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Modern BIOS chip programmer and debugger (CH341A / CH347) — fully native Rust

4 starsRust

Ratchet – safe SPI flash writes (polling, erase-verify) in Rust

by JackLau·Jun 22, 2026·5 points·0 comments
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Unified Rust CLI replaces flashrom and avrdude with safe SPI write guarantees.

Strengths
  • •Polling WIP bit and erase-verify prevents bricking during unstable writes.
  • •Unifies flashrom, avrdude, and OpenOCD functionality into one static binary.
  • •Custom libusb FFI and JSON-RPC MCP server enable AI agent integration.
Weaknesses
  • •Pre-release status means no binaries, requiring users to build from source.
  • •Many advertised protocols like CAN and SWD remain offline or unwired.
Target Audience

Embedded developers, hardware hackers, BIOS modders

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flashrom · OpenOCD · avrdude

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