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# Bus Pirate - BPv3.6 - v3.6

**Type:** Product page · **SKU:** ADA237 · **Brand:** [Adafruit](https://core-electronics.com.au/brands/adafruit-australia)
**Page:** https://core-electronics.com.au/bus-pirate-bpv3-6-v3-6.html ([markdown](https://core-electronics.com.au/bus-pirate-bpv3-6-v3-6.html.md))

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## Description

Interfacing a new microchip can be a hassle. Breadboarding a circuit, writing code, hauling out the programmer, or maybe even prototyping a PCB. Adafruit never seem to get it right on the first try.
 
 The 'Bus Pirate' is a universal bus interface that talks to most chips from a PC serial terminal, eliminating a ton of early prototyping effort when working with new or unknown chips. Many serial protocols are supported at 0-5.5volts, more can be added.
 
 Adafruit is the official US distributor of Ian Lesnet's Bus Pirate, each purchase directly supports Dangerous Prototypes! [You may also want to pick up a probe set](https://core-electronics.com.au/bus-pirate-basic-probe-set.html).
 
 Protocols:  1-Wire, I2C, SPI, JTAG, asynchronous serial (UART), MIDI, PC keyboard, HD44780 LCDs, and generic 2- and 3-wire libraries for custom protocols.
 
 Features:

- USB interface, USB powered
- 0-5.5volt tolerant pins
- 0-6volt measurement probe
- 1Hz-40MHz frequency measurement
- 1kHz - 4MHz pulse-width modulator, frequency generator
- On-board multi-voltage pull-up resistors
- On-board 3.3volt and 5volt power supplies with software reset
- Macros for common operations
- Bus traffic sniffers (SPI, I2C)
- A bootloader for easy USB firmware updates
- Transparent USB->serial bridge mode
- 10Hz-1MHz low-speed logic analyzer
- Custom support in AVRDUDE, Flashrom
- AVR STK500 v2 programmer clone
- Scriptable from Perl, Python, etc.
- Translations (currently Spanish and Italian)
 
## Technical Details

Documentation & support

- Bus Pirate manual
- The original design document

## Images

- [Product image 1](https://core-electronics.com.au/media/catalog/product/2/3/237-02.jpg)