Bus Pirate 5 Firmware

#1

Post by unwind » Sun, Sep 24, 2023, 8:59 AM UTC

Bus Pirate 5 Firmware
firmware.buspirate.com

Re: Bus Pirate 5 Firmware

#2

Post by amberburch399 » Sun, Sep 24, 2023, 9:10 AM UTC

This really enhances the Bus Pirate's versatility, making it even more valuable for hardware debugging. What are your thoughts on future add-ons?

Re: Bus Pirate 5 Firmware

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Post by amrelisteelsco » Sun, Sep 24, 2023, 9:29 AM UTC

It's astonishing how much can be achieved with a tool like Bus Pirate.

Re: Bus Pirate 5 Firmware

#4

Post by Angostura » Sun, Sep 24, 2023, 10:36 AM UTC

For those who are new to it, and somewhat confused: https://hardware.buspirate.com/introduction

Re: Bus Pirate 5 Firmware

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Post by plexxer » Sun, Sep 24, 2023, 10:47 AM UTC

Angostura wrote: post #4

For those who are new to it, and somewhat confused: https://hardware.buspirate.com/introduction

I am still confused. What is a typical use case?

Re: Bus Pirate 5 Firmware

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Post by progbits » Sun, Sep 24, 2023, 10:56 AM UTC

plexxer wrote: post #5

Angostura wrote: post #4

For those who are new to it, and somewhat confused: https://hardware.buspirate.com/introduction

I am still confused. What is a typical use case?

This page gives a better introduction: http://dangerousprototypes.com/docs/Bus_Pirate

Basically a tool to interface with whatever IC you might have. Flexible input supporting many protocols, just hook it up to a random chip or serial debug pins on a board you are reverse-engineering and you can figure out the signal mapping and protocol decoding in software.

Re: Bus Pirate 5 Firmware

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Post by wepple » Sun, Sep 24, 2023, 11:00 AM UTC

plexxer wrote: post #5

Angostura wrote: post #4

For those who are new to it, and somewhat confused: https://hardware.buspirate.com/introduction

I am still confused. What is a typical use case?

It can be used as a TTL serial adapter (ex getting a command line on common hardware/IoT devices), JTAG (debug, dump firmware), reading flash memory chips, etc

Re: Bus Pirate 5 Firmware

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Post by wepple » Sun, Sep 24, 2023, 11:02 AM UTC

[tangental] two accounts created 3 days ago stating how wonderful the bus pirate is?

Cmon, surely you know better than this. And the BP is a great tool, it doesn’t need painfully obvious astroturfing

Re: Bus Pirate 5 Firmware

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Post by c2xlZXB5Cg1 » Sun, Sep 24, 2023, 11:16 AM UTC

Horrible web site. Is it even affiliated with dangerousprototypes.com?

No mention of bus pirate 5 there.

Re: Bus Pirate 5 Firmware

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Post by unwind » Sun, Sep 24, 2023, 11:24 AM UTC

wepple wrote: post #8

[tangental] two accounts created 3 days ago stating how wonderful the bus pirate is? Cmon, surely you know better than this. And the BP is a great tool, it doesn’t need painfully obvious astroturfing

Uh? Not sure if you meant me (I submitted this instance) but my account is slightly older. I feel like a low-key but established member of this here bunch o' geeks.