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nRFSniffer shows only Advertisement Indicators

I'm trying to listen to a bluetooth low energy connection between a smart bracelet and my smartphone. In Wireshark 1.10.1 I only can see the Advertising Indicators. As soon as the bracelet is paired with the smartphone application, I can't see any further log entries in wireshark (but I know that there IS data exchange between bracelet and smartphone).

Now I found some older threads in the dev zone (like devzone.nordicsemi.com/.../), where a dev says it's a known bug. Is there any information if and when this bug will be fixed? Or did I bought the sniffer hardware for nothing? I'm really disappointed and frustrated. If this bug won't be fixed, could you recommend a software which is compatible with the hardware?

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  • It's more important how the UART data is transferred to the PC, in our case (the Nordic sniffer using Nordic dongle) we use the Segger Jlink chip to work as FTDI chip. I haven't tested with the Adafruit sniffer.

    Could you explain a little bit more on "As soon as the bracelet is paired with the smartphone application, I can't see any further log entries in wireshark (but I know that there IS data exchange between bracelet and smartphone)."

    You meant paired or connected ? If the two device don't pair but just connect can you see anything ?

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  • It's more important how the UART data is transferred to the PC, in our case (the Nordic sniffer using Nordic dongle) we use the Segger Jlink chip to work as FTDI chip. I haven't tested with the Adafruit sniffer.

    Could you explain a little bit more on "As soon as the bracelet is paired with the smartphone application, I can't see any further log entries in wireshark (but I know that there IS data exchange between bracelet and smartphone)."

    You meant paired or connected ? If the two device don't pair but just connect can you see anything ?

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