Real-Time Logic Analyzer for All SPI Communications – SPIDriver Experience

SPIDriver is an easy-to-use tool for controlling SPI devices, compatible with Windows, Mac, and Linux systems. It features a built-in color screen that can display all SPI communications in real-time, using a standard FTDI USB serial chip to communicate with the PC, eliminating the need for special drivers. The SPIDriver evaluation board includes 3.3 V and 5 V power supplies with voltage and current monitoring capabilities.

If you use SPI devices (LCD panels, flash memory, sensors, LEDs), you know the most common question is, “What is it doing now?” SPIDriver displays what is happening on the SPI bus in real-time, removing the guesswork about the bus status. It is designed to make communication with SPI hardware smooth and intuitive. Whether you are debugging hardware or something else, it is very handy.

Current and voltage monitoring allows you to detect electrical issues early. The included color-coded wires make connections easy, without needing a pinout. It includes 3.3 V and 5 V power supplies for your devices, along with a high-end ammeter.

SPIDriver comes with free software (such as open-source software) that can be controlled in the following ways:

• Graphical User Interface

• Command Line

• C and C++ using a single source file

• Python 2 and 3, using modules

Who Needs It, and Why?

If you are using SPI hardware, you need SPIDriver. You can control LEDs and LCD displays directly without relying on a microcontroller. If you need to check, back up, or clone SPI flash memory, SPIDriver is the ideal tool. It can read, back up, and restore standard SPI flash chips online and is supported by the popular flashrom tool. If you are using SPI sensors, you can debug, test, and calibrate them from your desktop using the programming tools you use every day.

Want to Display Images on a Graphics Display?

Graphics displays can be tricky, so getting them to show images seems like a real achievement. SPIDriver is perfect for driving, testing, and evaluating different displays. Of course, SPIDriver also pairs perfectly with the Gameduino series of graphic touch screens.

SPIDriver Drives Gameduino 3 LCD Panel

Want to Program SPI Flash?

SPI flash is very common, and by using test clips, SPIDriver can conveniently read and write SPI flash online, allowing for direct backup and restoration of Flash contents. Microchip’s microcontrollers use standard SPI pins for online programming, so the scripts needed to read or write Microchip’s flash are quite short.

SPIDriver Programs Arduino Pro

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