Monitoring network communications of your PC can be accomplished without any specialised hardware – just use the Pcap Sniffer plugin of IO Ninja. The task of tapping into the Ethernet traffic of a non-PC device, however, is significantly more complex.
One popular method is a PC-in-the-middle approach, where a PC is equipped with two Ethernet ports and is placed between the monitored device and the Ethernet switch. This works (after quite a bit of configuring), but the approach is cumbersome. Also, the PC inevitably injects its own network traffic into the stream, thus distorting the communications picture.
Other existing methods include using old-style ‘analog’ Ethernet hubs that copy all traffic to all ports, Ethernet switches equipped with a special monitoring port, and other variations on the hub/switch-in-the-middle theme. All these approaches are far from ideal as they require quite a bit of setup and preparation.
Enter Tibbo’s Ethernet Tap – this FPGA-based board transparently passes the Ethernet traffic between its two Ethernet ports. The Ethernet traffic flowing in both directions is captured and sent via the USB connection to the IO Ninja software for logging and analysis. The Ethernet Tap is compact, USB-powered, requires no configuration and is completely ‘silent,’ meaning it introduces no unwanted Ethernet traffic of its own.
Secure LTE-M, NB-IoT module with 400 MHz support 28 April 2021, RF Design
, Telecoms, Datacoms, Wireless, IoT
u-blox has extended its SARA-R5 LTE-M and NB-IoT communications family with the introduction of a module that supports the 400-450 MHz LTE spectrum bands available in Europe, Asia and Latin America.
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Read more...IoT evaluation kit and Ubuntu-derived Linux distribution 26 May 2021, RF Design
, Telecoms, Datacoms, Wireless, IoT
The newly released WM2000EV is an elegant kit for evaluating the capabilities of the WM2000, Tibbo’s programmable Wi-Fi/BLE module.
The kit was designed to be completely self-contained and to enable ...
Read more...SatGen simulation software now supports NavIC 26 May 2021, RF Design
, Test & Measurement
The latest update to LabSat SatGen GNSS simulation software for PC now incorporates NavIC RF simulation. Designed to create custom GNSS RF I/Q or IF data files based on user-generated trajectories, the ...
Read more...Waveguide amplifiers and their applications 26 May 2021, RF Design
, Telecoms, Datacoms, Wireless, IoT
Waveguide amplifiers are amplifiers specifically designed to be housed within a waveguide assembly. This provides some intrinsic advantages and trade-offs compared with coaxial connectorised amplifier ...
Read more...CloudLocate brings power autonomy to IoT devices 26 May 2021, RF Design
, Telecoms, Datacoms, Wireless, IoT
u-blox has introduced a service that offloads the position calculation from IoT devices into the cloud. The CloudLocate service will enable accurate positioning of even the simplest IoT devices with the ...
Read more...SP6T RF switches in common anode/cathode formats 26 May 2021, RF Design
, Telecoms, Datacoms, Wireless, IoT
RFuW Engineering, a specialist in high-power SMT RF limiters and switches, announced the release of the MSW6T-6040-600 high-power SP6T (single pole, six throw) common cathode and MSW6T-6040-601 high-power ...
Read more...SoC for BLE and proprietary 2,4 GHz designs 26 May 2021, RF Design
, Telecoms, Datacoms, Wireless, IoT
The nRF51824 from Nordic Semiconductor is a Bluetooth 4.2 (BLE) SoC (system on chip) for automotive Bluetooth Low Energy and 2,4 GHz proprietary wireless applications. It delivers a Tx power of 4 dBm, ...
Read more...Wideband omnidirectional antenna 26 May 2021, RF Design
, Telecoms, Datacoms, Wireless, IoT
Taoglas’ newly launched wideband, omnidirectional antenna – the Taoglas Discone One – is expertly engineered for 5G/4G routers and devices. This new antenna is designed to cover all worldwide 5G and 4G ...
Read more...Programmable wireless RS-232/422/485 controller 26 May 2021, RF Design
, Telecoms, Datacoms, Wireless, IoT
The newest member of Tibbo’s family of programmable serial controllers, the WS1102, is a compact, cost-effective device combining Wi-Fi and Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) interfaces with a universal RS-232/422/485 ...
Read more...DC to 67 GHz precision-grade attenuators 26 May 2021, RF Design
, Telecoms, Datacoms, Wireless, IoT
Marki Microwave attenuators provide precision-grade attenuation accuracy and VSWR, enabling the most demanding applications up to 110 GHz. The new ATN06-0067 and ATN10-0067, with 6 dB and 10 dB attenuation ...
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