Alex Harford wrote:
> On Thu, Mar 11, 2010 at 2:44 AM, Roger Weichert wrote:
>> I am an electronics tech repairing a lot of varied equipment. I am seeing
>> more and more gear which relies on serial communications RS-232 and 485 to
>> operate.
> 
> I've been looking at the Bus Pirate, but I've never used it so I can't
> comment on how well it works.  Maybe someone else on the list can
> chime in.
> 
> http://code.google.com/p/the-bus-pirate/

Hi Alex,

I have one, and it is mostly a scriptable usb to i2c/spi/serial
interface with a few tricks, and runs from a terminal. So it doesn't
really add anything to a serial interface other than being able to view
framing errors and it has hex mode. It only does standard baud rates.

The i2c and spi interfaces are useful for prodding at stuff, and they do
have "listen-only" modes so they could be used for light debugging.

I haven't used it very much and not for anything serious, it's a neat
device and it does more than what I've mentioned, is definitely worth
$29 but isn't a real analyzer for even the buses it supports, just a
neat and tidy scriptable interface gadget.

Cheerful regards,

Bob

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