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Re:ESP32 Bit Pirate Hardware Hacking Kit with Web Tools That Speaks Ev... on Friday September 11, 2026 @09:37AM (#49658224)
That was sarcasm. The people who criticize and make demands are rarely the ones who actually do the work
Re:ESP32 Bit Pirate Hardware Hacking Kit with Web Tools That Speaks Ev... on Friday September 11, 2026 @09:36AM (#49658201)
That’s like asking a lumberjack not to use his chainsaw to cut down a tree at home
Re:ESP32 Bit Pirate Hardware Hacking Kit with Web Tools That Speaks Ev... on Friday September 11, 2026 @09:34AM (#49658165)
It would be interesting to see you actually try the project and compare what your instinct told you with what Bit Pirate can really do
Re:ESP32 Bit Pirate Hardware Hacking Kit with Web Tools That Speaks Ev... on Thursday September 10, 2026 @07:14AM (#49641751)
You can’t submit the same link twice. I’d already shared the firmware repository before, so this time I posted the website, mainly for the new web tools

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48409306

Re:ESP32 Bit Pirate Hardware Hacking Kit with Web Tools That Speaks Ev... on Thursday September 10, 2026 @05:10AM (#49640719)
Then GitHub will have to flag everyone. Take 100 professional developers today, and you can be sure all 100 use AI somewhere in their workflow.

Take a look at the codebase or just try it out, and make up your own mind

Re:ESP32 Bit Pirate Hardware Hacking Kit with Web Tools That Speaks Ev... on Thursday September 10, 2026 @05:04AM (#49640643)
Read the github then

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

Re:ESP32 Bit Pirate Hardware Hacking Kit with Web Tools That Speaks Ev... on Thursday September 10, 2026 @05:02AM (#49640619)
Read the github readme

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

Re:ESP32 Bit Pirate Hardware Hacking Kit with Web Tools That Speaks Ev... on Thursday September 10, 2026 @05:01AM (#49640611)
the project is open source, so feel free to fork it and give the landing page the improvements you think it needs
Re:ESP32 Bit Pirate Hardware Hacking Kit with Web Tools That Speaks Ev... on Thursday September 10, 2026 @04:59AM (#49640596)
the firmware is in a very different state from the website. The codebase has a test suite, and hundreds of people are already using it, so it’s had a lot more work and real world testing
Re:ESP32 Bit Pirate Hardware Hacking Kit with Web Tools That Speaks Ev... on Sunday September 06, 2026 @11:28AM (#49587466)
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

Re:ESP32 Bit Pirate, Hardware Hacking tools, Debug/explore hardware in... on Saturday June 20, 2026 @12:09PM (#48610325)
Free browser-based tools for serial communication, ESP and STM32 flashing, SPI flash programming, AVR programming, I2C/SPI controls, and logic analysis. Connect compatible hardware directly from your browser to inspect, program, and debug embedded devices without installing a desktop toolchain.

Designed to work especially well with ESP32 Bit Pirate: https://github.com/geo-tp/ESP32-Bit-Pirate

Re:Turn an ESP32 into a USB-UART, SPI Prog, Logic Analyzer, OpenOCD, A... on Wednesday June 10, 2026 @07:43AM (#48474845)
ESP32 Bit Pirate transforms an ESP32S3 into USB hardware tools compatible with applications such as flashrom, PulseView, AVRDUDE, OpenOCD, LIRC and more
Re:ESP32 Bit Pirate, a Hardware Hacking Tool with WebCLI That Speaks E... on Friday June 05, 2026 @02:00PM (#48416033)
Thanks for the support
Re:ESP32 Bit Pirate, a Hardware Hacking Tool with WebCLI That Speaks E... on Friday June 05, 2026 @01:53PM (#48415961)
It works on all ESP32S3 boards with at least 8 MB of flash. Check the README for more details
Re:ESP32 Bit Pirate, a Hardware Hacking Tool with WebCLI That Speaks E... on Friday June 05, 2026 @12:19PM (#48414657)
https://github.com/AndreiVladescu/ESP32-Bit-Pirate-Dock

It supports voltages from 1.8 V to 5 V when used with the dock

Re:ESP32 Bit Pirate, a Hardware Hacking Tool with WebCLI That Speaks E... on Friday June 05, 2026 @10:12AM (#48412827)
Thanks for your support

If you want, you can push the platformio env for your specific board to add it to the list of supported boards

Re:ESP32 Bit Pirate, a Hardware Hacking Tool with WebCLI That Speaks E... on Friday June 05, 2026 @08:07AM (#48411300)
The firmware can already be used as a serial over WiFi adapter through the Web CLI.

You do not need to connect a separate USB-UART adapter to it: simply connect the ESP32S3 UART pins directly to the board’s TX, RX, and GND pins.

Any ESP32S3 board could do it, see README for different types of supported devices

Re:ESP32 Bit Pirate, a Hardware Hacking Tool with WebCLI That Speaks E... on Friday June 05, 2026 @07:04AM (#48410764)
Where do you see 600k commits? Are you talking about 600k lines of code? If so, the project includes libraries in the `lib` folder, notably a large screen library called `tft_espi` which must be 500k lines on its own (which has since been removed, that's why you see -500k lines)

I know the codebase inside and out, feel free to ask

Re:ESP32 Bit Pirate, a Hardware Hacking Tool with WebCLI That Speaks E... on Friday June 05, 2026 @06:07AM (#48410361)
I’m French and my English isn’t very good, so please excuse me for using a translator. Feel free to take a look at the codebase
Re:ESP32 Bit Pirate, a Hardware Hacking Tool with WebCLI That Speaks E... on Friday June 05, 2026 @05:40AM (#48410173)
The two projects have fairly different directions, even though they overlap on most core wired protocol features.

The original Bus Pirate relies heavily on a more complex bytecode-style syntax for many lowlevel operations. The ESP32 version replaces most of that with simple, explicit commands that perform the same tasks through a more straightforward workflow

The ESP32 version also avoids flag heavy commands and uses interactive shells where appropriate. Its main additional strength is radio support not present on the original Bus Pirate, including WiFi, RFID/NFC, SubGHz, NRF24, FM, infrared, and Bluetooth.

It can also be controlled through the Web CLI from any phone, tablet, or device with a web browser, using integrated AI assistant to help with hardware task.

So it is not simply a cheaper Bus Pirate v6 clone

Re:ESP32 Bit Pirate, a Hardware Hacking Tool with WebCLI That Speaks E... on Friday June 05, 2026 @05:29AM (#48410110)
What do you mean by C1? Do you mean the ESP32-C3 or C5? If so, they are not supported mainly for performance and hardware capability reasons
Re:ESP32 Bit Pirate, a Hardware Hacking Tool with WebCLI That Speaks E... on Friday June 05, 2026 @05:11AM (#48409965)
Yes, it is compatible with both Cardputer models and many other devices, including the $5 ESP32S3 clone
Re:ESP32 Bit Pirate, a Hardware Hacking Tool with WebCLI That Speaks E... on Friday June 05, 2026 @05:08AM (#48409938)
Yes, it includes scripting and raw GPIO/bit-banging features, so you can read essentially any custom protocol yourself, including one you invented five minutes ago
Re:ESP32 Bit Pirate, a Hardware Hacking Tool with WebCLI That Speaks E... on Friday June 05, 2026 @05:02AM (#48409894)
I’m not sure I fully understand the question.

The implementation is entirely new and was built specifically for this project, it is not copied from another project. LLMs were used as development tools, but the architecture, feature selection, integration, testing, and overall direction were designed and validated by contributors and me.

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