NPM-2NX Troubleshooting CCS Technical Documentation Contents Page No Transceiver Troubleshooting ..................4 General about testing ....................4 Phone operating modes ..................... 4 Measurement points .....................5 Baseband Troubleshooting..................... 7 Power up sequence ......................7 Phone does not start up normally or does not stay on..........10 Flash Programming does not work................
NPM-2NX Troubleshooting CCS Technical Documentation Transceiver Troubleshooting General about testing Phone operating modes Phone has three different modes for testing/repairing phone. Modes can be selected with suitable resistors connected to BSI- and BTEMP- lines as following: Table 1: Mode selection resistors...
NPM-2NX CCS Technical Documentation Troubleshooting Baseband Troubleshooting Note: ESN and IMEI has to re-written to phone If UEM is replaced. This can be done only in Central Service. The Baseband Troubleshooting instructions consists of the following topics: • Power up •...
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NPM-2NX Troubleshooting CCS Technical Documentation •Hw "core" regulators "on": Vio, Vcore, VR3, Vflash1 •These regulators are supplying the processors, memory, chip interfaces and clock source in RF • Reset releasing delay •Supply voltages stabilize to their UEM hw default values •RFCLK grows to full swing...
NPM-2NX Troubleshooting CCS Technical Documentation Phone does not start up normally or does not stay on Note! In case of power up faults, it's not possible to force phone on by disabling watch- dog. Instead, measurements should be done immediately when power key pressed or when battery voltage connected to phone (local/test mode).
NPM-2NX CCS Technical Documentation Troubleshooting Figure 4: Fault tree, phone does not power up Check the Try to start phone to power key test or local mode FAIL Check R202, Measure R203, R205, Vflash1,Vana,Vio,Vcore C217, C220 FAIL ,VR3 when pwr key...
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NPM-2NX Troubleshooting CCS Technical Documentation •FBUSTX(serial data to phone), •FBUSRX(serial data from phone), •MBUS(serial clock for FBUSRX) •VPP(External flashing voltage for speed up flashing) • Also BSI line is used when initializing flashing(battery connector) • When phone is powered(VBAT>3V ) MBUS and FBUSTX lines are pulled up inter- nally by phone.
NPM-2NX CCS Technical Documentation Troubleshooting Flash programming error codes Error codes can be seen from "FPS-8 Flash" in Phoenix. Underlined note means that item under consideration is being used first time in flashing sequence. Table 2: Flash programming error codes...
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NPM-2NX Troubleshooting CCS Technical Documentation C384 "The Phone has generated NAK signal during data Flash C584 block transfer." C684 (C384-during algorithm download to target phone) Signals between UPP-Flash (C584-during erasing) (C684-during programming) C585 Data block handling timeout" Flash C685 (C585-during erasing)
NPM-2NX CCS Technical Documentation Troubleshooting Charging Note: Charging voltage and current can be checked by connecting phone to service software and reading ad- converter values of vchar and ichar. Figure 5: Fault tree, charging Phone doesn't start charging Connect charger and...
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NPM-2NX Troubleshooting CCS Technical Documentation 3 In case of internal microphone/XEAR fail: Feed tone to microphone and measure signal from XEAR line. Audio test box JBA-8 is needed. Audio loop (Audio test/Hp In Ext Out) must be switched on by Phoenix service software. This loop will con- nect audios only through UEM.
NPM-2NX CCS Technical Documentation Troubleshooting Earpiece or external microphone line does not work Figure 6: Fault tree, earpiece fail Earpiece doesn't work Feed 1KHz to Xmic Run audio-loop Fail by JBA-8 and selftest with measure from phoenix earpiece Fail Check R157,L152,...
NPM-2NX Troubleshooting CCS Technical Documentation .Microphone or XEAR line does not work Figure 7: Fault tree, microphone fail Microphone doesn't work Feed 1KHz to Mic Run audio-loop Fail and measure from selftest with Xear by JBA-8 phoenix Fail Check C151,C152,C157,L151,C162,...
NPM-2NX CCS Technical Documentation Troubleshooting Accessory detection • - Start phone to normal mode when checking accessory detection. • - Ad- converter value of headint and hookint - lines can be checked with Phoenix ADC-reading. • - When headset HDC-9 connected and headset push button is held down, head- int- value should be between 10 and 50 and hookint- value between 0-30.
NPM-2NX Troubleshooting CCS Technical Documentation Power supply for data cable DLR-3 needs power supply for data transfering. SGND will supply 2.8V to DLR-3. - Start phone to normal mode when checking DLR-3 detection Figure 9: Fault tree, data cable. DLR-3 data cable...
NPM-2NX Troubleshooting CCS Technical Documentation Display/Keyboard lights do not work Fault tree, Display/Keyboard lights Figure 11: Display/Keyboard lights are not working Check R300 (Display) and Replace FAIL R301 (Keyboard) resistor(s) Check LEDs V300...V303,V310-V311 Replace FAIL (Display) and V304...V309 LED(s) (Keyboard)
NPM-2NX CCS Technical Documentation Troubleshooting Display does not work Figure 12: Fault tree, display Display does not work In any phase of display troubleshooting use Display Test in Phoenix to produce test patterns on display. Check that phone Proceed to phone...
NPM-2NX Troubleshooting CCS Technical Documentation No sound: Try using known good buzzer instead. If still no sound ->change UEM(D200) Weak sound: Use Audio test in Phoenix to set buzzer parameters(frequency, strength). If it doesn't effect to the sound level ->change buzzer.
NPM-2NX CCS Technical Documentation Troubleshooting Infrared does not work Fault tree, infra red Figure 13: Infra Red not working Measure Vflash1 from IR Change FAIL module VCC(pin6), should UEM(D200) be 2.78V Replace faulty Check R350, R351, C351 FAIL component(s) and V350...
NPM-2NX Troubleshooting CCS Technical Documentation RF Troubleshooting Introduction Measurements should be done using spectrum analyzer and high-frequency probe (Local and reference frequencies and RF-power levels in intermediate stages of chain). Oscillo- scope is used to measure DC-voltages and low frequency signals. Multimeter is also use- ful measurement equipment in faultfinding.
NPM-2NX CCS Technical Documentation Troubleshooting PWRDET Power detector module Phase Locked Loop Radio Frequency Receiver Time between pulses Transmitter Up converter (mixer and driver in same package) Ultra High Frequency Voltage of signal (measured with oscilloscope) Voltage controlled oscillator Very High Frequency...
NPM-2NX CCS Technical Documentation Troubleshooting AMPS Fault finding chart Apply signal to ext . antenna connector f= 881.4 MHz ch 380) mod.= 1004 dev .= 8 kHz level= -116 dBm Connect audio box SINAD > 12 dB from the bottom...
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NPM-2NX Troubleshooting CCS Technical Documentation Step 1. General checking Check VR4 supply Check signal level Not OK and components if at RX band filter these ok => replace Z801 input Safari N801 Not OK Check signal level Replace RX band...
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NPM-2NX CCS Technical Documentation Troubleshooting Audio test Please use Phoenix RF-control to set phone to the correct operating mode. Enable audio using Phoenix software (maintenance -> testing -> audio test mode -> set audio test mode). See picture below. Step 2. Local oscillator checking Carrying out this step VCO signal of 1st and 2nd mixers can be checked.
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NPM-2NX Troubleshooting CCS Technical Documentation 2) Set phone to TDMA mode and select RF Test UI in Phoenix (Maintenance => Testing => RF Test). 3) Make sure that signal generator allows phone TX power going to its output. Use low power level, for example 10.
NPM-2NX CCS Technical Documentation Troubleshooting power level, for example 10. Set channel to 380 and press "Write Init". 4) Connect oscilloscope probe to one of the RX I/Q test points on PWB (all four testpoints J808, J809, J818 and J819 are located behind display) 5) Check that there is a clean signal in each test points.
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NPM-2NX Troubleshooting CCS Technical Documentation Fault finding chart A pply signal to ext. antenna connector f= 1960.029 MH z (ch 1000) unmodulated level= -50 dB m C heck signal level T D MA 1900 R X is at R X I/Q J808,...
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NPM-2NX CCS Technical Documentation Troubleshooting Check components Check signal level Not OK around lna and at RX band filter measure supply Z802 input voltages Not OK Check signal level Replace RX band filter Z802 at mix1_B input, L810 Continue troubleshooting as AMPS/TDMA800 Step 1.
NPM-2NX Troubleshooting CCS Technical Documentation => RF Test). 3) Set channel to 1000 and press "Write Init". 4) Set spectrum analyzer settings as following: - Center frequency: 268.08 MHz, Span: 200 kHz - RBW: 3 kHz, reference level: 0 dBm 5) Connect spectrum analyzer probe on the inductor L818 and record RX VHF VCO signal level and frequency.
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NPM-2NX CCS Technical Documentation Troubleshooting Apply signal to ext . antenna connector f= 1960.06771 ( ch 661) unmodulate level= -83 dBm Check signal level GSM1900 RX is at RX I/Q J808, J809, J818, J819 STEP 3. Not OK According STEP 4.
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NPM-2NX Troubleshooting CCS Technical Documentation Check components Check signal level Not OK around lna and at RX band filter measure supply Z802 input voltages Not OK Check signal level Replace RX band filter Z802 at mix1_B input, L810 Check signal level...
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NPM-2NX CCS Technical Documentation Troubleshooting If the cable losses are calibrated correctly the RSSI reading should give reasonable result (-80 dBm +/- 2 dB). Please note that RSSI result is valid only if there has not been RX calibration attempts for the faulty phone. If the RSSI level is several dB's lower go to Step 2 (Local oscillator checking).
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NPM-2NX Troubleshooting CCS Technical Documentation level and frequency. The result should be like in the picture below: 2) Set spectrum analyzer settings as following: - Center frequency: 266.4 MHz, Span: 200 kHz - RBW: 3 kHz, reference level: 0 dBm 3) Connect spectrum analyzer probe on the inductor L818 and record RX VHF VCO signal level and frequency.
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NPM-2NX CCS Technical Documentation Troubleshooting - RBW: 3 kHz, reference level: 10 dBm 6) Connect spectrum analyzer probe to testpoint J813 and record UHF VCO signal level and frequency. The result should be like in the picture below: 7) Repeat measurement for channels 512 and 810.
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NPM-2NX Troubleshooting CCS Technical Documentation 3) Connect oscilloscope probe to one of the RX I/Q test points on PWB (all four testpoints J808, J809, J818 and J819 are located behind display) 4) Measure frequency and peak-to-peak voltage of RX I/Q signal from each test points.
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NPM-2NX CCS Technical Documentation Troubleshooting - Center frequency: 133.2 MHz, Span: 200 kHz - RBW: 3 kHz, reference level: -20 dBm 3) Set phone receiver to continuous mode with the following gain settings using Phoenix (see picture of controls in step 3).
NPM-2NX Troubleshooting CCS Technical Documentation Transmitter General instructions for TX troubleshooting Always use an RF-cable connected from an external RF-connector to analyzer via (rf- power) attenuator. This is important to protect analyzer against excessive RF-power and not allow leakage of undesired RF-power into RF-power into cellular frequencies.
NPM-2NX Troubleshooting CCS Technical Documentation own coupler. Note ! Check VR2 and Is TXPWRDET vs. PATEMP . See TXPWRDET vs. Output output power OK? Check C921, C922 power curve See chart below. and PWRDET module. Is DAC value vs. Check UEM...
NPM-2NX CCS Technical Documentation Troubleshooting GSM1900 Table 4: Typical detected voltages at power levels PL0...PL15 1900 TXPWRDET, Pout TXPWRDET Pout U_value 29.5 Note: DAC VALUES MAY VARY ABOUT +/- 20% Note: TXPWRDET is difference between TX on burst and off burst.
NPM-2NX Troubleshooting CCS Technical Documentation Synthesizers There are five oscillators generating the needed frequencies for RF-section. 19.2 MHz reference oscillator, 2GHz UHF VCO, TX VHF cascade amplifier VCO both RX VHF VCO and BB VHF integrated in Safari. RX VHF frequency is 268.08 MHz in TDMA and 266.4 MHz in GSM and TX VHF has three fixed frequencies, 358.08 MHz for lowband and 426.4 MHz in...
NPM-2NX Troubleshooting CCS Technical Documentation Fault finding chart for UHF SYNTHESIZER Change VCO G802 Change SAFARI N801 4. No START HERE! 2. No Is frequency locked? Is EVM OK? 2006.16 - 2124 band Check loopfilter components and balun T801, Check...
NPM-2NX CCS Technical Documentation Troubleshooting Description of NPM-2NX RF Auto-tune Tuning TDMA RF tunings TDMA RX tunings AFC tuning • Purpose of the tuning is to correct phone frequency error • If AFC tuning fails it might be due to: •...
NPM-2NX Troubleshooting CCS Technical Documentation • Tuning results are only visible after unsuccessful tuning with auto-tune proce- dure • This tuning has done simultanously with AFC-tuning If LP and AMP2 filter tuníngs fail it might be due to: • Problems with lower band signal path (synthetizer etc.) •...
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NPM-2NX CCS Technical Documentation Troubleshooting • Purpose of the tuning is to tune DC offset and phase offset so low as possible (test limit –40 dBc) If tuning fails there can be following problems: • UEM or Safari • Too low output power TX power levels and crossband (TxPwr) •...
NPM-2NX Troubleshooting CCS Technical Documentation GSM RF tunings GSM RX tunings LP and AMP2 filters tunings • This is done using Safari internal loop. No external signal is needed If it fails there can be following problems: • Safari problem GSM AFC tuning •...
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NPM-2NX CCS Technical Documentation Troubleshooting GSM UB LNA GAIN AND RSSI OFFSET • UB GSM reference gain (around 74 dB), measured when lna is switched off • UB LNA gain step, measured when lna is switched on. Result is gain difference...
NPM-2NX Troubleshooting CCS Technical Documentation GSM TX tunings If some TX tuning fails, start always TX troubleshooting! TX IQ • Purpose of this tuning is tune DC offset and phase offset so low as possible •Typical values Amplitude: -45 to –55 dBc and Phase: –50 to – 60 dBc If tuning fails there can be following problems: •...