Quanta LM177 Test Operation Guide Version 0.1 Apr.
Contents 1. Introduction .................................................................................................................................... 3 2. Test Environment ............................................................................................................................ 3 2.1. Uninstallation ......................................................................................................................... 3 2.1.1. Windows 7 (32 bit) ...................................
Revision History Version 0.1 Release Date Apr.
1. Introduction This document gives the guidance on how to test Quanta devices. 2. Test Environment Quanta LM177 device supports Windows XP, Windows Vista (32 bit), and Windows 7 (32 bit) operating system. It’s recommended to install Quanta LM177 software in Windows 7 32-bit OS. 2.1. Uninstallation In order to install latest version of software, uninstallation of previous version is required, including drivers, connection manager, and corresponding software tools. 2.1.1. Windows 7 (32 bit) 1.
3. Please click “Uninstall” button. 4. Please wait a few seconds to complete uninstallation. 5. Please click “Close” button. 6. Please click “OK” button. 7. Please click “StartProgramsAltair SemiconductorLTE ALT3100HLVUSBUninstall”. 8. Please click “YES (Y)” button. 9. Please reboot your computer after you have completed the uninstallation.
2.2. Installation of drivers 2.2.1. Windows 7 (32 bit) 1. Please double clicks on “Altair(Quanta) Tool Package v1.0.0.exe” to start installation. 2. Please click “Next >” button. 3. Please click “Install” button. 4. It will take a few minutes to complete installation. 5. Please click “Next >” button.
6. Please check “I accept the terms in the license agreement”. 7. Please click “Next >” button. 8. Please select “Full Installation” type. 9. Please click “Next >” button. 10. Please click “Next >” button.
11. Please click “Install” button. 12. Please click “Next >” button. 13. Please click “Finish” button.
14. Please click “Next >” button. 15. Please check “I accept the terms in the license agreement”. 16. Please click “Next >” button. 17. Please click “Install” button.
18. Please click “Continue to install driver anyway (I)”. 19. Please click “Continue to install driver anyway (I)”. 20. Please click “Continue to install driver anyway (I)”. 21. Please click “Continue to install driver anyway (I)”. 22. Please un-check “Launch “Hostless Image Burn””. 23. Please click “Finish” button to complete driver installation. 24. Please click “OK” button. 25. Please click “Finish” button.
26. Please plug in Quanta device and please be patient and wait a few minutes to complete driver installation. 27. Please click “Close (C)” button. 28. Please reset Quanta device (take out and plug in the usb cable), it will take about 50 seconds for Quanta embedded system to be ready.
3. Operation of Connection Manager 3.1. Windows 7 (32 bit) 3.1.1. Basic Configuration 1. In order to get information from our embedded connection manager, it’s mandatory to configure as the following instructions. 2. Please click StartProgramsAltair SemiconductorLTE ALT3100Connection Manager. 3. Please right click on top of connection manager and select OptionsDevice LocationTechnician PC. 4. Connection manager will pop out window for you to enter IP and port. 5. Please enter IP address “10.
7. Please check if connection manager shows device information correctly and the red Altair logo turns into yellow color.
3.1.2. Extended Information 1. Please right click on top of connection manager and select ViewExtended Information. 2. Connection manager will pop out “Extended Information” window. 3. It’s NOT mandatory to set up this “Configuration” tab, connection manager will scan all the supported frequency bands and try to connect to the network.
4. The “Extended Data” tab shows information of Connection Status, APN, Transmission mode, Bandwidth, DL EARFCN, Band, PLMN and Physical Cell ID and so on. 5. The “At Commands” tab will allow you to send AT Commands sets to configure supported functional parameters or to get supported information you want.
3.1.3. LTE Manager 1. Please right click on top of connection manager and select ViewLTE Manager. 2. Connection manager will pop out a “Supervisor Password” window. 3. Please input “123456” and click “OK” button. 4. It will pop out a “LTE Manager” window. 5. LTE Manager shows information about GeneralInfo, LogCreator, Dispatcher, Relay, and GPS Tool.
3.1.4. Manual PLMN 1. Please right click on top of connection manager and select Manual PLMN. 2. Connection manager will pop out a “Plmn Search” window. 3. It’s not necessary for you to select PLMN manually if you want to connect to network.
3.1.5. Change to Commercial Mode 1. Please right click on top of connection manager and select “Change to Commercial Mode”. 2. Connection manager will pop out a “User Mode Changed” dialog. 3. Please click “YES (Y)” button. 4. Please wait a few seconds for device to be ready.
3.1.6. Disable Polling 1. Please right click on top of connection manager and select “OptionsDisable Polling”. 2. Connection manager will stop searching for available network.
3.1.7. PIN Management 1. Please right click on top of connection manager and select “OptionsPIN ManagementPIN Information” to get PIN information. 2. Connection manager will pop out “PIN Information” window. 3. Please click “OK” button. 4. You also can enable PIN usage by right click on top of connection manager and select “OptionsPIN ManagementEnable PIN Usage”. 5. Please input correct PIN code and click “OK” button.
3.1.8. Automatic Connect Mode 1. Please right click on top of connection manager and select “OptionsAutomatic Connect Mode” to switch connection manager from manual connect mode to automatic connect mode. 2. Connection manager will automatically connect to network.
3.1.9. Device Location 1. For Quanta hostless device, please use “Technician PC” only. 2. Please right click on top of connection manager and select “OptionsDevice LocationTechnician PC”. 3. Please set IP address to “10.0.0.1” and click “OK” button. 4. Connection manager will get information from Quanta hostless device.
3.1.10. 1. Help Please right click on top of connection manager and select “HelpAbout”. 2. Connection manager will pop out a “LTE Card Info” message box. 3. It will show information of IMSI number, IMEI number, Supported Bands, Current firmware version, and System package version. 4. Please click “OK” button. 5. Please right click on top of connection manager and select “HelpShow Versions”. 6. Connection manager will pop out a “Version info” message box. 7.
3.1.11. 1. Reset Please right click on top of connection manager and select “Reset”. 2. Connection manager will pop out a “” message box.
4. Diagnostic Tool 4.1. MsgView 1. Please open MsgView by clicking StartProgramsAltair SemiconductorLTE ALT3100MsgView. 2. Please click “Start Logging” button to start message logging. 3. Please plug in Quanta device and wait a few seconds for device to be ready. 4. Once you find an issue, please stop testing and data logging, please save log file and send it to Quanta.
4.2. DbgView 1. Please open DbgView by clicking StartProgramsAltair SemiconductorLTE ALT3100DbgView. 2. Please plug in Quanta device and wait a few seconds for device to be ready, and the DbgView will start data logging. 3. Please click “Save” button to save log to a file. 4. Once you find any issue, please stop testing and data logging, and please send this log file to Quanta.
5. Firmware Upgrade 5.1. Image Burn Tool 1. Please click StartProgramsAltair SemiconductorLTE ALT3100HLVUSBImage Burn Tool. 2. Please check “U-Boot Env”. 3. Please check “U-Boot”. 4. Please check “Linux”. 5. Please check “File System”. 6. Please check “NVM”. 7. Please click “Start” button to start firmware upgrade process. 8. Please click “YES (Y)” button.
9. It will show message “Waiting for device reset …”. 10. The easiest way to reset device is to power cycle device (i.e. to take out and plug in device). 11. If you are doing remote firmware upgrade process, please follow the following procedure to reset device. 12. Please open device manager and find network interface of Quanta device “Remote NDIS based Internet Sharing Device #”. 13. Please disable this network interface by right click on it. 14. Please enable this device again. 15.
16. Please open COM112 COM port (for example, open it by putty.exe) 17. Please select “Serial” as your “Connection type”. 18. Please fill in “COM112” as your “Serial line”. 19. Please click “Open” button to set up connection. 20. Please enter “at”. 21. Please check if it responds with “OK”. 22. Please enter “atz” AT command to reboot Quanta device. 23. After Quanta device reboots successfully, the “Image Burn Tool” will start to do firmware upgrade process. 24.
27. In order to recover the original calibration data, please use ADCC tool. 28. After the device reboot successfully, please open “Altair Device Control Center” by clicking, StartProgramsAltair SemiconductorLTE ALT3100ADCC. 29. Please click “Open Connection” and wait for a few minutes. 30. Please click “BSP DB” tab. 31. Please select “Boot Parameters (Boot Bp). 32. Please select “From File”. 33. Please click Read DB and find the source DB and click “Open” button to read it. 34.
6. OMA-DM 6.1. Mandatory Configuration 1. It’s necessary to configure Quanta device with the following parameters before you start OMA-DM testing. 2. It’s mandatory to configure Quanta device with the following parameters if your device is upgraded to new firmware. 3. Please make sure that the device is not connected to LTE network (i.e. offline from eNodeB) before you do any configuration. 4. Please open connection manager. 5.
6.2. How to Enable/Disable APN 1. Please make sure your device has disconnected from network. 2. If you would like to edit APN table, it’s necessary to telnet to embedded connection manager. (Please refer to section 3.1.1) 3. Please open command console. 4. Please key in “telnet 10.0.0.1” and press enter. 5. If you failed to telnet 10.0.0.1, please manually set your IP address to 10.0.0.133. 6. After successfully telnet to 10.0.0.1, please key in “cat /etc/config/APNTable” and press enter. 7.
10. Please move cursor to Option Enabled “true” 11. Please modify this value to “false”. NOTE: If you are not familiar with vi commands, please refer to section 6.6 for more information. 12. Please enter “Shift+z” twice to save file. 13. Please key in “cat /etc/config/APNTable” and press enter. 14. Please check if “VZWIMS” APN is disabled. Option Enabled ‘false’ 15. Please enter “reboot” command to reboot device in order to take effect of the configuration. 16.
6.3. How to Modify OMA-DM Server URL 1. Please make sure your device has disconnected from network. 2. If you would like to edit OMA-DM server URL, it’s necessary to telnet to embedded connection manager. (Please refer to section 3.1.1) 3. Please open command console. 4. Please key in “telnet 10.0.0.1” and press enter. 5. If you failed to telnet 10.0.0.1, please manually set your IP address to 10.0.0.133. 6. Please key in “vi etc/config/service” and press enter. 7.
13. Please also check if port number is “443”. 14. Please enter “Shift+z” twice to save file.
6.4. How to Online Enable/Disable Internet APN 1. Please check if your device has connected to LTE network successfully. 2. If you would like to online enable/disable “INTERNET” APN (see NOTE), it’s necessary to enter specific AT command. NOTE: Online enable/disable “INTERNET” APN means it’s not mandatory to reboot device to take effect of “INTERNET” APN. Please note that this method is applicable to “INTERNET” APN only, and this configuration will be lost after device reboots. 3.
6.5. How to Enable/Disable OMA-DM log 1. Please make sure your device has disconnected from network. 2. If you would like to enable/disable OMA-DM log, it’s necessary to telnet to embedded connection manager. (Please refer to section 3.1.1) 3. Please open command console. 4. Please key in “telnet 10.0.0.1” and press enter. 5. If you failed to telnet 10.0.0.1, please manually set your IP address to 10.0.0.133. 6. Please key in “vi etc/config/service” and press enter. 7.
6.6. How to Use VI editor Please google search “vi manual” or by clicking below URL directly. http://glaciated.
FCC Regulations: This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. This device has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules.
