Still no joy. CAN connected or not, I get timeout errors.
I hooked up an oscilloscope on the TX and RX lines of the serial cable and there's no response from the control head to the programming software.
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XG-100M/CH-721 HELP! 'SER Downld Please Wait'?!?!
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I hooked up an oscilloscope on the TX and RX lines of the serial cable and there's no response from the control head to the programming software.
prcguy
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Do you have the right serial port and protocol specified for upgrading the firmware?
prcguy
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Do you have these instructions?
Yes, I'm following those instructions. I can't successfully get through the very first BurnApp portion with SUploadBurnApp.bat. SUploadBurnApp.bat sets the serial baudrate and the instructions clearly stated to not move on if the procedure doesn't work.
I can watch on the oscilloscope as the SUploadBurnApp.bat sends commands to the control head. The message on the control head changes, but there is no response from the control head on the serial cable. And eventually SUploadBurnApp.bat reports a 'Timeout has occured' error.
The 'Timeout has occured' errors continue until the program fails and I get a punt code and some other info
prcguy
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On all the heads I upgraded BurnApp finished wtihout any notice that it was successful but I went to the next steps and it all worked.
Here's a cheap fix. CH721 control heads are a dime a dozen on ebay. Just buy another one and hook it up. If it works, toss the dead one in the trash and move on. (Save the volume knob cover.)
That's the next step at this point. My friend has the same radio and control head, I'm going to test his and if that's all it is, I'll drop $100 on two heads, I was toying with having two heads in my truck anyway
I'm getting errors when I try to upgrade BurnApp and even if I go on to MainApp it immediately errors out
prcguy
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Don't brick your friends head!
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