Restoring a Zeno zit zaper tip was one of the first published ‘hacks’ using the Bus Pirate a few years ago. It’s still a super popular post that gets a ton of hits. Here’s some updates: Was jacking around with the Zeno again recently and figured out (as far as I can tell) how to […]
Category Archives: Bus Pirate
Bus Pirate case sticker in action
adamoutler posted picture of his Bus Pirate case sticker in action: I updated the locations in the first post. The Improved Bus Pirate Case Sticker has found its way to the SVN here. Anyone can maintain them now. Via the forum. Get your own handy Bus Pirate for $30, including world-wide shipping. Also available from […]
Bus Pirate with mix of through-hole, SMD parts
Rohit documented his Bus Pirate clone build: I recently bought an XC9572 CLPD board from Seeed and realized I’d need a JTAG programmer. The BP has got some great firmware that makes it into a JTAG programmer. And since I’ve bombed several times at the Free PCB giveaways I decided to build one myself. My […]
Bus Pirate v3.5 now shipping
Seeed Studio posted a picture of the new Bus Pirate v3.5 hardware. Updated hardware will ship in all future orders. Bus Pirate v3.5 has exactly the same features as Bus Pirate v3b. We added a much requested shrouded header, and made tweaks to keep manufacturing costs down. We haven’t quite finished the hardware writeup, but […]
Bus Pirate back in stock
Bus Pirate v3 is back in stock at Seeed Studio. The page isn’t updated, but we assume this is v3.5. Still not sure though, sorry. If you must have a v3.5, we’d hold off and order when Seeed updates the product picture. Get your own handy Bus Pirate for $30, including world-wide shipping. Also available […]
DIY Bus pirate with FT232 breakout
hak8or posted pictures of his DIY Bus Pirate with a breakout for the FT232 chip. Get your own handy Bus Pirate for $30, including world-wide shipping. Also available from our friendly distributors.
Improved Bus Pirate v3 case sticker
adamoutler posted an updated case sticker for Bus Pirate in the forum. Note: it is only compatible with the seeed cable. Get your own handy Bus Pirate for $30, including world-wide shipping. Also available from our friendly distributors.
IBM Thinkpad T30 Bios password reset with the Bus Pirate
Using the Bus Pirate to read the SVP supervisor power on password off an IBM T30 Thinkpad: A friend of mine recently came upon an old IBM T30 Thinkpad at an auction for $40. Bringing it home, he found that there was a power-on supervisor password. This can’t be reset by removing the battery, as […]
Bus Pirate back in stock
Bus Pirate v3 is back in stock at Seeed Studio. No confirmation yet if this is the new v3.5. Get your own handy Bus Pirate for $30, including world-wide shipping. Also available from our friendly distributors.
Bus Pirate v3.5 free PCB build
erdabyz built a free Bus Pirate v3.5 PCB. 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 forum.
Status Update: Bus Pirate v3.5
Bus Pirate v3b (L), v3.5 (R), v4 (BACK) Bus Pirate v3.5 is exactly the same a Bus Pirate v3b. We added a much requested shrouded header, and made tweaks to keep manufacturing costs down. v3.5 has a bigger PCB, the same size as v4. Both boards will fit the same inexpensive acrylic case. The IO […]
Maker Faire 2011: Bus Pirate
The Bus Pirate is an open source hacker multi-tool that talks to electronic stuff. It’s got a bunch of features an intrepid hacker might need to prototype their next project. This manual is an effort to link all available Bus Pirate information in one place. Get your own handy Bus Pirate for $30, including world-wide […]
Maker Faire 2011: Bus Pirate demo board
We have a demo board for the Bus Pirate, a bunch of different parts that are easy to explore. It’s simple to demo an EEPROM write/read, etc, but it might be too involved for a hands-on display. Get your own handy Bus Pirate for $30, including world-wide shipping. Also available from our friendly distributors.
Bus Pirate breakout board
schazamp is hosting a group buy of his Bus Pirate breakout board in the forum. I’ve got a few people who are interested in this board, and I’ve been thinking of making another (small) production run. Is anyone else interested in a PCB? They would be $3 or $4, (depending on how many I do) […]
Bus Pirate v3c free PCB built
dkozel built the Bus Pirate v3c board from a previous Free PCB Sunday. 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 project log forum.
Geek vending machine has got it all!
Now here’s our idea of a modern, well stocked vending machine! This machine at Metrix Create:Space, a Seattle-area hackerspace, dispenses just about everything you need when you get the hunger to develop hits: Arduinos, USB cables, breathalyzer kits, LEDs, breadboards, the works. Oh yeah, it has snacks, candy bars and bottled water too. UPDATE: Rsdio […]
pyBusPirateLite support for Windows
There is a new version of pyBusPirateLite, the Python library for interacting with the Bus Pirate. It now supports Windows versions of Python. You can download the latest version from the Bus Pirate SVN Repository, or a package containing just pyBusPirateLite. See the wiki page on Bus Pirate Scripting in Python to get started.
Using Bus Pirate with Arduino IDE
tayken successfully reprogrammed the ATmega168P using the Bus Pirate with Arduino IDE. Yesterday, a friend from Tokyo HackerSpace said that he bought an DIY Arduino kit. The problem is that the ATmega168P does not come with the required bootloader. Just the same day I bought two FreakDuino boards and tried to use them to flash […]
Bus Pirate breadboard probe cable
Zbig shared his approach to the breadboarding cable for the Bus Pirate. I use single pins soldered to the cables and secured with some shrink tube. I make the labels with Brother P-Touch label maker on a special flexible tape (TZ-FX series). Get your own handy Bus Pirate for $30, including world-wide shipping. Also available […]
JTAG XSVF player for the Bus Pirate
A new alternative firmware for the Bus Pirate programs JTAG devices like the CPLD development boards using standard (X)SVF programming files. We also whipped up a PC utility that sends the files to the Bus Pirate from the command prompt. Download the package here. SVF is a common programming format used in manufacturing. It’s a […]