We’ve been working on an open source logic analyzer prototype with Jack Gassett of the Gadget Factory. Gerbers will go to the board house before the end of this week.
Until now we’ve called this project by the codename ‘SUMP PUMP’, because it’s a data pump for the open source SUMP logic analyzer client. This name is far to clever though, because SUMP infringes on the name of the original project, and it won’t index well in search engines.
We’d like to hear your suggestions for a name for this project. If we choose your name, we’ll send you the final hardware for free. Post your suggestions here, or in the forum.
Some conditions:
- There’s no limit to the number of suggestions you can make, and you can continue to make suggestions until we announce our choice.
- If we choose your name suggestion we’ll send you the final hardware for free.
- To make this legit, we’ll ask you to sign away any rights to the name in exchange for the free hardware.
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Bus Privateer – next thing up from a pirate, and not too many google hits!
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edge pirate?
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I vote for Edge Pirate
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Bus Pirate has already become a well Know product/project … since the SUMP PUMP is actually a true BUS pirate:
Bus Pirate LA
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Bus ninja made me lol, sounds great.
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sadly, I have nothing to contribute…
I’m just eagerly awaiting some boards. -
wire tap
logic pirate
logic expert -
Bit Peeker
I posted this in an earlier thread, and still like the name.
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Bus Pimp
Data Pimp
Data Pirate
DaPimp
Data Pump
DaPumpA few to start with
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OMG that made me LOL pretty hard. Hurrah for sleep deprivation!
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Logic PUMP
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Something from a non-native english speaker :-S
byte biter
bitter byte :-)
open gates (“gates” as in fpga)
illogic logic
opsologan (OPen SOurce LOGic ANalyzer)
LogAn (like this Wolverine resemblance) -
Well if you have a bus pirate, perhaps something like
logic raider
logic ninja
dangerous logic
logic box <- generic works well sometimes
logic roverIm sure theres a ton of clever synonyms out there.
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Here’s a list of things off the top of my head. I searched on Google for each, and give the results in parentheses. I ordered them in (What I think is) by usefulness, with the ones already taken by large companies/brands towards the bottom of the list.
1. Logic Ninja (Nothing specific on Google… Would be nice to contrast against the Bus Pirate.. “Bus Pirate vs the Logic Ninja… Fight!”)
2. Logic Snoop (Nothing specific on Google.)
3. Bit Analyst (Nothing specific on Google)
4. Bit Ninja (Closest result on google is “8-Bit Ninja”)
5. Bit Pirate (Returns Pirate Bay on Google… “Bit Torrent – Pirate Bay”, etc)
6. Bit Snoop (Already the name of a Bit Torrent site)
7. SuperSnoop (Already the name of an IBM Servlet)
8. Bus Analyst (A common short form for Business Analyst, may not get the best Google results..)
9. OpenLogic (Drat, taken already by an Open Source Software Support group)And the best for last: “Madness? This Is Sparta!!!” (Ok, I jest.)
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LA PUMP (Logic Analyzer pump)
The SWAMP PUMP (derivate of SUMP)
the pirate analyzer
Pirate’s firehose
Sumo pump
need more?
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O.S.L.A.
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I was going to say ‘Bus Ninja’ as well! haha! I think it’s a winner ;)
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SUMPLA, the SUMP Logic Analyser
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Two little more :-)
Mr. Claws (maybe Mr. Probes is more correct, but less funny)
Oh la la (I like this one, the “Open Hardware Logic Analyzing Logic Analyzer”) :-) -
logic spy
bit spy
bus spy
bit peek
bit catcher
logic catcher
bit snatcher
logic snatcher
bit insight
logic insight
bit police
logic police
bit capture
logic capture
bit probe
logic probe
dangerous probe
dangerous spy
dangerous insight
dangerous view
dangerous logic analyzer
dangerous bitor some other combination of the above, eg: dangerous bit snatcher
That’s enough for tonight :)
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bit police
bit holder
logic analyzer -
clearly, the ASS pirate. Makeup what ASS might stand for afterwards, this is an awesome name :->
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Need something that allows clear differentiation between the bus pirate and the analyzer.
monitor pirate
pirate watch
bus banditbus vampire
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Here are my suggestions:
Logic Logger
OLO (for Open LOgic analyzer)
OLOAN (for Open LOgic ANalyzer)
OLLO (for Open Logic LOgger)
O’Log (for Open LOGic analyzer)
OLOGAN (for Open LOGic ANalyzer)JimE
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Call it:
The LogicBlade
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Mind if I call it… “Bruce” ?
After all, the unbuffered inputs also will have no pF-ters, which obeys rules #1, 3, 5 *and* 7.
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DigitalDigger
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Shady,
if logic ninja wins ill share with ya ;)
just goes to show its a sweet name :) -
The Bus Herder
The Bus Whacker
The Bus Hacker
The Bus Whisperer
The Bus Station
The Bus Stalker
The Bus Pervert
The Word Whacker
The Word Whisperer
The Rosetta Probe
The Open Window
Logic Lizard Larry
BruceSomeone… please make me stop…!
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Hydralyzer (Ref., Lernaean Hydra, Greek many-headed serpent)
Karnaugh (tribute to Maurice Karnaugh)
Boole (tribute to George Boole)
Boolean
BoolePirate
BooleCap
Axiom (Boolean law or property)
KMapper (as in Karnaugh maps)
KCapture
LogicPirate
LogiPirate
LogicCapture
LogiCap
LogicPod
LogiPod
NowICanSee -
Bitwatcher
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What about LOSA?
Logic open Source Analyzer
In the Logo there could be 2 arrows that are pointing to the place where the L is places normally?
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not to reinvent your sugestion, but how about:
OSLA (Open Source Logic Analyser)
Regards
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not trying to reinvent you sugestion but how about:
OSLA (Open Source Logic Analyser)
Regards
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Lock Minnow
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“Logic Minnow” – a bird for doing logic analysis
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How about “freeThena”? Free as in freedom and thena as in the shortening of the name Athena, the Greek Godess known for her logic?
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Protosniffer. (like protocol)
Protocatch.
LogicTrap
…Prototrap?
My entries :D
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I’m putting forward “Medusa”. Here’s why I like it:
1. the image of Medusa – a head with lots of snakes for hair – kinda bizzarely fits with a logic analyser
2. Medusa was a bad-ass individual, and I reckon this fits with the dangerous prototypes image
3. Medusa+logic search seems free in google-
i shall put a vote toward medusa
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and also suggest “Man’O'War” like the jellyfish, a bad-ass tentacled mofo. as a bonus, it goes with the pirate theme as that was the name of the biggest and most badass wooden ships ever
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hi how about?
DeepBitInspection? aka DBI?
:-)
I hope I win :-)regards
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The problem is that Bus Pirate is already an established name. You don’t want people to have to Google “bus pirate xxxxxx” when they can easily distinguish between two products. Make two lines of product, the bus pirate — which already has its own model types, and something similar to bus pirate — which will undoubtably have its own models and revisions.
This way your products share a similar name as if they work together (which is why I suggested logic ninja — its a play on “pirate” with ninja, and the bus is replaced by logic). If a company makes a bus pirate and a logic ninja it seems clever and gives an image… that and you double your search terms :)
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> that and you double your search terms
You mean, like when Coke named their first diet cola “Tab”? They eventually figured out that “Diet Coke” was easier to market to existing customers.
“Bus Pirate” has become a recognizable brand name, so it makes sense to create a product line around it, especially since they’ll share functionality and the SUMP interface. It also creates an easy path for future similar products.
Leave the other similar/related names for use by compatible clones, like with the Arduino.
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I’d call it “Anna-logic” (the extra N to prevent all the anal references).
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Signal Jockey!
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How about: LoGiPeeL
You could have a nice logo with some orange peel or maybe an onion with many layers. Peeling back the mysteries behind your creation (or someone else’s) with the help of GPL hardware?
Logipeel
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Plus, logipeel is a googlewhack, no results.
How well will that index? :-D
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a Logic Analyzer does not really ‘pirate’ nor ‘ninja’ signals. It’s supposed to be a ‘non-detected’ multi-signal ‘watcher’ that is used to determine the state of the hardware in the time domain. The output function is commonly called a pattern generator
with that said, some suggestions,
System Sleuth
State Spy
Logic Spook
Logic Mole -
Parallel Logic
Bit Trapper
BitBlinds
Bit-Banger (lol)Sea/pirate theme:
Digital Jellyfish
Bus Crew
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Bit Reiver
Bus Reiver
Bit Raider -
Pumpy McLogicPants
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I think BusPass is cool.
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What about “Logic Sniffer”? ;)
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WireSquid
don’t like the bus-name type name and you got a nice correspondence to WireShark (Ethernet packet sniffer) there AND a squid since it’s got multiple channels..
Robin
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~ Bus Brigand ~
Measure Island
Queen Analyzer’s Revenge
Spanish Measure Fleet
Sloop Snooper
The Pirate CodeAnd I just like this one: Freebooter
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