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= About Me =
 
= About Me =
I am a once upon a time high school teacher and database programmer.  My hobbies now are gardening, java programming, microcontrollers, my cats and whatnot.  I have a nice wood shop, some metal working tools, and am learing to weld. Online my name is often russ_hensel, gives me a pretty unique id on Google.  I live in Dartmouth Ma.
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I am a once upon a time high school teacher and database programmer/software engineer.  My hobbies now are gardening, Python programming, microcontrollers, Physics/Math, my cats and whatnot.  I have a nice wood shop, some metal working tools, and am learning to weld. I have a fairly large collection of scientific antiques, mostly microscopes, surveying instruments, and electronics test equipment.  Online my name is often russ_hensel, gives me a pretty unique id on Google.  I live in Dartmouth Ma.
  
I am now on Facebook, MySpace and have posted some picutres at:
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I am now on Facebook, but do not post much.
  
 
I have posted a few Instructables, find me there at:  [http://www.instructables.com/member/russ_hensel/ Instructables member: russ_hensel]
 
I have posted a few Instructables, find me there at:  [http://www.instructables.com/member/russ_hensel/ Instructables member: russ_hensel]
  
You can reach me ( EMAIL ) at: no_spam_please_666 at comcast dot net (REFORMAT FOR A VALID EMAIL ADDRESS).
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I have done a fair amount in Python.  I am now keeping my files at github: https://github.com/russ-hensel  For some there may be info here, other not.
  
= My Links =
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You can reach me ( EMAIL ) at: no_spam_please_666 at comcast dot net (REFORMAT FOR A VALID EMAIL ADDRESS).  This address is just for first contact, I will respond with a better address after first contact.
  
These links are for me to navigate to pages I have done quite a bit of work on or want to look at frequently.  They are not for you, but you can use them if you want. 
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On this site I tend to write about the following topics
*[[The EggBot]]
 
*[[Buying an Arduino for the Robotics Club]]
 
*[[LTSpice Links]]
 
*[[Arduino Theremin]]
 
*[[Arduino Command Interpreter]]
 
*[[Arduino Laser Cannon]]
 
*[[Solid State Drive Issues]]
 
*[[Orphans To Link]]
 
  
*[[All About Salvage]]
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* Electronics in general ( still doing it at home, but not writing about it much ).
*[[Projects From Salvage]]
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* Microcontrollers, PIC in the past now the Arduino
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* Python and my Python Projects
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* Raspberry Pi
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* 3D Printing and FreeCad ( bought first printer in 2017,  second one too )
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* BoostC - now replaced by C++ in context of the Arduino
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* Stepper Motors -- used in several of my projects. Usually in catagories with Arduino
  
*[[Spam Attack 2011]]
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= About My Articles =
  
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I write about items as they interest me.  Too often I start on something and drop either the article or the project for short or long periods befor picking it up again.  Sorry.  I am open to email with questions, this may make me complete or improve some article.  If you are interested please let me know.
  
=== BoostC Wiki ===
 
  
{| class="wikitable"
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You may find that some pages say something like:
|-valign="top"
 
|What
 
|Where
 
|Posted
 
<!-------------------------------->
 
|-valign="[[Use C for PIC Programming!]]top"
 
|[[BoostC tiny Wiki]]
 
|An experiment as a possible wiki for BoostC, If it gets big it should find its own home somewhere else.
 
|[[Special:Export/BoostC tiny Wiki]]
 
<!-------------------------------->
 
|-valign="top"
 
|[[Playing With PIC Pack]]
 
|
 
|[[Special:Export/---]]
 
<!-------------------------------->
 
|-valign="top"
 
|[[BoostC from the Fourm]]
 
|
 
|[[Special:Export/BoostC from the Fourm]]
 
  
<!-------------------------------->
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This is an article started by Russ Hensel, see "http://www.opencircuits.com/index.php?title=Russ_hensel#About My Articles" '''About My Articles''' for a bit of info.  The page is only partly finished
|-valign="top"
 
|[[BoostC Forum Extracts 2007]]
 
|
 
|[[Special:Export/BoostC Forum Extracts 2007]]
 
  
<!-------------------------------->
 
|-valign="top"
 
|[[A C Program Header Example]]
 
|
 
|[[Special:Export/---]]
 
  
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== My Editing Links ==
  
<!-------------------------------->
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These links are for me to navigate to pages I have done quite a bit of work on or want to look at frequently.  They are not for you, but you can use them if you want. 
|-valign="top"
 
|[[BoostC Optimizations]]
 
|
 
|[[Special:Export/---]]
 
  
  
<!-------------------------------->
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*[[Vivek]]
|-valign="top"
 
|[[BoostC Floating Point]]
 
|
 
|[[Special:Export/BoostC Optimizations]]
 
<!--------------------------------
 
|-valign="top"
 
|[[]]
 
|
 
|[[Special:Export/---]]
 
<!--------------------------------
 
|-valign="top"
 
|[[]]
 
|
 
|[[Special:Export/---]]
 
<!-------------------------------->
 
|-valign="top"
 
|[[BoostC Inline C Functions]]
 
|
 
|[[Special:Export/---]]
 
  
<!-------------------------------->
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*[[Russ Page Links]]
|-valign="top"
 
|[[BoostC Explaining BoostC.h]]
 
|
 
|[[Special:Export/---]]
 
  
<!-------------------------------->
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*[[Russ Editing Links]] probably dead
|-valign="top"
 
|[[BoostC Wiki Help Needed]]
 
|
 
|[[Special:Export/---]]
 
  
<!--------------------------------
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= Articles posted here on Open Circuits =
|-valign="top"
 
|[[BoostC Explaining BoostC.h]]
 
|
 
|[[Special:Export/---]]
 
  
<!--------------------------------
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== Serial Communications and Microcontrollers ==
|-valign="top"
 
|[[BoostC Explaining BoostC.h]]
 
|
 
|[[Special:Export/---]]
 
  
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*[[Python Smart Terminal]]  As of Sept 2016 still and active project.
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*[http://www.opencircuits.com/Category:Microcontroller Category:Serial_Communications] Most of these have at least large input from me.  Some are general, some for the Arduino, and some for the PIC microcontroller.
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*[http://www.opencircuits.com/Category:PIC Category:PIC] I have mostly converted to the Arduino, but before that I used the PIC, still think it is a nice micro controller, but building the boards and finding a coding environment.... is more of a pain than I want.
  
<!-----------end of table--------------------->
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*[http://www.opencircuits.com/Category:Arduino Category:Arduino] After my conversion from PIC.
  
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= Articles posted on Instructables =
  
=== Example Code In Projects ===
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== Related to Python ==
  
These examples are imbeded in projects and may be easier or not to extract the fragment you want. On the otherhand these suckers should have been compiled and tested.....  
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*'''[http://www.instructables.com/id/Python-Terminal-for-Cheap-Pi-Arduino-Connection/ Python Terminal for Cheap Pi Arduino Connection - All ]'''
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*'''[http://www.instructables.com/id/Experiments-in-Advanced-Data-Logging-Using-Python-/ Experiments in Advanced Data Logging ( Using Python ) - All ]'''
 +
*'''[http://www.instructables.com/id/Incredibility-Powerful-Resistance-Calculator/ Incredibility Powerful Resistance Calculator - All ]'''
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*'''[http://www.instructables.com/id/Use-Sage-and-Sell-Your-Calculator-before-it-is-Too/ Use Sage and Sell Your Calculator before it is Too Late - All ]'''
 +
*'''[http://www.instructables.com/id/Python-Autoexec-for-Your-Raspberry-Pi/ Python Autoexec for Your Raspberry Pi - All ]'''
 +
*'''[http://www.instructables.com/id/ClipBoard-Communication-PC-Pi-With-Python/ ClipBoard Communication PC ↔ Pi With Python - All ]'''
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*'''[http://www.instructables.com/id/Graph-Your-Solar-Power/ Graph Your Solar Power - All ]'''
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*'''[http://www.instructables.com/id/Graph-Instructable-Views-with-Pypthon-Screen-Scrap/ Graph Instructable Views with Python Screen Scraping - All ]'''
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*'''[http://www.instructables.com/id/Digital-Picture-Management-Eliminate-Weak-Photos-w/ Digital Picture Management - Del Weak Pics with Python - All ]'''
  
{| class="wikitable"
 
|-valign="top"
 
|Code Does What
 
|Where
 
|Comment
 
<!-------------------------------->
 
|-valign="[[Use C for PIC Programming!]]top"
 
|Serial Comm. RS232
 
|[[Serial Communications (RS232) in BoostC]] and the older [[Serial Communications Library -- BoostC and 16F877A]] and [[PIC based Stepper Motor Dancing Analog Clock]]
 
|Not using BoostC Library ( sorry ).  Hardware based.
 
<!-------------------------------->
 
|-valign="[[Use C for PIC Programming!]]top"
 
|Simple Command Interperter
 
|[[PIC based Stepper Motor Dancing Analog Clock]]
 
|Assumes a PC terminal program or something similar.  Single letter commands with numeric parameters.  Caps insensitive.  Supports backspace.
 
<!-------------------------------->
 
|-valign="top"
 
|Stepper Motor Drive
 
|[[Stepper Motor Tester]]
 
|Half step, forward reverse, variable speed.
 
<!--------------------------------
 
<!-------------------------------->
 
|-valign="top"
 
|Stepper Motor Drive
 
|[[Stepper Motor Demonstration and Tester]]
 
|Half step, forward reverse, variable speed. For PIC and Arduino
 
<!--------------------------------
 
|-valign="top"
 
|what
 
|[[]]
 
|Comment
 
<!--------------------------------
 
|-valign="top"
 
|what
 
|[[]]
 
|Commen
 
<!--------------------------------
 
|-valign="top"
 
|what
 
|[[]]
 
|Comment
 
  
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== Related to Arduino ==
  
<!-----------end of table--------------------->
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[[Pi Setup Nov 2016]]
  
|}
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*'''[http://www.instructables.com/id/Backup-Your-Pi/ Backup Your Pi - All ]'''
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*'''[http://www.instructables.com/id/Python-Autoexec-for-Your-Raspberry-Pi/ Python Autoexec for Your Raspberry Pi - All ]'''
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*'''[http://www.instructables.com/id/ClipBoard-Communication-PC-Pi-With-Python/ ClipBoard Communication PC ↔ Pi With Python - All ]'''
  
=== PIC Related ===
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== Related to Electronics ==
  
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[[PiSetup]]
  
*[[Index of sample code pages]]
 
*[[A Note on My BoostC Projects and Libraries]]
 
*[[Using I2C Memory]]
 
*[[The C Preprocessor and #Define]]
 
*[[Kit Suppliers]]
 
*[[Microcontroller User Interfaces]]
 
  
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*'''[http://www.instructables.com/id/Electronics-Building-Tips-in-21-Plus-Steps-/ Electronics Building Tips ( in 21 Plus Steps ) - All ]'''
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*'''[http://www.instructables.com/id/More-Electronics-Building-Tips-in-21-plus-more-ste/ More Electronics Building Tips ( in 21 plus more steps ) - All ]'''
 +
*'''[http://www.instructables.com/id/Comprehensive-Guide-to-Electronic-Breadboards-A-Me/ Comprehensive Guide to Electronic Breadboards: A Meta Instructable - All ]'''
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*'''[http://www.instructables.com/id/Three-in-One-IC-Continuity-Tester-Signal-Generator/ Three in One: IC/ Continuity Tester, & Signal Generator - All ]'''
  
{| class="wikitable"
 
|-valign="top"
 
|What
 
|Where
 
|Other
 
<!-------------------------------->
 
|-valign="top"
 
|[[A Really Basic Guide to the PIC Microprocessor and BoostC]]
 
|
 
|[[Special:Export/A Really Basic Guide to the PIC Microprocessor and BoostC]]
 
<!-------------------------------->
 
|-valign="top"
 
|[[PIC Programmers, In Circuit Programming and BootLoaders]]
 
|
 
|[[Special:Export/PIC Programmers, In Circuit Programming and BootLoaders]]
 
<!-------------------------------->
 
|-valign="top"
 
|[[A Note on My BoostC Projects and Libraries]]
 
|
 
|[[Special:Export/A Really Basic Guide to the PIC Microprocessor and BoostC]]
 
<!-------------------------------->
 
|-valign="top"
 
|[[BitWacker PIC USB Development Board]]
 
|
 
|[[Special:Export/BitWacker PIC USB Development Board]]
 
<!-------------------------------->
 
|-valign="top"
 
|[[BitWacker Java Communications]]
 
|
 
|[[Special:Export/BitWacker Java Communications]]
 
<!-------------------------------->
 
|-valign="top"
 
|[[BitWacker PIC and Other Microcontroller to Java Communications]]
 
|
 
|[[Special:Export/BitWacker PIC and Other Microcontroller to Java Communications]]
 
<!-------------------------------->
 
|-valign="top"
 
|[[BitWacker Command GUI]]
 
|
 
|[[Special:Export/BitWacker Command GUI]]
 
<!-------------------------------->
 
|-valign="top"
 
|[[EL Wire]]
 
|
 
|[[Special:Export/EL Wire]]
 
<!--------------------------------
 
|-valign="top"
 
|[[]]
 
|in process
 
|[[Special:Export/ ]]
 
<!-------------------------------->
 
|-valign="top"
 
|[[Experimenting with IR Remotes using a PIC running BoostC Project]]
 
|in process
 
|[[Special:Export/Experimenting with IR Remotes using a PIC running BoostC Project]]
 
<!-------------------------------->
 
|-valign="top"
 
|[[Experimenting with Stepper Motors as Rotary Encoders using a PIC running BoostC Project]]
 
|not linked in yet in process
 
|[[Special:Export/Experimenting with Stepper Motors as Rotary Encoders using a PIC running BoostC Project]]
 
<!-------------------------------->
 
|-valign="top"
 
|[[Graphical Data Logger]]
 
|
 
|[[Special:Export/Graphical Data Logger]]
 
<!-------------------------------->
 
|-valign="top"
 
|[[Making Your Own Microcontroller Serial Communications Application]]
 
|
 
|[[Special:Export/Making Your Own Microcontroller Serial Communications Application]]
 
<!-------------------------------->
 
|-valign="top"
 
|[[MC_RS232_Comm]]                 
 
|                     
 
|[[Special:Export/MC_RS232_Comm]]
 
<!-------------------------------->
 
|-valign="top"
 
|[[Microcontroller Serial Communications Articles]]
 
|
 
|[[Special:Export/Microcontroller Serial Communications Articles]]
 
<!-------------------------------->
 
|-valign="top"
 
|[[PIC based Stepper Motor Dancing Analog Clock]]
 
|
 
|[[Special:Export/PIC based Stepper Motor Dancing Analog Clock]]
 
<!-------------------------------->
 
|-valign="top"
 
|[[PIC Links]]
 
|
 
|[[Special:Export/PIC Links]]
 
<!-------------------------------->
 
|-valign="top"
 
|[[PointLess LED Array]]
 
|
 
|[[Special:Export/PointLess LED Array]]
 
<!-------------------------------->
 
|-valign="top"
 
|[[RS232/USB Probe]]
 
|
 
|[[Special:Export/RS232/USB Probe]]
 
<!-------------------------------->
 
|-valign="top"
 
|[[Russ_Hensel's EL Wire Project]]
 
|
 
|[[russ_hensel]]
 
<!-------------------------------->
 
|-valign="top"
 
|[[Smart Battery Charger with Graphical Data Logger]]
 
|
 
|
 
<!-------------------------------->
 
|-valign="top"
 
|[[Semiconductor Analyzer Review]]
 
|
 
|Semiconductor Analyzer Review from M Cubed Electronix, Inc.
 
<!-------------------------------->
 
|-valign="top"
 
|[[Stepper Motor Tester]]
 
|
 
|[[Special:Export/Stepper Motor Tester]]
 
<!-------------------------------->
 
|-valign="top"
 
|[[DraftDocSerialComm]]
 
|
 
|[[Special:Export/---]]
 
<!-------------------------------->
 
|-valign="top"
 
|[[Serial Communications Library -- BoostC and 16F877A]]
 
|
 
|[[Special:Export/Serial Communications Library -- BoostC and 16F877A]]
 
<!-------------------------------->
 
|-valign="top"
 
|[[USB Bit Whacker]]
 
|
 
|[[Special:Export/USB Bit Whacker]]
 
<!-------------------------------->
 
|-valign="top"
 
|[[Use C for PIC Programming!]]
 
|Use C for PIC Programming!
 
|[[Special:Export/Use C for PIC Programming!]]
 
<!-------------------------------->
 
|-valign="top"
 
|[[A a Tutorial on PIC interrupts using BoostC including Example Programs]]
 
|
 
|[[Special:Export/A Tutorial on PIC interrupts using BoostC including Example Programs]]
 
<!-------------------------------->
 
|-valign="top"
 
|[[PIC based Power Use Timer]]
 
|
 
|[[Special:Export/PIC based Power Use Timer]]
 
<!--------------------------------
 
|-valign="top"
 
|
 
|
 
|[[Special:Export/---]]
 
<!--------------------------------
 
|-valign="top"
 
|
 
|
 
|[[Special:Export/---]]
 
 
 
<!-------------------------------->
 
 
 
|}
 
 
=== Not PIC ===
 
 
Some pages I have done quite a bit of work on.
 
 
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
|-valign="top"
 
|What
 
|Where
 
|Posted
 
<!--------------------------------
 
<!-------------------------------->
 
|-valign="top"
 
|[[Arduino Links]]
 
|
 
|[[Special:Export/Arduino Links]]
 
<!-------------------------------->
 
|-valign="top"
 
|[[Tips on Using Open Circuits]]
 
|
 
|[[Special:Export/Tips on Using Open Circuits]]
 
<!-------------------------------->
 
|-valign="top"
 
|[[AVR Links]]
 
|
 
|[[Special:Export/AVR Links]]
 
 
<!--------------------------------
 
<!-------------------------------->
 
|-valign="top"
 
|[[Blank Table]]
 
|
 
|[[Special:Export/BitWacker PIC and Other Microcontroller to Java Communications]]
 
<!-------------------------------->
 
|-valign="top"
 
|[[BitWacker Command GUI]]
 
|
 
|[[Special:Export/BitWacker Command GUI]]
 
<!-------------------------------->
 
|-valign="top"
 
|[[Bargains]]
 
|
 
|[[Special:Export/Bargains]]
 
<!-------------------------------->
 
|-valign="top"
 
|[[Basic Circuits and Circuit Building Blocks]]
 
|
 
|[[Special:Export/Eagle Links]]
 
<!-------------------------------->
 
|-valign="top"
 
|[[Chemical Etchants]]
 
|
 
|
 
<!-------------------------------->
 
|-valign="top"
 
|[[Eagle Links]]
 
|
 
|[[Special:Export/Eagle Links]]
 
<!-------------------------------->
 
|-valign="top"
 
|[[EL Wire]]
 
|
 
|[[Special:Export/EL Wire]]
 
<!--------------------------------
 
|-valign="top"
 
|[[Experimenting with Stepper Motors as Rotary Encoders using a PIC running BoostC Project]]
 
|not linked in yet in process
 
|[[LTSpice Links]][[Special:Export/---]]
 
<!-------------------------------->
 
|-valign="top"
 
|[[Graphical Data Logger]]
 
|
 
|[[Special:Export/Graphical Data Logger]]
 
<!-------------------------------->
 
|-valign="top"
 
|[[hardware tool]]s
 
|
 
|[[Special:Export/hardware tool]]
 
<!-------------------------------->
 
|-valign="top"
 
|[[Making Your Own Microcontroller Serial Communications Application]]
 
|
 
|[[Special:Export/Making Your Own Microcontroller Serial Communications Application]]
 
<!-------------------------------->
 
|-valign="top"
 
|[[MC_RS232_Comm]]                 
 
|                     
 
|[[Special:Export/MC_RS232_Comm]]
 
<!-------------------------------->
 
|-valign="top"
 
|[[Microcontrollers]]
 
|
 
|[[Special:Export/Microcontrollers]]
 
<!-------------------------------->
 
|-valign="top"
 
|[[Meta Open Source]]
 
|
 
|[[Special:Export/Meta Open Source]]
 
<!-------------------------------->
 
|-valign="top"
 
|[[How I Do Eagle]]
 
|
 
|[[Special:Export/How I Do Eagle]]
 
<!-------------------------------->
 
|-valign="top"
 
|[[Microcontroller Serial Communications Articles]]
 
|
 
|[[Special:Export/Microcontroller Serial Communications Articles]]
 
<!-------------------------------->
 
<!-------------------------------->
 
|-valign="top"
 
|[[PC Serial Communications Programs]]
 
|
 
|[[Special:Export/PC Serial Communications Programs]]
 
<!-------------------------------->
 
|-valign="top"
 
|[[Obscure Eagle]]
 
|
 
|[[Special:Export/---]]
 
<!-------------------------------->
 
|-valign="top"
 
|[[Other Projects]]
 
|
 
|[[Special:Export/Other Projects]]
 
<!-------------------------------->
 
|-valign="top"
 
|[[OpAmp Links]]
 
|
 
|[[Special:Export/OpAmp Links]]
 
<!-------------------------------->
 
|-valign="top"
 
|[[Project DYI Whiteboard]]
 
|
 
|[[Special:Export/---]]
 
<!--------------------------------
 
<!-------------------------------->
 
|-valign="top"
 
|[[RS232/USB Probe]]
 
|
 
|[[Special:Export/RS232/USB Probe]]
 
<!-------------------------------->
 
|-valign="top"
 
|[[Russ_Hensel's EL Wire Project]]
 
|
 
|[[russ_hensel]]
 
<!-------------------------------->
 
|-valign="top"
 
|[[Salvage Parts and Sources]]
 
|For ideas on different ways to use some parts see [[Salvage Ideas]]. You may also find [[Free From Salvage]] useful.
 
|[[Special:Export/Salvage Parts and Sources]]
 
<!--------------------------------
 
|-valign="top"
 
|[[Salvage Ideas]]
 
|
 
|[[Special:Export/Salvage Ideas]]
 
<!-------------------------------->
 
|-valign="top"
 
|[[Salvage Topics]]
 
|
 
|[[Special:Export/---]]
 
<!-------------------------------->
 
|-valign="top"
 
|[[Salvage Challenges]]
 
|Parts that should be Useful if we could Just figure out How
 
|[[Special:Export/---]]
 
<!-------------------------------->
 
|-valign="top"
 
|[[Free From Salvage]]
 
|
 
|[[Special:Export/---]]
 
<!--------------------------------
 
<!-------------------------------->
 
|-valign="top"
 
|[[Solderless protoboard]]
 
|
 
|[[Special:Export/Solderless protoboard]]
 
<!-------------------------------->
 
|-valign="top"
 
|[[Supplier Quick Reference]]
 
|
 
|[[Special:Supplier Quick Reference]]
 
<!-------------------------------->
 
|-valign="top"
 
|[[Tutorials]]
 
|
 
|[[Special:Export/Tutorials]]
 
<!-------------------------------->
 
|-valign="top"
 
|[[Toner Transfer]]
 
|
 
|[[Special:Export/Toner Transfer]]
 
<!-------------------------------->
 
|-valign="top"
 
|[[DraftDocSerialComm]]
 
|
 
|[[Special:Export/---]]
 
<!-------------------------------->
 
|-valign="top"
 
|[[USB Bit Whacker]]
 
|
 
|[[Special:Export/USB Bit Whacker]]
 
 
<!-------------------------------->
 
|-valign="top"
 
|[[Westport High School Page]]
 
|A page for the Westport High School Robotics Club
 
|[[Special:Export/---]]
 
 
 
<!-------------------------------->
 
|-valign="top"
 
|[[Tools and Techniques]]
 
|
 
|[[Special:Export/---]]
 
<!-------------------------------->
 
|-valign="top"
 
|[[Microcontrollers for Beginners]]
 
|
 
|[[Special:Export/---]]
 
<!-------------------------------->
 
|-valign="top"
 
|[[New Project]]
 
|
 
|[[Special:Export/---]]
 
 
 
<!-------------------------------->
 
 
 
|}
 
 
 
[[Printed Circuit Etchants]] no use instead:  ???
 
 
 
[[How Should We Deal With Spam]]
 
 
=== Image Example ===
 
 
[[Image:RS232ProbeMainxx.png | Screen Shot ]]
 
  
 
    
 
    

Revision as of 08:54, 1 April 2020

About Me

I am a once upon a time high school teacher and database programmer/software engineer. My hobbies now are gardening, Python programming, microcontrollers, Physics/Math, my cats and whatnot. I have a nice wood shop, some metal working tools, and am learning to weld. I have a fairly large collection of scientific antiques, mostly microscopes, surveying instruments, and electronics test equipment. Online my name is often russ_hensel, gives me a pretty unique id on Google. I live in Dartmouth Ma.

I am now on Facebook, but do not post much.

I have posted a few Instructables, find me there at: Instructables member: russ_hensel

I have done a fair amount in Python. I am now keeping my files at github: https://github.com/russ-hensel For some there may be info here, other not.

You can reach me ( EMAIL ) at: no_spam_please_666 at comcast dot net (REFORMAT FOR A VALID EMAIL ADDRESS). This address is just for first contact, I will respond with a better address after first contact.

On this site I tend to write about the following topics

  • Electronics in general ( still doing it at home, but not writing about it much ).
  • Microcontrollers, PIC in the past now the Arduino
  • Python and my Python Projects
  • Raspberry Pi
  • 3D Printing and FreeCad ( bought first printer in 2017, second one too )
  • BoostC - now replaced by C++ in context of the Arduino
  • Stepper Motors -- used in several of my projects. Usually in catagories with Arduino

About My Articles

I write about items as they interest me. Too often I start on something and drop either the article or the project for short or long periods befor picking it up again. Sorry. I am open to email with questions, this may make me complete or improve some article. If you are interested please let me know.


You may find that some pages say something like:

This is an article started by Russ Hensel, see "http://www.opencircuits.com/index.php?title=Russ_hensel#About My Articles" About My Articles for a bit of info. The page is only partly finished


My Editing Links

These links are for me to navigate to pages I have done quite a bit of work on or want to look at frequently. They are not for you, but you can use them if you want.


Articles posted here on Open Circuits

Serial Communications and Microcontrollers

  • Python Smart Terminal As of Sept 2016 still and active project.
  • Category:Serial_Communications Most of these have at least large input from me. Some are general, some for the Arduino, and some for the PIC microcontroller.
  • Category:PIC I have mostly converted to the Arduino, but before that I used the PIC, still think it is a nice micro controller, but building the boards and finding a coding environment.... is more of a pain than I want.

Articles posted on Instructables

Related to Python


Related to Arduino

Pi Setup Nov 2016

Related to Electronics

PiSetup



us double brackes for categories

  category:Member Page
  category:salvage
  category:Test Instrument
  category:Serial Communications
  category:Microcontroller
  category:PIC
  category:Test Instrument
  category:Test Instrument