3 This is an RF interface designed primarily for use as a ground station
4 interacting with a [TeleMetrum](../TeleMetrum/) altimeter on board a high
5 power model rocket. The primary computer interface is USB, but async serial
6 and SPI are also available as alternatives. The RF filter components are
7 by default set for use in the vicinity of 435 Mhz, but can be altered to
8 support other frequency ranges.
10 Production units are available now from the
11 [Garbee and Garbee](http://auric.gag.com) web store.
13 For the latest TeleDongle firmware and related software, please
14 visit the [AltOS](../AltOS) page on this site.
16 <img src="v0.2/cimg5556-small.jpg">
22 * 70cm ham-band transceiver for interaction with [TeleMetrum](../TeleMetrum/)
23 * programmed for 38k4 GFSK data rate with forward error correction
24 * USB interface for power, configuration, and data interface
25 * 4 pin Tyco MicroMaTch connector for debug and flash programming
26 * 8 pin Tyco MicroMaTch connector supports serial or SPI interface
27 * 1.1 x 1.1 inch 2-layer board, fits inexpensive Hammond 1551 plastic enclosure
29 ### Developer View ###
31 * [TI CC1111F32](http://focus.ti.com/docs/prod/folders/print/cc1111f32.html) Low Power RF System-on-Chip
32 * Sub-1Ghz transceiver
37 * 6 12-bit analog inputs (11 bits with single-ended sensors)
38 * 2 channels of serial I/O
40 * 100mA 3.3V LDO regulator
41 * takes input from USB interface by default
42 * output appears on 8-pin companion connector
43 * can take input from 8-pin companion connector in non-USB applications
45 * Written mostly in C with some 8051 assembler
46 * Runs from on-chip flash, uses on-chip RAM
47 * USB serial emulation for data interface
49 * [gEDA](http://www.gpleda.org/) for schematic capture and PCB layout
50 * [SDCC](http://sdcc.sourceforge.net/) compiler and source debugger
52 * The hardware is licensed under the [TAPR](http://www.tapr.org) [Open Hardware License](http://www.tapr.org/ohl.html)
53 * The software is licensed [GPL version 2](http://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/gpl-2.0.html)
55 ## [Production History](../production) ##
59 There is a single manual for all Altus Metrum products,
60 which is available in [html](../AltOS/doc/altusmetrum.html) and
61 [pdf](../AltOS/doc/altusmetrum.pdf) formats.
63 The hardware design current gEDA files are available from
64 [git.gag.com](http://git.gag.com) in the project
65 [hw/teledongle](http://git.gag.com/?p=hw/teledongle;a=summary).
67 For those who don't have ready access to the gEDA suite, here are pdf snapshots
68 of files in more easily readable form.
70 * [schematic](v0.2/teledongle.pdf)
71 * [pcb artwork](v0.2/teledongle.pcb.pdf)
72 * [bill of materials](v0.2/partslist.csv)
74 This board is an integral part of a [TeleMetrum](../TeleMetrum/) system, and
75 the firmware for both share common elements. More details, including full
76 source code and pre-built packages can be found on the
77 [AltOS](../AltOS) page on this site.
81 The current version 0.2 boards "just work", and are available for sale from the
82 [Garbee and Garbee](http://auric.gag.com) web store in either board-only or
85 Several people are working on firmware changes to use these boards as general
86 purpose RF interfaces for [Arduino](http://arduino.cc) and other
87 microcontroller systems.