I ran into this at one point and was able to do a re-flash by using the emergency flash process... having everything cabled up, having the config program looking for a connection and power cycling the radio.. It took me a few tries, however I was able to get it to work..
p ka9mva wrote: > Jason, > > It is VERY possible. I got a new truck and I have been moving around and > plugging and unplugging PowerPoles. > > An update: there is packet audio getting to pin 2 of the XR2211, so the unit > has no excuse not to decode packets. Maybe the firmware did get lost in the > bit bucket. > > Scott, would you be willing to reflash it? Or better yet, tell me what I > need to do to reflash it, and I will do it. > > 73 & Thanks, > > Steve Bragg KA9MVA > > > --- In [email protected], li...@... wrote: > >> Steve, >> >> By any chance, has the radio been turned off and on several times in a row? >> I had a faulty voltage monitor control that was flipping on and off since it >> was teetering on the threshold voltage and kept cycling my T2-135. >> Eventually it just went stupid. According to Scott, there is a slight >> chance when that happens for the processor to overwrite it'self do this. I >> think it might have somthing to do with the bootloader on power up. >> >> Scott was able to re-flash mine and get it going again. >> >> Jason KE4NYV >> RPC Electronics >> www.rpc-electronics.com >> >> --- On Thu, 7/23/09, Steve Bragg <st...@...> wrote: >> >> From: Steve Bragg <st...@...> >> Subject: [tracker2] T2-135 inop, red LED on, no serial >> To: [email protected] >> Date: Thursday, July 23, 2009, 8:33 PM >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> My long-suffering T2-135 may have bit the dust. Can >> anyone give me a >> >> read on this? >> >> >> >> It's installed in the Alinco radio, set to the APRS channel with the >> >> modem enabled (remember, it's been working in this configuration for >> >> over 18 mos). As soon as the radio is powered, the red and green LEDs >> >> blink successively, then the red LED turns on steadily. The radio is >> >> receiving packets (you hear the "click" if the volume is turned up), but >> >> there is no status change on the LEDs like there used to be, and no KISS >> >> data is output (I had it in KISS mode on Port A). >> >> >> >> It will not connect to OTWINCFG.EXE, either with the "Load Firmware" box >> >> checked or not. I know it isn't the serial port or cable, because I can >> >> use a terminal emulator, short pins 2 & 3, and type and get characters >> >> echoed. I know it's not the connector polarity, because I tried a null >> >> modem, too, to no avail. >> >> >> >> It seems like the processor must be running to blink those LEDs, but can >> >> anybody think why the T2-135 won't respond in any other way? >> >> >> >> Thanks & 73, >> >> >> >> Steve Bragg KA9MVA >> >> The HamHUD guy >> >> > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > >
