https://dmitryfrank.com/ 2026-05-07T02:14:18+00:00 https://dmitryfrank.com/ https://dmitryfrank.com/lib/tpl/arctic/images/favicon.ico text/html 2015-09-09T08:42:02+00:00 https://dmitryfrank.com/projects/bmp-writer?rev=1441788122&do=diff Bmp writer The module written in C, primarily for embedded usage. Bmp-writer helps you to create bmp screenshots from your device to put them into the user's manual booklet. Introduction During development of various devices with MCU (i.e. embedded systems), I faced the same typical problem many times: when it's time to write user's manual, we need to take screenshots from device's screen. text/html 2016-12-25T11:19:39+00:00 https://dmitryfrank.com/projects/bterm?rev=1482664779&do=diff Bot Terminal Bot Terminal is a crossplatform utility that performs binary data exchange via serial port. It allows one to set up flexible rules about how to reply to different requests. So, it listens for data, parses it, and replies as necessary. text/html 2024-02-18T19:15:51+00:00 https://dmitryfrank.com/projects/connectfour-3d?rev=1708283751&do=diff Connect Four 3D There is a board game called “Connect Four 3D”, in real life it looks like this: And as part of my efforts to learn Rust in 2023, I implemented a virtual version of it. Note that 3D here has a double meaning: first of all, the board game itself has text/html 2015-09-09T08:42:15+00:00 https://dmitryfrank.com/projects/dftrig?rev=1441788135&do=diff DFTrig DFTrig is a simple C library for efficient calculation of basic trigonometric functions (sine/cosine) by lookup table, table generator included. Description Some time ago, I needed to draw a watch dial on the small display of car trip computer. I decided to calculate sine / cosine values by lookup table, and I was very surprised when I failed to find a ready-made universal tool for that. So I had to write such tool myself. text/html 2020-04-27T07:55:27+00:00 https://dmitryfrank.com/projects/docker-quick-ref?rev=1587974127&do=diff Docker: Printable Quick Reference (Cheat Sheet) I use Docker, but not often enough to memorize even basic Dockerfile instructions and CLI commands. After all I got so annoyed by being unable to quickly sketch some Dockerfile or to do something with the existing containers occasionally, so I decided to write a concise cheat sheet which I can print once and constantly keep on my desktop: text/html 2023-03-09T08:36:25+00:00 https://dmitryfrank.com/projects/my-udev-notify?rev=1678350985&do=diff My Udev Notify This is a little yet useful bash script that shows notifications when any USB device is plugged/unplugged. Honestly, I don't quite understand why this essential feature is not implemented in major Linux distributions by default. There are notifications about removable storage, but not much more than that: e.g. no notifications about usb-to-com converters, etc. I really want to know when my devices get recognized by the system, or disconnected for whatever reason (be it a bad U… text/html 2022-05-21T08:46:04+00:00 https://dmitryfrank.com/projects/tneo?rev=1653122764&do=diff TNeo RTOS TNeo is a well-formed and carefully tested preemptive real-time kernel for 16- and 32-bits MCUs. It is compact and fast. TNeo was born as a thorough review and re-implementation of TNKernel v2.7. The new kernel has well-formed code, inherited bugs are fixed as well as new features being added, it is well documented and tested carefully with unit-tests. text/html 2015-10-11T14:43:19+00:00 https://dmitryfrank.com/projects/vim-indexer?rev=1444574599&do=diff Vim-Indexer Indexer is a Vim plugin that provides painless transparent tags generation and keeps tags up-to date. Tags are generated in background, so you don't have to wait while your tags are being generated. Consider reading the article Vim: convenient code navigation for your projects, which explains the topic on Indexer + Vimprj usage very thoroughly. text/html 2015-09-09T08:46:04+00:00 https://dmitryfrank.com/projects/vim-quit-another-window?rev=1441788364&do=diff vim-quit-another-window Vim plugin that offers a way to close arbitrary window without bothering to leave current window. Rationale During my daily vimming, I often need to close some another window and keep working in the current window. And I want to do it without bothering to leave my current window. text/html 2015-10-11T14:43:40+00:00 https://dmitryfrank.com/projects/vimprj?rev=1444574620&do=diff Vimprj Vimprj is a Vim plugin that helps you manage options for multiple projects. Consider reading the article Vim: convenient code navigation for your projects, which explains the topic on Indexer + Vimprj usage very thoroughly. Overview Many times I faced a problem. That's the story: I'd like to use 3-space indent in my projects. No tabs, exactly three spaces. One day I need to work on another project written by someone else, and there's 4-space indent. Or maybe tabs.