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How to use QDL
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Document Title:
How to use QDL
Version:
1.0
Date:
2013-10-14
Status:
Release
Author
aaron
General Notes
SIMCom offers this information as a service to its customers, to support application and engineering efforts that
use the products designed by SIMCom. The information provided is based upon requirements specifically
provided to SIMCom by the customers. SIMCom has not undertaken any independent search for additional
relevant information, including any information that may be in the customer’s possession. Furthermore, system
validation of this product designed by SIMCom within a larger electronic system remains the responsibility of the
customer or the customer’s system integrator. All specifications supplied herein are subject to change.
Copyright
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Copyright © Shanghai SIMCom Wireless Solutions Ltd. 2012
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Contents
General Notes ...................................................................................................................................................... - 2 V e r s i o n H i s t o r y ...................................................................................................................................... - 3 1 QDL on Windows ........................................................................................................................................... - 5 2
QDL on Linux................................................................................................................................................. - 5 -
2.1
Modify the QDL ......................................................................................................................................... - 5 -
2.2
Build the QDL ............................................................................................................................................. - 6 -
2.3
Update the firmware..................................................................................................................................... - 6 -
2.3.1
Preparing:.................................................................................................................................................. - 6 -
2.3.2
Updating: .................................................................................................................................................. - 7 -
2.3.3
Checking: .................................................................................................................................................. - 9 -
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1 QDL on Windows
[Need to add]
2 QDL on Linux
Since the development environment is different one by one on Linux platform, so
SIMCOM will release QDL with source code; one must build the QDL first before updating
the firmware.
QDL source files:
2.1
Modify the QDL
Currently QDL supports the following products: SIM5218, SIM5215, SIM5216,
SIM5320,SIM6216 One need to modify the source code first in order to update the
specific SIMCOM module.
Following platforms are supported:
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2.2
Build the QDL
Please make sure the development environment is ready (compiler, linker, header
files, libs etc) before building the QDL.
Please enter into QDL source code directory and type the command “make” to
compile the QDL.
If no error happened, the execute file QDL will be generated in the
directory: ./qdl_bin/
2.3
2.3.1
Update the firmware
Preparing:
As move through this chapter, QDL is ready, one can prepare to update the
firmware, please make sure the firmware resides in the right directory.
The update directory for SIM5218, SIM5215, SIM5216:
The update directory for SIM5320:
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2.3.2
Updating:
If everything (QDL, firmware, SIMCOM’s module) is ready, one can start to
update the firmware by execute the application QDL.
Updating:
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Done:
At the start stage of the update process if QDL prints the following log:
Please enter H1 for SIM5218, SIM5215 and SIM5216, or enter KPRBL for SIM5320.
For more detail about the firmware directory please see the function
downloading () of the file download.cpp
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2.3.3
Checking:
Once the update process is done, one can use the AT command “+SIMCOMATI”to
check if the update process is successfully or not.
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Contact us
Shanghai SIMCom Wireless Solutions Ltd.
Add: Building A, SIM Technology Building, No.633, Jinzhong Road, Changning
District
200335
Tel: +86 21 3252 3300
Fax: +86 21 3252 3301
URL: http:/www.sim.com/wm/
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