ChipWhisperer-Husky is a powerful, compact tool for working with side-channel power analysis and fault injection. Drawing on years of experience developing the ChipWhisperer-Lite and lab-grade ChipWhisperer-Pro, the ChipWhisperer-Husky adds new features like high-speed logic analyzers (to visualize glitches), real-time data streaming for attacking asymmetric algorithms, support for JTAG/SWD programming with an FTDI-compatible mode, and additional I/O expansion pins.

ChipWhisperer-Husky is designed to be highly accessible to researchers while maintaining a commitment to providing long-term support to all users. While the entire product is not OSHW-certified, the core—including the FPGA logic, microcontroller firmware, and computer code—is open-source, so you can make modifications and add features.

ChipWhisperer-Husky

SKU: NAE-CWHUSKY-SK1

$630.00

Sample Rate & ADC: 200 MS/s, 12-bit

Sample Buffer Size: > 80 KSample

Streaming Support (limited by computer buffer): >20 MS/s, 8-bit data can stream back for unlimited capture sizes.

Voltage Glitching: 2-size Crowbar glitch

Clock Glitching: High resolution glitch generation based on phase-shift architecture (sub nS resolution)

I/O Pins: ChipWhisperer 20-pin header, additional 8 data + 1 clock line. All I/O pins 3.3 V.

FPGA: Artix A35
Designed specifically for power analysis and fault injection, ChipWhisperer-Husky has a huge range of triggering mechanisms. These mechanisms run "on the hardware" in the FPGA and allow you to trigger on things like:

Level / Edge: Trigger on digital rising or falling edge or when passing a specific analog value. This is the normal triggering mechanism you’ll find in every oscilloscope. To see how it works, have a look at the open-source Verilog core.

Analog Waveform: Trigger when matching a specific pattern in the waveform, not just when crossing a threshold. This allows you to trigger on specific code that you previously identified, even without any external digital signal. This feature was previously exclusive to ChipWhisperer-Pro and certain application-specific products such as Riscure icWaves. You can see how it works in the open-source Verilog core.

UART Bytes: Trigger on a specific UART character, which allows you to time things relative to a specific boot message or as part of a protocol. This is part of the core trigger unit linked above.

Edge Count: Trigger on a number of rising edges, which can be useful to trigger on digital protocols for which no specific decoder yet exists. Learn more in the open-source Verilog core.

Arm Trace: ChipWhisperer-Husky understands the Arm trace format, with messages coming from both SWO (serial trace) and parallel trace pins. This advanced feature—which was designed specifically for white-box evaluations in which you have full control of the target—makes it trivial to understand new algorithms and libraries. The triggering feature means you can trigger when the code hits specific Program Counter (PC) values. This is part of our open-source TraceWhisperer core.

FPGA Fun: Not only is the ChipWhisperer-Husky FPGA design fully open, it supports extensive test benches, including Verilator simulation-based test benches, so you can add new modules and features as well.

Clock Generation Range	10-350MHz
Sample Buffer Size	>80 000 samples
ADC Specifications	12-bit 200 MS/s, 20MS/s streaming
Phase Adjustment	Yes
Analog Input	AC-Coupled Differential, adjustable -6.5dB to 55dB low noise gain
ADC Decimation	Yes
Clock Output	Regular, with glitch inserted, glitch only
ADC Offset Adjustment	Yes [0, 2^32)
ADC Trigger	Rising-edge, Falling-edge, High, Low
Presampling	Yes
Trigger Sources	Basic, Analog Pattern, Analog Threshold, UART, Edge Count, Arm Trace
Capture Streaming	Yes (>20MS/s max)
ADC Sample Clock Source	PLL Generated (Integer Multiple of Int/Ext Clock)
Analog Trigger	Sum of Absolute Difference (32 Samples), Analog Level

ChipWhisperer-Husky

Features

Power-Analysis & Fault Injection Research

Triggering and More

Documentation

Specifications

Included Parts

Datasheet