nRF Sniffer for Bluetooth LE v4.1.x

Installing the nRF Sniffer

The nRF Sniffer for Bluetooth® LE software consists of firmware that is programmed onto a Development Kit (DK) or dongle and a capture plugin for Wireshark that records and analyzes the detected data.

Before you start setting up the nRF Sniffer, check Minimum requirements.
Download nRF Sniffer for Bluetooth LE v4.x or later and extract the archive into a folder of your choice. In the following sections, this folder is referred to as Sniffer_Software.
Then program the firmware to the DK or dongle, install the nRF Sniffer capture tool, and add a Wireshark profile for the nRF Sniffer as described in the following sections.