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The Packet Sniffer is a PC software application used to display and store RF packets captured with a listening RF Device. The RF Device is connected to the PC via USB. Various RF protocols are supported. The Packet Sniffer filters and decodes packets and displays them in a convenient way, with options for filtering and storage to a binary file format.

Features
  • Packet sniffer for Bluetooth® low energy networks.
  • Packet sniffer for ZigBee and IEEE 802.15.4 networks.
  • Packet sniffer for RF4CE networks.
  • Packet sniffer for SimpliciTI™ networks.
  • Packet sniffer for Generic protocols (raw packet data).
  • Save/Open file with captured packets.
  • Select fields to be displayed and hidden.
  • Filtering of packets to be displayed.
  • Packet details by display of raw data received by the radio.
  • Accurate timestamping of received packets.
  • Address book with list of all known nodes in the network.
  • A simple time line that displays all packets in the sequence they have been received.
  • Possibility to forward captured data to a UDP socket for real time monitoring of packets using custom tools.

The following combinations of protocols and HW (RF Device) are supported:

Protocol Version Capture device Can be used to capture packets from
Bluetooth®
low energy 		Bluetooth core spec 4.0 CC2540 USB Dongle
CC2540EM+SmartRF05EB 		CC2540
Bluetooth® low energy devices
ZigBee 2007/PRO
2006
2003 		CC2531 USB Dongle
CC2530EM+SmartRF04EB/SmartRF05EB
CC2520EM+SmartRF05EB
CC2430EM+SmartRF04EB/SmartRF05EB
CC2431EM+SmartRF04EB/SmartRF05EB
CC2430DB 		CC2420
CC2430
CC2431
CC2480
CC2520
CC2530
CC2531
2003 CC2420EM+CC2400EB CC2420
RF4CE ZigBee RF4CE 1.0.1 CC2531 USB Dongle
CC2530EM+SmartRF04EB/SmartRF05EB
CC2520EM+SmartRF05EB
CC2430EM+SmartRF04EB/SmartRF05EB
CC2431EM+SmartRF04EB/SmartRF05EB
CC2430DB 		CC2533
CC2530
CC2531
SimpliciTI 1.1.1
1.1.0
1.0.6
1.0.4
1.0.0 		CC2531 USB Dongle
CC2530EM+SmartRF04EB/SmartRF05EB
CC2520EM+SmartRF05EB
CC2430EM+SmartRF04EB/SmartRF05EB
CC2431EM+SmartRF04EB/SmartRF05EB
CC2430DB
 CC2430
CC2431
CC2520
CC2530
CC2531
CC1110EM+SmartRF04EB/SmartRF05EB
CC1111 USB Dongle 		CC1100
CC1100E
CC1101
CC1110
CC1111
CC430
CC2510EM+SmartRF04EB/SmartRF05EB
CC2511 USB Dongle 		CC2500
CC2510
CC2511
Generic Any CC2531 USB Dongle
CC2530EM+SmartRF04EB/SmartRF05EB
CC2520EM+SmartRF05EB
CC2430EM+SmartRF04EB/SmartRF05EB
CC2431EM+SmartRF04EB/SmartRF05EB
CC2430DB
 CC2420
CC2430
CC2431
CC2480
CC2520
CC2530
CC2531
CC2533
CC1110EM+SmartRF04EB/SmartRF05EB
CC1111 USB Dongle 		CC1100
CC1100E
CC1101
CC1150
CC1110
CC1111
CC430
CC2510EM+SmartRF04EB/SmartRF05EB
CC2511 USB Dongle 		CC2500
CC2550
CC2510
CC2511
When sniffing in the sub-1 GHz frequency bands, you need hardware that supports the operating frequencies. Also note that CC1110 and CC1111 have limited support for some frequencies supported by CC1100E.


The packet sniffer used for CC2420DK or CC2420ZDK (with PCB boards CC2400EB + CC2420EM or CC2420DB) has some differences compared with the packet sniffer used for the other HW platforms. The filter features and the packet buffering are different. Please refer to the user manual for details.

SmartRF Packet Sniffer runs on Windows 98, Windows 2000, Windows XP (32 bit), Windows Vista (32 and 64 bit) and Windows 7 (32 and 64 bit).

Installation recommendations:

  • Download the ZIP file to your hard drive.
  • Unzip the file.
  • Read the readme.txt file for information about the release.
  • Uninstall previous versions of the tool.
  • Run the set-up file and follow the instructions.

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SmartRF Protocol Packet Sniffer

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PDF 1789 08 Jul 2011 3,038
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Bluetooth low energy software stack and tools  BLE-STACK  Application Software 
IEEE802.15.4 Medium Access control (MAC) software stack  TIMAC  Application Software 
RF4CE Compliant Protocol Stack  REMOTI  Application Software 
SimpliciTI Compliant Protocol Stack  SIMPLICITI  Application Software 
Z-Stack - ZigBee Protocol Stack  Z-STACK  Application Software 
SmartRF Flash Programmer  FLASH-PROGRAMMER  Software Tools 
SmartRF Studio  SMARTRFTM-STUDIO  Software Tools 
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CC1101  Low-Power Sub-1GHz RF Transceiver  Mesh and IP Networks 
CC1110F32  Sub-1GHz System-on-Chip with MCU and 32kB Flash memory  Proprietary RF 
CC1111F32  Sub-1GHz System-on-Chip with MCU, 32kB Flash memory and USB 2.0  Proprietary RF 
CC2420  Single-Chip 2.4 GHz IEEE 802.15.4 Compliant and ZigBee™ Ready RF Transceiver  Proprietary RF 
CC2430  System-on-Chip Solution for 2.4 GHz IEEE 802.15.4 / ZigBee™  Proprietary RF 
CC2500  Low Cost, Low-Power 2.4 GHz RF Transceiver Designed for Low-Power Wireless Apps in the 2.4 GHz ISM B  Proprietary RF 
CC2510F32  2.4 GHz Radio Transceiver, 8051 MCU and 32 kB Flash memory  Proprietary RF 
CC2511F32  2.4 GHz Radio Transceiver, 8051 MCU, 32 kB Flash memory and full-speed USB interface  Proprietary RF 
CC2520  Second generation 2.4 GHz ZigBee/IEEE 802.15.4 RF transceiver  Mesh and IP Networks 
CC2530  Second Generation System-on-Chip Solution for 2.4 GHz IEEE 802.15.4 / RF4CE / ZigBee  Personal Area Networks 
CC2531  System-on-Chip Solution for IEEE 802.15.4 and ZigBee Applications  Personal Area Networks 
CC2533  A True System-on-Chip Solution for 2.4-GHz IEEE 802.15.4 and ZigBee Applications  Personal Area Networks 
CC2540  2.4GHz Bluetooth Low Energy System-on-Chip Solution  Personal Area Networks 
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