Bus Pirate oscilloscope script

Hwmayer created a simple oscilloscope python script for the Bus Pirate. The latest version adds triggers, and sampling rates up to 1K using a new command in the upcoming firmware. Get a Bus Pirate v3b for $30, including worldwide shipping at Seeed Studio. Adafruit also has the Bus Pirate and probe cables in stock and […]

Prototype: Bus Pirate LCD adapter v2

The Bus Pirate LCD adapter v2 enables the mysterious LCD mode on your Bus Pirate. The Bus Pirate can’t control an HD44780 LCD alone, it needs help from a few extra parts. Read the how-to and build your own adapter, or buy it assembled for $9. The v2 adapter is a complete rework of the […]

Bus Pirate power tools

Are there any ‘power tools’ that would make the Bus Pirate more useful? We want to develop a collection of cross-platform command line utilities for common stuff. There’s already two apps. The first accesses the SPI sniffer from binary mode for maximum speed. The second is a self-test utility that will be used in production. […]

Test script processor for the Bus Pirate

Here’s another use for the AT Command Script Processor we posted last week. We’ve been using to run test scripts on new Bus Pirate firmwares. Get a Bus Pirate v3b for $30, including worldwide shipping at Seeed Studio. Adafruit also has the Bus Pirate and probe cables in stock and ready to ship. Each Bus […]

Bus Pirate SPI sniffer utility v0.1

SPI sniffing with the Bus Pirate just got easier. SPIsniffer is a helper application (power tool?) that accesses the SPI sniffer using the fast binary mode. This is 3 to 4 times faster than displaying snooped output in the terminal mode. In terminal mode the Bus Pirate decodes raw data to user-friendly HEX formatted numbers, […]

Bus Pirate firmware v5.7

Bus Pirate firmware v5.7 is ready to download. This is a bugfix release: Improved SPI sniffer, higher max speed Clear terminal buffer overflow error What’s on your wishlist for firmware v5.8? We also uploaded two new source code packages. Source for firmware v4.3 and v5.7 is ready for your hacking pleasure. Read about the firmware […]

RIP: Easter Egg 4-28-2010 to 8-13-2010

Today is a sad day.. a very sad day.. With the release of firmware v5.6 we lost a beloved addition to the Bus Pirate: the new Easter egg. Starting in v5.0, including the first alpha release of the new terminal design, we included a new Easter egg. It was fun for us to write, and a pain to […]