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Every Bus Pirate is lovingly tested by our crack team before it ships. The Bus Pirate firmware has a self-test that will help make sure no failed components are on the board before we ship.

Start the self-test​

Bus Pirate [/dev/ttyS0]
HiZ> ~
SELF TEST STARTING
  • Type ~ followed by enter.

Press button when prompted​

Bus Pirate [/dev/ttyS0]
PUSH BUTTON TO COMPLETE: OK

  • Press the Bus Pirate button to complete the test. The Bus Pirate will pause and wait indefinitely.

Results​

Success​

Bus Pirate [/dev/ttyS0]

PASS :)

HiZ>

Error​

Bus Pirate [/dev/ttyS0]
PSU: CODE 3. ERROR!
...
ERRORS: 1
FAIL! :(