ST AN3406 APPLICATION NOTE

AN3406

Application note

Using an STM32W108-based board and Wireshark for IEEE 802.15.4 packet analysis

1 Introduction

This document describes a PC software application that interfaces STM32W108-based boards with Wireshark for capturing and displaying IEEE 802.15.4 traffic at 2.4 GHz.

This application requires the use of a compatible IEEE 802.15.4 board to interface with Wireshark as an over-the-air protocol analyzer or packet sniffer.

Wireshark is a complete open-source network protocol analyzer, widely used for troubleshooting, analysis, development and education. It enables you to inspect hundreds of protocols, including IEEE 802.15.4 and most related upper-layer protocols, such as Zigbee and 6LoWPAN.

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Contents

1	Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .		1
2	Prerequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .		3
3	Application block diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .		4
4	Installing software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .		5
	4.1	Installing Wireshark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	5
	4.2	Installing the STM32W108 Wireshark server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	5
5	Installing sniffing boards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .		6
	5.1	Plugging in the board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	6
	5.2	Programming the board as a sniffer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	6
6	Virtual sniffer server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .		7
	6.1	Packet capturing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	8
7	Revision history . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .		9

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AN3406	Prerequisites

2Prerequisites

●PC with at least one USB 1.1 port

●Windows XP™ or more recent.

●Any of the compatible boards equipped with STM32W108 microcontroller:

–MB851

–MB950

–MB951

–MB954

These are provided in the following kits:

–STM32W108xx starter kit (part number: STM32W-SK)

–STM32W108xx extension kit (part number: STM32W-EXT)

–STM32W108xx low-cost RF control kit (part number: STM32W-RFCKIT)

Make sure also you have appropriate FTDI drivers installed if your board is equipped with FTDI device. The FTDI drivers can be downloaded from http://www.ftdichip.com/Drivers/D2XX.htm.

●Wireshark 1.4.3 or later. The latest release can be downloaded from www.wireshark.org.

●Installer file: STM32W108-WiresharkServer-1.0.0-Setup.exe, which can be downloaded from http://www.st.com.

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