Seeed Studio is working on a probe cable for the Open Logic Sniffer. We’ll give you an update as soon as we hear more. You can try building your own cable with some cheap probes from Deal Extreme (~$3 for 10). The trick will be finding a 1×9 row connector, if you know of any […]
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Bus Pirate in a mint tin
honken make a Bus Pirate case from a mint tin: I used a mints tin can, very similar i size to the ubiquitous Altoids variant. I’ve got a v2go and it’s fastened with some adhesive tack, so it’s removable. I could also fit one of those mini breadboard … as well as some jumper cables. […]
Demo: Noritake Serial VFD
Edouard Lafargue let us republish his demonstration of a Noritake GU140x32-7002 Serial VFD screen (may prompt about a secure certificate). The Noritake VFD used here is a “Show and Tell” 140×32 semi-graphical VFD. This display has the big advantage of being able to display graphics and manage so-called ’user windows’, making it a good choice […]
Open Logic Sniffer on Ask an Engineer Chat
We spotted an Open Logic Sniffer in Adafruit’s weekly Ask an Engineer Chat. It looks like they’re soldering it up on a reflow plate. We like the warning that the reflow plate may be a hot surface.
Free PCB Sunday: PIC and AVR programming adapter
We go through a lot of prototype PCBs, and end up with lots of extras that we’ll never use. Every Sunday we give away a few PCBs from one of our past or future projects, or a related prototype. PCBs by Seeed Studio. This is a PIC and AVR programming adapter for the Bus Pirate […]
Open Logic Sniffer demo and testing videos
Jack has a bunch of Open Logic Sniffer tutorial and testing videos at the Gadget Factory. There’s also a demo on YouTube, and a high quality screencast. The Open Logic Sniffer is currently available for preorder at Seeed Studio for $45, including worldwide shipping.
Logic analyzer name
We’ve been working on an open source logic analyzer with Jack Gassett of the Gadget Factory. The project was known by the code name ‘SUMP-PUMP’, but you helped suggest a name. There were lots of great suggestions in the comments and the forum. Thank you. LukeS suggested the name Logic Sniffer. He’ll get one of […]
Prototype: Openbench Logic Sniffer logic analyzer
The most recent documentation is now on the wiki Openbench Logic Sniffer is an open source logic analyzer. It’s designed to support the SUMP logic analyzer software at the lowest possible cost. Download the source and design files from the Gadget Factory project page. This project started in the comments on a post. Initial circuit […]
Python on the web platform?
Markus Gritsch writes: python-on-a-chip (p14p for short) recently got a branch to support PIC24 and dsPIC crontrollers. I got it to compile and the simulator in MPLAB shows it functioning. I mentioned the Web Platform in their mailing list and maybe both projects can share some synergy effects. It would be nice to use Python […]
W1N9Zr0's Bus Pirate case
W1N9Zr0 posted this full-featured Bus Pirate case in the forum: Here is my take on a Bus Pirate case. It’s made of a PS2 game case and integrates two breadboards, the bus pirate and an A23 12v battery for PIC programming. Flickr photoset. Be sure to check out the forum thread if you’re interested in […]
Demo: MaxSonar-EZ1
Chipres contributed a Bus Pirate demo of a MaxSonar-EZ1 ultrasonic range finder with serial output. Demo: is a weekly series that demonstrates devices with the Bus Pirate. Come back next Monday for another new demo. Continue reading the demo below.
Free PCB Sunday: Bus Pirate PIC/AVR programming adapter
We go through a lot of prototype PCBs, and end up with lots of extras that we’ll never use. Every Sunday we give away a few PCBs from one of our past or future projects, or a related prototype. PCBs by Seeed Studio. This is a PIC and AVR programming adapter for the Bus Pirate […]
Make's PCB etching tutorial
We enjoyed this (sponsored) segment from Make about etching circuit boards. Like Collin, we got our start etching boards we found on the web, at first with toner transfer and later UV photo masking. We didn’t know how the circuits worked, but it was still exciting to build something cool. Our current method for single-sided […]
Cool new Bus Pirate features in development
Sjaak demonstrated a basic scripting language that could be integrated into the Bus Pirate terminal. Take a look and tell us what you think.
Bus Pirate: Firmware updates with ds30 Loader
See the latest version in the documentation wiki. In preparation for the v4.2 Bus Pirate firmware release, here’s an instruction guide for upgrading with the ds30 Loader GUI. Firmware v4+ requires a new bootloader. The new bootloader is an adaptation of the open source ds30 Loader. The new bootloader v4+ uses a new upgrade application, […]
Flashrom release
ROM programmers and motherboard hackers will be happy to know that there’s a new release of Flashrom for Windows, ported by pgeorgi and posted informally in the forum. Flashrom is an open source utility for working with flash storage chips. It supports a bunch of flash chips commonly used on motherboards to hold the system […]
Sweet Lincoln on a board!
This portrait of Abe Lincoln etched onto a PCB is too fun to miss. We’ve hidden signatures, graffiti, and love notes in the copper of PCBs. How do you sign your boards?
Web platform bootloader hacking
Mikael Gustafsson, developer of the ds30 Loader we depend on for lots of projects, spent some time hacking the web platform bootloader. His insights are posted below, you can download his bootloader tests in an archive or from the project SVN. Because of the “long” download times I tweaked the bootloader firmware a little. Changed […]
Demo: Parallax RFID reader
This is an old version, see the latest version on the documentation wiki. julky demonstrated a USB->serial bridge for the Parallax RFID reader with the Bus Pirate. The Parallax board reads passive RFID EM4100 type RFID tags, and outputs the tag ID as simple serial data at 2400bps. It’s the first inexpensive RFID reader to […]
Free PCB Sunday: Infrared receiver transmitter
We go through a lot of prototype PCBs, and end up with lots of extras that we’ll never use. Every Sunday we give away a few PCBs from one of our past or future projects, or a related prototype. PCBs by Seeed Studio. This is another prototype PCB for the USB infrared remote control receiver/transmitter. […]