[chirp_devel] Need help in testing changes in btech-Driver
Hi,
the attached version of the btech-driver has support for DTMF and 5-Tone signalling. However, I could only test it on the KT8900R, and unfortunately my last patch caused crashes for other models.
So I'd like to enable the new features only for models that have been successfully tested.
Therefore I'm searching for owners of following models: JT2705M JT-6188 Mini JT-6188 Plus GT-890 MP-300 UV-2501 UV-2501+220 UV-5001 MINI-8900 KT-UV980 KT8900 LT-588UV Could you please add your models in line 1728 (for DTMF) and 1991 (for 5-Tone) of the attached module, load it in chirp, test whether chirp displays the DTMF and 5-Tone-Settings as configured in the OEM-software - and report the result?
Thanks in advance!
73, Michael
Michael,
Could you please add your models in line 1728 (for DTMF) and 1991 (for 5-Tone) of the attached module, load it in chirp, test whether chirp displays the DTMF and 5-Tone-Settings as configured in the OEM-software - and report the result?
First is it very annoying that the CHIRP window automatically gets very tall (taller than the screen is and there are no scroll bars.
I believe all of these radios have the DTMF, 2-tone and 5-tone settings. I confirmed this by loading the OEM software for the radios that I have.
BTech UV-2501, UV-2501+220, UV-5001 Luiton LT-588UV WACCOM Mini-8900 Plus
Here is the problem. All of these radios are shipped from the factory with no values in most of these settings. So when you load an image that was initially created from a radio with factory settings, there will be no values for these settings. The DTMF settings will be OK, but the 2-tone and 5-tone settings panels will have to fields to enter values.
You can't download from the radio using the OEM software and try to edit settings either. This is because entering the 5-tone settings panel will crash the OEM software if there are no values in the settings. The work around is to launch the OEM software. The OEM software will then have default values in all of the DTMF, 2-tone and 5-ton menus. At this point you can upload these default setting to the radio. Then after downloading with CHIRP the 2-tone and 5-tone settings will be editable. You can then import you channels into this tab and all should be good.
What appears to need to happen is to have CHIRP still show settings boxes when the settings don't have (valid) values. Otherwise there is no way to edit values using CHIRP. The OEM software wound need to be used as I described above.
Jim KC9HI
Hi Jim,
Here is the problem. All of these radios are shipped from the factory
with no values in most of these settings. So when you load an image that was initially created from a radio with factory settings, there will be no values for these settings. The DTMF settings will be OK, but the 2-tone and 5-tone settings panels will have to fields to enter values.
Thanks for the clarification - I noticed that in the test-images all the 5-Tone-Settings where filled with 0xFF , and thought this means that this radio does not support 5-Tones at all. I will try to provide a patch that handles 0xFF by setting the same defaults as the OEM-SW in the next few days.
73, Michael, OE4AMW
Hi Jim,
I will try to provide a patch that handles 0xFF by setting the same defaults as the OEM-SW in the next few days.
Attached you can find an improved version - it assumes default-values when the 5-Tone settings are empty (instead of crashing or disabling settings ;-) ).
Could you please give feedback about the working models? I tested it with the Mini-8900 test-image, but I have no radio/OEM-Sw to cross check.
73, Michael
On Fri, Nov 11, 2016 at 4:58 PM, Michael Wagner via chirp_devel chirp_devel@intrepid.danplanet.com wrote:
Hi Jim,
I will try to provide a patch that handles 0xFF by setting the same defaults as the OEM-SW in the next few days.
Attached you can find an improved version - it assumes default-values when the 5-Tone settings are empty (instead of crashing or disabling settings ;-) ).
Could you please give feedback about the working models? I tested it with the Mini-8900 test-image, but I have no radio/OEM-Sw to cross check.
73, Michael
Michael,
My plans are to begin testing tonight.
Jim
On Fri, Nov 11, 2016 at 4:58 PM, Michael Wagner via chirp_devel chirp_devel@intrepid.danplanet.com wrote:
Hi Jim,
I will try to provide a patch that handles 0xFF by setting the same defaults as the OEM-SW in the next few days.
Attached you can find an improved version - it assumes default-values when the 5-Tone settings are empty (instead of crashing or disabling settings ;-) ).
Could you please give feedback about the working models? I tested it with the Mini-8900 test-image, but I have no radio/OEM-Sw to cross check.
73, Michael
Michael,
As far as I can tell, this is working for BTech UV-2501, UV-5001 and UV-2501+220 radios and also the Luiton LT-588UV Radio. I uploaded to all 4 radios using the OEM software to preload the valid 5-tone settings. The settings values of the OEM software match the values in CHIRP.
As far as I can tell from looking at the various OEM software, all of the radios of this type support the DTMF, 2-Tone and 5-Tone signaling. So I feel that these settings can be made available for all radio models supported by this driver.
Jim
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