Here’s some highlights from the past week, in case you missed them: Bus Pirate firmware v5.3 was released with bug fixes and enhancements. We can’t buy ad space in Make this time. Add 16 more buffered channels to your Logic Sniffer with the Gadget Factory’s buffer wing. Sjaak demoed an LED matrix board from Sure […]
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#twatch with LCD back in stock
The #twatch is a Twitter scrolling, networked LCD screen. Not into Twitter? That’s ok, that #twatch has a backdoor server that works with a bunch of user submitted scripts and plugins. After a long hiatus, the #twatch with an LCD attached is back in stock at Seeed Studio. There are still a couple #twatch ethernet […]
Bus Pirate: firmware v5.3
Bus Pirate firmware v5.3 is ready for download. This is a recommended update with bug fixes, enhanced features, and major code cleanup. The documentation wiki has been updated with the new commands and macros. Reviewed and updated terminal text SPI sniffer update (reduced minimum CS delay from 50us to 120ns) Removed sniff while CS high […]
Advertising: Make update
Of the three publications we initially targeted for advertising, Make was the only one that doesn’t publish their rates online. We contacted them and got a price sheet. When we opened the Make ad rate PDF in Acrobat the embedded font wouldn’t display, but despite the totally garbled text (seen above) we could already tell […]
Infrared remote control jammer
Our friend Alan at Hacked Gadgets released a new IR Jammer kit that can jam infrared remote control devices.
Gadget Factory stocks buffer wing for Logic Sniffer
The Gadget Factory is now stocking a 16bit buffer wing for the Logic Sniffer for $15. This add-on board gives the Logic Sniffer an additional 16 buffered, 5volt tolerant input channels. You can order the Logic Sniffer at Seeed Studio for $45, including worldwide shipping. Don’t forget that Seeed now has probe cables for $6 […]
Adafruit DS1307 real time clock breakout board kit
Adafruit has a new DS1307 real time clock kit. We’ve demonstrated the DS1307 with the Bus Pirate, which you can also pick up at Adafruit.
Bus Pirate firmware v5.3 development
Bus Pirate firmware v5.3 is on track for release later this week. This will have some minor bug fixes, upgrades, and new features. You can download the latest nightly release from SVN. Nightlies are usually very stable, but new features may not be completely finalized. Reviewed and updated terminal text SPI sniffer update (reduced minimum […]
USB IR Toy: WinLIRC, irPyton updates
WinLIRC, the Windows version of the popular LIRC PC remote control decoder, has seen a spurt of development after 4 years of no activity. The updated version uses a new plugin system that should be able to support the USB IR Toy’s irman decoder mode and rawIO modes. We’re also adding a new mode that […]
Logic Sniffer giveaway
Here’s an opportunity to get an Open Logic Sniffer for free. Just name the thing in Hacked Gadgets’ weekly contest. The goal is to let others people guess, so please don’t leave the answer in the comments. You can order the OLS at Seeed Studio for $45, including worldwide shipping. Don’t forget that Seeed now has […]
Logic Sniffer case
arhi designed a simple case to protect his Logic Sniffer and printed it with a reprap. If you have a 3D printer, download the stl design file in the forum and make your own.
Adding custom graphics to PCBs in Eagle
Do you want your next PCB to be pretty? Here’s how to add custom graphics to a PCB using Eagle. Via Make.
Free PCB Sunday: USB RGB color changer
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 professionally-made PCBs from one of our past or future projects, or a related prototype. This is a USB controlled RGB color changing light. Someone made some minor modifications to […]
Week in (p)review: July 11, 2010
Here’s some highlights from the past week, in case you missed them: Bus Pirate firmware v5.2 was released with lots of bug fixes and new features. Bus Pirate v4 and an update to the USB IR Toy were posted in the forum for discussion. We investigated ad options for a small kit biz. The documentation […]
SURE programming adapter update
Here’s a follow up on the PIC programming adapter from SURE we posted a few weeks ago. mizch mentioned that SURE’s shipping can add 30-40% to the final price, and suggested browsing eBay to see real prices. We found it on eBay for $9.99 with free shipping, and ordered it on June 28. The board […]
Bus Pirate firmware v5.2
Bus Pirate firmware v5.2 is ready for download. This release has a grab-bag of improvements that all point north. The Bus Pirate documentation wiki has been refreshed and reorganized to match firmware v5.2. UART baudrate can be manually set to any speed for pcside (uart1) and protocol (uart2) Warning when the speed of uart2 is […]
Bus Pirate v4, IR Toy updates
There is an update of the USB IR Toy and a new Bus Pirate v4 in the forum. Your comments and suggestions are needed to make these the best designs yet. These projects won’t be manufactured until the fall at the earliest, and probably won’t be available until next year. This preview release is part […]
USB IR Toy: rawIO capture, analyze, and replay
The USB IR Toy will soon have a cross-platform GUI that can capture, display, and replay infrared signals. The application is written in Python with the open source wxPython IDE. If you’d like to join the effort, our latest work is always in the SVN. We hope to have a demonstration version soon. What should […]
Advertising: Options for a kit biz
Dangerous Prototypes has always been a word-of-mouth operation. We survive on the traffic we get when you submit our projects to your favorite blog. Over the next few months we’re going to document our experience buying advertising, and try to figure out if it makes sense for us. We’ll share real numbers about the price, […]
Updated Bus Pirate documentation
There’s a freshly updated Bus Pirate menu command and syntax guide on the documentation wiki. This guide consolidates a ton of notes and caveats that were previously spread around tons of smaller posts. It is updated to the firmware v5.2 release candidate. The main Bus Pirate wiki page has also been updated. A lot of […]