schazamp made a serial port only version of the Bus Pirate v3b: I have long admired the Bus Pirate, and wanted to build my own. Since I already have an FTDI USB-to-TTY cable, I thought I might replace the FTDI FT232RL subsystem on the Bus Pirate (v3b) with a header for my cable, to save […]
Category Archives: Bus Pirate
Bus Pirate v2go clone
RonZ posted pictures of a Bus Pirate v2go that is being made and sold in New Zealand. We never thought the Bus Pirate would be so popular. Closed-source companies usually feel threatened by third-party manufacturers, but we welcome the additional exposure, advertising, and contributions that it brings. Get your own handy Bus Pirate for $30, including […]
Free Bus Pirate v4: USB on PIC 24F
Honken’s new open source USB stack is running on a bunch of PIC 18Fs, even on the MCP2200 USB->serial converter. Our next goal is to get it going on the PIC 24F. This port is the last major hurdle before producing Bus Pirate v4. We’ll send you a free Bus Pirate v4 if you get […]
Bus Pirate LCD adapter back in stock
The Bus Pirate LCD adapter v2 is back in stock at Seeed Studio. Get an LCD adapter for $9.
Unbrick the Bullet2 with the Bus Pirate
Bullet2 is a weatherized outdoor wifi node. Daedalus unbricked the Bullet2 (original , machine translation ) using the Bus Pirate to talk to the UART interface. Get your own handy Bus Pirate for $30, including world-wide shipping. Also available from our friendly distributors Adafruit, Open Source Control Systems, and eHaJo. Via the contact form.
Seeed Studio’s new pick and place machine
Take a look at Seeed Studio’s new pick and place machine. It looks like the board being stuffed is a Bus Pirate v3. Video here. Via the forum. Get your own handy Bus Pirate for $30, including world-wide shipping. Also available from our friendly distributors Adafruit, Open Source Control Systems, and eHaJo.
FOR DEVELOPERS: Bus Pirate v4
An experimental Bus Pirate v4 prototype is now available for $50 at Seeed Studio. This batch of Bus Pirate v4 is intended only for developers and accessory designers. It comes on a green PCB to signify that it’s not ready for general use. It ships without a firmware, you must have a PIC programmer to […]
Setup a GPS receiver with the Bus Pirate
Krishna writes with a followup to his previous post, Using Bus Pirate to interface a MT3318 GPS receiver: …the idea is to change the settings of the GPS module so that we need not modify Bus Pirate settings each time we connect it to the PC. NMEA stands for National Marine Electronics Association. When you […]
Bus Pirate and Flashrom save another motherboard
Crawford rescued his motherboard using the Bus Pirate and FlashRom. A friend gave me a Gigabyte EP35C-DS3R motherboard, that had succumbed to the dread ‘infinite reboot’ issue. The Interwebs reported this was usually a bad bios, so I decided to re-flash the bios using the great write-up here. Get your own handy Bus Pirate for […]
Bus Pirate with RDM880 RFID module
Michu did a small write up on using the Bus Pirate with a 13.56Mhz RFID module. Get your own handy Bus Pirate for $30, including world-wide shipping. Also available from our friendly distributors Adafruit, Open Source Control Systems, and eHaJo.
Using Bus Pirate to interface a MT3318 GPS receiver
Krishna used the Bus Pirate to interface a MT3318 GPS receiver. I have used the transparent UART mode of the Bus Pirate to directly access the serial data and send it to other third party softwares to show my location on google maps. Get your own handy Bus Pirate for $30, including world-wide shipping. Also […]
74F138 Xmas demo
First of all Merry Xmas to everyone! We found some time to whip up a new demo to show the Digital IO mode (DIO) of the Bus Pirate. This mode gives us full control of the pins and acts much like the binary mode. We used it to interface a 74F138 and a couple of LEDs. The 74F138 is a […]
Miniscope v4
A new Miniscope v4 is available for download. This app turns the Bus Pirate into a low-speed oscilloscope. Setting and configuration help is on the wiki. Currently Windows only. Get your own handy Bus Pirate for $30, including world-wide shipping. Also available from our friendly distributors Adafruit, Open Source Control Systems, and eHaJo. Thanks Terry! […]
Bus Pirate and the AR1010 FM radio
Fell did a small write up on using the Bus Pirate and the AR1010 FM radio module. Includes a simple python script using pyBusPirateLite that tunes the AR1010 to a particular station using the Bus Pirate. Via the contact form. Get your own handy Bus Pirate for $30, including world-wide shipping. Also available from our […]
eHaJo has the Bus Pirate LCD adapter
eHaJo is the first reseller to carry the Bus Pirate LCD adapter. Lots of LCD adapters have been sold, but we haven’t heard much from users. We’re hoping that means everything is working great. eHaJo has the Bus Pirate, LCD adapter, probe cable, and case in stock and ready to ship. Learn more about becoming […]
DEMO: 96×16 OLED display
It has been a while since a demonstration was posted. We whipping up new projects for you like the USB LCD backpack, HVP adapter, Buspirate v4 prototype, breakout boards, and several other project that are TOP-SECRET but will be released soon! Now that everything is at to manufacturing, we have some time off for our family and for fun stuff. […]
Bus Pirate case sticker
doegox posted new case sticker for Bus Pirate v3 in the forum. * Corrected UART pinouts * Color codes in separate column for better readability of labels * Reordered rows to match physical ordering of flat cable * Shows alternative color for +5V: orange or pink depending on the flat ribbon you have Get your […]
Bus Pirate: PirateScope
Tim has written another oscilloscope script for the Bus Pirate. The script (distribute under GPL) is attached, as are a couple of screenshots. The first displays the triggering function with the trigger voltage level (horizontal dashed line) and the trigger point (vertical dashed line) shown on the graph. The second shows the spectral analysis function […]
Bus Pirate PIC programming adapter back in stock
The Bus Pirate PIC programming adapter is back in stock at Seeed. It’s still intended for developers only, and there isn’t any software support. We increased the price on this batch to the ‘normal’ $12. Get the adapter here.
Bus Pirate as a serial IO bridge
Joe Desbonnet demonstrates his use of a Bus Pirate as a serial-to-PC IO bridge with a PIC 16F327A. The PIC is simultaneously connected to a PICkit2 programmer, and this setup allowed him to communicate with the newly programmed PIC using serial commands in a prototyping environment. A good basic how-to post, including sample Bus Pirate […]