How Do I Connect to ABSniffer 502?

Solution

Make sure you use the drivers provided by AprilBrother. The default Windows 7/10 drivers don't work. Ignore any security message you might get from Chrome/Windows - these drivers are ok to use. The AprilBrother drivers are derived from the BLE-stack v1.4.2 from Texas Instruments. It's also possible to download the TI SDK and extract the drivers from C:\Texas Instruments\BLE-CC254x-1.4.2.2\Accessories\Drivers. Once installed, you should see something like 'TI CC2540 USB CDC Serial Port (COM3)' in Windows devices.
Make sure you are using 115200 baud and ending sending with \r\n (CR LF in most terminal emulators)
Customers have had problems using Putty and Tera Term. Try termite instead.
If you still have trouble, reset your PC/laptop as the com port might be locked.

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Article ID:	86
Category:	Technical support