Hardware Debugging
Intermediate
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Bus Pirate

Universal bus interface tool for hardware hacking

4.6/5.0
1,800,000downloads
Updated 1/15/2024
Tool Information

Platforms

Linux
Windows
macOS

License

CC0-1.0

Techniques

Protocol Analysis
Bus Communication
Hardware Interface Testing
Signal Analysis
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About Bus Pirate

Bus Pirate is an open source hacker multi-tool that talks to electronic stuff. It's got a bunch of features an intrepid hacker might need to prototype their next project, or figure out what's going on with an existing one. Bus Pirate can communicate with most common electronic interfaces including 1-Wire, 2-Wire, 3-Wire, UART, I2C, SPI, and HD44780 LCDs.

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Use Cases

  • Hardware Reverse Engineering
  • Protocol Analysis
  • Embedded System Testing

Tags

bus-pirate
uart
spi
i2c
hardware
interface

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