SOFTWARE AND FIRMWARE FOR CS800D PLUS

April 11 , 2024

April 11 , 2024

Problem in importing Contact List

March 24 , 2024

March 24 , 2024

Load these two programs to continue testing the CS800D PLUS

See below for testing the unit. (Added April 11, 2024)
On setup, you normally set one button for Special Function 1 and another button for Special Function 2. Start by pressing Special Function 2 and then press P6 until you get to Aux Processor. Press P4 and if you watch the display you will see various things displayed. This is initializing the FLASH memory for the different structures such as zones, channels, scanning and contacts. After it is finished it will go back to the screen you initially started with.

January 10, 2024

Programs Necessary For Updating CS800D Plus and CS800D

Programs for restoring CS800D Plus

Programs for restoring CS800D

Read me before updating

January 10, 2024

These Programs are used for updating to the beta versions of the CS800D PLUS firmware. I would expect you can try it on the CS800D but it was never tested. Some of these programs require the GPS module to work. When the programs are finished, they will then no longer be comptabile with the CS800D because of the size of the flash memory and other reasons.

None of these programs are completely runing but they should give you an idea of how they will work. The CPS cannot be used at this time. The various programs have default setting for what the CPS would normally set.

The manuals to use these programs are in the product section of the website under the CS800D PLUS radio at the bottom of the page.

Load the programs using Flash Burn 3.00 into the radio in the following order:

  • CS800D PLUS Firmware Version MS.45.76
  • CS800D PLUS Special Voice File

Load the data using CPS R4.04.11 into the radio in the following order.

  • Set button P1 to Special Functions 1 and P3 to Special Function 2
  • Load the Special Voice File into the radio

Restoring the CS800D PLUS radio by loading the following programs in the order shown.

  • CS800D RCDB
  • CS800D PLUS Firmware MS.40.54
  • CS800D Standard Voice File

Restoring the CS800D radio by loading the following programs in the order shown.

  • CS800D RCDB
  • CS800D Firmware MS30.47
  • CS800D Standard Voice File

THE PROGRAMS ABOVE ARE CURRENTLY FOR THE BETA TESTING OF THE NEW FIRMWARE. DO NOT USE THOSE UNLESS YOU JUST WANT TO PLAY AROUND WITH THE NEW FIRMWARE

October 24 , 2024

October 24, 2024

This program was installed in the latest batch of CS800D PLUS radios. This program and later versions is necessary to maintain compatibility with the new front panel displays which allow you to vary the intensity of the backlight.

April 11 , 2024

April 11 , 2024

This program is only needed if you have a new display board and you want to adjust the backlight level. It will do nothing if your dislay board has firmware version V2.00.15 or lower.

August 15, 2023

August 15, 2023

This firmware allows for the setting of Tx Preamble when sending SMS messages. As of this date, it has not been tested.

May 26, 2023

May 26, 2023

Fixed a problem where if contact sorted by alias, the receiving list would have problems adding new members
This version will not work with the CS800D

April 21, 2023

April 21, 2023

There are a few radios that are having problems reading or writing their code plug. Usually changing the computer solves the problem.

If that does not work or you want to use a specific computer, you need to first run the RCDB version of the firmware and then update to MS40.54.

Running the RCDB version erases the voice prompts so they will have to be reloaded if you want voice prompts.

This new CPS solves a problem where if the number of contacts is too large then the program crashed.

March 12, 2023

March 12, 2023

This is the firmware that is shipped with the first units. It has the following changes from version MS40.51

1. Added automatic test features for the production line.

2. Allows the front panel to support backlight level setting.

August 11, 2022

August 11, 2022

  • You can now import and export the following parameters in csv format:
  • Digital Contacts
  • Channels
  • Zones

With this CPS, if you want to use it with the CS800D PLUS, press the NEW command from the file pulldown menu and then select CS800D PLUS. Loading in a code plug will set it to the appropriate version

July 15, 2022

July 15, 2022

This CPS has a utility in the tools section that converts a code plug made for the CS800D to a code plug mode the CS800D PLUS.

July 5, 2022

July 5, 2022

This is the first release of the CPS for the CS800D PLUS. This firmware will not work with the standard CS800D for three reasons:

  • 1. The microprocessor is slightly different
  • 2. The PLL is slightly different
  • 3. The flash memory is 64M in the CS800D and 256M in the CS800D PLUS