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 v3.7 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.
- Install the nRF Sniffer capture plugin.
See the following sections for details about programming the firmware and
installing Wireshark and the capture plugin.