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Just for your curiosity, you can, if you want, keep the flashing box HLN9742 connected all the time even for CPS programming however make sure the flashing switch is at “OFF” position! Instead of removing the plug, you can turn the RIB off (then it is really necessary to move the switch to off position), otherwise the radio will not start until you do it!
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Radio Upgrade Kit – Wait… This windows will stay for 30 seconds or so Radio Upgrade Kit – it is flashing now! Do not screw it up! It will take roughly 5…7 minutes Radio Upgrade Kit – you did it!!!Īs shown above it is important to unplug the back accessories plug and (just to avoid risk in the future) move the switch in flashing box to off position. Now you can press the OK button on the window above. Display will not start displaying anything. Now another confusion – Motorola does not say anything about it at the picture above! You must switch the radio ON by pressing shortly the volume ON/OFF knob switch. Unplug the power *cable* (I switch off the power supply) and wait 5 seconds, however because I found that it is easier for me just to turn off the power supply, sometimes because of the big capacitors in power supply I have to wait 1 minute to switch the power back!!! Then switch the power supply back on. There is a bit of confusion, as RKN4081C is a ribless cable, however if used for flashing radios, needs to be connected to the RIB. Option “B” is to be used only with cable RKN4081C – when you flash the radio through the front microphone RJ45 socket. Do not use “B” option if you have it in your adaptor.
Radio Upgrade Kit – Motorola has made a big confusion here! Do not press the volume ON/OFF knob switch as the radio is already switched on!!! Set the flashing adaptor switch to the “A” position. You can find them on eBay searching for DuPont 2.54mm Connector Sets With FEMALE Crimps (Single and Double Row). To make the accessories cable I had to buy a DuPont plug(s) with separated pins and soldered them together with thin wires. Picture below shows how the cable looks like: Homemade RKN4083 simplified cable In the top left corner you can see the motorola accessories socket viewed from the back of the radio. When you are flashing the radio, the cable is going to the flashing box HLN9742! You can ignore handwritten colours – I left them on the diagram just for myself when I was soldering pins. Also description saying “J1 to RIB” is confusing. It also shows the pinout for the back motorola socket, looking from the back of the radio: Simplified RKN4083 diagramīasically you need to ignore any wires going to P1 plug. Please see the picture below showing modified diagram. There is absolutely not point to recreate it if you are not going to use a testing station. However, the cable is also for a testing station so it is a bit complicated. So you can buy one or you can make one yourself.
The programming / test RKN4083 cable diagram
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It needs to be connected to the RS232 port in PC or to the special USB to RS232 cable:
First ribless cable is the RS232 to port RJ45 (front microphone socket). Ribless means you do not need any special box and the cable is connected straight to the computer.
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But as I am a bit pedantic person and I really wanted to make files systematic.īefore I decided to flash Motorola GM360 & GM340 radios, I used to program the radios in CPS software using ribless cables as shown on the pictures below. Theoretically it is nothing wrong, as each CPS (cpg) file is assigned to a specific radio. After buying the radios I found very quickly each of them use different firmware, so each codeplug needs to be in a different version. Other two are for testing and playing as well. I used 2 of them to run a GB7FT DMR repeater in Portsmouth and 2 other ones are in a test repeater now. Few months ago on eBay I bought 4 x GM360 and 2 x GM340.
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If you decide to follow my procedure, you do it on your own risk, as it is possible to corrupt (brick) the radio firmware so in many cases it won’t be usable anymore without professional help.īefore I start I would like to say thank you to Derrick Mulvana M1AKH who helped me with some confusions on that project.Ībout being professional: I am not a professional radio engineer however I always try to improve my knowledge and just always try to have a fun with my radios.
#Motorola gm340 programming software series
This article is about flashing Motorola GM3xx series with a new firmware, so it won’t be about CPS programming.