CC2531 USB Dongle not detected by Packet sniffer!

Hello,

I see it in Cebal controlled devices with name CC2531 USB Dongle, so I think it's a driver issue. What does your driver tab say? I have Texas Instruments as a driver provider and the filename is cebal.sys

I have the driver in C:\Program Files\Texas Instruments\Extras\Drivers and I have Z-Stack, Packet Sniffer, SmartRF programmer etc. installed so the driver came with something...

Regards,

Lasse

Hi Lasse,

Thanks for your interim reply....

As you suspect, It must be the Driver problem. However, my driver tab showing it as

and I have Smart RF, Packet sniffer and Zigbee - Sensor monitor applications in my PC, which are already installed in the same TI folder and I am also tried with the all driver files in the folder C:\Program Files\Texas Instruments\Extras\Drivers\*.ini manually, but it shows the error message as "The specified location doesnot contain  information about your hardware". 

Can you please send me your driver file to me?

Note: I have directly connect the CC2531 USB dongle  to my PC US Port.

Thanks & regards,

Dasarathan.V

I'm having the exact same problem.

I've tried the following two files:

• usb_cdc_driver_cc2531.inf from swrc088.zip the CDC example
• cc2531dongle.inf from C:\Program Files\Texas Instruments\Extras\Drivers\cc2531dongle.inf

for each I get the error: "The specified location does not contain information about your hardware."

Oh and I keep seeing this link: http://e2e.ti.com/forums/t/6316.aspx and that keeps sending me to the main forums page.

Same as above... Any suggestions?

Dear Alyssa Smith,

As the CC2531 USB dongle present in the CC2530ZDK Development kit is not preprogrammed for the Packet sniffer application.

Hence it is not detected by the PC as well as the Packet sniffer software.

The CC2531 USB Dongle must be pre programmed with the following firmware file available in the installation directory of your Packet sniffer (.././Program files/Texas Instruments/Packet Sniffer/ )

<installation directory>\General\Firmware\sniffer_fw_cc2531.hex

I hope you know how to program this hex file into the CC2531 Flash memory, if not please refer the steps below,

Requirements:

SmartRF04EB or SmartRF05EB - Smart RF Evaluation Board.

1. Smart RF Studio( Flash programmer - Included) (Latest Version) , Packet Sniffer (Latest Version)  - installed on the PC

with the above setup (You have to use both USB cables - one for Evaluation Board to PC and another one for CC2531 to PC) without other Evaluation Module EM Board connected to the EB Board and the flash programmer of Smart RF Studio has to use for programming the hex file to CC2531 ( use System on Chip Tab).

Once you have programmed, unplug and replug it on your PC, it will automatically detect your CC2531 as Cebal controlled device or you have to direct to the driver file as you have mentioned.

Hope this will work for you.

Regards,

Dasarathan.V

hi esy,

Thank you very much for your reply.....

Anyhow I have Solved this issue two days back.

Regards,

Dasarathan.V

Hi Dasarathan,

I'm glad to hear that. Let's hope Alyssa will solve it too now :-)

Hi, this post helped me install the cc2531 USB Dongle successfully on my Windows 7 computer.

Thanks for the help.

Tycoons'

Hi ESY,

thx for the help as well.. had the same problem as these guys..

indeed it wasnt a driver issue but that i had the wrong firmware in the CC2531.. thanks for pointing out that the original packet sniffer firmware is found in C:\Program Files\Texas Instruments\Packet Sniffer\General\Firmware\sniffer_fw_cc2531.hex.. was trying to find it online but to no avail..

would be nice if we could have the source code for the packet sniffer (as an example)

- alan.

hi .. 

After installing all the driver successfully cc2531 usb dongle is appearing in device catagory called "Cebal controlled" device in the device manager but still cc2531 usb dongle is not recognizing by smart RF packet sniffer version 2.16.3.0 . can u tell me where i m doing mistake. 

cc2532 usb dongle properties :

General

Device type : Cebel controlled device 

Manufacturer : Texas instrument

Location : Port_#0002.Hub_#0004

Driver

Driver Provider : Texas Instruments

Driver version : 2.50.0.0

Driver details : C:\Windows\system32\DRIVERS\cebel2.sys

thanks & regards

Hrishabh jain

Did you follow the post above with regards to the firmware that has to be installed in the dongle?

thanks .

its working now.

Hi,

The CCdebugger is powered, but there is no valid firmware it showing on Orange LED indication

it is possible to upgrade the CC DEBUGGER firmware using cc2531 dongle,

please suggest to me there is any other way

I am very new one in this product

Thanks in advance

Thanks and regards

Siva J

Please we could have the source code for the packet sniffer (as an example)