How to use CC2531EMK and Wireshark as Zigbee sniffer.

The following steps show you how to use CC2531EMK and Wireshark as Zigbee sniffer.

1. Download and install TI Wireshark Packet Converter 1.

2. Download and install TI Packet sniffer to get sniffer_fw_cc2531.hex under C:\Program Files (x86)\Texas Instruments\SmartRF Tools\Packet Sniffer\bin\general\firmware. After getting sniffer_fw_cc2531.hex, you can download it to your CC2531EMK using CC Debugger.

3. Plug CC2531EMK into PC and start TiWsPc to select CC2531EMK and Zigbee channel to start TI Wireshark Packet Converter 1.

4. Download and install TI Packet sniffer 2. Copy ti802154ge-x64-2x.dll and tirpi-x64-2x.dll from C:\Program Files (x86)\Texas Instruments\SmartRF Tools\SmartRF Packet Sniffer 2\wireshark\plugins\2.4.x to C:\Program Files (x86)\Wireshark\plugins\2.4.8 (my Wireshar version is 2.4.8 and yours might be different.)

5. Open Wireshark go to Edit > Preferences > Protocols > Zigbee add the Zigbee TC Link Key 5a6967426565416c6c69616e63653039

6. Create a new Desktop shortcut for Wireshark and add the following to the path: -i\\.\pipe\tiwspc_data -k

7. Start Wireshark with the new shortcut created in step 6 and you will see Wireshark sniffing Zigbee data.