Scroll to navigation

rdmpro_sniffer(1) General Commands Manual rdmpro_sniffer(1)

NAME

rdmpro_sniffer - Sniffer tool for use with the ENTTEC RDM Pro

SYNOPSIS

rdmpro_sniffer [ options ] <usb-device-path>

DESCRIPTION

Sniff traffic from a ENTTEC RDM Pro device.

OPTIONS

Display DMX frames. Defaults to false.
Display the help message
Set the logging level 0 .. 4.
Display data from a previously captured file.
Unpack RDM parameter data.
Include timestamps.
Print rdmpro_sniffer version information
Also write the captured data to a file.
Display non-RDM alternate start code frames.
Only display the first N slots of DMX data.
Send to syslog rather than stderr.

EXAMPLES

Display RDM messages from the RDM Pro device connected to /dev/tty.usbserial-00001014

rdmpro_sniffer -r /dev/tty.usbserial-00001014

Display RDM and DMX frames from an RDM Pro device

rdmpro_sniffer -r -d /dev/tty.usbserial-00001014

Save a capture to a file for viewing later

rdmpro_sniffer -w /tmp/savefile /dev/tty.usbserial-00001014

rdmpro_sniffer -p /tmp/savefile

December 2013