# Install blisp with Homebrew, MacPorts, Nix, pacman ISP tool & library for Bouffalo Labs RISC-V Microcontrollers and SoCs. Version 0.0.5 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. Also installable with nix: nix profile install nixpkgs#blisp. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:blisp ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install blisp ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install blisp ``` Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: sysutils/blisp/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Linux - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#blisp ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/bl/blisp/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - pacman (92%): ```sh sudo pacman -S blisp ``` Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: blisp from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:blisp - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 0.0.5 - **Source summary:** ISP tool & library for Bouffalo Labs RISC-V Microcontrollers and SoCs - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **License:** MIT - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-08-04T22:13:35+00:00 ## Executables - blisp (cli) - blisp (alias) ## Dependencies - argtable3 - libserialport ## Build dependencies - cmake - pkgconf ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-08-04 - Package-manager version: 0.0.5 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/pine64/blisp - Upstream latest detected: v0.0.5 (current) - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. ## Project history and usage BLISP is PINE64's open source in-system-programming tool and library for flashing Bouffalo Labs RISC-V microcontrollers and SoCs. In package-manager terms it is a small but useful hardware enablement CLI: it turns firmware update instructions for BL60x and BL70x-class chips into a repeatable command-line workflow. ### Project history The official repository describes BLISP as a Bouffalo Labs ISP tool and library, with supported MCU families including BL60x and BL70x and supported devices including Pinecil V2 and Pinecone. GitHub repository metadata dates the public repository to 2022, and the release history shows public tagged releases beginning with v0.0.2 in January 2023 and continuing through v0.0.5 in August 2025. The README cautions that the library API and CLI arguments are not stable yet, which fits BLISP's role as a young hardware-support tool rather than a frozen platform API. ### Adoption history BLISP's adoption is tied to PINE64 hardware workflows, especially Pinecil V2 firmware updates documented in the project's GitHub wiki. The input package metadata records packaging in Homebrew, MacPorts, Nix, and Arch/pacman, showing that the tool has moved beyond manual downloads into common Unix package channels. ### How it is used Users run `blisp write` with a target chip family, optional serial port, reset handling, and a firmware image. The README gives BL70x USB flashing examples with auto-detected serial ports on Windows and BL60x examples requiring an explicit serial device such as `/dev/ttyUSB0`. ### Why package nerds care BLISP matters to package nerds because it is the kind of tiny hardware utility that becomes valuable only when packaging makes it boring: a maintained formula lets firmware-update docs say `install blisp` instead of asking users to build a USB serial flasher from source. It also shows the modern RISC-V microcontroller toolchain pattern: open hardware communities need small, cross-platform flashing tools with libserialport-style dependencies, reproducible builds, and packaged CLIs. ### Timeline - 2022: Official GitHub repository created for PINE64 BLISP. - 2023: Public BLISP releases v0.0.2 and v0.0.3 published in January, followed by v0.0.4 in August. - 2025: BLISP v0.0.5 published with the repository README still presenting Pinecil V2 update workflows. ### Related projects - PINE64 Pinecil V2 and Pinecone are named supported devices in the README. - Bouffalo Labs BL60x and BL70x chip families are named supported targets. - libserialport is part of the build/debugging context noted by the README. ### Sources - GitHub repository metadata via gh api repos/pine64/blisp - - - - source_facts.package-manager ## Security Notes library-like package without higher-risk signals. - **Geiger risk:** green / low - library-like package without higher-risk signals ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** blisp - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 1 - **Head Version:** HEAD - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Nix - blisp: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/bl/blisp/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - pacman - blisp - 0.0.5-1: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: blisp from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | ISP tool & library for Bouffalo Labs RISC-V Microcontrollers and SoCs | https://github.com/pine64/blisp - MacPorts - blisp: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: sysutils/blisp/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Related links - [Source-control packages](https://pkg.so/source-control-tools/) - Belongs to a source-control command family. - [Terminal utility packages](https://pkg.so/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Text processing packages](https://pkg.so/text-processing-tools/) - Matched text, document, or structured-data processing metadata. - [Developer build packages](https://pkg.so/developer-build-tools/) - Matched build, compiler, generator, or developer workflow metadata. - [pkgconf](https://pkg.so/brew/pkgconf/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [cmake](https://pkg.so/brew/cmake/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [esptool](https://pkg.so/brew/esptool/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, firmware-flashing. - [avrdude](https://pkg.so/brew/avrdude/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, microcontroller. - [stlink](https://pkg.so/brew/stlink/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, firmware-flashing. - [teensy_loader_cli](https://pkg.so/brew/teensy-loader-cli/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, microcontroller. - [gputils](https://pkg.so/brew/gputils/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, microcontroller. - [stm32flash](https://pkg.so/brew/stm32flash/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, firmware-flashing. - [bossa](https://pkg.so/brew/bossa/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, microcontroller. - [gpsim](https://pkg.so/brew/gpsim/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, microcontroller. - [elf2uf2-rs](https://pkg.so/brew/elf2uf2-rs/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, developer, developer-tools, firmware, flashing. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/blisp.yml](https://github.com/mxcl/pkgdb/blob/main/combined/blisp.yml) ## Sources - pkg.so package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated package history - package version freshness - pkgdb category and tag curation - package relationship graph - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph