The CPLD development boards are starting to arrive worldwide. jbeale took the XC2C64A board for a spin: Very happy to report that my first try at a Coolrunner II CPLD project works! This is the 16-bit timer with start / stop pulse inputs. It is only tested so far up to 4 MHz, using the […]
Category Archives: Bus Pirate
REVIEW: Sure electronics WiFi web server module
We covered Sure’s WIFI web server module previously. This board has a MRF24WB0MB wireless module and a PIC24FJ256GB106 with USB (host and slave) capabilities. As a bonus the board also has a mini-sd connector for storing webpages. At a first glance the board looks very clean and well designed with a nice silkscreen. Cost was $59.90 […]
Bus Pirate extended logic analyzer firmware
flubberlab made an alternate firmware for the Bus Pirate with extended support for the SUMP logic analyzer protocol. This firmware works with the latest Jawi client and has lots of features: Sample clock source (32 MHz CPU clock): Internal, 5.9 Hz to 108.8 kHz, jitter = -0/+250 ns External (via AUX pin), rising or falling, […]
Bus Pirate based RFID development board
Stefano writes: I’ve made a custom RFID programmer for ST’s SRIX4K chips picking as a base design your Bus Pirate. It uses the CRX14 chip, via I2C. With a custom software you can easily read/write/modify the tag memory. I’m implementing a plugin structure in the software, I will release it asap. Via the contact form. […]
Bus Pirate repair
Sal_The_Tiller posted a Flickr photoset of his Bus Pirate repair. Delicate surface mount surgery to replace a broken PIC chip: …I’ve got a permanent workspace and some projects that could use a Bus Pirate, but I’m too cheap to buy a new one. Therefore I decided to replace the PIC24 chip by hand. Using a […]
Bus Pirate breakout v0.1
Schazamp debuted a Bus Pirate breakout board, files available at github: My new Bus Pirate is great, but it’s kind of a pain to use the 10-pin cable and test clips to hook onto small components, and trying to find room for the Vpu pin alongside Vcc drove me to innovate. So I made this […]
DIY Bus Pirate v3b and v4
canghaiwuhen shares this picture of a hand-made Bus Pirate v3b, with a Bus Pirate v4 sitting in the wings. Get your own handy Bus Pirate for $30, including world-wide shipping. Also available from our friendly distributors.
Ruby bindings for Bus Pirate
Profmaad started a Ruby library for working with the Bus Pirate, source available on github. Via the forum. Get your own handy Bus Pirate for $30, including world-wide shipping. Also available from our friendly distributors.
New version of pyBusPiratelite Python library
cloudform511 updated the pyBusPiratelite Python library. This library has the building blocks for controlling the Bus Pirate from a Python script, there’s also some examples to get you started. Get your own handy Bus Pirate for $30, including world-wide shipping. Also available from our friendly distributors.
Serial port only Bus Pirate v3b update
schazamp has another update on the serial port only Bus Pirate. I have released BusPirate-v3b-FTDI-0.3, which has: * room for a shrouded I/O header * Sparkfun’s locking header rows * more clearance around voltage regulators, for easier assembly * improved label size and positioning You can find the zip distribution here Or check here for […]
Serial port only Bus Pirate v3b
Here’s an update on the serial port only Bus Pirate. It’s been constructed and tested: Here it is, all populated. It’s quite crowded, but with some careful planning for doing things in the right order, it was not difficult at all. Thank goodness for solder wick. I found SparkFun’s SMD soldering tutorials very helpful. It […]
XSVF specification document
We’ve referred to various file formats for programming CPLDs and FPGAs in recent posts. One is the Serial Vector Format (SVF), an industry standard file format that is used to describe JTAG chain operations in a compact, portable fashion. Its specifications are fully described in this 26 page PDF produced by Texas Instruments. To provide […]
NEW APP: Bus Pirate CPLD/FPGA programmer
It’s easier to program CPLDs and FPGAs from the Bus Pirate with a new firmware and PC application. The Bus Pirate has done JTAG with OpenOCD for a long time. OpenOCD is usually overkill for a simple CPLD or FPGA project though, and many find it difficult to get started. Clear back in Bus Pirate […]
Bus Pirate in a Hammond 1551HBK case
Toley posted pictures of a his Bus Pirate case made from a Hammond 1551HBK box. My Bus Pirate is the one from Sparkfun and it fits perfectly inside the Hammond 1551HBK box that can be buy from Digi-key for around $2. Here’s some other user-submitted cases. Thanks for the tip! Via the forum. Get your […]
Bus Pirate: Python script for sht1x/sht7x sensors
Frank wrote a python script that reads the sht1x/7x temperature and humidity sensors using the Bus Pirate. Script source is in SVN. Via the forum. Get your own handy Bus Pirate for $30, including world-wide shipping. Also available from our friendly distributors.
OLED display with the Bus Pirate
Die Schatenseite demonstrates an OLED display (original , machine translation) with the Bus Pirate. Via eHajo, a Bus Pirate distributor in Germany. Get your own handy Bus Pirate for $30, including world-wide shipping. Also available from our friendly distributors.
Bus Pirate in a matchbox
Christoph sent pictures of his simple recycled Bus Pirate case made from a matchbox. More awesome DIY cases. Get your own handy Bus Pirate for $30, including world-wide shipping. Also available from our friendly distributors. Via the contact form.
Miniscope v4
From the comments on our earlier Miniscope v4 post: I’ve updated bus_pirate.dll to current interface version. There are only few changes between v4 and v3 app, but there will be no new additions to v3 (except for fixes if any). Library was not tested, so some feedback would be nice. Same as previous version, library […]
Bus Pirate in a NDS cartridge case
Brandon made a DIY Bus Pirate case : …Seeing that I just purchased my own CNC machine, I decided that I would make an el cheapo case for the time being and later mill one out of acetal or some other type of plastic. I looked around my house for something small and made of […]
Watterott Electronic has the Bus Pirate
Watterott Electronic in Germany is a new Bus Pirate distributor, pick one up here. Thank you to Watterott for supporting the Bus Pirate! If you’d like to be distributor please drop us a line. Hacker Spaces get distributor pricing too.