But now I get an "error
reading data. Not the amount of data we want." I have looked for trouble
shooting but all I can find is the updating the driver or an issue with
the cable which isn't my issue. I have tried multiple times. I have
made sure the cable clicks in, I have tried pulling the cable out a
little, but I get the same error.<br>><br><br>Are you choosing the
correct COM port? Which Vendor and Model are you<br>choosing? Attach the
debug.log file.<br><br>Instructions for how to locate the debug.log
file can be found here:<br><a
href="https://chirp.danplanet.com/projects/chirp/wiki/How_to_report_issues"
target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true">https://chirp.danplanet.com/projects/chirp/wiki/How_to_report_issues</a><br><br>Jim
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