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Wireless nRF24L01+ sniffer for MySensors

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  • YveauxY Yveaux

    @gonzalonal I reproduced compiling the latest version on Github with Arduino IDE 1.6.5.
    It compiles without problems on my IDE, on Windows.
    Some things you can try:

    • Reinstall the Arduino IDE and/or make sure you're using 1.6.5
    • Extract the NRF24 Sniffer source code to its own sketchbook location. Don't put any other stuff in there (e.g. no MySensors libraries). Point the Arduino IDE to this location (File -> Preferences -> Sketchbook location, save and restart the IDE)

    Good luck!

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    @Yveaux
    Thanks Yveaux. Pointing the sketch path in the right direction made the trick.
    Once again, thanks.

    Regards.

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      hoegaarden_bier
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      Is there anyone who has the Wireshark dissectors for the latest 1.5 api?
      Mine is complaining about "The Procedure entry point tvb_length could not be located in the DLL library libwireshark.dll"

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      • hoegaarden_bierH hoegaarden_bier

        Is there anyone who has the Wireshark dissectors for the latest 1.5 api?
        Mine is complaining about "The Procedure entry point tvb_length could not be located in the DLL library libwireshark.dll"

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        @hoegaarden_bier use the Wireshark version as defined on my blog. Possibly the portable version of Wireshark.
        Wireshark keeps changing their dissector api so sure to lack of time I stopped updating them.

        http://yveaux.blogspot.nl

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          freeck
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          #86

          Hi there,

          The (my:blush: ) sniffer tool has trouble interpretating float values, received from temperature/humidity sensors.
          The data payload indicates that the sniffer receives 5 bytes instead of the expected 4 bytes of the float32 variable, the extra byte is always a 0x01. The preceeding 4 bytes are the expected bytes of the float.
          After swapping the hardware, both cpu and nrf24 , still the same result....
          Integers and booleans are received OK, and my serial gateway receives the correct float values.

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            Hi there,

            The (my:blush: ) sniffer tool has trouble interpretating float values, received from temperature/humidity sensors.
            The data payload indicates that the sniffer receives 5 bytes instead of the expected 4 bytes of the float32 variable, the extra byte is always a 0x01. The preceeding 4 bytes are the expected bytes of the float.
            After swapping the hardware, both cpu and nrf24 , still the same result....
            Integers and booleans are received OK, and my serial gateway receives the correct float values.

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            Yveaux
            Mod
            wrote on last edited by
            #87

            @freeck iirr float decoding was not implemented yet in the Wireshark dissector.

            http://yveaux.blogspot.nl

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            • YveauxY Yveaux

              @freeck iirr float decoding was not implemented yet in the Wireshark dissector.

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              freeck
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              #88

              @Yveaux
              Hi, thanks for the quick response....
              But I do not understand: I get float values on my screen but the wrong interpretation.
              Perhaps a better question: is there an indication when this will be solved, as I appreciate the sniffer tool very much!?

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              • F freeck

                @Yveaux
                Hi, thanks for the quick response....
                But I do not understand: I get float values on my screen but the wrong interpretation.
                Perhaps a better question: is there an indication when this will be solved, as I appreciate the sniffer tool very much!?

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                Yveaux
                Mod
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                #89

                @freeck
                @Yveaux said:

                was not implemented yet

                Maybe I should rephrase: it was implemented, but doesn't work right ;-)
                See: https://github.com/Yveaux/NRF24_Sniffer/issues/2

                For MySensors 2.0 the sniffer will have to be updated.
                I might pick this one up along the way.

                http://yveaux.blogspot.nl

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                • YveauxY Yveaux

                  @freeck
                  @Yveaux said:

                  was not implemented yet

                  Maybe I should rephrase: it was implemented, but doesn't work right ;-)
                  See: https://github.com/Yveaux/NRF24_Sniffer/issues/2

                  For MySensors 2.0 the sniffer will have to be updated.
                  I might pick this one up along the way.

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                  bilbolodz
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                  @Yveaux said in Wireless nRF24L01+ sniffer for MySensors:

                  For MySensors 2.0 the sniffer will have to be updated.
                  Any chance for Mysensrs 2.1.1 support?

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                  • B bilbolodz

                    @Yveaux said in Wireless nRF24L01+ sniffer for MySensors:

                    For MySensors 2.0 the sniffer will have to be updated.
                    Any chance for Mysensrs 2.1.1 support?

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                    Yveaux
                    Mod
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                    #91

                    @bilbolodz not from my side anywhere soon... Just too busy...

                    http://yveaux.blogspot.nl

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                    • YveauxY Yveaux

                      @bilbolodz not from my side anywhere soon... Just too busy...

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                      bilbolodz
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                      #92

                      @Yveaux Sad to hear that.

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                        tonbor
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                        Wireshark is version 3, MySensors 2.3.1 released 2018. nrf24 protocol with old dll is not working. Cost me hours tot find out it is "Oude Meuk", and not working with Wireshark error message "dissector not found". Please @Hek and @Yveaux release working version or wipe it from the forum at many places, PLEASE!

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                        • T tonbor

                          Wireshark is version 3, MySensors 2.3.1 released 2018. nrf24 protocol with old dll is not working. Cost me hours tot find out it is "Oude Meuk", and not working with Wireshark error message "dissector not found". Please @Hek and @Yveaux release working version or wipe it from the forum at many places, PLEASE!

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                          #94

                          @tonbor said in Wireless nRF24L01+ sniffer for MySensors:

                          Wireshark is version 3, MySensors 2.3.1 released 2018. nrf24 protocol with old dll is not working. Cost me hours tot find out it is "Oude Meuk", and not working with Wireshark error message "dissector not found".

                          MySensors protocol support for 1.x and 2.x is included. The protocol 2.x hasn't changed for 2.3.1
                          The wireshark version referenced from the blog (1.10.8) still works with the included dlls. The Wireshark devs make it nearly impossible to create a dissector that compiles with newer versions as the wireshark api keeps changing.

                          This 'oude meuk' is still working as released.

                          http://yveaux.blogspot.nl

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                          • YveauxY Yveaux

                            @tonbor said in Wireless nRF24L01+ sniffer for MySensors:

                            Wireshark is version 3, MySensors 2.3.1 released 2018. nrf24 protocol with old dll is not working. Cost me hours tot find out it is "Oude Meuk", and not working with Wireshark error message "dissector not found".

                            MySensors protocol support for 1.x and 2.x is included. The protocol 2.x hasn't changed for 2.3.1
                            The wireshark version referenced from the blog (1.10.8) still works with the included dlls. The Wireshark devs make it nearly impossible to create a dissector that compiles with newer versions as the wireshark api keeps changing.

                            This 'oude meuk' is still working as released.

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                            tonbor
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                            @yveaux Well this is your description: "Installation As you can see in the description above, the console application and Wireshark dissectors are currently only available for Windows (anyone who volunteers to port them to Linux and/or Mac, please do so and let me know). In the description below I assume you've already downloaded and installed: Wireshark - I used 1.10.8, either 32- or 64-bits"

                            Well I suppose you meant it is only working with Wireshark - 1.10.8, that's really only using "Oude Meuk" Sorry I wasted my time, and I see too late more people did.

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                              @yveaux Well this is your description: "Installation As you can see in the description above, the console application and Wireshark dissectors are currently only available for Windows (anyone who volunteers to port them to Linux and/or Mac, please do so and let me know). In the description below I assume you've already downloaded and installed: Wireshark - I used 1.10.8, either 32- or 64-bits"

                              Well I suppose you meant it is only working with Wireshark - 1.10.8, that's really only using "Oude Meuk" Sorry I wasted my time, and I see too late more people did.

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                              @tonbor you’ve been a member here long enough to know that this forum is a place for people helping eachother.

                              I understand that you are frustrated, but if everyone in a diy community who ever got frustrated were to get angry on the other people who tried to help, the world would be full with angry people.

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                                Indeed, helping each other is not pointing with kingsize letters to obsolete software or leaving the thread there without any warning. Sorry if I was carried away with my anger after trying for a day to get things working.

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                                  https://www.filepuma.com/download/wireshark_64bit_1.10.8-6009/download/
                                  with a little help from my friends ……..:relaxed: :helmet_with_white_cross:

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                                    Did anyone ever get this working in Linux? Possibly with Wine?

                                    Unless I missed it somewhere, from what I could tell reading the thread, it doesn't look like it.

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                                      Hi, I have the sniffer and wireshark running to capture a 256kbps MySensors 2.3.1 network which is part of a working home automation setup. It does capture some packets over a test period of a few minutes but the sniffer program (in verbose mode) reports it is missing several thousand packets. Also, the hundred or so packets that it has captured appear unintelligible in wireshark. Can anyone tell me what parameters I should be using when I start the nrf24sniffer program please ? I think I have some parameters incorrectly set. Many thanks for any advice you can offer.

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                                      • A apharvey99

                                        Hi, I have the sniffer and wireshark running to capture a 256kbps MySensors 2.3.1 network which is part of a working home automation setup. It does capture some packets over a test period of a few minutes but the sniffer program (in verbose mode) reports it is missing several thousand packets. Also, the hundred or so packets that it has captured appear unintelligible in wireshark. Can anyone tell me what parameters I should be using when I start the nrf24sniffer program please ? I think I have some parameters incorrectly set. Many thanks for any advice you can offer.

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                                        @apharvey99 said in Wireless nRF24L01+ sniffer for MySensors:

                                        ... but the sniffer program (in verbose mode) reports it is missing several thousand packets.

                                        What message do you get? The one in https://github.com/Yveaux/NRF24_Sniffer/blob/master/SerialToPipe/src/Nrf24Sniff/Nrf24Sniff.cpp#L445 ?

                                        If you see packets coming in the nRF24 at least detects the packets on air.

                                        What parameters do you use in your setup, and when calling the Nrf24Sniff executable?
                                        Did you compile the binaries yourself or used precompiled ones?
                                        Did you #define BINARY_OUTPUT in the Arduino sketch?

                                        I really need more input to be able to help...

                                        http://yveaux.blogspot.nl

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                                        • YveauxY Yveaux

                                          @apharvey99 said in Wireless nRF24L01+ sniffer for MySensors:

                                          ... but the sniffer program (in verbose mode) reports it is missing several thousand packets.

                                          What message do you get? The one in https://github.com/Yveaux/NRF24_Sniffer/blob/master/SerialToPipe/src/Nrf24Sniff/Nrf24Sniff.cpp#L445 ?

                                          If you see packets coming in the nRF24 at least detects the packets on air.

                                          What parameters do you use in your setup, and when calling the Nrf24Sniff executable?
                                          Did you compile the binaries yourself or used precompiled ones?
                                          Did you #define BINARY_OUTPUT in the Arduino sketch?

                                          I really need more input to be able to help...

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                                          @Yveaux Hi, thanks for your reply. Sorry I didn’t provide more information at first. I do have Binary output defined in the nrf24sniff Arduino sketch.

                                          I have rerun the data collection and the screenshot below shows my nrf24sniff startup parameters, the output I get from nrf24sniff and the output from Wireshark. As you can see, in wireshark even the source and destination address of the MySensors 2.3.1 packets are not visible, neither is the payload.

                                          I don’t fully understand what I’m doing with this but am trying to follow your very helpful instructions to be able to view the nrf24 data packets that my home automation system is clearly sending as it is working fine. I am obviously doing something wrong so your help would be very welcome. Thank you.

                                          B3C7F2C5-2E1E-4E5F-BCEC-6343BCCA7FEE.png

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