Can current nRF52840 dongle based BLE sniffer detect extended advertisements?

[saintnever]

Hi,

I'm wondering if the current nRF sniffer firmware (v3.0.0) can detect extended advertisements on arbitrary channels? Is it supported in the firmware? If so, can I use the python script to list all current extended advertisements? In essence, I have a customized BLE advertiser that can broadcast on an arbitrary channel (not limited to 37, 38, 39), and want the sniffer to look for advertising packets on all channels. 

[Simonr]

Hi

Extended advertising is not yet supported by the nRF Sniffer. You may be able to see the initial packet ADV_EXT_IND but not the actual extended packets. Note that the nRF Sniffer does not support the nRF52840 Dongle either currently, as the supported devices are: the nRF52840 DK, nRF52 DK, nRF51 DK or the nRF51 Dongle.

Best regards,

Simon

[saintnever]

Hi Simonr,

Thanks for the answer! For this purpose, can I use the radio test example to scan for BLE packets on all channels?

TX 

[Simonr]

Hi

I'm sorry, but the radio test example can set the radio in RX mode, but it won't be able to receive any data. As far as I know, we don't have any tools to scan for extended packets as you describe at the time,

Best regards,

Simon