Release Notes for Version 0.7.1
Copyright © 2010 Bdale Garbee and Keith Packard
Version 0.7.1 is the first release containing our new
cross-platform Java-based user interface.
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Receive and log telemetry from a connected TeleDongle
device. All data received is saved to log files named with
the current date and the connected rocket serial and flight
numbers. There is no mode in which telemetry data will not
be saved.
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Download logged data from TeleMetrum devices, either through
a direct USB connection or over the air through a TeleDongle
device.
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Configure a TeleMetrum device, setting the radio channel,
callsign, apogee delay and main deploy height. This can be
done through either a USB connection or over a radio link
via a TeleDongle device.
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Replay a flight in real-time. This takes a saved telemetry
log or eeprom download and replays it through the user
interface so you can relive your favorite rocket flights.
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Reprogram Altus Metrum devices. Using an Altus Metrum device
connected via USB, another Altus Metrum device can be
reprogrammed using the supplied programming cable between
the two devices.
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Export Flight data to a comma-separated-values file. This
takes either telemetry or on-board flight data and generates
data suitable for use in external applications. All data is
exported using standard units so that no device-specific
knowledge is needed to handle the data.
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Speak to you during the flight. Instead of spending the
flight hunched over your laptop looking at the screen, enjoy
the view while the computer tells you what’s going on up
there. During ascent, you hear the current flight state and
altitude information. During descent, you get azimuth,
elevation and range information to try and help you find
your rocket in the air. Once on the ground, the direction
and distance are reported.