Sniffer device compatibility

[pikachu]

Hi guys

I have one nrf 51822 demo board.

And I want to buy one more board as BLE sniffer.

Can I use a nrf52832 demo board as sniffer to grab packet between phone and nrf 51822 demo board.

Is there any compatibility questions?

Thanks.

[Sigurd]

Hi,

The official supported hardware is covered in Chapter 1.1 in the nRF Sniffer User Guide v1.4. To set up the Sniffer you will need one of the following kits :

• nRF51822 Evaluation Kit (PCA10001) and a mini USB cable
• nRF51422 Evaluation Kit (PCA10003) v3.0.0 or later and a mini USB cable
• nRF51822 Development Kit dongle (PCA10000)
• nRF51-DK (PCA10028) v1.0.0 or later and a micro USB cable
• nRF51 Dongle (PCA10031)

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There is no officialy supported sniffer firmware for the nRF52, but there is an unofficial sniffer firmware for the nRF52832-DK found in this thread. If you are buying a board that will be mainly used as a sniffer, I would recommend buying one of the officially supported boards.

[pikachu]

OK. I got it. Thanks.