Bus Pirate 6 REV2 with Enclosure

Bus Pirate is the universal serial interface tool designed by hackers and trusted by hackers since 2008, and now it's back with its latest iteration - the Bus Pirate 6 with RP2350B! What's the difference between Bus Pirate 5 and Bus Pirate 6? Let's start with a quick table:

Bus Pirate 5 Bus Pirate 6

Microcontroller RP2040 dual core 125MHz RP2350B dual core 133MHz

RAM 264KB 512KB

PIO state machines 8 12

Follow Along Logic Analyzer No Yes

As you can see, Bus Pirate 6 uses the RP2350B which is slighty faster, has more RAM and an addition PIO module. Eventually that extra RAM and PIO will enable things that aren’t possible on Bus Pirate 5, but for now both versions have the same firmware features. The Bus Pirate 6 killer feature is the follow along logic analyser that displays protocol activity in real time on Sigrok/Pulseview. You see exactly what happened on the pins during every transaction, no need to configure a separate logic analyser and set triggers. This is made possible by the extra pins on the RP2350B microcontroller. We also got rid of the 74HC595 IO expanders. Everything on the board is directly controlled by the RP2350B. Some huge advantages here:

* Faster. No longer using SPI to change analog mux channels, enable pull-ups and configure the programmable power supply. That also means less traffic on the SPI bus shared with the NAND flash and LCD. The SPI traces are extremely short and tight now, so we might even be able to run at a higher speed (yet to be seen).

* More space. The Bus Pirate PCB is extremely crowded, we just removed two “huge” TSSOP chips!

What can the Bus Pirate do?

* Probe and debug serial protocols like I2C, SPI, UART, 1-Wire and more - without writing code!

* Read and write Flash memory, 24x/25x/93x/95x EEPROMs, DDR5 SPD, smart cards, and FRAM

* Several types of logic analyser support, and a low speed oscilloscope

* Discover JTAG and SWD debug ports

* Sniff I2C and other busses

* Glitch hack an Arduino

* Record and playback infrared remote control signals, also works with AnalysIR software

* Control common serial LEDs like WS2812, SK6812, APA102, and read RGB colour sensors

* Works with FlashRom and AVRDUDE

* Nearly constant firmware releases and updates, active community support

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 (1-Wire, I2C, SPI, UART, MIDI, serial LEDs, etc) so you can get to know a chip before prototyping. Updated with tons of new features, talking to chips and probing interfaces is more fun than ever! Features

* RP2350B

* Based on Raspberry Pi Foundation RP2350B

* 128Mbit flash storage for lots of features

* Firmware developed with the Pico C language SDK

* Follow Along Logic Analyzer (New in Bus Pirate 6!)

* Logic capture automatically, on every command

* Instantly see what happens on the bus while you work

* 8 Buffered IO pins

* 1.65–5V 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 1–5.0V 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

* Scriptable

* User input for production programming, remote hacking, whatever

* VT100 terminal interface

* Colour interface

* Live update toolbar/monitor

* USB bootloader

* Updating is as simple as dragging a file onto the disk

* USB-C connector

* Limited to the USB speeds supported by the RP2350B

Bus Pirate 5 Accessories

* USB-C cable

* Premium Probe Cable Set - with colour-coded, labelled probe leads and custom-milled breadboard pins

* Premium Auxiliary Cable Set - with colour-coded auxiliary, splitter, and jumper cables made of high-quality silicone-coated wire

* Auxiliary cable with color-coded crimp housings - an updated auxiliary cable (aux cable only) with dyed, colour-coded crimp housings

* Vertical KF141 quick connector adapter board with IO pin silkscreen

* Right-angle KF141 quick connector adapter board with IO pin silkscreen

* WSON8 SPI flash adapter

* SOP8 SPI flash adapter

* Mini/Micro/Nano SIM and Smart IC card adapter

* DIP8 SPI flash adapter

* Infrared RX/TX Toy V3

* I2C Quick Connect Adapter

* DDR5 RAM SPD I2C Adapter

* Dual RS232 Adapter

Resources

* Bus Pirate Documentation

* Downloads

* GitHub

* Forum

Package Contents

* 1x Assembled Bus Pirate 6 with enclosure

* 6x button caps for customisation

* 1x Rubber feet set

* 1x Hex key

USB cable not included