While USB is all around us, the humble (virtual) serial port is still everywhere. Today we explore the serial interface on the Infrared Toy, Bus Pirate, and Logic Sniffer. See a demonstration of the binary interfaces and commands normally used only by software utilities. Grab some terminal software like Tera Term, and Hercules and follow along.
Here’s some references from the video:
- Bus Pirate binary interface info
- Logic Sniffer SUMP protocol
- Logic Sniffer update mode commands
- IR Toy modes and commands
You can get IR Toy v2 for $22.05, own the Bus Pirate for $30, or grab a Logic Sniffer for $50. All including free worldwide shipping.
I use Terminal made by “Br@y++” because it can do anything with a serial port you need ;)
http://sites.google.com/site/terminalbpp/
Great little app, thanks, I’m trying it out now.
Very informative….. but you are talking to fast. Please slow down. Looking forward to your next video.
And thanks.
Thanks Steve, I’ll do my best to slow it down next time. I tend to edit all the pauses out too, which doesn’t help.
Ian, Thanks for the video. And many thanks for posting the links to the software tools.
Can we do this in Linux?
You should be able to do all this in Linux, sometimes much easier :) I’m not sure of the best terminal tools though.
minicom is a fantastic terminal application for Linux. I like about it that it is a text user interface application so one can SSH into a Linux machine and run it from the shell.
The screen application also makes for a pretty decent terminal application. I have used screen for ages but only recently found that it will talk directly to serial devices:
http://www.vim-fu.com/using-screen-to-connect-to-a-serial-console/
Cheers!
Good videos, but whoever it is that picks the frame that is displayed in the preview obviously likes funny faces!
:) Google gives us three to choose from. All three were pretty awkward this week.