[How-to] wireshark nordic BTLE plugin

how-to-wireshark-ble.md

sniffer firmware

• Download and extract the latest Sniffer firmware

• Flash the .hex file found in the /Firmware:

    $> JLinkExe -if SWD -device nrf51
    h
    w4 0x4001e504, 0x2
    w4 0x4001e50c, 0x1
    loadbin ble-sniffer_nRF51822_1.0.1_1111_Sniffer.hex, 0
    r
    g
  

build wireshark 1.12

note: On archlinux you need to setup a python2 env.

curl https://2.na.dl.wireshark.org/src/wireshark-1.12.12.tar.bz2 | tar x
cd wireshark-1.12.12
./autogen.sh
./configure --without-lua --without-qt --with-gtk3=yes --enable-shared=yes
make
make install 

build nordic_ble plugin

git clone git@github.com:ambrice/nordic_ble.git
cd nordic_ble
mkdir build
cd build
cmake -DWIRESHARK_INCLUDE_DIRS=../wireshark-1.12.12 ..
make
make install

install&run adafruit ble sniffer python

git clone git@github.com:adafruit/Adafruit_BLESniffer_Python.git
cd Adafruit_BLESniffer_Python
python2 sniffer.py /dev/ttyACM0

launch wireshark

wireshark-gtk -Y btle -k -i logs/ble.pipe

does it work with Wireshark 2.x? Thx, Adib.