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Bus Pirate 5 Base Kit with Bus Pirate 5 PCB and Enclosure

SKU: ADA6017 Brand: Adafruit

Bus Pirate 5 is the latest edition of the original universal serial interface trusted by hackers since 2008. We've stocked and loved the Bus Pirate 4...

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Bus Pirate 5 is the latest edition of the original universal serial interface trusted by hackers since 2008. Adafruit have stocked and loved the Bus Pirate 4 for years and are excited to see the latest and greatest from the minds at WhereLabs.

Can't get a chip to work? Is it the circuit, code, bad part, or a burned out pin? The Bus Pirate sends commands over common serial protocols so you can get to know a chip before prototyping. Updated with tons of new features and tools, talking to chips and probing interfaces is more fun than ever!

The Bus Pirate is an open-source hardware debugging tool that converts simple commands into common bus protocols such as 1-Wire, I2C, SPI, UART, several LEDs and more. Send commands to a chip or sensor and get the response, without writing a line of code.

Commands are entered into a serial terminal. A new VT100 mode supports color text and a status toolbar that displays the function and voltage of each pin.

Specifications

The Bus Pirate is designed to eliminate the frustrating parts of hacking and hardware tinkering. Adafruit tried to tackle all the pain points, from bizarre and uncomfortable acrobatics with multimeter probes to the hassle of connecting multiple test hooks to a single pin. With Bus Pirate 5, information you need is right where you need it.

Bulldozer buffered IO - 1.2 to 5volt direct interfacing with 8 bidirectional buffered IOs
Voltage measurement extravaganza - The Bus Pirate displays voltage readings for every pin, right on its vibrant LCD screen and in the terminal statusbar
Current measurement - Get a reality check by monitoring current use in real time
Programmable power supply - 1 to 5volt output, 400mA max, for powering all kinds of devices
Programmable current limit - A 0 to 500mA programmable hardware fuse sets current limits that keep your projects safe and sane
A big colorful display - Keep track of pin assignments, voltages and current
Color terminal and statusbar - VT100 terminal emulation for that modern 1970s feel
Just One Button - A dedicated button for automating repetitive debug commands while you're wrist deep in circuits
Auxiliary Header - A second header to easily connect logic analyzers and other tools. Stop struggling to fit multiple probe hooks on tiny chip leads

RP2040

Based on Raspberry Pi Foundation RP2040
128Mbit flash storage for lots of features
Firmware developed with the Pico C language SDK

8 Buffered IO pins

1.65-5volt operating range, 3 state
Voltage measurement on every pin
Toggleable 10K pull-up resistors
10 pin x 2.54mm main header
9 pin x 1.0mm auxiliary header

Programmable Power Supply Unit

Current Sense
Programmable 1-5.0volt output
Programmable 0-500mA current limit
Resettable digital fuse
Protection circuit

1Gbit NAND flash storage

Save global and mode settings
Appears as a USB disk drive
Future use for logs, dumps and stand-alone programming

LCD

320 x 240 pixel IPS all direction display
Pin labels
Live voltage measurements
Live current consumption

18 RGB LEDs

Introduction demo
Party mode

Just one button

Escape from modes
User input for production programming, remote hacking, whatever

VT100 terminal interface

Color interface
Live update toolbar/monitor

USB bootloader

Updating is as simple as dragging a file onto the disk

USB C connector

...but limited to the USB speeds supported by the RP2040

Technical Details

Bus Pirate 5 documentation is broken into hardware and firmware sections. Here's some other fun stuff you might enjoy.

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