Installing nRF Sniffer for 802.15.4

nRF Sniffer for 802.15.4

The nRF Sniffer for 802.15.4 consists of firmware that is programmed onto a development kit or dongle and a capture plugin for Wireshark that records and analyzes the detected data.

Before you set up the nRF Sniffer, make sure that you have satisfied the following prerequisites:
  • Install Python v3.10 or later on your computer if you do not already have it.
  • Clone the nRF Sniffer for 802.15.4 GitHub respository into a folder of your choice. In the following sections, this folder will be referred to as Sniffer_Software.
  • Program the firmware to the development kit or dongle.
  • Install Wireshark 4.0 or later.
See the following sections for details about programming the firmware and installing Wireshark.