Comments on: How-to: Bus Pirate probe cable

By: Noob

Noob — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 03:31:36 +0000

Guys, im a noob, can someone point me in the right direction to getting started with stuff like this. I dont have a dad to teach me anything.

By: Scrap Metal Merchants in stoke on trent

Scrap Metal Merchants in stoke on trent — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 16:19:13 +0000

picked one up the other day, awesome!

By: Xeracy

Xeracy — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 03:09:56 +0000

MY BUSPIRATE V2 JUST ARRIVED! YAY

By: Vandrid

Vandrid — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 16:08:21 +0000

since you were closed the pre order of bus pirate, so how I could have it one unit new prototype for my own ?, Recommendation are gratitude.

By: Vandrid

Vandrid — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 15:58:28 +0000

since you were closed the pre order of bus pirate, so how I could have it one for my own ?

By: TheFallen

TheFallen — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 16:06:20 +0000

The best supplier in the UK is Farnell.

http://www.uk.farnell.com

FREE next day delivery :D:D

By: noname

noname — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 08:14:28 +0000

It would be quite interesting if somebody would source all the parts and make some kits (either assembled or do-it-yourself kind), of course with worldwide shipping.

By: Stu

Stu — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 20:51:37 +0000

@justin
Thanks for the info, I hadn’t considered Rapid Online, I didnt actually think they operated in the uk for some reason until you provided those links!
wow, 20p a clip in individuals is pretty good! kind of shows maplins 99p as a bit of a rip-off.

By: Ian Lesnet

Ian Lesnet — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:17:33 +0000

@UK people – I’m also in the EU, so I noted that Deal Extreme prices include worldwide shipping.

By: justin

justin — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:55:02 +0000

Best UK price I can find is rapidonline.com

http://www.rapidonline.com/Cables-Connectors/Connectors-Single-Pole/Test-Clips/Miniature-probes/63864/kw/test+clip

http://www.rapidonline.com/Cables-Connectors/Connectors-Single-Pole/Test-Clips/Microminiature-probes/63862/kw/test+clip

They do rainbow ribbon cable too, but only on 30m reels. I’ve never used rapid, so caveat emptor.

By: justin

justin — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:45:10 +0000

@stu – craplins price for the sub-mini clips is actually pretty competetive. rs components do them for 98p + VAT + delivery. Farnell – similar price.

By: Mephistopheles

Mephistopheles — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 10:59:14 +0000

@mas – those pomona clips look nice, but $502 for a set of 10… ouch.
http://search.digikey.com/scripts/DkSearch/dksus.dll?Detail&name=6351-ND

I think I’ll do my prototyping on SSOP to DIP adapter boards and stick to my XKM grabbers :)

By: Ian Lesnet

Ian Lesnet — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 05:57:31 +0000

The HD44780 LCD adapter for the Bus Pirate works with the LCD library in firmware v0h-nightly. It uses a PFC8574 I2C expander chip because the Bus Pirate doesn't have enough pins to directly interface an LCD.

By: spyguy99

spyguy99 — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 05:45:52 +0000

It would be cool if someone could buy a bulk order then resell them to us for cheaper.

By: mas

mas — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 03:27:49 +0000

I’ve always preferred the Pomona Grabber series
http://www.pomonaelectronics.com/index.php?i=prodmain&getDetails=1&parent=GRABCLIP
I find them much more robust (and more expensive, but you get what you pay for) than the EZ-Hooks. For the ultimate in side-side density (fine lead pitch) I use the 635x series. They are delicate, but the best for TQFP probing. In general I prefer probes that have 0.025″ pins – you can pull the testlead off the clip and stick the lead on a header pin. That’s also the fly-in-the-ointment – getting from a 10 pin header/IDC cable to nice 0.025″ sockets on flying leads. My best results came from canabilizing leads I found at electronics swap meets.