Hi,
I start the sniffer (on Windows), wait for it to find an advertising device, select that device, and then start Wireshark 1.12.8 .
In Wireshark I can only see broadcasts (ADV_IND) but no data on any channel.
I know for sure that data is being sent and received, since the application works and since I log all communication in my application.
On the "left hand side" I have tested with two different BLE dongles.
On the "right hand side" I am using a BLE development kit from Cypress. All of this is well tried and tested.
All devices are well within a metre from each other.
Using nRF 51 DK.
Have flashed the .HEX file from the Sniffer/Firmware directory.
Sniffer output:
NORDIC SEMICONDUCTOR SNIFFER SOFTWARE v.1.0.1_1111
Sniffer ready and connected on COM13
Software version SVN rev. 1111
Firmware version SVN rev. 1111
Nordic Plugin version version information unavailable
BTLE Plugin version SVN rev. 1111
...snip..
Available devices:
# public name RSSI device address
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-> [X] 0 BLE Slider and L.. -53 dBm 00:a0:50:02:27:27 public
Sniffing device 0 - "BLE Slider and LED"
Note thet "Nordic Plugin version" does not have a value.
"nordic_ble.dll" is is wiresharks plugin directory. "btle.dll" is not, maybe because that functionality is now included in Wireshark.
=== update ===
I got the Linux version working, and get the same result. Added a print of every packet received in _continuouslyPipe in SnifferCollector
Got packet 06, 02, 01, FF, 07, 0E, 57, 04
Got packet 06, 02, 01, 00, 08, 0E, 57, 04
Got packet 06, 02, 01, 01, 08, 0E, 57, 04
Got packet 06, 36, 01, 02, 08, 06, 0A, 01, 25, 2D, 00, 00, 12, 03, 21, 01, D6, BE, 89, 8E, 00, 23, 27, 27, 02, 50, A0, 00, 02, 01, 06, 13, 09, 42, 4C, 45, 20, 53, 6C, 69, 64, 65, 72, 20, 61, 6E, 64, 20, 4C, 45, 44, 05, 16, B5, CA, A2, CA, 7C, 0C, C5
Got packet 06, 36, 01, 03, 08, 06, 0A, 01, 26, 2D, 00, 00, 7A, 03, 00, 00, D6, BE, 89, 8E, 00, 23, 27, 27, 02, 50, A0, 00, 02, 01, 06, 13, 09, 42, 4C, 45, 20, 53, 6C, 69, 64, 65, 72, 20, 61, 6E, 64, 20, 4C, 45, 44, 05, 16, B5, CA, A2, CA, 7C, 0C, C5
Got packet 06, 36, 01, 04, 08, 06, 0A, 01, 27, 2D, 00, 00, 7A, 03, 00, 00, D6, BE, 89, 8E, 00, 23, 27, 27, 02, 50, A0, 00, 02, 01, 06, 13, 09, 42, 4C, 45, 20, 53, 6C, 69, 64, 65, 72, 20, 61, 6E, 64, 20, 4C, 45, 44, 05, 16, B5, CA, A2, CA, 7C, 0C, C5
Got packet 06, 02, 01, 05, 08, 0E, 57, 04
Got packet 06, 02, 01, 06, 08, 0E, 57, 04
Got packet 06, 02, 01, 07, 08, 0E, 57, 04
Got packet 06, 36, 01, 08, 08, 06, 0A, 01, 25, 2D, 00, 00, A2, FF, 02, 00, D6, BE, 89, 8E, 00, 23, 27, 27, 02, 50, A0, 00, 02, 01, 06, 13, 09, 42, 4C, 45, 20, 53, 6C, 69, 64, 65, 72, 20, 61, 6E, 64, 20, 4C, 45, 44, 05, 16, B5, CA, A2, CA, 7C, 0C, C5
Got packet 06, 35, 01, 09, 08, 06, 0A, 01, 26, 2D, 00, 00, 78, 05, 00, 00, D6, BE, 89, 8E, 05, 22, 6B, 13, DA, 72, 02, 00, 27, 27, 02, 50, A0, 00, DF, 4A, 65, 50, 41, BF, 08, 03, 16, 00, 36, 00, 00, 00, 2A, 00, FF, FF, FF, FF, 1F, B0, EA, C1, 0B
Following device
###### Found dev BLE device ""BLE Slider and LED"" ([0, 160, 80, 2, 39, 39, False]). Start wireshark with -Y btle -k -i /tmp/Sniffer/SnifferAPIBuild/logs/nordic_ble.pipe
Got packet 06, 02, 01, 0A, 08, 0E, 57, 04
Got packet 06, 02, 01, 0B, 08, 0E, 57, 04
... more of these...
So the broadcast packets reach the SnifferCollector, but no other traffic.
I then added a similar print in PacketRead::getPacket, with the same result. Broadcast packets only.
It would seem that the data packets don't get sent by the firmware.
Does the firmware make any assumptions as to the "correct" sequence of packets? Maybe my application sends packets in the "wrong" way, acoording to the firmware, even though the application works.
=== update 2 ===
Still on Linux.
To avoid any problems that my "left hand side" (a Linux-based application) might cause, I tried a generic GATT client (Cypress CySmart, on Windows). Same result, broadcast packets only.
/Lars
