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Dangerous Prototypes Buspirate

Dangerous Prototypes Buspirate

Dangerous Prototypes Buspirate

Status supported
Source code openbench-logic-sniffer
Channels 5
Samplerate 1MHz
Samplerate (state)
Triggers ?
Min/max voltage ?
Memory 4096 samples
Compression none
Price range $30 - $50
Website dangerousprototypes.com

The Dangerous Prototypes Buspirate supports a logic analyzer mode and can thus be used for sample captures, however only at low speeds. To quote from the announcement: The Bus Pirate can’t store a lot of samples, it can’t feed live samples very fast, and speeds are in the kHz range.

See Dangerous Prototypes Buspirate/Info for more details (such as lsusb -v output) about the device.

Hardware

  • Microchip PIC24FJ64GA
  • FTDI FT232RL
  • NXP 74HC4066D

Photos

Buspirate V3 Buspirate V3

Buspirate V3 Mugshot Buspirate V3 Mugshot

Buspirate V4 Mugshot Buspirate V4 Mugshot

Buspirate V3 Back Buspirate V3 Back

Buspirate V3 Sparkfun Bottom Buspirate V3 Sparkfun Bottom

Buspirate V3 Sparkfun Top Buspirate V3 Sparkfun Top

Protocol

The buspirate (in logic analyzer mode) uses a simplified version of the "extended SUMP" protocol.

Resources