2 <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" /><title>Release Notes for Version 1.6.1</title><link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="am.css" /><meta name="generator" content="DocBook XSL Stylesheets V1.79.1" /></head><body><div xml:lang="en" class="article" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title"><a id="idm1"></a>Release Notes for Version 1.6.1</h2></div><div><div class="author"><h3 class="author"><span class="firstname">Bdale</span> <span class="surname">Garbee</span></h3><code class="email"><<a class="email" href="mailto:bdale@gag.com">bdale@gag.com</a>></code></div></div><div><div class="author"><h3 class="author"><span class="firstname">Keith</span> <span class="surname">Packard</span></h3><code class="email"><<a class="email" href="mailto:keithp@keithp.com">keithp@keithp.com</a>></code></div></div><div><p class="copyright">Copyright © 2015 Bdale Garbee and Keith Packard</p></div><div><div class="legalnotice"><a id="idm19"></a><p>
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8 </p></div></div></div><hr /></div><p>Version 1.6.1 includes support for our updated TeleBT v3.0
9 product and bug fixes in in the flight software for all our boards
10 and ground station interfaces.</p><div class="section"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a id="_altos"></a>1. AltOS</h2></div></div></div><p>AltOS New Features:</p><div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist" style="list-style-type: disc; "><li class="listitem">
11 Add support for TeleBT v3.0 boards.
12 </li><li class="listitem">
13 Add support for uncompressed APRS data, providing support
14 for older APRS receivers. Uncompressed APRS data is less
15 precise, takes more bandwidth and doesn’t have integrated
17 </li></ul></div><p>AltOS Fixes:</p><div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist" style="list-style-type: disc; "><li class="listitem">
18 Make TeleDongle and TeleBT more tolerant of data rate
19 variations from transmitting devices.
20 </li></ul></div></div><div class="section"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a id="_altosui_and_telegps_applications"></a>2. AltosUI and TeleGPS Applications</h2></div></div></div><p>AltosUI and TeleGPS New Features:</p><div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist" style="list-style-type: disc; "><li class="listitem">
21 Add map to Monitor Idle display. It’s nice to be able to
22 verify that maps are working, instead of needing to use
24 </li></ul></div><p>AltosUI and TeleGPS Fixes:</p><div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist" style="list-style-type: disc; "><li class="listitem">
25 Fix frequency configuration to round values instead of
26 truncate them, avoiding a common 1kHz error in the setting.
27 </li><li class="listitem">
28 Turn the Windows stub into a more useful program that can
29 launch the application with parameters so that file manager
30 icons work more reliably.
31 </li><li class="listitem">
32 Force KML export to use a C locale so that numbers are
33 formatted with <span class="emphasis"><em>.</em></span> instead of <span class="emphasis"><em>,</em></span> for a decimal separator in
35 </li><li class="listitem">
36 Preload map tiles based on distance rather than number of
37 tiles; this means you get the same resolution covering the
38 entire area, rather than having high resolution near the
39 center and low resolution further away.
40 </li><li class="listitem">
41 Allow configuration of frequency and callsign in Monitor
43 </li><li class="listitem">
44 Fix layout weirdness when resizing windows on
45 Windows. Windows shouldn’t have giant blank spaces around
46 the useful content anymore.
47 </li><li class="listitem">
48 Fix layout weirdness when resizing windows on
49 Windows. Windows shouldn’t have giant blank spaces around
50 the useful content anymore.
51 </li><li class="listitem">
52 Use a longer filter for descent speed values. This should
53 provide something more useful on the display, although it
54 will take longer to respond to changes now.
55 </li><li class="listitem">
56 Make Replay Flight run in realtime again. It had been set to
57 run at 10x speed by mistake.
58 </li></ul></div></div><div class="section"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a id="_altosdroid"></a>3. AltosDroid</h2></div></div></div><p>AltosDroid New Features:</p><div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist" style="list-style-type: disc; "><li class="listitem">
59 Add offline map support using mapping code from AltosUI.
60 </li><li class="listitem">
61 Support TeleDongle (and TeleBT via USB) on devices
62 supporting USB On-The-Go.
63 </li><li class="listitem">
64 Display additional TeleMega pyro channel status in Pad tab.
65 </li><li class="listitem">
66 Switch between metric and imperial units.
67 </li><li class="listitem">
68 Monitor TeleBT battery voltage.
69 </li><li class="listitem">
70 Track multiple devices at the same time, selecting between
71 them with a menu or using the map.
72 </li><li class="listitem">
73 Add hybrid, satellite and terrain map types.
74 </li></ul></div><p>AltosDroid Fixes:</p><div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist" style="list-style-type: disc; "><li class="listitem">
75 Use standard Android display conventions so that a menu
76 button is available in the application title bar.
77 </li><li class="listitem">
78 Adjust layout to work on large and small screens; shrinking
79 the go/no-go lights in smaller environments to try and make
81 </li><li class="listitem">
82 Make voice announcements depend on current tab.
83 </li><li class="listitem">
84 Compute adjustment to current travel direction while in
85 motion towards rocket.
86 </li></ul></div></div></div></body></html>