# HG changeset patch # User Jim Unroe rock.unroe@gmail.com # Date 1444948315 14400 # Node ID 254d5c7a71b295a908b8b7bd4a426060da21282d # Parent 853c2aa66578154be72a4a5d889db2f4d62226e7 [UV-B5] RADIO DID NOT ACK PROGRAMMING MODE

This patch addresses the communication problem that Baofeng UV-B5/B6 radios with 27 menus are having with CHIRP.

created from code subbmited by Edward Lisle

related to #2747 and #2751

diff -r 853c2aa66578 -r 254d5c7a71b2 chirp/drivers/uvb5.py --- a/chirp/drivers/uvb5.py Sun Oct 11 10:50:10 2015 +0300 +++ b/chirp/drivers/uvb5.py Thu Oct 15 18:31:55 2015 -0400 @@ -175,9 +175,12 @@

def do_ident(radio): radio.pipe.setTimeout(3) - radio.pipe.write("PROGRAM") - ack = radio.pipe.read(1) - if ack != '\x06': + radio.pipe.write("\x05PROGRAM") + for x in xrange(10): + ack = radio.pipe.read(1) + if ack == '\x06': + break + else: raise errors.RadioError("Radio did not ack programming mode") radio.pipe.write("\x02") ident = radio.pipe.read(8)