NBitWonder built a free Bus Pirate v3b PCB. The Bus Pirate is an open source hacker multi-tool that talks to electronic stuff. If you build a free PCB we’ll send you another one! Blog about it, post a picture on Flicker, whatever – we’ll send you a coupon code for the free PCB drawer. Get your […]
Category Archives: builds
DIY Bus Pirate v3.5a built
Asarli shared his Bus Pirate v3.5a SOIC PCB build. These boards were designed with the larger SOIC PIC microcontrollers, making them easier to solder for beginners. Get an assembled Bus Pirate for $30, including world-wide shipping. Also available from our friendly distributors. Via the forum.
MCP2200 breakout board free PCB build
Ginpb built the MCP2200 USB to serial breakout board free PCB. He had to improvise a little with the quartz crystal, but in the end everything worked out. Here is my free PCB build. I really hate those tiny 12 MHz crystals, I couldn’t find them anywhere, why not to use most common hc49. If […]
Soldering Iron Driver v1.5 assembled and enclosed
Pjkim assembled his Soldering Iron Driver v1.5 free PCB and enclosed it into some Tupperware. He had some problems with the firmware, but he eventually got it to work as intended. The LCD works, the iron gets hot and I can solder stuff with it! What do you call the first functioning of a soldering […]
Programmable Dummy Load build
Schazamp built the Programmable Dummy Load free PCB. It’s a new development project which allows you to set the load current via USB, or LCD/encoder combo. If you build a free PCB we’ll send you another one! Blog about it, post a picture on Flicker, whatever – we’ll send you a coupon code for the […]
Soldering Iron Driver v1.5 built with a DIY PCB
Download the source files from our SVN, mask the copper layer with toner-transfer, or UV exposure method, and etch the board with some acid. Once complete you’ll have your very own home-built Soldering Iron Driver v1.5. This is what Alex has done, and so far he seems happy with it. Ok, here is a pic […]
PIC18F2550 breakout board free PCB build
Fcobcn built the PIC18F2550 Breakout Board free PCB. The PIC18F2550 is a really popular USB chip from Microchip. There are lots of projects floating around the internet for it, as well as some of our own, like the USB IR Toy, USB LCD Backpack, etc… This is a breakout board for the 28pin SOIC package […]
USB IR Toy shield free PCB build
Toasterbotics blogged about his free USB IR Toy shield PCB build. This board turns your Arduino into the IR Toy. If you build a free PCB we’ll send you another one! Blog about it, post a picture on Flicker, whatever – we’ll send you a coupon code for the free PCB drawer. Via the contact form.
FT232-based LCD backpack free PCB build
Kelvin built a free FT232-based LCD backpack PCB. I have built the FT232-based LCD backpack free PCB for quite a while However, the free application provided by the project doesn’t seem to work for me. Only until recently did I manage to find the time to write a utility in Linux for the LCD backpack. I […]
SARduino 644/1284 board free PCB build
Slack built the SARduino 644/1284 board by Andrew Schamp he got from our free PCB drawer. It’s an prototyping board with support circuitry for Arduino compatible ATmega AVRs. If you build a free PCB we’ll send you another one! Blog about it, post a picture on Flicker, whatever – we’ll send you a coupon code for the […]
Replacing resistor arrays with single 0603 resistors
If a project calls for resistor arrays, but all you have are singles and mad soldering skills, you can try this hack. Yoganerdnl used a bunch of 0603 resistors on their side to replace the resistor arrays on his Bus Pirate SOIC DIY edition board. It takes patience and a steady hand, but it’s a […]
MMA7455L breakout board build
Gary built two free MMA7455L accelerometer breakout boards. The MMA7455L is a 3-axis accelerometer with I2C and SPI interfaces. I’ve just received and put together the PCBs I got (they even worked). Thanks Ian for the free PCB!! If you build a free PCB we’ll send you another one! Blog about it, post a picture […]
Bus Pirate Demo board free PCB build
Ashley blogged about his free Bus Pirate Demo board v5b PCB build. This board is used to emulate a bunch of real world ICs that use the various protocols supported by the Bus Pirate. If you build a free PCB we’ll send you another one! Blog about it, post a picture on Flicker, whatever – […]
Bus Blaster free PCB build
Arnd built a free Bus Blaster v2.1a PCB. Bus Blaster is a high-speed JTAG debugger for ARM processors, FPGAs, CPLDs, flash memory, and more. Version 3 is a small update to v2/v2.5 with symmetrical connector placement to make it fit a case. If you build a free PCB we’ll send you another one! Blog about it, post […]
Bus Pirate v4 build workshop update
Here’s a followup to our 30x Bus Pirate v4 build workshop post. You can check out the pics and videos of the group build on Google+: There were four of us involved in the planning and running of the build. We put a fairly large amount of effort into planning the event, particularly with respect […]
30x Bus Pirate v4 build workshop
Sdixon organized a group build of Bus Pirate v4 PCBs: Yesterday we held our group build and it was a great success. About 25 people built a total of around 30 Bus Pirate V4c. All but one of them worked! The one that didn’t work resisted some pretty determined troubleshooting and rework so we are […]
XC9572XL CPLD breakout free PCB build
Schazamp built a free XC9572XL CPLD breakout board. CPLDs are programmable logic gate arrays that allow you to build custom logic devices simply by programing them. If you build a free PCB we’ll send you another one! Blog about it, post a picture on Flicker, whatever – we’ll send you a coupon code for the […]
PIC18F2550 Breakout Board free PCB build
Palma built the PIC18F2550 Breakout Board free PCB. The PIC18F2550 is a really popular USB chip from Microchip. There are lots of projects floating around the internet for it, as well as some of our own, like the USB IR Toy, USB LCD Backpack, etc… This is a breakout board for the 28pin SOIC package […]
Bus Blaster free PCB build
Hmms built a free Bus Blaster PCB. Bus Blaster is a high-speed JTAG debugger for ARM processors, FPGAs, CPLDs, flash, and more. Version 3 is a small update to v2/v2.5 with symmetrical connector placement to make it fit a case. If you build a free PCB we’ll send you another one! Blog about it, post a […]
EzPSoC3 free PCB build
Kmmankad built a EzPSoC3 free PCB. This is a development board for Cypress’s PSoC3 System-on-a-chip IC. If you build a free PCB we’ll send you another one! Blog about it, post a picture on Flicker, whatever – we’ll send you a coupon code for the free PCB drawer. Here’s how we mail free PCBs. Via the contact […]