I believe you should have the option for setting the front and rear ports separately.
I understand that you are happy with ARC-XT Pro...well, except for the fact that it apparently takes nearly an hour to change the programming. My suggestion was to try ProScan just to get a sense of how long it might take other software to download the exact same programming from your scanner. Then you have something to compare ARC-XT Pro to, instead of wondering "What's wrong?!?" without actually doing anything to diagnose the issue.And I am very happy with Arc-xt pro. I can't re-do everything, or upload it, and then try to reset all the parameters I have saved. I really don't have the patients for that! ;-)
Is there any way to speed up the programming time between my computer, and my BCD996P2's? I use a standard USB adapter from my computer, to the front port of the scanner to program it. I have about 160 "systems" (several with only one channel) and it takes around 45 mins. to download the entire thing to the scanners. Consistent with all of my BCD996P2's.
Is there a faster way to program these? (Rear serial? Faster cable?)
GPS baud rate sets rear 9 pin port speed change speed for programming then change back for gps.
I understand that you are happy with ARC-XT Pro...well, except for the fact that it apparently takes nearly an hour to change the programming. My suggestion was to try ProScan just to get a sense of how long it might take other software to download the exact same programming from your scanner. Then you have something to compare ARC-XT Pro to, instead of wondering "What's wrong?!?" without actually doing anything to diagnose the issue.
The rear and front ports baud rate when set to 115.2 K are both the same speed.So then the rear serial bus would be faster than the front port?
The SDS series programs faster because they use the Mass Storage Mode and therefore doesn't use the serial port.I presume the SDS series is a 1.0, since it is white. But it sure programs fast
I don't believe that's the issue either, however there is certainly no harm in trying alternate software to perform a test download from the scanner. It costs nothing except maybe 5 minutes of the OP's time, and since he would only be downloading programming and not modifying anything, there would be no residual negative effect on the scanner afterwards. I guess I'm just too much of an old school IT guy who believes in the diagnosis process and ruling things out, especially when doing so is extremely easy. Oh well, you can lead a horse to water...I don't think that the problem is necessarily the software. I had a number of XT scanners and never had one take that long at all to program. I don't know if my programming was as complex as the OPs, but even with 160 systems, it shouldn't take that long.