1 = Release Notes for Version 0.8
5 Version 0.8 offers a major upgrade in the AltosUI
8 == AltosUI Application:
10 * Post-flight graphing tool. This lets you explore the
11 behaviour of your rocket after flight with a scroll-able and
12 zoom-able chart showing the altitude, speed and acceleration
13 of the airframe along with events recorded by the flight
14 computer. You can export graphs to PNG files, or print them
17 * Real-time moving map which overlays the in-progress flight
18 on satellite imagery fetched from Google Maps. This lets you
19 see in pictures where your rocket has landed, allowing you
20 to plan recovery activities more accurately.
22 * Wireless recovery system testing. Prep your rocket for
23 flight and test fire the deployment charges to make sure
24 things work as expected. All without threading wires through
25 holes in your airframe.
27 * Optimized flight status displays. Each flight state now has
28 it's own custom 'tab' in the flight monitoring window so you
29 can focus on the most important details. Pre-flight, the
30 system shows a set of red/green status indicators for
31 battery voltage, apogee/main igniter continutity and GPS
32 reception. Wait until they're all green and your rocket is
33 ready for flight. There are also tabs for ascent, descent
34 and landing along with the original tabular view of the
37 * Monitor multiple flights simultaneously. If you have more
38 than one TeleDongle, you can monitor a flight with each one
41 * Automatic flight monitoring at startup. Plug TeleDongle into
42 the machine before starting AltosUI and it will
43 automatically connect to it and prepare to monitor a flight.
45 * Exports Google Earth flight tracks. Using the Keyhole Markup
46 Language (.kml) file format, this provides a 3D view of your
47 rocket flight through the Google Earth program.