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Velleman K8062 3rd party firmware upgrade
Velleman K8062 DIY kit is one of the most successful DMX transmitters sold world-wide, but it is also one of the poorest performers. Velleman uses an antiquated slow speed USB protocol on a device...
View ArticleBus Pirate development week – day 1
This week is dedicated to Bus Pirate development. We’re cleaning up firmware v6 and getting ready for a final release. Today we documented the development process to help any prospective developers...
View ArticleWorkshop update: firmware and soldering station
An update from the workshop. Bus Pirate firmware v6 is coming, IR Toy v22 is now in beta. Also a look at the Aoyue 968 soldering station. Tools we use wiki Bus Pirate firmware development IR Toy...
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Bus Pirate firmware v6.0 now available
Bus Pirate firmware v6.0 is now available for download. v6 includes a ton of fixes for hardware v3 and v4. Hardware v4 is much more usable, and several new v4 features are enabled. A huge thanks to...
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Bus Pirate firmware v6.1 now available
Bus Pirate firmware v6.1 is now available for download. This version fixes a big bug with the SUMP logic analyzer mode, and includes other small updates for hardware v3 and v4. Download release...
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USB LCD Backpack PIC18F24J50 free PCB build update
Dolabra posted an update on his USB LCD Backpack PIC18F24J50 free PCB build. This version used a different chip than the 18F2550 we used in the final revision. The USB LCD Backpack connects...
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Part Ninja semiconductor tester demo firmware available
A demo firmware for the Part Ninja is available in the forum. The Part Ninja detects they key properties of semiconductors. It can identify transistors, FETs, resistors, diodes, capacitors, and thier...
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Integrating the XSVF player into Bus Pirate firmware
Jean modified the Bus Pirate firmware to integrate the standalone XSVF player into it. The XSVF player is an alternate firmware for the Bus Pirate that allows it to program CPLDs and FPGAs via XSVF...
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Workshop Update May 14th, 2012
Today and tomorrow we’re preparing for the Bay Area Maker Faire this weekend. Skot is going to display the DigitGrid project (show above) with us at Maker Faire. Stop by and check it out. The taco...
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Workshop Update for January 31st, 2013
We received tools and tested the reflow oven and hot plate. Added a tools section to the forum, you can get the PDF versoin of the reflow oven manual there. The workshop video of the tool unboxing was...
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Updating CC3000 firmware with Arduino
Kyle Gordon purchased a CC3000 module from EBay and found that it wasn’t completely compatible with the Arduino library available from Adafruit. The problem arose from the module having an earlier...
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Use ESP8266 module as a wireless switcher
Razvan Dubau over at Extragsm posted a how-to on using an ESP8266 module as a wireless switcher: A custom firmware to transform the ESP8266 wifi module into a wifi http based switcher GPIO02 is used...
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