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fivesixzero/README.md

Hello!

I'm fivesixzero, a coder, hardware hacker, and maker living in Minneapolis, MN.

  • 😄 Pronouns: He / Him
  • 🏢 Professional: Full-stack Java development, SaaS applications, microservices
  • 💬 Ask Me About: Photography, repairing electronics, learning all the things
  • 🤔 Fun Fact: Spent half a decade as a full-time professional music photographer

Currently Learning

  • 🛠 Repair/reuse of electronics lab and test equipment
  • 🪛 PCB (printed circuit board) design/layout
  • 👨🏻‍🔬 GPIB/SCPI lab/test instrument control
  • 💡 Analog electronics
  • 🤖 Digital logic

Always Learning More

  • 🐍 Object-oriented development with Java, Python, and other languages
  • 🗺 Unit and integration testing for a happier, more peaceful world
  • 🚀 Historical rocketry and space exploration
  • 🔬 Photography and visual design
  • 🙏🏼 Gratitude

Current Projects/Interests

Other Projects/Interests

  • 📜 Automating repetitive tasks with bash/Python scripts
  • ⚡️ USB-C power delivery device analysis/hacking
  • 🛠 Microcontroller development with Arduino
  • ☕️ Java heap dump and stack trace analysis
  • 🍇 Raspberry Pi hacking and development
  • 👾 EVE Online 3rd party app development
  • 🧙🏼‍♂️ IoT device hacking

Are you a recruiter?

If so, I am currently open to new opportunities with a start date no earlier than January 1st, 2026.

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  1. telegraf-pi-bash telegraf-pi-bash Public

    Telegraf scripts and configs for monitoring Raspberry Pi internals

    Shell 15 2

  2. keithley-169-display-replacement keithley-169-display-replacement Public

    Kicad files for a Keithley 169 display replacement board along with some historical information about this classic 1970's multimeter

  3. hp-6060b-front-binding-post-mod hp-6060b-front-binding-post-mod Public

    OpenSCAD model and details for a front panel binding posts modification for the classic 1990's era HP 6060B/6063B DC electronic load

    OpenSCAD 1

  4. circuitpython-experiments circuitpython-experiments Public

    A collection of demos and experiements built with CircuitPython

    Python 1

  5. CircuitPython_HX711 CircuitPython_HX711 Public

    A CircuitPython driver for the HX711 load cell amplifer and ADC

    Python 6 1

  6. Compling and running an open source ... Compling and running an open source Mikrotik bandwidth test (btest-opensource) on a QNAP TS-341KX NAS.
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    # Mikrotik BTest on the QNAP TS-431KX NAS
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    This is a simple gist with details on how to run a simple btest client on a [QNAP TX-431KX](https://www.qnap.com/en-us/product/ts-431kx) NAS. This is likely to work on any QNAP NAS running QTS 5.x but I've only tested it on a TS-431KX.
    
              
    
              
    
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    As a bonus, I dumped a bunch of text from some exploratory digging on the hardware/firmware. I do this kind of thing for fun. Go figure.
    
              
    
          
    
    
    
  
    

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