WriteIMEIxxx User Guide

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About This Document

Purpose
This document describes how to write IMEI into phone.

Intended Audience
This document is intended for:

 Installation and commissioning engineer

 Technical support engineer

Organization
This document consists of five chapters as follows.

Chapter Describes

Overview Introduce function, runtime environment, and so on.

Quick Start Introduce basic operation of the tool.

Operation Guide Introduce detail operation of the tool.

Configuration Introduce some useful settings of the tool.

FQA Answer and question.

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Conventions
Symbol Conventions
The symbols that may be found in this document are defined as follows.

Symbol Description

Indicates a hazard with a high level of risk that, if not avoided,

will result in death or serious injury.

Indicates a hazard with a medium or low level of risk which, if not

avoided, could result in minor or moderate injury.

Indicates a potentially hazardous situation that, if not avoided,

could cause equipment damage, data loss, and performance
degradation, or unexpected results.

Indicates a tip that may help you solve a problem or save time.

Provides additional information to emphasize or supplement

important points of the main text.

Frequently Used Abbreviations

Abbreviation Description

GUI Conventions
Convention Description

Boldface Buttons, menus, parameters, tabs, windows, and dialog titles are
in boldface. For example, click OK.

> Multi-level menus are in boldface and separated by the ">"

signs. For example, choose File > Create > Folder.

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Keyboard Operation
Format Description

Key Press the key. For example, press Enter and press Tab.

Key 1+Key 2 Press the keys concurrently. For example, pressing Ctrl+Alt+A
means the three keys should be pressed concurrently.

Key 1, Key 2 Press the keys in turn. For example, pressing Alt, A means the
two keys should be pressed in turn.

Mouse Operation
Action Description

Click Select and release the primary mouse button without moving the
pointer.

Double-click Press the primary mouse button twice continuously and quickly
without moving the pointer.

Drag Press and hold the primary mouse button and move the pointer
to a certain position.

Reference

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Contents

1 Overview......................................................................................................................................2-1
1.1 Introduction....................................................................................................................................................2-2
1.2 Runtime environment.....................................................................................................................................2-2
1.2.1 Hardware...............................................................................................................................................2-2
1.2.2 Software................................................................................................................................................2-2

2 Quick Start...................................................................................................................................2-1
2.1 Main User Interface........................................................................................................................................2-2
2.2 Quick Operation.............................................................................................................................................2-4
2.2.1 Step by Step...........................................................................................................................................2-4

3 Operation Guide........................................................................................................................3-1
3.1 Mode Select....................................................................................................................................................3-2
3.2 Set...................................................................................................................................................................3-3

4 Configuration..............................................................................................................................4-1
4.1 WriteIMEI.ini.................................................................................................................................................4-2

5 FQA...............................................................................................................................................5-4

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Figures

Figure 2-1 Main user interface.............................................................................................................................2-2

Figure 2-2 Mode Select dialog.............................................................................................................................2-4

Figure 2-3 Set dialog............................................................................................................................................2-4

Figure 2-4 Ready to Write IMEI..........................................................................................................................2-5

Figure 2-5 Test Result: Pass.................................................................................................................................2-6

Figure 3-1 Set Dialog...........................................................................................................................................3-3

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1 Overview

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1.1 Introduction
WriteIMEI is a tool that can be used to read and write IMEI, SN, Bluetooth Address and WIFI Address.

WriteIMEI also can check Software Version and AP Version of the phone.

WriteIMEI supports two modes to connect with phone, “Calibration Mode” and “Normal Mode”.

Calibration Mode: Connected phone to PC with USB cable which V-BUS is disconnected, and then
powered on it for test.

Normal Mode: Powered on phone normally, and then connect to PC for test.

1.2 Runtime environment

1.2.1 Hardware
 A phone that needs to test.
 A normal USB cable

1.2.2 Software
 Microsoft Windows XP, Vista, Win7 or advanced operation system.

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2 Quick Start

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Figure 2-1 Main user interface

2.1 Main User Interface

The major elements on the interface are described as follows:

 1. PORT and Mode Select. If Mode Select is Calibration Mode, PORT must be USB. If Mode Select is
Normal Mode, PORT must be COM(X).
 2. Set Dialog. Some useful configuration can be set in this, please reference to 3.2 Set.
 3. Operation area. Read button is for reading IMEI/SN/BT/WIFI from the phone. Write button is for writing
IMEI/SN/BT/WIFI to the phone. Stop button is for stopping reading or writing operation.
 4. Test result statistics. Yield is pass ratio.
 5. Prompt for testing. All test information will be displayed is this area.
 6. Version display area. When you checked Check Version or Check AP Version in the Set dialog, the
version information will be displayed in this area after reading from phone.

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 7. Test items. These items can be set in the Set dialog. They are maybe generated automatically by default, or
generated by inputting manually.
 8. Status for connecting. All connected status will be displayed in there.
Connect status:

Disconnect status:

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2.2 Quick Operation

2.2.1 Step by Step
Step 1 Click “WriteIMEI.exe” to run the tool.
Step 2 Select Calibration Mode in Mode Select, and then select USB in PORT.
Figure 2-2 Mode Select dialog

Step 3 Click Set button to open setting dialog for some basic configuration.
If you want to know more settings, please reference to 3.2 Set.

Figure 2-3 Set dialog

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Step 4 Input IMEI, SN , BT or WIFI, and then press Write button to write IMEI and other items to
the phone.

Figure 2-4 Ready to Write IMEI

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Step 5 Test finished.

Figure 2-5 Test Result: Pass

If you select Calibration Mode, you must first click Read or Write button, and then powered
on the phone.

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3.1 Mode Select

 1. Normal Mode. Not support yet.

 2. Calibration Mode. In this mode, must to click Read or Write button at fist, and then powered on the
phone. The V-BUS pin of the USB cable must be disconnected.

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3.2 Set
Figure 3-6 Set Dialog

 1. Same IMEI. When there are more than one IMEI to be written, this item will be enabled. It means
IMEI1=IMEI2=IMEI3=IMEI4. For example, if IMEI1 = 36252343242096, then IMEI2=IMEI3=IMEI4=
36252343242096.
IMEI Generate Mode. There are two generate mode to select. Manual Input: generated by manually.
Auto-Generate IMEI: generated by automatically.
 2. Bluetooth and WIFI Generate Mode.
BlueTooth Mac Address: To write Bluetooth or not.
Generate BlueTooth Addr. Automatically: generate Bluetooth automatically or not.
WIFI mac Address: To write WIFI or not.
Generate WIFI Mac Addr. Automatically: generate WIFI automatically or not.
Generate BlueTooth Mac Address. Automatically: generate by System Time or Initial Addr.
Generate WIFI Mac Address. Automatically: generate by Auto-Generate or Initial Addr.
 3. Related IMEI setting.
Base IMEI Number: Only available when generating IMEI automatically. For example, if Base IMEI
Number=36252343242096, then IMEI=36252343242096X(X is generated by crc calculate ),
IMEI2=36252343242097X, IMEI3=36252343242098X, IMEI4=36252343242099X.
IMEI CRC Check (The 15th digital): Check IMEI for CRC.
Save IMEI: Save IMEI to txt file(IMEI.txt) or database(IMEI.mdb).
Prevent the IMEI Reuse (Check from log file or mdb): When user input a IMEI, check if it has been
exist in the txt file or database.
 4. Related SN Setting.

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SN1: If checked it, it means to write SN1 to the phone. Only this item is checked, the Generate SN1
Automatically item can be enabling.
Generate SN1 Automatically: If checked it, then will generate SN1 automatically, by manual input.
SN2: If checked it, it means to write SN2 to the phone. Only this item is checked, the Generate SN2
Automatically item can be enabling.
Generate SN2Automatically: If checked it, then will generate SN2 automatically, by manual input.
 5. Write simlock or not.
 6.Common Setting.
WCDMA+GSM: Enter WCDMA+GSM Mode.
PhaseCheck: Phase check or not.
Power Off after write: If checked it, it will send the command to the phone make the phone powered off
after write all items.
Reset: If checked it, factory reset after write all items.
 7. Check SW version and AP version.
Check Version: If checked it and inputted the key words in the edit, then will check the key words with
the software version read from the phone.
Check AP Version: If checked it and inputted the key words in the edit, then will check the key words
with the AP version read from the phone.
 8. SecureBoot.
Secure Boot(write effuse under uboot): Write effuse under uoot, and then enter calibration mode for
other items.
Secure Provisioning: Security deployment plan, need to connect server first.

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4.1 WriteIMEI.ini
WriteIMEI.ini configures the common settings, such as UART port, instrument, cable loss…etc. As most of the
settings could be configured by UI directly, we only describe the useful items which should be configures by manually:

[General]
Timeout =30000

WriteTimeCheck =0

WriteTime =20000

WaitForAPTime =7

CheckStationName =CFT

CurrentStationName =IMEI

Timeout: Specifies the wait time after DUT is under calibration mode. (Only available while calibration mode).

WriteTimeCheck: When write items to the phone, if needs to check timeout. 0: no; 1: yes.

WriteTime: The time that needs to check when write items to the phone.

WaitForApTime: Sleep WaitForApTime time and then to read AP version.

CheckStationName: The station needs to be checked.

CuurentStationName: Current station name, maybe IMEI by default.

[Control]
User Privilege =1

Language =1
User Privilege: 0: Operator; 1: Admin.

Language: 0: Chinese; 1: English.

[DCSOURCE]
UseDCS =0

DCType =2

DCGpibNo =0

DCGpibAddr =5

TestCounts =1

UseDCS: Use PowerSupply.

DCType: Specifies the type of PowerSupply：0---Keithley[230X]; 1---Keithley[2304]; 2---Agilent[663XX]; 3---

Agilent[E36XX].

DCGpibNo: Card number of GPIB.

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DCGpibAddr: Specifies the address of GPIB.

TestCounts: Specifies the count of loop test.

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Appendix A Revision History

Version Date Owner Notes

1.0.0 2013-02-01 Teana.Hu Created

1.0.1 2014-10-24 Teana.Hu Modify Set dialog

1.0.2 2017-08-11 Teana.Hu Updated

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