Zniffer

[jwiseman (Mr. Wiseman (OH 4.2 Snapshot on Pi4))]

@5iver

after purchasing the dev kit.

I didn’t purchase anything; maybe that’s the issue?

Best, Jay

[Celaeno1 (Alex)]

@5iver @robmac @jwiseman

@jwiseman

Any advise in how to get this software?

Please see the post #28 in this topic: [SOLVED] New UZB dongle, Z-Wave PC controller immediately exits (or crashes) with no error message - #28 by Celaeno1

After you’ve accepted the licence agreement you will be able to download almost everything.
The Zniffer could also be downloaded then.

[robmac (R Macdonald)]

I think that is what @5iver is saying. It did work but they have broken it and made it locked down.

Anyway we have drifted this this thread into yet more directions. It was about full network heal. Possibly this is another post.

[5iver (Scott Rushworth)]

Thank youm but I tried that 17 days ago, but it didn’t help. Still doesn’t work for me… multiple browsers and no blocking. Silabs support confirmed the issue.

[Celaeno1 (Alex)]

@5iver

Thank you but I tried that 17 days ago,

Very strange. I was able to download it with the steps I wrote. And on the same day it brokes?

[Bruce_Osborne]

Different countries & perhaps different servers? Especially if a CDN or cloud service is involved.

[Celaeno1 (Alex)]

You could also try to install Simplicity Studio 4

https://www.silabs.com/products/development-tools/software/simplicity-studio

There are all z-wave tools included.
Once you’ve installed it, go to tools --> z-wave --> “PC Controller” and “Zniffer”
I don’t remember the exact steps. But I was able to install them both.

[5iver (Scott Rushworth)]

Unfortunately…

@5iver

Almost forgot… if you download Simplicity Studio (that link works), you can install Zniffer and PC Controller through it, but it does not include the zniffer firmware or PC Programmer to flash it with. But if you have the firmware flashed already, then you can at least get Zniffer installed.

@rlkoshak, I derailed this topic. Could you please move our Zniffer posts to a new topic starting from [SOLVED] Z-Wave Network Heal.. when is it needed? does it always need to happen? - #51?

[Celaeno1 (Alex)]

@5iver

Unfortunately…

5iver:

Almost forgot… if you download Simplicity Studio (that link works), you can install Zniffer and PC Controller through it, but it does not include the zniffer firmware or PC Programmer to flash it with. But if you have the firmware flashed already, then you can at least get Zniffer installed.

Sorry, I missed that…

[rlkoshak (Rich Koshak)]

I’d love to but I’ve not the slightest idea how. I thought there would be an option in the admin settings but there is nothing relevant there. @mstormi, I think you did this on the “What I made with pictures” thread. What am I not seeing?

Thanks

[mstormi (Markus Storm)]

@rlkoshak

What am I not seeing?

The wrench atop the scrollbar.

[rlkoshak (Rich Koshak)]

@mstormi

The wrench atop the scrollbar.

Ah, thanks! I was clicking on the wrench on the posts.

[Celaeno1 (Alex)]

Atm I tried to download PC-Programmer and Zniffer again (from here). And it worked. Very strange.

[leif (Leif Claesson)]

At some point I should turn one of my sticks into a Zniffer.

I have an Aeotec Gen 5 stick with its jurassic never-changing firmware and annoying disco light, could that one be turned into a Zniffer since I will never use it in production?

[5iver (Scott Rushworth)]

@leif

I have an Aeotec Gen 5 stick with its jurassic never-changing firmware and annoying disco light, could that one be turned into a Zniffer since I will never use it in production?

That’s what I did. The LED turns off too once flashed. But you can also disable this in the Aeon Labs backup software too.

[vossivossi]

@Celaeno1

Atm I tried to download PC-Programmer and Zniffer again (from here ). And it worked. Very strange.

Unfortunately I get an error stating “Insufficient Privileges”…

[Celaeno1 (Alex)]

@vossivossi

@vossivossi

Unfortunately I get an error stating “Insufficient Privileges”

Did you first download Embedded SDK and accepted license agreement?

[vespaman (Micael)]

Thanks, I also first got the “Insufficient …” message, but your solution helped!

[vossivossi]

@Celaeno1

Did you first download Embedded SDK and accepted license agreement ?

Thank you, that did indeed the trick

[scottk (Scott Karns)]

I began reading this thread when I started to troubleshoot some zwave network issues here. I managed to download various SDKs, but none of them include the zniffer tool. I finally found the Z-Wave 500 Series Embedded Development Kit page, which contains links to download the programmer and zniffer tools. Hopefully this will help anyone else who came here looking for the zniffer downloads.

Good luck!