BADnetwork made a Bus Pirate case out of an unrepairable transformer. We really like how he soldered a button to the PGC and PGD ICSP pins to enter the bootloader for updates. I bought one of these on eBay, It turned out faulty, so stripped it down, turned out it was unrepairable. Looked at the […]
Category Archives: cases
Milled aluminum Bus Pirate case
Mmattice shared pictures of his milled aluminum Bus Pirate case. The Bus Pirate is a hacking multi-tool that can talk to many common electronic chips. I make use of my BP at both home and work, and wanted something to encase it in. I started with a printed case I found on thingiverse, but that […]
Laser cut acrylic Bus Pirate case
Here’s another cool laser cut acrylic case for the Bus Pirate. There are many custom enclosures for Bus Pirate, must be a very popular product (we at LAWICEL AB knows this of course). We sell the Sparkfun version (TOL-09544). The original version was made by Ian Lesnet of Dangerous Prototypes. After looking arround on enclosures […]
Stained hardwood case for the Bus Pirate v4
Here’s a stained maple-wood case for the Bus pirate v4, milled by Vince at the Xerocraft hackerspace in Tuscan Arizona. 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. The Bus Pirate is sold […]
Punnet cardboard cut-out case for the Raspberry Pi
It doesn’t get much simpler than this cardboard case for the Raspberry-Pi. It’s a printable cut-out design that shows you where to cut, bend, and glue to make a simple enclosure. While this isn’t the most professional looking enclosure for a project, it does provide some protection. We’d like to design DIY cutout cases for […]
Laser cut case for the Logic Sniffer and the Buffer Wing
PariahZero laser cut some black Delrin plastic to build a case for the Logic Sniffer. He also designed a detachable case for the Buffer Wing. If you are interested in the source SVG files for laser cutting, contact him in the forum. I’ve used laser-cut 0.125″ black Delrin plastic; I felt the extra strength (vs. […]
Laser cut acrylic case for Bus Pirate v4
Here’s another cool laser cut acrylic case for the Bus Pirate. It’s made out of 4 layers of 2mm transparent acrylic. The inner two layers simultaneously act as standoffs and as an edge to the enclosure. The SVG source files are available if anyone wants to laser cut his design. I designed a laser cut […]
Machined acrylic case for the Bus Pirate
Vibrolax machined a case for his Bus Pirate: It was made from a scrap piece of 0.125″ acrylic sheet. My co-worker Arpad gets credit for the smooth edges, as he machined it on a Bridgeport mill. The 4-40 standoffs provides clearance between the top sheet and the Bus Pirate. A single washer provides clearance between […]
Bus Pirate case from a mint tin
Kaeso made a Bus Pirate case from a mint tin. The Bus Pirate is a hacking multi-tool that can talk to many common electronic chips. See our case video from a few weeks ago, and even more awesome DIY cases from Bus Pirate fans. Get the Bus Pirate DIY edition PCB from the PCB drawer for […]
Machined Bus Pirate v3 case
Timotet machined a case for his Bus Pirate v3. The bottom side of the case is machined on a CNC, while the top is made from acrylic cut to size. I thought my Bus Pirate deserved a decent case. After all Its only a matter of time before I inadvertently set it on something that […]
Cool DIY acrylic cast case
Robert designed this awesome looking headphone amplifier. The circuit is assembled without a PCB, and done very ascetically. It looks so good without a case, that it would have been a shame to stick in a plastic box. So he pored some clear acrylic into a mold, and made this cool looking case. Via PCB […]
DIY Bus Pirate case
Stan Hall informs us of a Bus Pirate case he made at the OHM Space Corporation, an Oklahoma City hackerspace. Stan created the case using the hackerspace’s member-built CNC router. Case materials include plywood, acrylic and rubber bands. Here’s the link to his writeup. Get your own Bus Pirate for less than $40. Via the […]
Bus Pirate v3 laser cut acrylic case
Hudson designed a laser cut acrylic case for his Bus Pirate v3.5 SOIC DIY edition. He provided the source files for anyone wanting to build their own. Cut from 2.5 – 3.0mm acrylic and screw together with M3x15 screws. If you use thicker 5-6mm acrylic only one middle layer is necessary, but the entire enclosure […]
Bus Blaster laser cut case
Damjan designed a laser cut case for the Bus Blaster. Bus Blaster v2 is an experimental, high-speed JTAG debugger for ARM processors, FPGAs, CPLDs, flash, and more. Here is my Bus Blaster case, built for $7 using Seeed’s Laser Cutting Service. More cool DIY cases here. You can get a Bus Blaster v2 for $34.95. […]
Yet another Bus Pirate case “clamshell” v1
Dsm showcased the latest iteration of the “clamshell” case for the Bus Pirate v4. It’s built from two pieces of plastic that are joined together with magnets. All buttons, headers, and LEDs are accessible from outside the case. See our case video from a few weeks ago. More awesome DIY cases. Via the forum. Get […]
Clamshell “Yet Another Bus Pirate Case” design
Dsm posted updates on his “clamshell” yabp case design for the Bus Pirate v4. Instead of the screws I had been using, this version of the “clamshell” yabp case uses neodymium magnets to hold the top case and bottom case together. This change should make it easier to open and close the case (no lost […]
DIY case
Taylan posted picture of his DIY case. He cut it out from pieces of transparent acrylic. More awesome DIY cases. Via the contact form.
Soldering Iron Driver case
Arhi had a Soldering Iron Driver case made. It’s a two-piece metal box with the front panel drilled and cut to specification. The grey plastic panel holding the LCD was printed on one of his RepRap 3d printers. You can check out a picture of an earlier version below.
Application to Proto Labs for a Protomold Bus Pirate case
As we mentioned in the Bus Pirate case video, we are trying to get fcobcn’s milled Bus Pirate case turned into a molded product. Molded cases are pretty cheap, unfortunately the molds are thousands of dollars. Proto Labs offers free quick-turnaround molds to deserving projects. We believe fcobcn’s case is such a project, so […]
Bus Pirate week, day 3 – cases and enclosures
This week is dedicated to Bus Pirate development. Today we looked at Bus Pirate cases, past and future. Here’s some links mentioned in the video: Tons of awesome user submitted cases Synthetos acrylic Bus Pirate v3a case Correction: v3a case is only $14.99! Francisco’s latest milled case for v3.5 Tomorrow we’ll do our Bus Pirate […]