Motorola Radius Software Download
One way to program a Motorola MAXTRAC is to use a older slower computer with a serialport on it.
Another way is to use DOSBox to emulate a computer running DOS, it is also possible to emmulate a slow computer.
I did this from a PIII Laptop @ 1Ghz running Windows XP, but other operating systems are also possible to use, but in some cases these instructions needs to be modified.
- Motorola Software Update tool is easy to use, fast, convenient, and secure. All you need is a PC, access to the Internet, and a USB cable. Motorola Software Update can preserve your data in two.
- After searching for the genuine Motorola program I came across Motorola Radius GM300 Radio Doctor. This program runs fine under Windows XP and will do all the functions that the genuine Motorola radio service software does. Here is the main screen. See a video of the software in use.
And NO, I will not give you a copy of the RSS so don’t bother asking for it.
- Start with setting up DOSBox so you can access the serial port you wish to use. I set it up to map the usb->serial adapter that windows gave com34 as com1 in DOSBox
- Create a shortcut to the Motorola MAXTRAC RSS software like
- And now we are done and can use the software to program the radio
- If you are getting errors and belive these are based on DOSBox being to fast, you can slow it down by adjusting the cycles value in the config file or you can use crlt+F11 to slow it down when it is running
Hello, I tried read with this software a Motorola P200 and a Motorola MT-1000, but I can´t, you beam tested with radios oldest? I need found the problem. I tested with a PC Pentium IV 1.5Ghz and Windows XP, Port Serial, I read that this radios for I can read it, is with a PC 286 or 386. The GM300 was Motorola's next step in the MaxTrac / Radius mobile product lines. The schematics are remarkably similar. You can even interchange some boards between the GM300 and MaxTrac radios. Like the MaxTrac, the GM300 line has been discontinued by the manufacturer.
Motorola Customer Programming Software Requirements:
- A PC running any version of Microsoft Windows 7, 8, 8.1, or 10.
- The PC user must have administrative rights.
- Previous software versions must first be uninstalled from the PC.
- A Motorola-branded USB programming cable is required.
Installation Instructions and Software Download:
- Download the current Motorola CPS.
- Choose “Save As” and save to a folder or the desktop on the PC.
- Navigate to that folder or desktop to find and double-click the CPS filename.
- Extract all files to a folder location on the PC.
- Locate the executable file (.exe) in the extraction folder and double-click it to start the installation program.
- Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation.