There is a single manual for all Altus Metrum products, which is available
in [html](doc/altusmetrum.html) and [pdf](doc/altusmetrum.pdf) formats.
+We also have an AltOS internals document for programmers
+in [html](doc/altos.html) and [pdf](doc/altos.pdf) formats, and a
+document describing the AltOS over the radio protocol
+in [html](doc/telemetry.html) and [pdf](doc/telemetry.pdf) formats.
+
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## Source Code ##
in our publicly visible repository that are not part of the current stable
release.
-* A Kalman-filter based approach to apogee detection using more than just the
- baro sensor, so that we can safely control apogee ejection on flights to
- altitudes beyond the range of our baro sensor alone. Unlike the other items
- on the list, this will be a significant change to the in-rocket TeleMetrum
- firmware. It may therefore be a while before this becomes part of a stable
- firmware release.
-
* Motor characterization. Because TeleMetrum contains a
high-resolution, high-frequency accelerometer, it is possible to
take the data from that and compute an accurate thrust curve for
If you use [Debian](http://www.debian.org), you can simply install the 'altos'
package from any Debian mirror, like so:
- apt-get install altos
+ apt-get update
+ apt-get install altos
+
+If you use [Ubuntu](http://ubuntulinux.org), pre-built packages are available
+from [this PPA](https://launchpad.net/~sconklin/+archive/altos/)
+maintained by Steve Conklin and friends.
If you use some other distribution of Linux, then
a Linux package of our second-generation Java bits that