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WIRELESS AND WIRED PROTOCOLS
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The Frontline
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family of Bluetooth
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protocol analyzers and tools support every profi le and protocol in the entire Bluetooth specifi cation. From
Bluetooth “classic” (BR/EDR) to Bluetooth low energy (LE) technology, Frontline protocol analyzers make it easier to get products to market faster by
helping troubleshoot, debug, and decode these complex communication streams.
Frontline Developer Tools
Sodera
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Wideband Bluetooth Protocol Analyzer
The Frontline Sodera is a highly portable, wideband Bluetooth protocol analyzer that captures ALL Bluetooth traffi c. The
Sodera concurrently captures all Bluetooth packets (BR/EDR/LE) across all channels, including paging, inquiry, secure
connections, secure simple pairing, and data exchange packets. Its compact size and quick-change battery allow easy,
on-the-go testing in automobiles and other power-sparse environments. Supports the latest Bluetooth specifi cation to
debug all classic and low energy Bluetooth connections in the 2.4 GHz band.
Sodera LE Wideband Bluetooth® Protocol Analyzer
The Frontline Sodera LE is a wideband Bluetooth protocol analyzer capable of sniffi ng all Bluetooth low energy channels
simultaneously and passing detected packets on to the Frontline software for analysis and review. The Bluetooth low energy
specifi cation is rapidly being updated with modifi cation that enable the “Internet of Things” (IoT) and our connected world.
Sodera LE uses a software defi ned radio, which gives flexibility to keeping up with these specifi cation changes. Supports the
latest Bluetooth specifi cation to debug low energy Bluetooth connections in the 2.4 GHz band.
Bluetooth Protocol Expert System
The Bluetooth Protocol Expert System is a powerful software module addition to the core Frontline software that identifi es
and displays errors, warnings, protocol violations, connection status, and more in the Bluetooth trace and then provides
Bluetooth specifi cation reference and solutions – a huge time saver. Helps to makes the Bluetooth novice and expert, and
the expert’s job easier! Using the Bluetooth Protocol Expert System streamlines root cause analysis and simplifi es the
troubleshooting of complex interoperability and protocol issues.
Bluetooth Audio Expert System
The Bluetooth Audio Expert System is an audio quality software module focused on resolving audio issues related to the
Bluetooth protocol. It works in combination with Frontline’s powerful software and allows Bluetooth engineers the ability
to see audio and codecs events synchronized precisely with Bluetooth protocol events. The Audio Expert System provides
information they need to effi ciently develop and troubleshoot their Bluetooth enabled audio devices and improve overall
audio quality for their customers.
BPA
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600 Dual Mode Bluetooth Protocol Analyzer
The Frontline BPA 600 Dual Mode Bluetooth Protocol Analyzer is a USB powered tool designed to capture, decode, analyze
and debug classic BR/EDR Bluetooth and low energy communications with minimal setup. Decodes all Bluetooth classic
and low energy traffi c including advertising packets, data packets and LL control packets, and providing visibility into all
three advertising channels concurrently, even before the connection is established. Supports all Bluetooth specifi cations
through 4.2.
BPA low energy Bluetooth Protocol Analyzer
The Frontline BPA low energy Protocol Analyzer is a USB powered tool designed to capture, decode, analyze and debug
Bluetooth low energy communications with minimal setup. Decodes all Bluetooth low energy traffi c including advertising
packets, data packets and LL control packets, and providing visibility into all three advertising channels concurrently, even
before the connection is established. Supports all Bluetooth low energy specifi cations through 4.2.
Bluetooth low energy Innovator Suite
Bundle including Frontline BPA low energy Analyzer and testing services for one Bluetooth low energy-enabled product.
Analyzer decodes all Bluetooth low energy traffi c, and testing services utilize the same tool to do testing on customer device,
providing project overview, test bed, executive summary, recommendations, and appendix, as well as related capture fi les for
reference and instruction.
802.11 a/b/g/n Protocol Analyzer
The Frontline 802.11 a/b/g/n protocol analyzer provides passive capture of 802.11 a/b/g/n data communications, utilizing
a 250GB on-board buffer, and can be linked to BPA 600 or Sodera to view Bluetooth and Wi-Fi packets synchronized on the
same timeline. Debug conflicts and collisions occurring as a result of Bluetooth and 802.11 data being transmitted in the
same 2.4GHz range.
NFC Protocol Analyzer
The Frontline NFC Protocol Analyzer is a highly portable USB powered tool designed to analyze and debug NFC-A, NFC-B,
and NFC-F communications. It is used to capture, analyze and debug NFC technology as used in applications demanding
device to device, device to tag, and device as tag data transfer, and in situations where out-of-band pairing is being exploited
by Bluetooth applications.
High Speed UART (HSU) Protocol Analyzer
The Frontline HSU Protocol Analyzer is a capture and analysis tool for debugging elusive HCI communication issues between
a Bluetooth host and controller. Capable of non-intrusive analysis supporting data rates up to 8 Mbps and Bluetooth HCI
protocols including H4, H5 and BCSP. Provides a non-intrusive window into native-format bus performance, and command
and response tokens.
SD/SDIO Protocol Analyzer
The Frontline SD/SDIO Protocol Analyzer is a USB powered non-intrusive tool to capture, decode and analyze SD, SDIO,
MMC and SPI communications, as well as Bluetooth data carried over the SDIO physical layer. It supports applications
and systems using the standard SD form factor connection as well as embedded applications (via. Pin header for signal
connections), and allows developers and testers to decode not only basic SD (SD and SPI mode) protocol layer, but
the SDIO Bluetooth protocol layer as well. Quickly and easily search decoded frames, signifi cantly reducing time spent
debugging SD/SDIO device protocol and timing issues.
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