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DM-1701 pc driver problems

 

Hi,

I have tried every possible way to install the drivers downloaded first from the official Baofeng page and then from radioddity.com but without success.?
I have tried all the usb ports but it is not recognized.? Radio arrived with its programming usb cable. The PC has no problem with the ports, the problem is the drivers. In the drivers package there are 3 executable files that do not work because it seems not compatible with Windows 10, I tried to run them also in XP or WIN7 compatibility mode but without success.
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I don't know what to do anymore, the radio so obviously unusable.
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Thanks !
 

Stefano,

Are you trying to install the driver for the cable chipset? There are three
different chipsets I am aware of: Prolific, FTDI, or a third one CH-340. There
are fake Prolific cables out there that the driver won't recognize, so that
could be the source of the problem.

If you have the FTDI cable, the drivers should work. The third type needs its
own specific driver but Windows may have that built into the operating system.

So if you're installing the wrong driver for your cable, it won't work, and if
you are installing the Prolific driver for a Prolific chipset cable, it may not
work if the cable is a knock-off of the real thing.

I don't know if this will point you in the right direction for a solution, but
these things came to mind.

This cable should work:




It says Windows will usually recognize the cable and use it's built-in driver,
but it does come with a mini-CDROM with the driver software if it's needed. It's
sold in the Amazon Baofeng store.

You also have the ability to program the radio from the front panel, but it's a
lot of work.


Donald KX8K



On Wed, 03 Apr 2024 07:27:39 -0700, "Stefano Donati, IV3IPS - II3O"
<iv3ips@...> wrote:

Hi,

I have tried every possible way to install the drivers downloaded first from the official Baofeng page and then from radioddity.com but without success.
I have tried all the usb ports but it is not recognized.? Radio arrived with its programming usb cable. The PC has no problem with the ports, the problem is the drivers. In the drivers package there are 3 executable files that do not work because it seems not compatible with Windows 10, I tried to run them also in XP or WIN7 compatibility mode but without success.

I don't know what to do anymore, the radio so obviously unusable.

----------------------------------------------------
Some ham radio groups you may be interested in:
/g/ICOM /g/Ham-Antennas
/g/HamRadioHelp /g/Baofeng
/g/CHIRP

 

Hi Donald,

I found the error.... very stupid ! I inserted the connector into the radio but not all the way, it was missing the last click, towards the end it was hard to insert.?
Now everything works perfectly except it is impossible to install the original CPS Baofeng software... incompatible with WIN10.

Thanks for your reply Donald !

73 de Stefano IV3IPS.

Il giorno mer 3 apr 2024 alle ore 20:25 Donald Hellen <donhellen@...> ha scritto:
Stefano,

Are you trying to install the driver for the cable chipset? There are three
different chipsets I am aware of: Prolific, FTDI, or a third one CH-340. There
are fake Prolific cables out there that the driver won't recognize, so that
could be the source of the problem.

If you have the FTDI cable, the drivers should work. The third type needs its
own specific driver but Windows may have that built into the operating system.

So if you're installing the wrong driver for your cable, it won't work, and if
you are installing the Prolific driver for a Prolific chipset cable, it may not
work if the cable is a knock-off of the real thing.

I don't know if this will point you in the right direction for a solution, but
these things came to mind.

This cable should work:




It says Windows will usually recognize the cable and use it's built-in driver,
but it does come with a mini-CDROM with the driver software if it's needed. It's
sold in the Amazon Baofeng store.

You also have the ability to program the radio from the front panel, but it's a
lot of work.


Donald KX8K



On Wed, 03 Apr 2024 07:27:39 -0700, "Stefano Donati, IV3IPS - II3O"
<iv3ips@...> wrote:

>Hi,
>
>I have tried every possible way to install the drivers downloaded first from the official Baofeng page and then from but without success.
>I have tried all the usb ports but it is not recognized.? Radio arrived with its programming usb cable. The PC has no problem with the ports, the problem is the drivers. In the drivers package there are 3 executable files that do not work because it seems not compatible with Windows 10, I tried to run them also in XP or WIN7 compatibility mode but without success.
>
>I don't know what to do anymore, the radio so obviously unusable.
>


----------------------------------------------------
Some ham radio groups you may be interested in:
/g/ICOM? ?/g/Ham-Antennas
/g/HamRadioHelp? ? /g/Baofeng
/g/CHIRP?







--
Best 73, Stefano Donati IV3IPS - II3O




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Don't waste your time with the Baofeng CD that comes with their cable, go to the miklor.com site and download the Prolific 3.2.0.0 driver.? It installs easily and you'll be up and running in a couple of minutes.? You'll have to see which comport it assigns, mine was 5.?
 

Or better yet go to the Prolific site and download the currently shipping driver 4.3.0.0, which should also be available via Windows Update in the Advanced section to have Windows Update update drivers as well as Windows software.
 

The 1701 uses the baofeng cps v1.05 software, a prolific driver will not work with the programming lead that is used by the 1701, the cable is a straight through lead and does not have a prolific or any other chip in the cable, the 1701 has it's own built in chip set, you will not see a com in the com port section in the windows device manager, you will actually see the device list in the usb section of the device manager, there appears to be 2 drivers for the 1701 one is named dpinst_amd64.exe and the other is dpinst_ia64.exe, i think one is for an amd motherboard the other dpinst_ai64.exe is for an intel chipset motherboard, I used the AMD one and had no issues when using windows 10 or windows 11, find the files i use attached to this post, inside are the software files (cps) and the driver folder, try one of the dpinst_amd64 or dpinst_ia64 drivers, if one fails try the other, make sure you are not using a programming cable with a prolific or FTDI circuit on it, you must used the straight through lead. the lead you need is the one in the picture attached

DM-1701 CPS 1.05 __ FW V02.03.rar
DM-1701 CPS 1.05 __ FW V02.03.rar

 

As Colin wrote above:
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The DM-1701 DMR Radio does NOT use a serial cable, for programming.
So forget CHIRP, and any cable with a USB-->serial chip inside.
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Instead the Baofeng DM-1701 cable has direct connections to the STM/TYT CPU's USB pins, aka. straight through wires w. no electronics in the cable.
And the Baofeng upload uses a protocol called DFU, that is mask programmed into the MCU.
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The best driver for Win10 is the STM Dfuse driver, and the 3.0.6 is used by the "Opengd77" people.
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Stan Dye made an excellent guide in howto install the STM DFU driver in the nanovna forum, that guide is valid for the DM-1701 too as the "Connection & MCU type is the same"
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opendg77 can be found here
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If you want to try some other firmware, besides the Baofeng "Factory firmware" ...
There are some differences, so make sure you investigate if opengd77 would satisfy your needs.
Ie. opengd77 will never support encryption, and you can't send "sms like" messages.
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Ps:
If you ever get a TYT-MDUV380 or a Retevis Radio ... Do note that the Baofeng cable will not work on a? TYT/Retevis and vice versa, as Baofeng decided to swap the USB datapins in their plug.
So even if the cables look 100% alike they will not work on "the other model" ...
Well ... Unless you swap the usb datapins in the usb plug.
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