Cynthion is Here! - Great Scott Gadgets

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Cynthion is Here!


We’re pleased to announce that Cynthion is now available for purchase from our authorized resellers! This FPGA-based hardware platform from Great Scott Gadgets powered by LUNA gateware is your new go-to tool for discovering and exploring the world of USB at a fraction of the cost of existing High Speed USB analyzers. Whether you’re experienced with USB or you’re new and learning about it, Cynthion is a great multipurpose addition to your hardware experimentation toolbox! We’ve also developed custom open-source software tools that work with Cynthion:

  • Packetry is a fast and intuitive open-source software that allows you to capture and analyze traffic between a host and Low-, Full-, or High-Speed USB devices.

  • Moondancer is a Facedancer backend that enables you to reverse engineer USB devices and even create your own!

Cynthion comes in a beautiful and protective milled aluminum enclosure so that despite its small size (it fits in the palm of your hand) it has a solid feel and a nice weight. It is also currently available for sale without an enclosure at a lower cost. We’ve offered this option to make Cynthion as financially accessible as possible for hobbyists, students, and small teams.

You can learn more about Cynthion, including where to purchase it, by visiting our Cynthion webpage.