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ESP32 Bit Pirate Hardware Hacking Kit with Web Tools That Speaks Every Protocol

93 points by geotp - 17 comments
TomWhitwell [3 hidden]5 mins ago
Why does AI have to explain everything three times - a headline, a standfirst and some intro blurb all saying what could be said in two words.
whazor [3 hidden]5 mins ago
Once you know this, you cannot unsee this in every AI design everywhere
keysersoze33 [3 hidden]5 mins ago
Read the github readme instead - much more to the point:

https://github.com/geo-tp/ESP32-Bit-Pirate

shrubby [3 hidden]5 mins ago
Okay, this cannot be unseen!
DANmode [3 hidden]5 mins ago
It built the site - you didn’t tell it to do anything but placeholders for the content.
pockybum522 [3 hidden]5 mins ago
Looks like an extremely cool concept, but I'm wary about how many bugs I'd run into trying to use it if the code has had as little effort put into it as the website.

I think I'll keep just making up basic sketches when I need to work with one of these protocols - it's also nice that if I do that, when I see it work, I know I can expand functionality from there into what I need.

braincode [3 hidden]5 mins ago
Fantastic project, love it! You have an amazing selection of supported protocols on the "wire side".

I'm the co-author and project lead of SSH-Stamp:

https://github.com/brainstorm/ssh-stamp

Our focus has been on the "network side" by running a SSH server instead of a Web Server and multiplexing protocols via SSH sessions.

Our project is admittedly not as mature as the ESP32 Bit Pirate but OTOH we run with Rust Embedded and support other targets than Espressif (currently experimental on RPI Pico2 and Sipeed BL616).

We need testers :D

WD-42 [3 hidden]5 mins ago
Can anyone decipher the website and paste the ai;dr
voidUpdate [3 hidden]5 mins ago
"every protocol"? that's pretty impressive. We should stock up on them in case aliens ever come to visit, so we can understand their communications protocol
bigiain [3 hidden]5 mins ago
They still run Macintosh System 7 with wireless AppleTalk, right?
geotp [3 hidden]5 mins ago
ESP32 Bit Pirate is open-source firmware that turns your device into a multi-protocol development and analysis tool, inspired by the legendary Bus Pirate.

It supports sniffing, sending, scripting, and interacting with various digital protocols (I2C, UART, 1-Wire, SPI, etc.) via a serial terminal or web-based CLI. It also communicates with radio protocols like Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, Sub-GHz and RFID.

Turn a $5 ESP32-S3 into a browser-based hardware workbench.The Bit Pirate firmware is complemented by scripting, hardware dock, extension, adapters, browser tools, documentation and practical embedded workflows to enable comprehensive hardware debugging and development with serial interfaces or Wi-Fi connectivity.

https://github.com/geo-tp/ESP32-Bit-Pirate

bambax [3 hidden]5 mins ago
> Install ESP32 Bit Pirate firmware on supported ESP32-S3 boards

Ok but is there a list of supported boards? Couldn't find it.

Edit: I couldn't find the list on the site, but it's on Github.

throwa356262 [3 hidden]5 mins ago
Can we get a normal landing page please? These AI generated pages make my eyes bleed.

Anyway, I find the tiny C3 to be much more stable than other versions. It is a bit sad the very few projects support it.

edoceo [3 hidden]5 mins ago
But can it print to tiny eInk?
043f14a097f5008 [3 hidden]5 mins ago
What the fuck is wrong with that website? It looks horrible. Why would anyone read that?
fiatpandas [3 hidden]5 mins ago
>Why would anyone read that?

That’s the whole problem. No one read it before publishing.

TechSquidTV [3 hidden]5 mins ago
Almost like the algorithm is listening.

I have been getting into this as well. I had ChatGPT plan up a new UART adapter and similar.