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'''Bus Pirate drop-in workshop'''

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This workshop will cover some basic protocol sniffing with the popular Bus Pirate, a flexible tool which speeds up prototyping, by providing means (monitor and keyboard) of implementing serial communication with a device at the bit level.

== Date & time ==

Every other Monday, 20:30h, until the end of January 2011.

== Duration ==

2h max.

== Topics ==

* Accessing the device
* Help menu
* Wiring
* Communicating

=== Learning the ropes ===

To access the Bus Pirate, via USB, we'll be using "screen" on Linux, though in theory it should work on OS X and telnet should work on Windows.

=== The Bus Pirate help menu ===

Learning the Bus Pirate language, which reminds me of l33t.

This is a statement:

 \[/_\/_\/_\/_\]

You will learn what it means, and some more.

=== Wiring ===

We'll go over the connectors, plus do some basic checks with a multimeter to make sure we are good to go.

=== Low level communication ===

One of these two:

* Hitachi HM55B Compass Module

* Microchip TC3402 16-Bit Sigma-Delta AD  Converter

will be used. 

These integrated circuits are straighforward to wire up, have a simple serial protocol easy enough to implement, so provide a good starting point.

If you have any other you would like to sniff, bring it along, making sure there is a datasheet available.

Maybe the Wii nunchuk (I2C, I think) ?

Sure. Bring it along.

== Cost ==

Free for Hackspace members.

Non-members accompanied by a member can make a donation or bring some yummy comestibles.

== Booking a place ==

Two per session.

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