Using a cp2102 usb to ttl uart chip a 3 5 mm plug a 2 5 mm plug solder wire heat shrink tubing and some time i have built a programming.
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I have both dm 5r v3 aka rd 5r and dm 760 aka dm 1702b and or dm x and both work ok with this cable pinout and their corresponding software.
If you ended up with a burnt usb port it is not because this cable pinout does not apply to the baofeng rd 5r but some other reason like your ht being faulty.
You purchased a radio and programming cable loaded the software and that s as far as you ve gotten.
Diy baofeng programming cable this cable is not reliant on the prolific drivers that stop working when they get updated by windows.
The main category is baofeng uv 3r uv 200 uv 100 that is about baofeng uv 3r uv 200 series.