QUECTEL NB-IoT Module Series Elecom Electronics Supply User Guide
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About the Document
Revision History
| Revision | Date | Author | Description |
| – | 2023-11-09 | Berg LIU/ Sven DING | Creation of the document |
| 1.0 | 2024-08-13 | Howie DONG | First official release |
Introduction
Quectel BC680Z-EU module supports capturing the module-side log through LogView. If you encounter problems while debugging or using the module, you can use this tool to capture the module log for further analysis and problem location.
This document mainly introduces how to use LogView to capture the log through the debug port of Quectel module, including saving the captured log, importing the log and viewing the log.
Tool Usage
This chapter outlines how to use LogView to capture the module log, and how to save, import and view the log. Double-click LogView.exe in the LogView program directory to open LogView.
NOTE
The first time you use LogView, you need to install the C++ runtime environment. Double-click vcredist_x86.exe in the LogView program directory to install the C++ runtime environment. If the C++ runtime environment is already installed, you can ignore this note.
Tool Description
Connection
- Connect the module to PC via a USB cable, open the Device Manager, and view the serial ports as shown below. For the Quectel BC680Z-EU TE-B, the third COM port is typically used to capture the log.
Figure 1: Communication Port - To prevent any anomalies during the log capture process, before connecting the module with LogView, import the loginfo.info file, which can be obtained from the corresponding version package.
The import procedure is as follows: select “Setting” → “Load Log Inf”.
Figure 2: Import loginfo.info - For the BC680Z-EU module, select XY1200 in chip version of the LogView when using LogView to capture the module-side log. For other modules, contact Quectel Technical Support to select the chip version. Select method: Choose “Common” → “Chip Version”.
Figure 3: Select Chip Version - After the hardware is correctly connected, double-click to open LogView, and click on “Connect” as indicated by the red box in the following figure.
Figure 4: Connection Setting Interface
The main interface appears as shown in the following picture. In “Port List”, select the corresponding log port and click “OK”.
Figure 5: Select Port
Interface Description
The LogView main interface includes the title bar, menu bar, tools bar, view bar, message parsing bar, and air message bar.
Figure 6: LogView Main Interface
Table 1: LogView Main Interface
| Name | Description |
| Title bar | Displays different content depending on the state.
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| Menu bar | Entry to basic functions. Relevant functions can be accessed through the menu bar. |
| Tools bar | Entry to common functions. You can quickly find the function you want to operate through the tools bar. |
| View bar | Displays the log information and allows log filtering based on filtering conditions. |
| Message parsing bar | Area to display the parsed message. |
| Air message bar | Area to display the air message. |
Log Capturing
After the module is successfully connected, log capture begins.
Figure 7: Captured Log Message
Log Saving
Automatic Log Saving
You can configure automatic saving log, and set the file size, the file duration and the maximum number of files. You can also set a temporary cache path and the loop mode, where the maximum number of saved files is effective only in the loop mode. Click “Setting” → “File Store Setting”:
Figure 8: Automatic Log Saving
Figure 9: Automatic Log Saving Configuration
Manual Log Saving
There are 2 ways to save the log manually:
- Once log capture is complete, click “Connect” to disconnect, then click “SaveAs”, choose a save path and file name as prompted, and click “Save”.
Figure 10: Disconnection
Figure 11: Method 1 to Save Log Manually - Once log capture is complete, click “Reset”, then select “Yes”, and choose the save path as prompted.
Figure 12: Method 2 to Save Log Manually
Log Importing
After the log is saved, you can import it into Logview for viewing. Click “Open File” to import the log file, or directly drag the log file into the view bar for viewing.
Figure 13: Step 1 to Import the Log File
Figure 14: Step 2 to Import the Log File
Log Viewing
Log Searching
Press “Ctrl” + “F” on the keyboard in the log display area to open the “Find…” dialog. Enter a keyword to search for, and click “Find All” to extract log that match the condition separately. Click “Find” to search upwards or downwards as needed. The “Search Down” and “SearchUp” functions are the same as “Find”.
Figure 15: Log Searching
Log Filtering
Right-click the shortcut in the log display area, and select the “Find All” function, which includes “Item”, “Type”, “Source”, “Message”, and “Advance” options.
Figure 16: Log Selecting
- Item: Filter logs to show only those with the same item as the selected log.
- Type: Filter logs to show only those with the same type as the selected log.
- Source: Filter logs to show only those from the same source thread as the selected log.
- Message: Filter logs based on message type.
- Advance: Filter log based on conditions; open the advanced filter dialog, set the conditions, and click “Find All” to select log that meets the conditions.
Figure 17: Log Filtering
Quick View
To help locate and track the log information of application core, the tool provides a quick button “User Log” that outputs only the application core log. You can also choose the log related to Platform CP, Platform AP, PS, or PHY as needed.
Figure 18: Log Quick View
Log Synchronizing
Clicking “PS” in the tool opens the PS layer log in a new sub-window. Double-clicking the sub-window log, the log is synchronized to the corresponding log in the main window. The sub-window displays information filtered from the main window.
Figure 19: Log Synchronizing
Appendix Reference
Table 2: Terms and Abbreviations
| Abbreviation | Description |
| AP | Application Processor |
| COM | Communication |
| CP | Communication Processor |
| PC | Personal Computer |
| PHY | Physical Layer |
| PS | Packet-Switched |
| USB | Universal Serial Bus |
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