X-Git-Url: https://git.gag.com/?p=fw%2Faltos;a=blobdiff_plain;f=doc%2Fgetting-started.inc;fp=doc%2Fgetting-started.inc;h=9c0df26d2f1890b376226c74259eb38688988721;hp=8401f4d00f08fd9dd564c44a0c2a124c265aa981;hb=992c0eab6275cec7d5035b99952537fd7ece2ed4;hpb=b030dfb3df859b3b3cb9c666394f315edcd11f49 diff --git a/doc/getting-started.inc b/doc/getting-started.inc index 8401f4d0..9c0df26d 100644 --- a/doc/getting-started.inc +++ b/doc/getting-started.inc @@ -5,24 +5,30 @@ === Batteries + ifdef::telemetrum,telemega,easymega[] For TeleMetrum, TeleMega and EasyMega, the battery can be charged by plugging it into the corresponding socket of the device and then using the USB cable to plug the flight computer into your computer's USB socket. The on-board circuitry will charge the battery whenever it is plugged in, because the on-off switch does NOT control the charging circuitry. - The Lithium Polymer TeleMini and EasyMini battery can be charged by - disconnecting it from the board and plugging it into a - standalone battery charger such as the LipoCharger product - included in TeleMini Starter Kits, and connecting that via a USB - cable to a laptop or other USB power source. + endif::telemetrum,telemega,easymega[] + The Lithium Polymer + ifdef::telemini[TeleMini and] + EasyMini battery can be charged by disconnecting it + from the board and plugging it into a standalone + battery charger such as link:http://altusmetrum.org/LipoCharger[LipoCharger], and + connecting that via a USB cable to a laptop or other + USB power source. - You can also choose to use another battery with TeleMini v2.0 - and EasyMini, anything supplying between 4 and 12 volts should + You can also choose to use another battery with + ifdef::telemini[TeleMini v2.0 and] + EasyMini, anything supplying between 4 and 12 volts should work fine (like a standard 9V battery), but if you are planning to fire pyro charges, ground testing is required to verify that the battery supplies enough current to fire your chosen e-matches. + ifdef::telemetrum,telemega,easymega[] [NOTE] ==== On TeleMetrum v1 boards, when the GPS chip is initially @@ -45,7 +51,9 @@ battery is damaged or missing, both LEDs will be lit, which appears yellow. ==== + endif::telemetrum,telemega,easymega[] + ifdef::radio[] === Ground Station Hardware There are two ground stations available, the TeleDongle USB to @@ -58,6 +66,7 @@ computer. If you are using an older version of Linux and are having problems, try moving to a fresher kernel (2.6.33 or newer). + endif::radio[] === Linux/Mac/Windows Ground Station Software @@ -71,6 +80,7 @@ available. The latest version may always be downloaded from http://altusmetrum.org/AltOS + ifdef::radio[] === Android Ground Station Software TeleBT can also connect to an Android device over @@ -83,3 +93,4 @@ without network access, you'll want to download offline map data before wandering away from the network. + endif::radio[]