Does any one have the programing codes for this scanner. I did a web search
for the scanners porograming. found a lot of programs for the scanner but
nothing that told me what the codes are for programing the scanner. I found
the codeing for the bearcat 895, and though I haven't looked for the BC780 I
could most likely find it.

What I want to do is to develop a program that will allow me to take the
data file used by WinScan780 and convert it into a file that can be uploaded
to the pro95. Seems to me it should be a simple translation program.

I would appreciate it if one of you could point me to where I could find
this data.



Bill Carty

There are no programming codes for the PRO-95. Programming is accomplished
by completely rewriting the scanner's memory similar to the way the clone
function works in Uniden scanners.

Of the several programs that support the PRO-95, the one to use is Win95
from Starrsoft. If you can copy and paste data from Winscan 780 into Excel
then you can transfer the spreadsheet data into Win95. Details are at
http://www.starrsoft.com/freeware/wi...5formatter.xls.

"bill carty" wrote in message
...
Does any one have the programing codes for this scanner. I did a web
search
for the scanners porograming. found a lot of programs for the scanner but
nothing that told me what the codes are for programing the scanner. I
found
the codeing for the bearcat 895, and though I haven't looked for the BC780
I
could most likely find it.

What I want to do is to develop a program that will allow me to take the
data file used by WinScan780 and convert it into a file that can be
uploaded
to the pro95.

I have win95. Its a good program but I thought I would take a crask at it.
Mostly to see if I can do it.

"Frank346" wrote in message
...
There are no programming codes for the PRO-95. Programming is accomplished
by completely rewriting the scanner's memory similar to the way the clone
function works in Uniden scanners.

Of the several programs that support the PRO-95, the one to use is Win95
from Starrsoft. If you can copy and paste data from Winscan 780 into Excel
then you can transfer the spreadsheet data into Win95. Details are at
http://www.starrsoft.com/freeware/wi...5formatter.xls.

"bill carty" wrote in message
...
Does any one have the programing codes for this scanner. I did a web
search
for the scanners porograming. found a lot of programs for the scanner but
nothing that told me what the codes are for programing the scanner. I
found
the codeing for the bearcat 895, and though I haven't looked for the
BC780
I
could most likely find it.

What I want to do is to develop a program that will allow me to take the
data file used by WinScan780 and convert it into a file that can be
uploaded
to the pro95.

You can email the author of WIN95 and attempt to get some starting point.
Since nothing is published I started
my monitoring the traffice between the computer port/scanner and attempting
to figure out what was being sent/received
for what commands, I quickly gave up and it was going to take way tooo much
time. Now if no one had already done it
I would of kept it up, created a program and sold it!

"bill carty" wrote in message
...
Does any one have the programing codes for this scanner. I did a web
search
for the scanners porograming. found a lot of programs for the scanner but
nothing that told me what the codes are for programing the scanner. I
found
the codeing for the bearcat 895, and though I haven't looked for the BC780
I
could most likely find it.

What I want to do is to develop a program that will allow me to take the
data file used by WinScan780 and convert it into a file that can be
uploaded
to the pro95. Seems to me it should be a simple translation program.

I would appreciate it if one of you could point me to where I could find
this data.



Bill Carty

In article AMZ_c.132705$Fg5.66397@attbi_s53, james.douglas@genesis-
software.com says...
You can email the author of WIN95 and attempt to get some starting point.
Since nothing is published I started
my monitoring the traffice between the computer port/scanner and attempting
to figure out what was being sent/received
for what commands, I quickly gave up and it was going to take way tooo much
time. Now if no one had already done it
I would of kept it up, created a program and sold it!

"bill carty" wrote in message
...
Does any one have the programing codes for this scanner. I did a web
search
for the scanners porograming. found a lot of programs for the scanner but
nothing that told me what the codes are for programing the scanner. I
found
the codeing for the bearcat 895, and though I haven't looked for the BC780
I
could most likely find it.

What I want to do is to develop a program that will allow me to take the
data file used by WinScan780 and convert it into a file that can be
uploaded
to the pro95. Seems to me it should be a simple translation program.

I would appreciate it if one of you could point me to where I could find
this data.



Bill Carty






No offense to the author of Win95/96 but I want to do it and make a free
program. I think $30 is a little steep for something that honestly has
only limited use. Once your scanner is programmed to your liking I find
there is little reason to reprogram it very regularly so Win96 would
just sit there. I mostly want to crack the communication as an exercise
and to make a program for my HP48 calculator but a free PC program would
be a nice additional side effect. I have spent some time pouring
through dump files (binary and hex) and am making a little progress but
so far I haven't determined the method to the madness. Of course when I
asked RS tech support I got their canned email response about hoping to
serve me in the future and a statement simply that the protocol is not
available. Go figure. So, if anyone could help me figure out the
command codes etc I would be happy to take a crack at something for
free.

Again, I mean no offense to the author of Win96. It is great software
and he deserves compensation for his efforts. I just want to offer a
free version for the poor folks.

Cheers

Al Arduengo wrote:

Again, I mean no offense to the author of Win96. It is great software
and he deserves compensation for his efforts. I just want to offer a
free version for the poor folks.

You are of course welcome to do so... But pleading poverty after
spending a couple of hundred bucks on a radio seems a bit... off...

-D
--
"One ought, every day at least, to hear a little song, read a good poem,
see a fine picture, and, if it were possible, to speak a few reasonable
words." - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

In article ,
says...
Al Arduengo wrote:

Again, I mean no offense to the author of Win96. It is great software
and he deserves compensation for his efforts. I just want to offer a
free version for the poor folks.

You are of course welcome to do so... But pleading poverty after
spending a couple of hundred bucks on a radio seems a bit... off...

-D

Good point. I didn't mean poverty stricken really. What I am saying is
that for those who saved their lunch money up to buy a scanner or who
were given permission from the spouse to make the purchase, it is an
additional blow to have to spend $30 for some software only used
occassionally. I don't think it is necessary. I think there should be
free software for the Pro96 owners. I like the idea of free software
when possible but I understand and respect non-free as well.

Thanks for your input.

-A

Al Arduengo wrote:

who
were given permission from the spouse to make the purchase

Touche.

-D
--
"One ought, every day at least, to hear a little song, read a good poem,
see a fine picture, and, if it were possible, to speak a few reasonable
words." - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Some where some one has the protocol that the scanner needs to "see" to
program its memory. Haven't tried in a week or so to search for the protocol
just looking back every once in a while to see if someone had the code so I
could right the program.

Bill Carty
"Al Arduengo" wrote in message
bal.net...
In article AMZ_c.132705$Fg5.66397@attbi_s53, james.douglas@genesis-
software.com says...
You can email the author of WIN95 and attempt to get some starting point.
Since nothing is published I started
my monitoring the traffice between the computer port/scanner and
attempting
to figure out what was being sent/received
for what commands, I quickly gave up and it was going to take way tooo
much
time. Now if no one had already done it
I would of kept it up, created a program and sold it!

"bill carty" wrote in message
...
Does any one have the programing codes for this scanner. I did a web
search
for the scanners porograming. found a lot of programs for the scanner
but
nothing that told me what the codes are for programing the scanner. I
found
the codeing for the bearcat 895, and though I haven't looked for the
BC780
I
could most likely find it.

What I want to do is to develop a program that will allow me to take
the
data file used by WinScan780 and convert it into a file that can be
uploaded
to the pro95. Seems to me it should be a simple translation program.

I would appreciate it if one of you could point me to where I could
find
this data.



Bill Carty






No offense to the author of Win95/96 but I want to do it and make a free
program. I think $30 is a little steep for something that honestly has
only limited use. Once your scanner is programmed to your liking I find
there is little reason to reprogram it very regularly so Win96 would
just sit there. I mostly want to crack the communication as an exercise
and to make a program for my HP48 calculator but a free PC program would
be a nice additional side effect. I have spent some time pouring
through dump files (binary and hex) and am making a little progress but
so far I haven't determined the method to the madness. Of course when I
asked RS tech support I got their canned email response about hoping to
serve me in the future and a statement simply that the protocol is not
available. Go figure. So, if anyone could help me figure out the
command codes etc I would be happy to take a crack at something for
free.

Again, I mean no offense to the author of Win96. It is great software
and he deserves compensation for his efforts. I just want to offer a
free version for the poor folks.

Cheers