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7 Version 0.7.1 is the first release containing our new cross-platform Java-based user interface. AltosUI can:
11 Receive and log telemetry from a connected TeleDongle
12 device. All data received is saved to log files named with the
13 current date and the connected rocket serial and flight
14 numbers. There is no mode in which telemetry data will not be
18 Download logged data from TeleMetrum devices, either through a
19 direct USB connection or over the air through a TeleDongle
23 Configure a TeleMetrum device, setting the radio channel,
24 callsign, apogee delay and main deploy height. This can be done
25 through either a USB connection or over a radio link via a
29 Replay a flight in real-time. This takes a saved telemetry log
30 or eeprom download and replays it through the user interface so
31 you can relive your favorite rocket flights.
34 Reprogram Altus Metrum devices. Using an Altus Metrum device
35 connected via USB, another Altus Metrum device can be
36 reprogrammed using the supplied programming cable between the
40 Export Flight data to a comma-separated-values file. This takes
41 either telemetry or on-board flight data and generates data
42 suitable for use in external applications. All data is exported
43 using standard units so that no device-specific knowledge is
44 needed to handle the data.
47 Speak to you during the flight. Instead of spending the flight
48 hunched over your laptop looking at the screen, enjoy the view
49 while the computer tells you what’s going on up there. During
50 ascent, you hear the current flight state and altitude
51 information. During descent, you get azimuth, elevation and
52 range information to try and help you find your rocket in the
53 air. Once on the ground, the direction and distance are