ChipWhisperer 3.1.8

Changes from 3.1RC1:

• Read/save buttons.
• Trace recorder.
• Graph widget: hairlines, grid, move, help, select trace, position.
• Check for updates.
• New Parameter class. API runs standalone now (especially the capture tool).
• Customizable key/trace colors.
• Results table with color gradient.
• Faster graphs plotting, especially in fast mode.
• Fixed a bug where highlighted traces for other keys would not show up.
• Trace Explorer moved to the main window as a settings dock.
• Bug fixes.

ChipWhisperer 3.1RC4

No release notes - see 3.1.8 instead.

ChipWhisperer 3.1RC1

Changes from 0.12:

• Consolidate project (move traces to the project dir).
• Improved trace manager.
• Fixed GUI bugs with Mac OS X.
• New plugin architecture (should be much easier to add new modules).
• Bug fixes.
• Large code refactoring.

ChipWhisperer 0.12RC1

WARNING: This release has significant issues with the glitching support in CW-Lite (it is BROKEN). Please use GIT release for now if doing glitching with CW-Lite (to use GIT release, you can download the ChipWhisperer-Instant VM & do a git pull).

Changes/Fixes from 0.11:

• DOC: Documentation Changes for CW-Lite
• HW: CW-Lite FW Changes to improve AVR programming (see CW-Lite FW Upgrade Guide for details on upgrading).
• HW: Example targets now include crypto
• SW: Various small bug fixes
• SW: Working MAC OS X support

ChipWhisperer 0.11RC1

Pre-prepared virtual machine image: you can also get this released pre-installed on a VMWare Image. See the ChipWhisperer Lubuntu .zip archive below.

Various updates from 0.10RC1:

• FPGA: CW-Lite LED usage changed to make them more useful
• DOC: Start of CW-Lite documentation
• SW: Improved AVR programmer support from CW-Lite
• SW: Various small bug-fixes
• SW: Improved XMEGA programmer support from CW-Lite

Please download the "chipwhisperer-0.11RC1.zip" zip-file to get autogenerated documentation. It is not part of the "source only" release pulled from the repo. Otherwise see online documentation.

If you are using a ChipWhisperer-Lite device, see the specific documentation for it, which is part of the previously mentioned auto-generated docs. Have fun!

ChipWhisperer 0.10RC1

Changes/Fixes from 0.09

• SW: Changing of API for CPA Attack
• SW: Further support for CW-Lite features, adds support for programming new XMEGA device
• SW: Count number or encryption errors
• SW: Avoid loading all traces at once, effective support for infinite number of traces during analysis
• SW: Add CPA acceleration using DLL (beta, has errors when attempting to restrict point range)
• FPGA: Addition of CW-Lite FPGA files for prototype version of CW-Lite (for KS backers)

ChipWhisperer 0.09

Changes/Fixes from 0.09RC1

• SW: FEATURE: Improved graphing speed
• SW: FEATURE: New correlation vs traces output graph
• SW: BUGFIX: Working per-byte point range allowed
• FPGA: FEATURE: GPIO4 now general IO (not forced High-Z)

ChipWhisperer 0.09RC1

Changes/Fixes from 0.08

• SW: FEATURE: 'CWCapture.pyw' and 'CWAnalysis.pyw' files run on Windows without command prompt, looks like regular appliaction (thanks to Zak Escano).
• SW: FEATURE: FPGA bitstream automatically downloaded if required, no need to run 'Download CW Firmware' anymore
• SW: FEATURE: Support for upcomming ChipWhisperer-Lite Hardware
• SW: FEATURE: Ability to use glitch explorer with multiple parameters now implemented
• SW: FEATURE: Support for DPAContestv4.2 cards (requires new reader, see below)
• SW: FEATURE: New SmartCard reader for ChipWhisperer hardware, more reliable than USI interface (requires new FPGA changes, see below)
• FPGA: FEATURE: Support 2-stop bits + even parity on serial interface, allows use as smartcard reader (ChipWhisperer only for now, to be ported to SASEBO-W later)
• SW: BUGFIX: Lists of scopes/targets keep proper order
• SW: BUGFIX: Remove dependancy on PC/SC SmartCard module if not using a PC/SC Smartcard reader
• SW: BUGFIX: Remove warnings about missing modules which you don't need anyway (i.e. mysql, etc)
• SW: BUGFIX: Numerous small bug-fixes and improvements (see GIT for details)
• SW/FPGA: BUGFIX: Wrong glitch width was loaded when offset was '0%'
• FPGA: BUGFIX: Fixes to glitch output logic, previously used registered output which would occasionally latch due to timing failures (these are glitches after all)
• DOC: BUGFIX: Numerous fixes thanks to Zak Escano

Before Running Please Note

• Check documentation (linked above) for install information
• Run self.clearAllSettings() in python console if you are installing this to a DIFFERENT directory than your existing installation

Known Issues (Critical Only)

• Project files mostly DO NOT work. Does not save analysis results (analyzer) or hardware settings (capture). Only item saved is trace data.
• Cannot open a project file once you've already got one open, must close project and reopen software.
• Many things cause crashes.

ChipWhisperer 0.08

Fixes/changes from 0.08RC1:

• SW: Fix VISA scope implementation
• DOC: Example XMEGA Hardware AES attack
• DOC: Example VISA Scope Setup

Before Running Please Note

• Check documentation (linked above) for install information
• Run self.clearAllSettings() in python console if you are installing this to a DIFFERENT directory than your existing * installation

Known Issues (Critical Only)

• Project files mostly DO NOT work. Does not save analysis results (analyzer) or hardware settings (capture). Only item saved is trace data.
• Cannot open a project file once you've already got one open, must close project and reopen software.
• Many things cause crashes.

ChipWhisperer 0.08RC1

Fixes/changes:

• SW: FPGA Files now part of a complete .zip file
• SW: Custom analysis scripts now possible, makes modifying models E-Z
• SW: Add GPIO Toggle (for resetting target) as aux module
• SW: Add key override for analysis
• DOC: Several new tutorials, including AES-256 bootloader which demos the new analysis script system (still ongoing)

Before Running Please Note

• Check documentation (linked above) for install information
• Run self.clearAllSettings() in python console if you are installing this to a DIFFERENT directory than your existing installation

Known Issues (Critical Only)

• Project files mostly DO NOT work. Does not save analysis results (analyzer) or hardware settings (capture). Only item saved is trace data.
• Cannot open a project file once you've already got one open, must close project and reopen software.
• Many things cause crashes.