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1. PIN Code (ASCII) - enter up to 6 character ASCII pin, used for legacy pairing.
2. PIN Code (Hex) - enter the hex equivalent of the ASCII pin; used for legacy pairing
3. Link Key - Enter the link key if it is known; if the kink key is already in the database it will be entered automatically after the
master and slave device selectioin.
6. LE Datasource
You can configure the BPA 500 protocol analyzer for sniffing
Bluetooth
low energy communications by selecting
LE Only
and
Dual
Mode
in
Devices Under Test
tab. This part of the quick start guide provides a very brief LE datasource setup. Refer to the BPA 500
Help or the Frontline BPA 500 Hardware and Software User Manual at FTE.com for more details on LE settings.
Select the default
LE Device
value in the drop down is
Sync to First Master
. To begin sniffing
Bluetooth
low energy simply click the
red button to start. The analyzer will connect to and capture data from the first available advertizing channels.
LE Encryption
Enter the Long Term Key for the Encryption. The Long Term
Key is similar to the Link key in Classic. It is a persistent key
that is stored in both devices and used to derive a fresh
encryption key each time the devices go encrypted.
PIN/OOB data
is optional and not required.
7. Start Capture
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Click the Start Sniffing icon on the BPA 500 datasource toolbar.
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As data is being captured, the
Capture Status
message in the
Control
window indicates the synchronization status of the
Frontline BPA 500 analyzer as well as the Master-Slave relationship.
When you are capturing data, there are several important concepts to consider.
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Files are placed in
My Capture Files
by default and have a .cfa extension. Choose Directories from the Options menu on the
Control
window to change the default file location.
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Watch the status bar on the
Control
window to monitor how full the file is. When the file is full, it begins to wrap , which means
the oldest data will be overwritten by new data.
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Click the
Stop
icon
to temporarily stop data capture. Click the
Start Capture
icon again to resume capture. Stopping capture
means no data will be added to the capture file until capture is resumed, but the previously captured date remains in the file.
8. Analyze Data
From the
Control
window toolbar select the following icons
to view and analyze the captured data.
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Event Display
- for framed data, used to
conduct byte-level analysis.
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Frame Display
- for framed data, used to conduct protocol-level analysis.
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Message Sequence Chart
(MSG) - Displays information about messages passed between protocol layers.
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Bluetooth Timeline
- Graphically displays Bluetooth packet information with emphasis on time and payload throughput.
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C
oexistence View
- Graphically displays Classic Bluetooth, Bluetooth low energy, and 802.11 packet information with
emphasis on time and payload throughput.
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Bluetooth low energy Timeline
- Graphically displays Bluetooth low energy packet information with emphasis on time and
payload throughput.