Bug #11578
closedMacOS Chirp does not recognize USB-C Radio
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Description
I am trying to connect my TIDRadio TD-H3 Radio to Chirp
I would expect that the H3 Radio would show in the Port drop down.
USB-C port connected to TIDRadio Ham (both locked or unlocked) does not display in the drop down. The Help with port functionality does not identify the radio. I am using a USB Data Cable and not just a charging cable.
(Has this ever worked before? New radio? Does it work with OEM software?) Not with Chirp on the Mac. TIDRadio does not make a version of their OEM software for Mac.
Files
Updated by Jay Burgherr 10 months ago
- File config.txt config.txt added
- File debug_log.txt debug_log.txt added
[Uploaded from CHIRP next-20240926]
Updated by Dan Smith 10 months ago
- Status changed from New to Not a bug
Yep, this would be a driver problem, nothing to do with CHIRP at all. You'll need to determine which USB-to-serial chip is in the radio and make sure you have drivers for that device. CHIRP can't talk to a radio unless the operating system has drivers loaded for it.
My TDH3 does not actually communicate with the radio over USB-C, it only charges that way. Communication with the computer requires a separate programming cable. If yours is the same you might be expecting to be able to directly connect it, but that's not how it works.
Updated by Jay Burgherr 10 months ago
Dan,
The USB-C on the battery is indeed only for charging. The USB-C on the radio just below the “K” connector IS used for data transfer to program the radio. There are many many videos showing this functionality. This is one of the reason’s I bought the H3 is because it didn’t need a special USB to Serial cable. I’ll include a YouTube video that you can look at to validate my statement.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-GQGuzBx38
You can program the radio with the either the USB-C OR the Kenwood connector via a CH340 cable.
Please change the status back to NEW from “Not a bug”.
Jay Burgherr
Jay@Burgherr.comJay@Burgherr.com
N0FB
"Dan Smith" Replied by saying:
Updated by Dan Smith 10 months ago
Unless connecting it results in a new UNIX device in /dev/ that CHIRP does not offer you in the download box, then it's not a CHIRP bug. CHIRP does not speak to USB devices directly under any circumstance. It must be exposed by the operating system as a device node (and be returned in the list-serial-ports) action.
If that is somehow happening, please select "custom" in the port box, do a successful download from the radio, and upload the debug log to this bug (using help->report or update a bug) and I'll have a look.
Updated by Jay Burgherr 10 months ago
Dan,
Please disregard my e-mail. I found that I have a broken lead in my data cable. I found another USB-C to USB-A cable and added a USB-A female to USB-C Male adaptor and Chirp now recognizes the radio as expected. Thanks for your help.
Jay Burgherr
Jay@Burgherr.comJay@Burgherr.com
N0FB
"Jay Burgherr" Replied by saying:
Dan,
The USB-C on the battery is indeed only for charging. The USB-C on the radio just below the “K” connector IS used for data transfer to program the radio. There are many many videos showing this functionality. This is one of the reason’s I bought the H3 is because it didn’t need a special USB to Serial cable. I’ll include a YouTube video that you can look at to validate my statement.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-GQGuzBx38
You can program the radio with the either the USB-C OR the Kenwood connector via a CH340 cable.
Please change the status back to NEW from “Not a bug”.
Jay Burgherr
Jay@Burgherr.comJay@Burgherr.com
N0FB
"Dan Smith" Replied by saying: