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JN-UG-3121 v1.1
B. Installing a Packet Sniffer
One of the JN5179 USB Dongles supplied in the development kit is programmed with
an NXP packet sniffer application - this dongle is indicated with a red sticker. For more
information on the JN5179 USB Dongles, refer to
.
This section describes how re-program either of the dongles with the packet sniffer
application. To use a dongle as a sniffer, you must also install the Ubiqua Protocol
Analyzer software on the PC from which the packet sniffing will be conducted.
Proceed as follows:
1.
Plug the JN5179 USB Dongle into the PC.
2.
Program the sniffer application binary into the JN5179 device on the dongle:
The sniffer binary file
JennicSniffer_JN5179_1000000_HP.bin
is
provided in the JN517x Software Developer’s Kit (SDK), in the directory
<SDK root>\bstudio_nxp\sdk\JN-SW-42xx\Tools\JennicSniffer
.
For information on re-programming a JN5179 USB Dongle, refer to
3.
Download the Ubiqua Protocol Analyzer software and install it on the PC:
You can obtain the Ubiqua Protocol Analyzer software from the following
web site:
www.ubilogix.com/products/ubiqua
(a free trial version is
available)
Run the downloaded installer and follow the on-screen installation
instructions
4.
Start the Ubiqua Protocol Analyzer (ensure that the PC is connected to the
Internet).
User documentation for the Ubiqua Protocol Analyzer is available from the above
Ubiqua web site.
