3 This is a GPS-based position tracker and logger. It uses the same GPS
4 receiver and similar radio to our flight computers, but does not include
5 pyro circuits. This allows the board to be small and light, so that it will
6 fit well anywhere you need a good GPS tracker.
8 For the latest TeleGPS firmware and related ground station software, please
9 visit the [AltOS](../AltOS) page on this site.
11 These are photos of production version 1.0:
13 <a href="v1.0/telegps-v1.0-top.jpg"> <img src="v1.0/telegps-v1.0-top-thumb.jpg"></a>
14 <a href="v1.0/telegps-v1.0-bottom.jpg"> <img src="v1.0/telegps-v1.0-bottom-thumb.jpg"></a>
18 The manual for TeleGPS is available in [html](../AltOS/doc/telegps.html) and
19 [pdf](../AltOS/doc/telegps.pdf) formats.
23 The TeleGPS application runs on Linux, Mac OS X and Windows. It's written
24 in [Java](http://java.com) and offers the
25 same functionality and interface on all three platforms. It uses the
26 FTDI USB Serial drivers to communicate with the hardware. If you're
27 running Mac OS X or Windows, a compatible version of those drivers is
28 included with the software. You can also install a different from from
29 the [FTDI Driver](http://www.ftdichip.com/FTDrivers.htm) page.
31 TeleGPS is part of the larger [AltOS](/AltOS) suite of software, which also
32 includes a dedicated [MicroPeak](/MicroPeak) application.
34 ### Available Versions ###
36 [[!inline pages="./releases/* and !*/Discussion and !*.sh and !*.html and !*.bz2 and !*.zip and !*.exe and !*.dmg" show="10" rss="no" raw="yes" ]]
42 * GPS tracker and logger
43 * Offers custom digital telemetry, APRS and direction beacons
45 * High-dynamics GPS receiver for accurate tracking
46 * Uses 3.7V Lithium Polymer battery.
47 * 1.5 x 1.0 inch board designed to fit inside 29mm airframe coupler tube
48 * 2MB on-board data logging flash
49 * Built-in USB connection for configuration, data download and battery charging
50 * 12.3g flight weight (including antenna, excluding any battery)
52 ### Developer View ###
55 * [NXP LPC11U14](http://www.nxp.com/products/microcontrollers/cortex_m0_m0/LPC11U14FHI33.html) System-on-Chip
60 * 8 12-bit analog inputs
61 * I2C, SPI, async serial
63 * [uBlox Max 7Q](http://www.u-blox.com/en/gps-modules/pvt-modules/max-7.html) GPS receiver
64 * [TI CC115L](http://www.ti.com/product/cc115L) 70cm transmitter
65 * Built-in USB data download and battery charger connection
68 * Written mostly in C with some ARM assembler
69 * Runs from on-chip flash, uses on-chip RAM, stores tracking data to
72 * [gEDA](http://www.gpleda.org/) for schematic capture and PCB layout
73 * [GCC](http://gcc.gnu.org/) compiler and source debugger
75 * The hardware is licensed under the [TAPR](http://www.tapr.org) [Open Hardware License](http://www.tapr.org/ohl.html)
76 * The software is licensed [GPL version 2](http://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/gpl-2.0.html)
80 There is a single manual for TeleGPS and all other Altus Metrum products,
81 which is available in [html](../AltOS/doc/altusmetrum.html) and
82 [pdf](../AltOS/doc/altusmetrum.pdf) formats.
84 The hardware design files can be found on [git.gag.com](http://git.gag.com)
85 in the project [hw/telegps](http://git.gag.com/?p=hw/telegps;a=summary).