NexGen Flight Simuatorhttps://community.element14.com/members-area/personalblogs/b/nexgen-flight-simuator/atomTelligent Community (Build: 12.1.9.35025)2025-01-19T20:42:09ZFlight Simulator 101 or back to college - part 15: Radio Propagation and Slant Range Math. part 3 - The Softwarehttps://community.element14.com/members-area/personalblogs/b/nexgen-flight-simuator/posts/flight-simulator-101-or-back-to-college---part-15-radio-propagation-and-slant-range-math-part-3---the-software2026-04-25T03:23:36Z2026-04-25T03:23:36ZOk, so after slogging through the math, and going to a local college to get my head straight, and to get some help, here finally I can see some light at the end of the road. So now I have to lay out the software, for you, and myself. So I drew a litt...(<a href="https://community.element14.com/members-area/personalblogs/b/nexgen-flight-simuator/posts/flight-simulator-101-or-back-to-college---part-15-radio-propagation-and-slant-range-math-part-3---the-software">read more</a>)<img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=25825&AppID=300&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">phoenixcommhttps://community.element14.com/members/phoenixcommHow To: use a old PS/2 Keyboard encoderhttps://community.element14.com/members-area/personalblogs/b/nexgen-flight-simuator/posts/how-to-use-a-old-ps-2-keyboard-encoder2026-04-25T02:22:25Z2026-04-25T02:22:25ZWell, this is going to be fun. What I'm about to do is to figure out what combination of pins gives us what letter. Please see my other blog: <a href="/members-area/personalblogs/b/nexgen-flight-simuator/posts/how-to-use-a-ps-2-keyboard-encoder-with-interrupts" data-e14adj="t">How to use a PS/2 Keyboard Encoder with interrupts</a>. The object is the connector at the bottom of t...(<a href="https://community.element14.com/members-area/personalblogs/b/nexgen-flight-simuator/posts/how-to-use-a-old-ps-2-keyboard-encoder">read more</a>)<img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=27957&AppID=300&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">phoenixcommhttps://community.element14.com/members/phoenixcommNexGen: CDU Pinlite Displays: Really the Final Word !! -- DEPRECATEDhttps://community.element14.com/members-area/personalblogs/b/nexgen-flight-simuator/posts/nexgen-cdu-pinlite-displays-really-the-final-word2026-04-25T02:13:37Z2026-04-25T02:13:37ZI took a long look at the mess that I created. And I said to myself: There has to be a better way!! A few PROMS or EPROMS would be supper, but alas I don't have a programmer anymore. It looks like I will need a bunch of TI's P...(<a href="https://community.element14.com/members-area/personalblogs/b/nexgen-flight-simuator/posts/nexgen-cdu-pinlite-displays-really-the-final-word">read more</a>)<img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=28154&AppID=300&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">phoenixcommhttps://community.element14.com/members/phoenixcommNew Plan For the Display!!https://community.element14.com/members-area/personalblogs/b/nexgen-flight-simuator/posts/new-plan-for-the-display2026-04-25T02:08:25Z2026-04-25T02:08:25Z
THIS BLOG HAS BEEN DEPRECATED OK I have done some double triple checking in the doc TM 11-5841-281-12 and it seams that the three displays are independent. Refresh is now almost cake! I will still directly drive the sixteen segment display...(<a href="https://community.element14.com/members-area/personalblogs/b/nexgen-flight-simuator/posts/new-plan-for-the-display">read more</a>)<img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=28675&AppID=300&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">phoenixcommhttps://community.element14.com/members/phoenixcommCP-1252/ASN-128 Display Interface a Final Look FINAL I hopehttps://community.element14.com/members-area/personalblogs/b/nexgen-flight-simuator/posts/cp-1252-asn-128-display-interface-a-final-look-final-i-hope2026-04-23T00:01:08Z2026-04-23T00:01:08Z This is a a massive update, hold on to your hats here we go! The system consists of 3 components
The Nav box itself
An Interface box where the Displays and Switches are connected
An LRU/FRU (Line or Field Repairable Unit
Communications is over a C...(<a href="https://community.element14.com/members-area/personalblogs/b/nexgen-flight-simuator/posts/cp-1252-asn-128-display-interface-a-final-look-final-i-hope">read more</a>)<img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=29698&AppID=300&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">phoenixcommhttps://community.element14.com/members/phoenixcommWhere are we now? New Years Day 2025https://community.element14.com/members-area/personalblogs/b/nexgen-flight-simuator/posts/where-are-we-now-new-years-day-20252025-09-03T03:49:17Z2025-09-03T03:49:17ZAs I have said before most of the simulator will be, or is written in Java EE. The question was asked why Java simple answer. Java has a much nicer easier when something happens in Software or in hardware!
C / C++
Java
PEARL
Program...(<a href="https://community.element14.com/members-area/personalblogs/b/nexgen-flight-simuator/posts/where-are-we-now-new-years-day-2025">read more</a>)<img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=28623&AppID=300&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">phoenixcommhttps://community.element14.com/members/phoenixcommThe Lab: As The World Tunshttps://community.element14.com/members-area/personalblogs/b/nexgen-flight-simuator/posts/the-lab-as-the-world-tuns2025-04-13T20:47:51Z2025-04-13T20:47:51ZAs The World Turns, Things don't stand still, well, I had a forward facing server with a public IP, for well over more than a few decades. About 2 weeks ago I got nailed, So I had to put the server on an Internal class C address (192.168.xx.xx). ...(<a href="https://community.element14.com/members-area/personalblogs/b/nexgen-flight-simuator/posts/the-lab-as-the-world-tuns">read more</a>)<img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=28832&AppID=300&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">phoenixcommhttps://community.element14.com/members/phoenixcommNexGen Blog Index VIIIhttps://community.element14.com/members-area/personalblogs/b/nexgen-flight-simuator/posts/nexgen-blog-index-viii2025-03-05T19:18:05Z2025-03-05T19:18:05Z Nexgen Blog Index Viii
2025
<a href="/challenges-projects/design-challenges/shift-it-warehouse-automation-design-challenge/f/forum/55582/challenger-kits-and-dates-extension" data-e14adj="t">1</a> Shift It! Challenge Start Delay <a href="/members-area/personalblogs/b/nexgen-flight-simuator/posts/shift-it-challenge-design-of-the-project-overview" data-e14adj="t">2</a> Design of the project: overview:
(<a href="https://community.element14.com/members-area/personalblogs/b/nexgen-flight-simuator/posts/nexgen-blog-index-viii">read more</a>)<img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=28753&AppID=300&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">phoenixcommhttps://community.element14.com/members/phoenixcommDocuments: Synchro and Resolver Handbook and Guidehttps://community.element14.com/members-area/personalblogs/b/nexgen-flight-simuator/posts/documents-synchro-and-resolver-handbook-and-guide2025-02-17T00:07:59Z2025-02-17T00:07:59ZIf you work with robotics, avionics, an other fields that use angles you might just run into one or more these things. They are motor like devices that can transmit, or receive angles called Synchros in older aircraft they are used in pairs, a transm...(<a href="https://community.element14.com/members-area/personalblogs/b/nexgen-flight-simuator/posts/documents-synchro-and-resolver-handbook-and-guide">read more</a>)<img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=28710&AppID=300&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">phoenixcommhttps://community.element14.com/members/phoenixcommNexGen: The Lab: What to do with a Cuisinart 12 cup plus. use it to control a DIY Sand Blaster.https://community.element14.com/members-area/personalblogs/b/nexgen-flight-simuator/posts/nexgen-the-lab-what-to-do-with-a-cuisinart-12-cup-plus-use-it-to-control-a-diy-sand-blaster2025-01-31T00:38:59Z2025-01-31T00:38:59ZI have a real problem with what to do with my Cuisinart 12 Plus that has no heat but the clock works. Rip the guts out and use it to control a DIY Sand Blaster, of course!
The cabinet will be made of 1/2" plywood painted gloss white inside...(<a href="https://community.element14.com/members-area/personalblogs/b/nexgen-flight-simuator/posts/nexgen-the-lab-what-to-do-with-a-cuisinart-12-cup-plus-use-it-to-control-a-diy-sand-blaster">read more</a>)<img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=28424&AppID=300&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">phoenixcommhttps://community.element14.com/members/phoenixcommWhy does it matter?!https://community.element14.com/members-area/personalblogs/b/nexgen-flight-simuator/posts/why-does-it-matter2025-01-30T18:41:27Z2025-01-30T18:41:27ZMost of my work is in aviation and avionics where wifi is plage along with 'on the go' usb ports on routers so almost 99% is WIRED, and wifi turned off! This type of paranoia extends in my SmartHab project. We don't want my house security...(<a href="https://community.element14.com/members-area/personalblogs/b/nexgen-flight-simuator/posts/why-does-it-matter">read more</a>)<img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=28684&AppID=300&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">phoenixcommhttps://community.element14.com/members/phoenixcommNew Plan for ASN-128 Navigation Display Subsystemhttps://community.element14.com/members-area/personalblogs/b/nexgen-flight-simuator/posts/new-post-to-nexgen-flight-simulator2025-01-27T00:07:41Z2025-01-27T00:07:41ZOk I have done some double triple checking in the doc TM 11-5841-281-12 and it seams that the three displays are interdependent. Refresh is now almost cake! Well while writing this I realized that I the selected display character needs a LAMP TEST, a...(<a href="https://community.element14.com/members-area/personalblogs/b/nexgen-flight-simuator/posts/new-post-to-nexgen-flight-simulator">read more</a>)<img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=28676&AppID=300&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">phoenixcommhttps://community.element14.com/members/phoenixcommWamco Pinlite Catalog.https://community.element14.com/members-area/personalblogs/b/nexgen-flight-simuator/posts/wamco-pinlite-catalog2025-01-25T00:37:58Z2025-01-25T00:37:58Z
Here is a copy of the WAMCO Pinlite catalog.-enjoy
<a href="https://community.element14.com/cfs-file/__key/communityserver-blogs-components-weblogfiles/00-00-00-03-00/WAMCO_2D00_DisplayCatalog.pdf">community.element14.com/.../WAMCO_2D00_DisplayCatalog.pdf</a>(<a href="https://community.element14.com/members-area/personalblogs/b/nexgen-flight-simuator/posts/wamco-pinlite-catalog">read more</a>)<img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=28670&AppID=300&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">phoenixcommhttps://community.element14.com/members/phoenixcommResurrection of sorts Jan 2025https://community.element14.com/members-area/personalblogs/b/nexgen-flight-simuator/posts/resurrection-of-sorts-jan-20252025-01-21T03:24:28Z2025-01-21T03:24:28ZOk, here we go again. This is a fresh (not quite) start Jan 2025 I have lost all of my work on the sim! So here we go one more time. Here is what I am up against.
There are 4 Alphanumeric 16 digit displays these can be driven by 4 x MCP23S17 and som...(<a href="https://community.element14.com/members-area/personalblogs/b/nexgen-flight-simuator/posts/resurrection-of-sorts-jan-2025">read more</a>)<img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=28665&AppID=300&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">phoenixcommhttps://community.element14.com/members/phoenixcommHow Not to Catch the Worm or Viruses!https://community.element14.com/members-area/personalblogs/b/nexgen-flight-simuator/posts/how-not-to-catch-the-worm-or-viruses2025-01-20T21:49:05Z2025-01-20T21:49:05ZA computer worm is a standalone <a title="Malware" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malware" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank" data-e14adj="t">malware</a> <a title="Computer program" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_program" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank" data-e14adj="t">computer program</a> that replicates itself in order to spread to other computers.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_worm#cite_note-1" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank" data-e14adj="t">[1]</a> It often uses a <a title="Computer network" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_network" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank" data-e14adj="t">computer network</a> to spread itself, relying on security failures on the t...(<a href="https://community.element14.com/members-area/personalblogs/b/nexgen-flight-simuator/posts/how-not-to-catch-the-worm-or-viruses">read more</a>)<img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=28663&AppID=300&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">phoenixcommhttps://community.element14.com/members/phoenixcomm