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On Thu, Oct 1, 2020 at 2:05 PM Neil <picdude3@narwani.org> wrote:
> Anyone have a recommendation for a budget RS-485 sniffer/analyzer?
> With software, under $50 would be nice.  Under $100 is workable.
> Will be testing some things for someone else for a few weeks, so it's
> not something I do regularly enough to warrany buying a fancy tester.

Hi Neil,

Does it have to be one piece of gear? An SN75176 (or MAX485) and a
logic analyzer would probably get you most of the way there. I've
never tried this with a Bus Pirate or Logic Pirate, but it seems this
might be up their alley.

I've used my Saelea for this and it's wonderful. I love their stuff.
But definitely over $100, though I'm sure you'd find use for it
elsewhere.

Josh
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