SmartRF Protocol Packet Sniffer Status: PREVIEW

Product Information

Description

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 ZigBee 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.
• 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.

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

Protocol	Version	Capture device	Can be used to capture packets from
ZigBee	2003	CC2420EM+CC2400EB	CC2420
	2007/PRO 2006 2003	CC2430DB CC2430EM+SmartRF04EB/SmartRF05EB CC2431EM+SmartRF04EB/SmartRF05EB CC2530EM+SmartRF04EB/SmartRF05EB CC2520EM+SmartRF05EB CC2531 USB Dongle	CC2420 CC2430 CC2431 CC2480 CC2520 CC2530 CC2531
RF4CE	1.0	CC2430DB CC2430EM+SmartRF04EB/SmartRF05EB CC2431EM+SmartRF04EB/SmartRF05EB CC2530EM+SmartRF04EB/SmartRF05EB CC2520EM+SmartRF05EB CC2531 USB Dongle	CC2420 CC2430 CC2431 CC2520 CC2530 CC2531
SimpliciTI	1.1.0 1.0.6 1.0.4 1.0.0	CC2430DB CC2430EM+SmartRF04EB/SmartRF05EB CC2431EM+SmartRF04EB/SmartRF05EB CC2530EM+SmartRF04EB/SmartRF05EB CC2520EM+SmartRF05EB CC2531 USB Dongle	CC2420 CC2430 CC2431 CC2520 CC2530 CC2531
		CC1110EM+SmartRF04EB/SmartRF05EB CC1111 USB Dongle	CC1100 CC1100E CC1101 CC1150 CC1110 CC1111 CC430
		CC2510EM+SmartRF04EB/SmartRF05EB CC2511 USB Dongle	CC2500 CC2550 CC2510 CC2511
Generic	Any	CC2430DB CC2430EM+SmartRF04EB/SmartRF05EB CC2431EM+SmartRF04EB/SmartRF05EB CC2530EM+SmartRF04EB/SmartRF05EB CC2520EM+SmartRF05EB CC2531 USB Dongle	CC2420 CC2430 CC2431 CC2480 CC2520 CC2530 CC2531
		CC1110EM+SmartRF04EB/SmartRF05EB CC1111 USB Dongle	CC1100 CC1100E CC1101 CC1150 CC1110 CC1111 CC430
		CC2510EM+SmartRF04EB/SmartRF05EB CC2511 USB Dongle	CC2500 CC2550 CC2510 CC2511

Support Software

• Texas Instruments Packet Sniffer 2.12.1 (Rev. N) (zip 8486 KB) 19043 views
  13 Nov 2009 

Compatibility Issues

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.

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.