Windows 10 & Uniden USB Driver

[marcotor]

Windows 10 is moving on, maybe it is time Uniden did also... I like my new BCD536HP, but I was very surprised to see .Net 2.0 was needed when running Windows 10..

It's not. SOME of the 3rd party software is not compatible. How is this Uniden's fault?

 

[CalmWind]

The installer for Sentinel needs .Net 2.0, who is responsible for that?

I needed nothing extra to get the USB drivers to work, so Uniden has no part of that.

I have no idea what Third Party software you are referring to.

Don't misunderstand, I only have Windows 10 on one test system. But for an OS to move on, it needs to leave behind some older tech. Quicken did not move on until Quicken 2015, but we need to leave the older OSes behind, or stay with the older OS...

 

[marcotor]

Got it. Well, Sentinel installs just fine under Windows 10, and since it has no virtual control capabilities, there it isn't an issue. FreeSCAN and ProSCAN also work.

This discussion originated with is about the authors of ARC software claiming the software virtual control not working under Windows 10, was a Uniden driver problem. It mostly applied to the non SD-card based scanners. Did you read the whole thread?

 

[DSC45]

Windows 10 & x36HP Sentinel

Long and short of all of these posts, Does x36HP Sentinel work with Windows 10? Will I have to replace the USB cable? Are there any changes necessary in Settings that have to be made?

Thanks,

 

[CalmWind]

Got it. Well, Sentinel installs just fine under Windows 10, and since it has no virtual control capabilities, there it isn't an issue. FreeSCAN and ProSCAN also work.

This discussion originated with is about the authors of ARC software claiming the software virtual control not working under Windows 10, was a Uniden driver problem. It mostly applied to the non SD-card based scanners. Did you read the whole thread?

I thought the discussion started with questions about the USB cable in Windows 10, so I did not see the shift to another subject..

The ARC536 software does say it is compatible with Windows 10. The fact it incorporates Uniden aspects would make it hard to find a dividing line as to where some particular problem originates. I may download the software and run it. I will not have a GPS unit connected and the description mentions you may need one for some things.

Otherwise, the Sentinel software works fine in Windows 10, but does need .Net 2.0 installed. I have not done extensive testing, but I will check the referenced post and look at that to see if I run into any problems.

The USB cable also works fine in Windows 10.

 

[UPMan]

The cable is a straight-USB cable, so swapping cables does nothing.

Sentinel runs under Windows 10 with no issues.

Some 3rd party software that uses serial mode has problems (if it was compiled under .NET 2.0).

 

[CalmWind]

Same issue here. I contacted butel thinking it was their software but they say it's a Uniden driver issue. So if you have the ARC536 software don't bother asking them. You can control the scanner with the ARC software in VC mode but nothing else works. I tried using Windows 7 compatability (which is what I had previously) and it didn't work either. Has UPMAN posted anything yet?

Please clear something up for me. What do you mean by you can control the scanner, I thought the other folks are not able to use a Serial driver at all?

I am also able to control my 536 using the VC in Windows 10.

 

[DSC45]

The cable is a straight-USB cable, so swapping cables does nothing.

Sentinel runs under Windows 10 with no issues.

Some 3rd party software that uses serial mode has problems (if it was compiled under .NET 2.0).

Upman are you referring to the USB cable that came with the 536HP?

 

[UPMan]

Yes, I am. Nothing too special about it (it does have an RF choke coil to help block conducted RF noise, though, but a cable w/o that coil would also work, albeit with more noise when connected to a PC or switching power supply).

 

[DSC45]

Yes, I am. Nothing too special about it (it does have an RF choke coil to help block conducted RF noise, though, but a cable w/o that coil would also work, albeit with more noise when connected to a PC or switching power supply).

Thank you.

 

[CalmWind]

I found out not all USB cables are the same. I must have had some device which used a special cable with 6 connections in the Mini-B connector. It would not work but another one I had with 5 connections did.

I even have the ARC software working which is the issue marcotor mentioned.

 

[Tech1]

I found answers on the Scanner Master web site. They sell the current USB-1 cable with the D chipset in it. They also list the current links for the Drivers as well. Hopefully they are working on a solution for Windows 10, because they have nothing listed for it now.

 

[Tech1]

Sorry I forgot to post the link Uniden USB-1 Programming Cable (BC246/396/330/230/95/996/15/XT)

 

[UPMan]

Windows 8.x and Windows 10 use the same drivers. There is no solution to post.

As I posted earlier, the W10 problem is not driver related. It is related to .NET 2.0 having a bug (and most of the software out there having originally been written under .NET 2.0). The software must be recompiled under .NET 4.0 (we issued new software today for our stuff).

 

[QwKiE]

But not for the HP1

 

[JohnSC]

This just makes sense. If the cable driver was a problem, it's not likely we would be able to control the radio volume and channel functions in Arc536Pro. Or upload and download updates, for that matter.

Windows 8.x and Windows 10 use the same drivers. There is no solution to post.

As I posted earlier, the W10 problem is not driver related. It is related to .NET 2.0 having a bug (and most of the software out there having originally been written under .NET 2.0). The software must be recompiled under .NET 4.0 (we issued new software today for our stuff).

 

[CalmWind]

I feel threads like this just add to the confusion. When there was a deviation from the subject of the original post, the moderators should have gotten it back on track.

For instance, what radio, what software, what type of cable or what type of connection is being discussed in the various posts...it is basically impossible to follow any train of thought.

All I know, and I am new, is the USB cable for the BCD536HP works with Windows 10 (on my configuration) in Mass Storage and Serial mode...even with the ARC536Pro software.

 

[caldwest]

Arc536Pro Update

I previously posted that I could not get ARC536PRO's VC to work after upgrding to Windows 10 on my Dell 64 bit laptop. The data transfer works fine and the function buttons in VC work fine, but I just can't get the VC screen or log to work. Sentinel, Scanner Monitor, and Scanner Screen all work without problem on this Dell 64 bit laptop.

Yesterday, I upgraded my 32 bit Dell Laptop to Windows 10. Sentinel, Scanner Monitor, and Scanner Screen all work without problem, but I have the same issue with ARC536PRO's VC screen and log not working, while data transfer and the VC function buttons do work.

I use the front port of the 536 to connect to the laptops and never had a problem with either laptop and any of the software when using Windows 8.1. I have spent hours running ARC536PRO as administrator, reloading drivers, using the Windows 10 drivers, and reloading ARC536PRO (and reentering my registration keys) . . . all without success in getting the VC log and screen to work.

From reading the various Windows 10 threads on this problem, it seems that there is no clear solution or if it is a driver or software problem. It is quite interesting that some folks experienced no problem after upgrading to Windows 10, while others have the VC issue. I just want to share my experience with the Windows 10 upgrade.

This morning I downloaded a new ARC536PRO update . . . version .98 / 1. I previously had version .97 / 4. I am pleased to report that the new update works as advertised in Windows 10.

 

[cg]

Is there any kind of indication on the Uniden USB-1 case that would indicate which version it was? I have several that I would likely need to replace but want to be sure that they aren't already the newest.

chris

 

[N9PBD]

Not to muddy the waters, but I've run into a situation where my HP-1, and my friend's HP-1 won't show up as a mass storage device under Windows 10. His 436HP had the same issue, but my 436HP, and my 536HP don't. I've tried two other USB cables, but no dice, I can't see the HP-1's as mass storage. I had to pull the SD cards, and do the database updates using a card reader.