Teledyne Lecroy BPA Quick Start Manual

Quick Start

Guide

Computer System Requirements

Supported Systems

l Operating System: Windows 7/8/10
l USB:USB 2.0 and later

Minimum Requirements

l Processor: Core i5 at 2.7 GHz
l RAM: 4 GB
l Free Hard Disk Space on C: drive: 20 GB

1. Connecting/Powering

Install Software

l From Download: Download the latest ComProbe installer

from FTE.com. Once downloaded, double-click the
installer and follow the directions.

http://www.fte.com/bpale-soft

Insert the USB cable mini-connector into the USB port on the Frontline BPA low energy
hardware.

Insert the other end of the USB cable into the PC.

2. Select Data Capture Method

Now that the Frontline BPA low energy hardware is powered up , the next step is to
open Frontline BPA low energy software and select the data capture method.

Open "Frontline [version #]" from the Start menu or from the Desktop folder.

Select "Frontline ComProbe Protocol Analysis System".

The Select Data Capture Method dialog appears.

Select Bluetooth low energy and click Run.

The ComProbe BPAlow energy analyzer's Control window will open. From the

Options menu select I/O Settings or click on the toolbar.

Frontline Technical Support: Phone [phone] or email [e-mail]

3. Configure the Datasource

Note: Frontline BPA LE supports Bluetooth low energy features through Bluetooth 4.2, except optional extended

packet length.

The Devices Under Test dialog has all the setup information the
analyzer needs in order to capture data from the Bluetooth
device(s).

You do not need to actually do anything here. If you leave the LE

Device drop down set to the default of Sync with First Master,

the low energy analyzer will scan the three advertizing channels,
and follow the first connect request it sees regardless of which
device the connect request comes from.

You can also fill in a device address instead. If you do so, the low
energy analyzer will only follow connect requests originating at
the address specified.

LE Encryption

For encrypted low energy transmissions, enter the Long Term

Key. The Long Term Key is similar to the link key in Classic

Bluetooth. It is a persistent key that is stored in both devices in a
link, and it is used to derive a fresh encryption key each time the
devices go encrypted.

Enter a PIN/OOB data for pairing. The PIN entry is a six-digit (or
less if leading zeros are omitted) decimal. For OOB enter a 14­digit hexadecimal code preceded by 0x. OOB exchange is via a
channel that is different than the low energy transmission itself.

4. Start Sniffing

Now we have our Frontline software installed, devices turned on, and identified the Frontline BPA low
energy hardware. It is time to sniff the communication between the devices.

Select Start Sniffing on the datasource dialog toolbar red button or from the ComProbe BPA low

energy menu .

5. Analyze the Data

From the Control window toolbar select the following
icons to view and analyze the captured data.

l

Event Display - for framed data, used to

conduct byte-level analysis.

l

Frame Display - for framed data, used to

conduct protocol-level analysis.

Frontline Technical Support: Phone [phone] or email [e-mail]