XTL programming cable issue ?

[mbnv992]

Might be jumping the gun on this BUT - just got in this USB XTL programming cable in off Amazon here -


Might be jumping the gun here so bear with me - never programmed an XTL. I have a 2500 110 watt drawer unit I’m gonna have mounted end of the month. Anyway when the programming cable arrived I plugged it in my programming laptop ( T61 Thinkpad I use this same laptop to program everything from my MTS2000’s all the way up to my XTS5000’s ) usually when I plug in a USB programming cable in it gives me a tone that tells me somethings plugged into the port. This one didn’t do anything. No CD driver installation disks came with this cable either. Just the cable.
I can’t hook it up to the radio since I don’t have a power supply for it ( sending it out to the installer to be mounted ).
How do these XTL programming cables supposed to work ? Is the laptop supposed to recognize the cable right away ? Or does the cable have to be plugged into the radio and then it will work ?
Figure I’d ask the question now before I go out and buy another cable.

 

[GTR8000]

The PC senses the radio as a USB device, not the cable. The cable is "dumb". Also you need to remember to change CPS from COM port to USB before using it.

 

[mbnv992]

The PC senses the radio as a USB device, not the cable. The cable is "dumb". Also you need to remember to change CPS from COM port to USB before using it.

Perfect that answers my question. You just saved me from buying another cable haha
This might seem like a very dumb question but I just had to ask it.

 

[hill]

In future the only place to purchase cables from is Bluemax49ers.com. He tests the cables on real radios, plus has support.

 

[Project25_MASTR]

The PC senses the radio as a USB device, not the cable. The cable is "dumb". Also you need to remember to change CPS from COM port to USB before using it.

I think it's going to depend on what that cable is actually modeling whether it be the serial cable with a chip in it for USB or the native USB cable. I don't put it past the third party sites to not realize the OE cables have moved to USB and only use serial functions today for keyloading purposes.