FAQ

In this section you will find questions and aswers to some of the problems that could exist in your process with CatSniffer.

What if SmartRF Packet Sniffer 2 doesen't detect my board?

Many causes could be the responsable, here are some solutions:

1. Check if CatSniffer is plug correctly, if not then unplug the board and reconnect to the PC.

2. Be sure that the COM number it's the correct, if not then check on Device Manager and correct the port slected.

3. Verify that the firmware Serial Passthrough were correct uploaded, if not then upload it again (See Serial Passthought ).

4. Check that the Baudrate value of CatSniffer and SmartRF Sniffer are the same and if not, follow the next steps:

• On SmartRF Sniffer, go to Options > Serial Port Settings.

• In the option Baud with the select box put the value that your CatSniffer has, in this case is 921600.

• The software will scan again and detect the board. In this way baud value it's the same on CatSniifer and SmartRF Sniffer.

Why I got the error: unistd.h no such file or directory?

The cause of this error is that this file is for Linux SO, when you used Windows SO the system can not find this file and that's why this error appears. So don't worry, Zigbee2MQTT will work fine.

Why CatSniffer can not connect with Zigbee2MQTT?

This problem could exist for differents causes, here are some posible solutions:

• Be sure that CatSniffer board were correctly connected to PC. Try unplug and plug in again.

• Check that CatSniffer has uploaded the Serial Passthrough. If not try to upload again the firmware.

• Verify that CatSniffer has the right COM number in configuration.yaml. If the COM number is wrong then change it by checking this value on Device Manager

• Confirm that CC1352 chip has been flashed with CC1352P2_CC2652P_launchpad_coordinator_20210120.hex file. If it is not the case, flash the chip using the Flashing CC1352 section.