KFDtool Motorola xts2500 - Wont show up on Windows

[mach16lt]

Hi Everyone,

Was wondering if anyone might have run in to a similar problem. I have an arduino KFDtool and the KFDtool program just wont recognize that it's connected, whatever I do.

Any thoughts on how to approach?

So far I've:

1. Updated Windows
2. Updated USB Drivers
3. Installed Arduino Drivers
4. Tried using different releases of the KFDtool software (1.4.0 and 1.5.0)

I'm on Windows 8.1.

Thanks for any help.

 

[mikewazowski]

Did you load the sketch on the KFDTool?

 

[marcotor]

The Arduino based KFDShield does NOT use the KFDTool software, but a fork which Dan assisted in developing. You MUST use the KFDShield, not KFDTool software. Did you get the software from the KFDShield gitHub site, AND flash the Arduino with the proper KFDShield firmware? When you start the Shield software for keyloading, it will fail with a COM port error (a known issue which will be resolved in a future update). Nat is very proactive with the Shield, so if there are real issues, he has addressed quickly in the past. Mine works flawlessly, across several different computers and radio families.

 

[kv5e]

I have found if you load IDE, then the COM port remains constant which helps having to change it all the time in S/W

 

[otobmark]

Old thread but I've just received a KFD Shield and uno r3. The software referenced from "Shield" site is flat pack and there is no installer that I can find (KFDToolGui.exe). The original software site program will install (msi) but not find "device" as Shield site said would happen if you didn't use their version of KFDTool. When trying to flash firmware using IDE program it requires an .ino file which is nowhere to be found. Original site gives fw as .cfp file which KFDTOOLS understands but since the only version of that I can install doesn't find my "device" I cannot go any further. This thread is the closet thing I can find to my problem after hours of web searching.
Running a toughbook Win10 machine. IDE can find device and load example fw (blinking light) so I know my laptop can communicate to arduino.

For us non code monkeys the GitHub site is a flashback to basic and old bulletin boards.