nRF52 Dongle as sniffer

Question

I have programed the nRF52 dongle as sniffer using the hex file from the 3.1 release using nRF Connect programmer. When I plug dongle I expect a COM port to be created in Windows, but this is not the case. Consequently it is not being detected in Wireshark.

Malcolm · Accepted Answer

I have added the line 
 %nRF Sniffer for BlueTooth LE% =DriverInstall, USB\VID_1915&PID_522A&MI_00 
 and this is now working. 
 1. MBR must be present to ensure that the sniffer loads in the correct location 
 2. INF file needs to have correct line to match parameters of the dongle virtual COM port

Malcolm · Answer

The dongle is used by nRF Connect for several apps such as BlueTooth Low Energy, and so I was expecting the same signature for the driver would be used. Anyway it works so I can do debugging over the air. Although I could use the PCA10040, the dongle is far more convenient. I think many will be grateful for this release.

Vidar Berg · Answer

Thanks for the update. I have made a feature request to include the driver in future releases of the nRF sniffer.

Malcolm · Answer

My dongle is working well now.

nRF52 Dongle as sniffer

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