For the latest MegaDongle firmware and related software, please
visit the [AltOS](../AltOS) page on this site.
-There are no MegaDongle photos to share yet.
+These are photos of the current MegaDongle prototypes:
+
+<a href="v0.2/megadongle-top.jpg"> <img src="v0.2/megadongle-top-thumb.jpg"></a>
+<a href="v0.2/megadongle-bottom.jpg"> <img src="v0.2/megadongle-bottom-thumb.jpg"></a>
## Features ##
### User View ###
-* 70cm ham-band transceiver for interaction with Altus Metrum flight compuaters
+* 70cm ham-band transceiver for interaction with Altus Metrum flight computers
like [TeleMetrum](../TeleMetrum/)
* programmed for 38k4 GFSK data rate with forward error correction
* USB interface for power, configuration, and data interface
### Developer View ###
-* ST Micros [STM32L151](http://www.st.com/internet/mcu/product/248821.jsp)
- ARM Cortex M3 based Microcontroller
-* TI [CC1125](http://www.ti.com/product/cc1125) Ultra-High Performance RF Narrowband Transceiver
-* 150mA 3.3V LDO regulator
- * takes input from USB interface by default
- * output appears on 8-pin companion connector
- * can take input from 8-pin companion connector in non-USB applications
+* Hardware Features
+ * ST Micros [STM32L151](http://www.st.com/internet/mcu/product/248821.jsp) ARM Cortex M3 based Microcontroller
+ * TI [CC1125](http://www.ti.com/product/cc1125) Ultra-High Performance RF Narrowband Transceiver
+ * 150mA 3.3V LDO regulator
+ * takes input from USB interface by default
+ * output appears on 8-pin companion connector
+ * can take input from 8-pin companion connector in non-USB applications
* Software Features
* Written mostly in C with some ARM assembler
* Runs from on-chip flash, uses on-chip RAM
processing power to implement in software the same FEC approach provided
by the CC1111 we used in [TeleDongle](../TeleDongle).
-Version 0.2 prototypes are underway.
+Three units of version 0.2 prototypes are assembled and seem to work just
+fine, more work remains to fully characterize their performance and complete
+their firmware.
-No firm schedule for production and sale of MegaDongle has been set yet.
+No firm schedule for production and sale of MegaDongle has been set yet, but
+we hope to have this product in production for the 2013 flying season.