Bus Pirate v4 is back in stock at Seeed Studio. Compare it to v3: Four times more memory space Integrated, on-board USB (faster) Data storage EEPROM to hold settings Pull-up voltage selections: 3.3volt, 5volt, or external supply 2 extra I/O pins Multipurpose button Bus Pirate v4 is new and shiny, but it will lag behind […]
Category Archives: Bus Pirate
Debuging Android on the Aura Design Life Pad via the Bus Pirate
Adam unboxes the Aura Design Life Pad, and immediately proceeds to tear-it-down. After soldering some wires to the UART port on the board he explains how to debug this Android Tabled with the Bus Pirate. Via the forum.
Unbrick the Bullet2 with the Bus Pirate update
Unbrick the Bullet2 outdoor radio network node with the Bus Pirate: I had the Bullet2 archived and i decided to update the firmware but i bricked it. The bootloader did not work from the lan so I proceeded to open the Bullet2 and connect it to an interface Bus-Pirate , which is capable of emulating […]
Updated Bus Pirate v3.5a DIY edition partlist
Bob shared a new Mouser shopping cart for the Bus Pirate v3.5 DIY edition. The Bus Pirate is an open source hacker multi-tool that talks to electronic stuff. Get the Bus Pirate DIY edition PCB from the PCB drawer for $3.95. Get an assembled Bus Pirate for $30, including world-wide shipping. Also available from our […]
Bus Pirate 802.15.4 ZigBee sniffer tools
Bruno hacked his Bus Pirate to be a ZigBee sniffer. He built a small protoboard adapter that connects the Microchip MRF24J40 module to the Bus Pirate IO header. He also wrote custom firmware that captures IEEE 802.15.4 traffic, and passes it on to a custom client app over USB. Check out his wiki page for […]
Bus Pirate v3.5a-SOIC DIY build
Jason shared his Bus Pirate v3.5a SOIC PCB build. The Bus Pirate is an open source hacker multi-tool that talks to electronic stuff. I’ve thrown together the Bus Pirate v3.5a-SOIC DIY PCB . However, I thought I’d let you know that the 3.3V regulators listed in the Mouser cart are now obsolete. I substituted them […]
Reprogramming USB Webkey dongle using Bus Pirate
JJShortcut took one of the webkey USB devices his school was discarding and decided to reverse engineer it. The device plugs into the USB port on a PC and when its on-board button is pushed it opens the computer’s web browser, directing the user to a specific URL. He found that the heart of the […]
Sniffing SPI data with Bus Pirate
Greg Whitmore at Four-Three-Oh forum has written a quick how-to post on using the Bus Pirate to sniff SPI data on the MSP430. We’re reproducing the post here in its entirety with Greg’s permission.
Bus Pirate v4 back in stock
Bus Pirate v4 is back in stock at Seeed Studio. Compare it to v3: Four times more memory space Integrated, on-board USB (faster) Data storage EEPROM to hold settings Pull-up voltage selections: 3.3volt, 5volt, or external supply 2 extra I/O pins Multipurpose button Bus Pirate v4 is new and shiny, but it will lag behind […]
Bus Pirate PIC programming adapter back in stock
The Bus Pirate PIC programming adapter is back in stock at Seeed. It enables a Bus Pirate v3 (only!) to program PIC 12/16/18Fs that need a 13volt hit on MCLR to enter programming mode. You can program PIC 18FxxJ/24/30/33F without an adapter, and some experimental PIC32 support is also available in the forum. At this […]
C library for the Bus Pirate binary scripting mode
Bquoitin developed a C library for interfacing with the Bus Pirate binary scripting mode. So far he has successfully used it to communicate with various SPI devices: “libbuspirate” [is] a short C library that allows easy interaction with the Bus Pirate. It was written a few months ago and I’ve been using it several times […]
Chinese Bus Pirate tutorial
A Bus Pirate tutorial is now available in Chinese. A big thanks to Canghaiwuhen! We’ll get this moved to the wiki soon. All translations are appreciated.
Bus Pirate firmware v6.1 now available
Bus Pirate firmware v6.1 is now available for download. This version fixes a big bug with the SUMP logic analyzer mode, and includes other small updates for hardware v3 and v4. Download release package (most people want this) Download source archive (code, junk, everything) Update instructions Bus Pirate firmware v6.1 changelog: Fixed broken SUMP logic […]
Motherboard saved with the Bus Pirate and flashrom
Nashith rescued his Intel D945GCLF board using the Bus Pirate and flashrom: Got myself a locked out PC a few years ago, boot restrictions done via bios. Stumbled upon Bus pirate and Flashrom and decided to give it a go. Seaboot works great and flashing the bios with the bus pirate worked on first try. […]
Bus Pirate firmware v6.0 now available
Bus Pirate firmware v6.0 is now available for download. v6 includes a ton of fixes for hardware v3 and v4. Hardware v4 is much more usable, and several new v4 features are enabled. A huge thanks to Brent for all his contributions to hardware v4 support! Download BusPirate.package.v6.0.zip release package Firmware update instructions for hardware […]
Boost converter shield for PIC programming with the Bus Pirate v4
The Bus Pirate can program a few PIC 18FxxJxx, 24F, and dsPIC33 chips directly. Older PIC 12F/16F/18F need a 13volt supply to jolt them into programming mode. Bus Pirate v3 already has a prototype high-voltage programming adapter, 100 beta units are in production now and should be available in a month or so. Tayken has […]
Use Bus Pirate to upload Sketch to Arduino Ethernet
Use the Bus Pirate to upload sketches to an Arduino Ethernet: I just got a new Arduino Ethernet board and had some troubles uploading the Firmware. After some research I finally found a solution using my Bus Pirate v3 Get your own handy Bus Pirate for $30, including world-wide shipping. Also available from our friendly […]
Bus Pirate back in stock
Bus Pirate v3.5 is back in stock at Seeed Studio. Bus Pirate is a hacking multi-tool that has the capability to interface with most IC bus protocols used in the electronics industry today. Get your own handy Bus Pirate for $30, including world-wide shipping. Also available from our friendly distributors.
Bus Pirate week, day 5 – measure a capacitor and parts unboxing
This week is dedicated to Bus Pirate development. Today we hacked the Bus Pirate to do crude capacitor measurement. You could use any microcontroller to do this, but one nice thing about the PIC24FJ is that it has a 32bit timer to measure large value capacitors. In the video: How to measure capacitors with the […]
Bus Pirate servo driver documentation
We added documentation for the Bus Pirate servo mode. This mode was designed to allow Bus Pirate users to quickly test RC hobby servos. Firmware v6 has an overhauled servo mode as requested by several users. To start this mode use the “S” command. Now you will be able to select the degree of movement […]