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RF-DG-32A 

www.szrfstar.com

                                                                                                                                                Ver1.0 - Mar., 2020 

Shenzhen RF-star Technology Co., Ltd.                                                                                                                   

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1 Description 

1. 

This sniffer packet capture tool RF-DG-32A can be used to capture 1M / 2M bps data under the BLE5.0 protocol. 

2. 

It is backward compatible with BLE 4.2 and can fully capture BLE4.2 data packets. 

3. 

This tool supports capturing broadcast packets and data packets of our Nordic solutions nRF52810, nRF52832, 

nRF52840 and TI solutions CC2640R2F, CC2642R, CC2652R and other series BLE5.0 modules. 

Bluetooth Protocol 

Support or Not 

Description 

BLE4.2 

Yes 

RF-star sniffer is backward compatible with BLE4.2 

BLE5.0 

1 Mbps 

Yes 

 

2 Mbps 

No 

If the user needs to work at 2M bps, the program can be 

adjusted to 1 Mbps first for data capture test. 

Long range 

No 

nRF52832 chip does not support long range mode. 

Extend packet 

No 

Nordic official firmware does not support extend packet. 

If Wireshark is adopted to capture the packets, the extend 

packet can be captured but no detailed information. 

For the official reply about not being able to capture the extend packet, please check the following link:   

https://devzone.nordicsemi.com/f/nordic-q-a/53885/rookie-seeking-help-to-receive-extended-adverts/217939#217939

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Summary of Contents for RF-DG-32A

Page 1: ...2A www szrfstar com Ver1 0 Mar 2020 Shenzhen RF star Technology Co Ltd Page 1 of 19 RF DG 32A Bluetooth Low Energy 5 0 Sniffer nRF52832 USB Dongle Version 1 0 Shenzhen RF star Technology Co Ltd Mar 26...

Page 2: ...onment 6 3 3 Install Python 7 3 4 Install Pyserial v3 4 8 4 Instruction for Use 10 5 Application Implementation and Layout 15 5 1 Recommended Operation Conditions 15 5 2 Basic Operation of Hardware 15...

Page 3: ...etooth Protocol Support or Not Description BLE4 2 Yes RF star sniffer is backward compatible with BLE4 2 BLE5 0 1 Mbps Yes 2 Mbps No If the user needs to work at 2M bps the program can be adjusted to...

Page 4: ...to be captured 2 Download the Wireshark software to install and configure the environment Wireshark download address https www wireshark org download Wireshark environment configuration tutorial http...

Page 5: ...ckage file nrfsniffer200beta312oct20181c2a221 zip hereinafter collectively referred to as the zip is decompressed as shown in the following figure Note Do not change the installation steps otherwise t...

Page 6: ...t need to be allowed and accepted until the installation is complete and then restart the computer 3 2 Configure Wireshark Environment 1 Open Wireshark help about Wireshark folder double click to open...

Page 7: ...figured websites in Wireshark as shown below 4 Open the profiles folder under the pop up folder 5 Then copy the Profile_nRF_Sniffer_v2_001 folder in the decompressed zip file to the profiles folder as...

Page 8: ...ine interface note that running cmd as an administrator the computer used for the demonstration is the administrator by default If not please google How to Run cmd as administrator enter pip version c...

Page 9: ...his path may be different please adjust it yourself as shown below after switching If the switch is not smooth you can also directly click and hold the shift button in the C Program Files Wireshark ex...

Page 10: ...Instruction for Use 1 After the software is successfully installed connect the RF DG 32A to the PC via USB open Wireshark and select nRF sniffer COMx 2 Select View Interface Toolbar nRF sniffer in the...

Page 11: ...n RF star Technology Co Ltd Page 11 of 19 3 Select any RF star BLE slave development board to power on for broadcasting 4 Capture the data packets of the specified MAC address device You can check the...

Page 12: ...click the device filter drop down box to select the device with the corresponding MAC address After selecting the fixed device only the data packets related to the device will be captured 5 After Wir...

Page 13: ...including the connection process and the data packets after the connection Double click any packet to view the specific content For example the device captures the broadcast packet as follows 7 When...

Page 14: ...module After receiving the BLE module will forward the data to the APP The data captured by Sniffer is the data sent by BLE to the APP as shown in the following figure Similarly we can capture the da...

Page 15: ...imum value Please ensure the stable power supply and no frequently fluctuated voltage 3 It is recommended to stay away from the devices whose TTL protocol is the same 2 4 GHz physical layer for exampl...

Page 16: ...bled It is necessary to ensure the power supply reliability 3 If the extension wire or feeder wire is of poor quality or too long the bit error rate will be high 5 4 Electrostatics Discharge Warnings...

Page 17: ...w szrfstar com Ver1 0 Mar 2020 Shenzhen RF star Technology Co Ltd Page 17 of 19 Figure 1 Recommended Reflow for Lead Free Solder 5 6 Optional Packaging Figure 2 Optional Packaging Mode Note Default tr...

Page 18: ...DG 32A www szrfstar com Ver1 0 Mar 2020 Shenzhen RF star Technology Co Ltd Page 18 of 19 6 Revision History Date Version No Description Author 2020 03 26 V1 0 The initial version is released Aroo Wan...

Page 19: ...dd Room 601 Block C Skyworth Building High tech Park Nanshan District Shenzhen Guangdong China Tel 86 755 3695 3756 Chengdu Branch Add No B4 12 Building No 1 No 1480 Tianfu Road North Section Incubati...

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