NetMonitor in Nokia DCT1-DCT3 phones (part 6/7) (2002)
Submitted by marcin on Mon 07-Oct-2002

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GSM
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  1. What is it ?
  2. Do I need it ?
  3. Does my phone use more power with NetMonitor enabled ?
  4. How to activate it ?
  5. Which NetMonitor version can be activated in my phone ?
  6. Does NetMonitor activation void warranty ?
  7. NetMonitor menu in my phone has different number than 10. Is it normal ?
  8. NetMonitor menu in my phone has 11 number, hovewer previous position has 9 number. Is it normal ?
  9. How to use it ?
  10. Can I damage my phone ?
  11. Glossary
  12. Description of the individual tests
  13. You can also use a program...
  14. Can I use NetMonitor without SIM card inserted, without PIN number entered or when SIM card is not active ?
  15. How can I disable NetMonitor ?
  16. Do I need to disable NetMonitor before sending my phone to the service ?
  17. Is it possible to re-activate NetMonitor after disabling it ?
  18. Is NetMonitor available in analog Nokia phones ?
  19. Does NetMonitor allow to use phone like broadcast station ?
  20. I don't have all described tests in my phone. Why ? Can I increase their number ?
  21. Does NetMonitor allow to identify place, where is my interlocutor ?
  22. Does NetMonitor allow to identify place, where am I ?
  23. What are NetMonitor codes ?
  24. Is it the truth, that in phones with additional hardware changing frequency band NetMonitor doesn't work correct ?
  25. Where can I find description of FBUS/MBUS protocol and commands connected with NetMonitor ?
  26. I have non existing networks on the list of forbidden networks...
  27. How to check frequency band (900 or 1800 Mhz), where phone work in this moment ?
  28. Can I use DLR-2/DLR-3 cables for activating netmonitor ?
  29. Can I activate netmonitor using Init File Editor (Nokia 9110) ?
  30. Can I force phone to use one frequency band (900 or 1800 Mhz) only ?
  31. How to change settings in tests ?
  32. My phone has very short snandby time - it is possible to see the reason of it ?
  33. Is netmonitor available in English version only ?
  34. Information sources
  35. Additional information
  36. Does using/activating netmonitor cost anything ?
  37. Does using netmonitor is legall ?
  38. Which entries on SIM card are used in netmonitor tests ?
  39. Can I activate netmonitor in 3310 using soft working with 3210 ?
  40. After activating netmonitor/BTS TEST my phone can't find network...
  41. Netmonitor shows different battery capacity than info on it...
  42. NetMonitor in Nokia 6310, 8310,...

Test 58

384:02      
512:02
752:02
 

Test 59

0087
00 00 00 00 

 

Test 60

 FIELD TEST 
  DISPLAY 
 COUNTERS 
   RESET
Use menu to
reset field
test display
counters

By direct enter to this test you can reset counters from test 41 to test 43 and from test 61 to test 66.

If you reset these counters at the beginning of each month, you can compare the number of sent SMSes (test 65) and made calls (test 63) with your billing. Additionally (in some prepaid cards - for example, in Polish Tak-Tak) you pay to your operator for few SMS messages (in this example 10), when you send first of them. When you will clear these counters in start of this period (before first SMS), you will know, when another money will be taken from your account...

Test 61

NOPSW  :aaaa
SYNCR  :bbbb
RESELEC:cccc
 
PSWMesgCntr
SyncMeasCntr
CellReselCtr
 

  • aaaa - hexadecimal counter of MDI_NO_PSW_FOUND messages from DSP
  • bbbb - decimal counter for synchronization measurement attempts. If value is over 9999 then four x are shown
  • cccc - hexadecimal counter for cell reselections

Counters values are saved in EEPROM memory, when phone is disabled. You can reset them using test 60. They're reset too, when they exceed their maximal values.

In dual phones you will have such test 61:

aaaaa  bbbbb
ccccc  ddddd
eeeee  fffff
ggggg  hhhhh
NOPswGSM DCS
Sync GSM DCS
reselG>G D>D
reselG>D D>G

  • aaaaa - for GSM 900: counter (decimal) for MDI_NO_PSW_FOUND messages from DSP
  • bbbb - for GSM 1800: counter (decimal) for MDI_NO_PSW_FOUND from DSP
  • ccccc - for GSM 900: counter (decimal) for synchronization measurement attempts. If this value is over 99999, then five x are shown.
  • ddddd - for GSM 1800: counter (decimal) for synchronization measurement attempts. If this value is over 99999, then five x are shown.
  • eeeee - counter (decimal) for cell reselections GSM 900 - GSM 900
  • fffff - counter (decimal) for cell reselections GSM 1800 - GSM 1800
  • ggggg - counter (decimal) for cell reselections GSM 900 - GSM 1800
  • hhhhh - counter (decimal) for cell reselections GSM 1800 - GSM 900

Counters values are saved in EEPROM memory, when phone is disabled. You can reset them using test 60. They're reset too, when they exceed their maximal values.

In Nokia 6210/8210:

NOPSW: 008A
SYNCR: 766
RESELEC:872D
RmMonTO:0000
PSWMesgCntr
SyncMeasCntr
CellReselCtr
RM Mon TOuts

In Nokia 3310 help is like in models 6210/8210, but displayed values are different:

  17
 135        
5112
 

In Nokia 6185/6188 it's different:

V
aaaaaaaaaaaa
bbbbbbbbbb
ccccccc
  • aaaaaaaaaaaa - version of phone's firmware
  • bbbbbbbbbb - date of phone firmware
  • ccccccc - phone's codename (NSD-3AX)

This phone displays this info too, when you enter *#837# code. For more information about firmware in Nokia phones (including 6185/6188 models) click here.

Test 62

 PSW  :aaaa 
 SYNCR:bbbb
 BCCH :cccc 
 BCCHE:dddd
NeghbrPSWCtr
SyncMeasCntr
BCCHMeasAtmp
BCCHExtMeAtm

  • aaaa - counter for neighbour PSW measurement attempts
  • bbbb - counter for neighbour synchronization measurement attempts
  • cccc - counter for neighbour cells BCCH (quality of trasmission with them) measurement attempts (see description C1)
  • dddd - counter for extended neighbour cells BCCH (quality of trasmission with them) measurement attempts (see description C1)

Counters values are saved in EEPROM memory, when phone is disabled. You can reset them using test 60. They're reset too, when they exceed their maximal values.

In Nokia 3310 each counter is 5-digit number. Values are also aligned to right.

In Nokia 6185/6188 this test looks different:

DSP ROM 2   
VERS 430
BETA 0014
 

Test 63

  aa    bb
  ccc   ddd 
  eee   fff
 
CalRel RelDi
MOCAtmp MOOK
AllMT   MTOK
 

  • aa - you will find reason of last call release here (it's displayed in test 2 and test 39 too (in this last test you will find more explanations - see description of first parameter))
  • bb - another information about end of last call:

    • UN: unknown (for example: you didn't make any calls after enabling phone)
    • IN: internal reason (for example: you enabled in test 17 BTS test, phone didn't find network on given channel and you tried to make call)
    • MT: broken by network
    • MO: disconnection (ending call) from one of the phones

  • ccc - how many times you tried to make outgoing call from your phone
  • ddd - number of succesfull outgoing calls (how many times calls were really realised)
  • eee - number of all incoming calls (missed too)
  • fff - number of received incoming calls

When counters exceed their maximal values, they're reset (you can make it using test 60 too). Their values (it's about ccc and next counters only) are written to EEPRM, when phone is disabled.

In Nokia 3310 parameters are a little different located on the screen (when compare to info above).

In Nokia 6185/6188 this test looks different:

C1M 00      
C1L 00
C2M 00
C2L 03

Test 64

It contains, for example, information, how many times you phone informed network about position (see description of test 10 too)

 aa bbb ccc 
 dd eee fff 

 

Nfai NL NLOK
PFai PL PLOK
 Loc update
  counters

  • aaa - error code (reset after enabling phone) of last incorrect Location Update (it changes only then, when some error happened during it). It can be found in test 39 too - it's value of MM parameter (there are code values with their description too)
  • bbb - how many times phone tried to make Location Update
  • ccc - how many times attempts of making Location Update
    were successfull
  • ddd - error during last PLU or IMSI Attach (17 means probably network busy)
  • eee - how many times phone tried to make PLU or IMSI Attach
  • fff - how many times attemps of making PLU or IMSI Attach were successfull

Values of these counters (excluding error codes) are stored in EEPROM, when phone is disabled. You can reset them using test 60 (it's made too, when they exceed their maximal values).

In Nokia 3310 parameters are a little different located on the screen (when compare to info above).

If you don't disable your phone and all time you are in your network time range, in this menu you will find information (in approximation), how long it's enabled (check in test 10, how often is reset T3212 counter (ccc parameter) and multiply that time by eee parameter from this menu). You can use to make it counter from test 82 too (it's more precise, but require enabling some test) or service menu (in phones like Nokia 6130 or 3210).

In Nokia 6185/6188 this test looks different:

C3M 00      
C3L 00
C4M 00
C4L 03

Test 65

Test connected with SMS messages (without reports)

 aa bbb ccc 
 dd eee fff
 gggg
 
SFai MO MOOK
RFai MT MTOK
Sched Msgs
SMS counters

  • aaa - error code during sending last SMS message (reset after enabling phone):

    •   1: 'Number not in use'
    •  21: 'Message not sent this time'. This error happens, when you try to send messages from prepaid card without this possibility, when you send message for incorrect number (SMSC is correct), SMSC is blocked on your network or when you send SMS with alphanumeric number over SMSC, which doesn't support it.
    •  28: 'Number not in use'
    •  38: 'Message not sent this time'. Error with sending message during SMSC blocked on your network.
    •  42: probably phone shows this error, when used SMSC is overworked (too many sent messages in the same time) and can't send your message in this moment
    •  50: 'Check operator services'. Error displayed after sending SMS from some prepaid cards without this possibility.
    •  96: 'Message sending failed'. The reason is wrong number of SMSC (+1).
    • 111: 'Message sending failed'. The reason is wrong target number or wrong number of SMSC
    • 166: 'Message sending failed'. Displayed when SMSC number was wrong or SMSC is blocked for your network.
    • 169: 'Message sending failed'. No money on prepaid account.
    • 178: 'Message sending failed'. Error displayed after sending SMS from some prepaid cards without this possibility.
    • 252: 'Message sending failed'. Displayed, when phone's transmitter was disabled in test 45 or phone can't find network (when BTS test in test 17 was enabled on channel without network)
    • 253: 'Message sending failed'. Displayed, when SMSC number was wrong.

  • bbb - number of SMS sending attempts. You should remember, that report about waiting for delivering SMS (pending) isn't sent from your phone and is not taken into consederation in this parameter (but information about success/defeat in its' delivering is taken - see description for eee and fff parameters). For example: you enabled in phone's menu function connected with SMS raports. You send SMS message now - phone increases this parameter. If it showed, that sending of message was successfull, increases value of ccc parameter too and phone saves report waiting for delivering sent SMS. If SMSC delivered it (or not) and sents about it report (Failed or Delivered), value of eee parameter increases too. If receiving or report was successfull, increases value of fff parameter too (phone checks all saved reports now. In majority of Nokia phones: if in some report with "pending" text SMSC and number, where SMS was sent, is the same to SMSC and number from received report, phone deletes "pending" report and saves received report into this place).
  • ccc - number of succesfull sent SMS messages (which were accepted by used SMSC and you will pay for them). For more info see description of previous parameter.
  • ddd - code of error during receiving last SMS message (reset, when phone is enabled):

    • 22: full memory for SMS messages (phone tried to receive message - increased value of eee counter, fff value didn't change). Information about it is on the top of phone's screen too (blinking envelope) and phone showed 'No space for new messages' message. When you save messages on SIM card, their sum in 'Outbox' and 'Inbox' depends on it (card). The most often, different networks gives SIM card with different space for SMS messages (for example, for Polish Plus GSM it's 10, for Era GSM 15 and for Idea 30). When you don't have space for messages, you can't add new (message 'Message memory full'). You have to delete one of saved messages there - when you won't make it, you can loose some incoming (remember, that sender of SMS message can set time, when network will try to delivery it; after it it will be deleted and you won't be able to receive it !).

  • eee - number of SMS messages receiving attempts. For more info see description of next parameter.
  • fff - number of correctly received SMS messages. Of course, all raports about success/defeat in SMS delivering, logos, ringtones, business cards and picture messages are sent in this form too (like adequate coded SMS) and are taken into consideration in this parameter (but each picture message sent, for example, from Nokia 3210 is written in 3 SMS messages !)
  • gggg - number of received cell broadcast messages (if they're supported by actual used BTS, you can check in test 7): how many times your phone received cell-info (in Nokia 5110 it can be enabled in Menu 4-2-2) and cell-broadcast (Menu 2-5 in Nokia 5110) messages

Values of these counters (excluding error codes) are written to EEPROM, when phone is disabled. You can reset them using test 60 (it's made too, when they exceed their maximal values).

I received info, that in some (all ?) Nokia 6150 phones with 4.13 firmware doesn't change value of gggg counter instead that they receive cellinfo messages (is it bug in this firmware version ?)

In Nokia 3310 parameters are a little different located on the screen (when compare to info above).

In Nokia 9210 parameters are 4 digits long...

If you want to know a little more about sending SMS messages (or find SMSC of different operators), visit www.vdheyden.demon.nl/sms/index1.htm site.

Majority of computer programs don't write to their users, if SMS message sending was successfull - this test will be only way to check it.

In Nokia 3110 this test looks like test 64.

In Nokia 6185/6188 this test looks different:

C5M 00      
C5L 00
C6M 00
C6L 03

Test 66

Timeout counters connected with SMS messages (as you know, when you send them, you can set, how long network will try to delivery them - I suppose, that these counters are connected with it).

 aaa bbb cc 
 ddd eee ff

 

TR1 TR2 TRA 
TC1 TC2 SCH 
SMS timeout
  counters

  • aaa - timeout counter for TR1M
  • bbb - timeout counter for TR2M
  • cc - timeout counter for TRAM
  • ddd - timeout counter for TC1M
  • eee - timeout counter for TC2M
  • ff - timeout counter for cell broadcast

Values of these counters are written to EEPROM, when phone is disabled. You can reset them using test 60 (it's made too, when they exceed their maximal values).

In Nokia 6185/6188 this test looks different:

CT1 82      
CT2 00
RF 23
 

Test 67

REC 00
SEND 00     
CTR 4C
STA 68

Test 68

CNT 00      
ACK 00
 
M1M B3

Test 70

Temporary counters of DSP (contents of API memory locations r_dsp2ftd+0, r_dsp2ftd+1, r_dsp2ftd+2, etc. in hex format)

aaaaa  bbbbb
ccccc  ddddd
eeeee  fffff
ggggg  hhhhh
 Temporary
DSP counters
 R DSP2FTD
 

The display is to be used by special debugging DSP software which can put some useful information to the memory locations on API RAM. When this display is selected then MCU copies the contents of those memory locations into display with format specified above.

In Nokia 3110 this test looks like test 80.

Test 71, 72

Both tests allow to set DSP settings.

When you will directly enter to one of them, in both of them number below AUDIO ENHANCEMENT change - values depends on SIM card. You can now enter to one of them using arrows - sound emited by phone will change then (you can hear horrible noises and cracks). You can set values below AUDIO ENHANCEMENT too - save them (in decimal - maximal value is 65536) in 31 or 32 position in phonebook on SIM card (how to do it ? see description in test 17). Conf parameter from test 30 shows, what value was choosen here. You can back to normal sound, when you will disable and enable phone. Connecting headset or cat kit don't change sound effects with concrete values set here.

    AUDIO
 ENHANCEMENT
    aaaaa
 
Use menu to
control DSP
   audio
enhancements

In Nokia 9210 these tests look like follows:

AUDIO
ENHANCEMENT 
DISPLAY 1
    aaaaa
Display 1
DSP audio
enhancements
 

In Nokia 3110 test 71 looks like test 81.

Test 73

Generic display for DSP Audio Enhancements

 aaa bb  aaa
cccc bb cccc
cccc bb cccc
 cccc cccc
DB1  B1  DB2
HEX1 B2 HEX2
HEX3 B3 HEX4
  HEX5 HEX6

  • aaa - general dB value, e.g. signal level in dB. decimal point and sign is not shown, ie. -10.5 is show 105.
  • bb - general byte value, used for combined flags. Value is in hex format.
  • cccc - general hex value.

Some English sources write about this test:
"The display is reset and restarted when call is taken (if NetMonitor display counters are enabled). When call is terminated the display is frozen to show last values. Display values will not be saved to the EEPROM."

...but I haven't seen it my phone and they were equal 0 all the time (is something additionaly required to enable this test ?)

In Nokia 3110 this test looks like test 82.

Test 74

DSP audio enhancements 1 (DRC)

  aaa  bbb  
       ccc
  dd    ee
 
DSigL USigL
      NseLvl
 DTbl  UTbl
 

  • aaa - downlink (received by your phone) signal level.
  • bbb - uplink (sent by your phone) signal level
  • ccc - background noise (see description of DTX) signal level.
  • dd - downlink (received by your phone) DRC table value, shown in decimal integer, two digits.
  • ee - uplink (sent by your phone) DRC table value, decimal integer, two digits.

Three first parameters are in dB calculated using DRC level measuring block. Decimal point and sign is not shown, ie. -10.5 is show 105.

Some English sources write about this test:
"The display is reset and restarted when call is taken (if NetMonitor display counters are enabled). When call is terminated the display is frozen to show last values. Display values will not be saved to the EEPROM."

...but I haven't seen it my phone and they were equal 0 all the time (is something additionaly required to enable this test ?)

In Nokia 3110 this test looks like test 72.

Test 75

Audio path status

Mod:aaaaaaa
AudReq: bbbb
AccMod: cccc
H2Path: dddd
ExtAudStatus
AudioRequest
AccAudMode
 

  • aaaaa - external audio status (for some phones possible values are: HP, HF, HEADSET, EXT and HP_OFFHO)

    With Nokia 5110 these values vere observed:

    value
    normal state (nothing connected, cable MBUS/FBUS or changer connected HP
    headset (phone displays Headset)
    You can simulate it
    connecting pins 1-2 on the connector on the bottom of the phone
    (when you see from the left side, when phone's screen is on the top)
    In Nokia 9110 you can use to make it test 92 too.
    HD (shortcut from HeaDset)
    car kit (phone displays Car)
    You can simulate it
    connecting pins 2-3 on the connector on the bottom of the phone
    (when you see from the left side, when phone's screen is on the top)
    HFU 1 (shortcut from Hands Free Unit 1)

    Described above methods of simulating presence sound accesories are correct for Nokia 5xxx, 6xxx and probably 9110 (but REMEMBER: you use them on YOUR OWN risk)

    When you connect (simulate) both accesories you have in phone function "Automatic answer" (Menu 4-1-6 in Nokia 5110) - it allows phone to answer automatically (without pressing key) incoming calls. In Nokia 9110 you can activate it using test 92 too.

  • bbbb - audio_request bitmap in hex
  • cccc - accessory audio mode
  • dd - path for HFU-2 (Hands Free Unit-2)

In Nokia 9210 help looks like follows:

ExtAudStatus
AudioRequest
AccAudMode
HFU2Path

In Nokia 3110 this test looks like test 73.

Test 76

Ear (= downlink) audio display

 Vab  Pccc
 Cddd CAeee
PAfff
 
EVol PeakVal
CutOff COAve
PkAver
 

  • ab - volume level (below information are correct for Nokia 5110):
    a b
    speaker disabled 0 F
    sound like after pressing key (volume level 1) 0 8
    sound like after pressing key (volume level 2) 0 4
    sound like after pressing key (volume level 3 or enable loud sounds) 0 0

    During connection a parameter has "A" value, parameter b allows to calculate set volume level (count it to the decimal value and substract 11 from it) - this last parameter can be checked in test 30 too. When you connect headset, parameter a has "C" value (formula for counting volume level during call is "10 - b" then). With car kit, a parameter is equal "2" and formula is "10 - b" too.

    When somebody calls to you (you didn't receive it yet), phone doesn't show volume of sound always (displayed valued are for disabled speaker) - I don't know, if it's firmware bug (5.07) or something different. Phone shows it (volume) only with some combinations of types of rings (Ringing, Asceding) and volume ring (I write values for both of these parameters: level 1 - A7, level 2 - A6, level 4 - A4, level 5 - A0).

  • ccc - peak value of downlink audio signal during last frame in dB, decimal point and sign is not shown, ie. -10.5 is show 105.

  • ddd - cut off counter value of last frame. This counter counts how many samples are saturated during last frame.

  • eee - moving average of cut off counter, decimal point and sign is not shown, ie. -10.5 is show 105.

  • fff - moving average of peak levels

Some English sources write about this test:
"The display is reset and restarted when call is taken (if NetMonitor display counters are enabled). When call is terminated the display is frozen to show last values. Display values will not be saved to the EEPROM."

...but I haven't seen it my phone and they were equal 0 (without first) all the time (is something additionaly required to enable this test ?)

Test 77

Microphone (= uplink) audio display

 Paaa  Abbb 
 Cccc CAddd

 

MicPeak MAve
CutOff COAve

 

  • aaa - peak value of uplink audio signal during last frame in dB, decimal point and sign is not shown, ie. -10.5 is show 105.
  • bbb - moving average of peak levels, decimal point and sign is not shown, ie. -10.5 is show 105..
  • ccc - cut off counter value of last frame. This counter counts how many samples are saturated during last frame.
  • ddd - moving average of cut off counter

Some English sources write about this test:
"The display is reset and restarted when call is taken (if NetMonitor display counters are enabled). When call is terminated the display is frozen to show last values. Display values will not be saved to the EEPROM."

...but I haven't seen it my phone and they were equal 0 all the time (is something additionaly required to enable this test ?)

In Nokia 3110 this test looks like test 75.

Test 78

DSP audio enhancements (AEC)

aaa bbb ccc 
ddd eee fff
ggg h i jjj
 kkkk llll
EAA Ada ERL 
RxG TxG GLi
TxN Sta Mod
 RVAD TVAD

  • aaa - electro-acoustic attenuation of echo from DSP point of view in dB. Decimal point and sign is not shown. E.g. -10.5dB would be displayed as "105", -0.5 dB would be displayed as " 5". 20*log10( Q15 )
  • bbb - adaptive attenuation of echo. Decimal point is not shown. 20*log10( Q15 )
  • ccc - total echo return loss. Decimal point is not shown. 20*log10( Q15 )
  • ddd - RX (received) attenuator gain in dB. Decimal point and sign is not shown. 20*log10( Q15 aec_rx_gain )
  • eee - TX (sent) attenuator gain in dB. Decimal point and sign is not shown. 20*log10( Q15 aec_tx_gain )
  • fff - gain limit for RX and TX. Decimal point and sign is not shown. 20*log10( Q15 aec_gain_limit )
  • ggg - TX (sent) noise level (see DTX description for more info) in dB. Decimal point and sign is not shown. 20*log10( Q15 aec_tx_noise)
  • h - adaptive filter status. (Q0 aec_nlms_state) (bit UPDATE
  • i - comfort noise (see DTX description for details) generation (0 or 1) (Q0 AEC_TX_COMF_GEN)
  • jjj - AEC mode. (byte Q0 s_AEC_mode)
  • kkkk - shows 16 last RX VAD decisions in HEX format. Hex( Q0 aec_rx_vadreg )
  • llll - shows 16 last TX VAD decisions in HEX format. Hex( Q0 aec_tx_vadreg )

In my phone all these counters were equal 0 all the time (is something additionaly required to enable this test ?)

In Nokia 3110 this test looks like test 76.

Test 79

Audio equalizer display

aaaaa bbbbb
ccccc ddddd
-ee.e -ff.f 
 
MiCutB MiCTA
EpCutB EPCTA
MiCLev EarLv
 

  • aaaaa - saturated samples before microphone equalizer in decimal 16 bit
  • bbbbb - saturated samples after microphone equalizer in decimal 16 bit unsigned integer format.
  • ccccc - saturated samples before earpiece equalizer in decimal 16 bit unsigned integer format.
  • ddddd - saturated samples after earpiece equalizer in decimal 16 bit unsigned integer format.
  • -ee.e - level of the microphone signal level detector in dB format. Requires log10 function in MCU. 16 bit signed value in DSP, 0 dB = 32768.
  • -ff.f - Level of the signal after earpiece equalizer in dB format. Requires log10 function in MCU. 16 bit signed value in DSP, 0 dB = 32768.

Some English sources write about this test:
"The display is reset and restarted when call is taken. When call is terminated the display is frozen to show last values. Display will not be saved to EEPROM. Saturated sample counters aaaaa - ddddd are counted in DSP and only the new counter value is sent to MCU. The microphone and earpiece signal levels are calculated in DSP and it sends the linear values to MCU which makes the linear to dB transformation (20*log10(x)) for the level values."

...but I haven't seen it my phone and they were equal 0 all the time (is something additionaly required to enable this test ?)

In Nokia 3110 this test looks like test 77.

Test 80


   TIMERS   
   RESET 
 
  Use menu
  to reset
 field test 
   timers

By direct enter to this test you can reset counters from test 82. Phone makes it too, when you connect charger. Some English descriptions write, that it's made too, when battery is full (I didn't notice it).

In some new phones (like Nokia 3310 4.45) after using this test counters from test 82 are reset AND enabled (so, this test works as test 81 too).

In Nokia 3110 this test looks like test 83.

In Nokia 6185:

RLP RESET 00
RX 00 00 00
TX 00 00 00
FER  000

Test 81



   TIMERS   
  aaaaaaaa
 
Use menu to
control test
  display
  timers

By direct enter to this test you enable (aaaaaaaa=ENABLED) or disables (aaaaaaaa=DISABLED) counters from test 82.

In Nokia 3110 this test looks like test 84.

In Nokia 6185:

NXT 0       
NEW 0
UNA 0
TMR 0

Test 82

aaaaa bbbbb 
ccccc ddddd
 TIMERS eee
 
PwrOn InServ
NSPS  TxON
   Timers
   Status

  • aaaaa - how long phone was enabled
  • bbbbb - how long phone was logged into network
  • ccccc - how long phone was in NSPS state
  • ddddd - how long phone's transmitter was enabled
  • eee - information, whether counters are enabled (ON) or not (OFF) (you can set it using test 81)

Each of these counters display time in aaabb format - bb changes in range 0-60 units; when reaches 60 units, it's reset to 0 and aaa increases by 1. In majority of models unit is 1 minute (each of counters display time as minutes and hours). In Nokia 7110 unit is half of minute, in some Nokia 3310 one minute and 7 seconds...

Some English descriptions write, that maximal value for counters is 99 h and 59 minutes. When first of them (aaaaa) will have this value, all of them will stop.

Unfortunatelly, these counters work only, when you have some test in netmonitor enabled (it means: when you will disable tests, values won't change even, when counters are enabled). It means, that you can have information here, how long you use netmonitor (first parameter), how long phone logged into network during this time (next)...

You you still want to measure time using this test, in test 83 select SHOW TASK MSG BUFS and enable test 87 (display will be empty then). Of course, there disadvantiges of it: you won't have identification incoming calls.

In service menu in Nokia 6130 (*#WARRANTY# code) and 3210 (*#WAR0ANTY# code) in "Life Timer" position you will find information, how long you make calls - digits before ":" mean hours, digits after it minutes). For example, 0001:35 means 1 h 35 minutes of calls. In Nokia 3310 (*#WAR0ANTY# code too) on start there is shown value 65536 there, and counter starts working, when calls were longer than 1 h.

In Nokia 3110 this test looks like test 85.

In Nokia 6185:

QU 00  DL000
NACK 00000
RC00 BR00000
W0000 C0000

Test 83



 SHOW TASK 
 STACKS
 

 SHOW TASK 
 MSG BUFS
 

 SHOW TASK 
 FAST BUFS
 
Use menu to
select shown
 task info
 

By direct enter to this test you can make, that in test 84, test 85, test 86 and test 87 are displayed values of different counters:

  • "STACKS" - shows free stack space in worst case
  • "MSG BUFS" - shows the peak number of pending messages
  • "FAST BUFS" - shows the peak number of pending fast messages

In Nokia 3110 this test looks like test 86.

In Nokia 6185:

S00000 DL000
N00000 00000
R00000 D0000
00000

Test 84, 85, 86

Here is generally view of these tests:

 aaaa bbbb  
 cccc dddd
 eeee ffff
 gggg hhhh

and here is their help:

IDLE  DEV_IO
LOCAL MDISND
MDIRCV  UI
 TONE   PN

or (Nokia 6210/8210):

IDLE  DEV_IO
LOCAL MDISND
MDIRCV  UI
 TONE   PND

or (Nokia 6250):

IDLE  DEV?IO
LOCAL MDISND
MDIRCV  UI
 TONE   PND

or (Nokia 9210):

IDLE  STRTUP
DEV_IO LOCAL
MDISND  -RCV
UI      TONE
 FBUS   AUD
L1CTRL L1MEA
L1SYSP  L2
 CC     MM

or (Nokia 3210):

IRDA  FBUS
AUD  L1CTRL
L1MEA L1SYSP
L2    CC

or (Nokia 6210/6250):

WMLS    PN
IRDA IRDAMGR
FBUS    AUD
PHCTRL  L2

or (Nokia 8210):

IRDA IRDAMGR
FBUS     AUD
PHCTRL    L2
CC        MM

or (Nokia 8810):

IRDA  IRMGR
FBUS  AUD
L1CTRL L1MEA
L1SYSP  L2

or (Nokia 9210):

PN     MBUS
FBUS    AUD
AUDCOMM  PH
L2       CC
 RR     RM
 SMS    EM
SIMUPL SIML2
 DDI

or (Nokia 3210):

MM    RR
RM    SMS
EM    SIMUPL
SIML2 DDI

or (Nokia 6210/6250):

 CC   MM  RR
RMC  SMS  EM
SIM SIM2 DDI
DGC  NTB FAX

or (Nokia 8210):

RR        RM
SMS       EM
SIMUPL SIML2
DDI      DGC

or (Nokia 8810):

CC     MM
RR     RM
SMS    EM
SIMUPL SIML2

or (Nokia 9110):

 RR     RM
SMS     EM
SIMUPL SIML2
 DGC  DGNTB

or (Nokia 9210):

MM        RR
RM       SMS
EM    SIMUPL
SIML2    DGC

  • aaaa, bbbb,... - task 0, 1, ...

Numbers tell how many stack memory locations have been empty in the worst case. So, if number is zero, stack has been full. Values are not written into EEPROM, when phone is disabled.

In Nokia 3110 test 86 looks like follow:

MCUSW  aaaaa
DATE   cccccc
CHKSUM dddd
DSP    eee
MCUSWVersion
DateOfMCUSW
MCUSWChecksum
DSPSWVersion

Meaning of parameters aaaaa,cccccc, dddd and eee you will find in test 88.

Test 87

 aaaa  bbbb 
 

 

  FIQ  IRQ  
 

 

  • aaaa - OS_SYSTEM_STACK

In Nokia 8810 it looks different:

 ffff  gggg
 eeee  dddd 
 aaaa  bbbb 
 
 DDI   DGC
 DGNTB DGFAX
 FIQ   IRQ
 

In Nokia 9110 this test is different:

 cccc  dddd 
 aaaa  bbbb 

 

 DGTB  DGFAX
 FIQ   IRQ

 

In Nokia 9210:

DGNTB  DGFAX
DCS   PMMCLE
PMMWR HELPER
 

In Nokia 7110 looks like follows:

1040010363800
  700  800
  220
    476   480
DGN  DGF  SCKT
PCL  PWB
PPC
FIQ    IRQ

and in Nokia 6210/6250:

SRVSCK PMMCL
PMMWR   ND
PPC
FIQ    IRQ

and in Nokia 8210:

NTB      FAX
PMMWR     ND
FIQ      IRQ
 

Values of counters are not saved to EEPROM, when phone is disabled.

Test 88

aaaaa bbbbbb
Date  cccccc
ChkSum dddd
eeeeeeeeeeee
MCUSW  PPM
MCUSW_Date
MCU_Checksum
DSP_Version

  • aaaaa i cccccc - version and release date of MCU software (codes for their checking and changes among their different versions are here)
  • bbbbbb - version of downloaded PPM (Post-programming Memory) packet: Nokia Mobile Phones prepares different language versions of firmware for phones. They're saved in "packets" - each of them contains messages and support for few languages. Why is it done ? It's simple: internal memory in our phones is still too small for all languages support. You will see version of PPM packet: it's the same number as version of MCU firmware. After it you have char (it can be "A", "B", etc. - for example, Polish language is in "B" packet).

    For curious: in older models (like Nokia 2110i) nobody prepared PPM packets and preparing another language version was connected with modyfing ALL firmware. I readed too, that phones with "generic" firmware had normally disabled services for some languages (for example, Greek) - it could be enabled with some Nokia service programs (like Pc-Locals 0.6).

  • dddd - MCU memory checksum (when it's wrong, phone display CONTACT SERVICE)
  • eeeeeeeeeeee - DSP software version

Information from this test are displayed in some Nokia service programs (like PC-Locals 1.3 or WinTesla) too.

In Nokia 6210 there are displayed "?" chars instead of "_" in help for this test...

In Nokia 9210:

Linda SW
aaaaa bbbbbb
ChkSum: cccc
HW: dddd
Linda SW
03.62 011009
ChkSum: 5324
HW: 4000
Linda SW
Version Date
Checksum
HW Version

  • aaaaa - firmware in PDA
  • bbbbbb - date of PDA firmware
  • cccc - checksum
  • dddd - hardware version

Test 89

HW: aaaa 
TXT: Ubbbbbb

 

HW version
Text version

 

  • aaaa - phone hardware version (for example, the nevest Nokia 5110 I saw, display here 4220)
  • bbbbbb - information, when were prepared texts (probably operator names) displayed by phone

In Nokia 9210:

CMT SW
aaaaa bbbbbb
PPM:  cccccc
 dddddddd
CMT SW
03.21 011009
PPM:  03.62A
 40.1.501
CMT SW
Version Date
PPM Version
DSP Version

  • aaaaa - version of firmware in phone module
  • bbbbbb - date of firmware in phone module
  • cccccc - PPM with firmware in phone module
  • dddddddd - DSP firmware version

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