<section>
<title>Configure Altimeter</title>
<para>
- Select this button and then select either a TeleMetrum or
+ Select this button and then select either an altimeter or
TeleDongle Device from the list provided. Selecting a TeleDongle
device will use the radio link to configure a remote altimeter.
</para>
<section>
<title>Radio Frequency</title>
<para>
- This configures which of the configured frequencies to use for both
+ This configures which of the frequencies to use for both
telemetry and packet command mode. Note that if you set this
- value via packet command mode, you will have to reconfigure
- the TeleDongle frequency before you will be able to use packet
- command mode again.
+ value via packet command mode, the TeleDongle frequency will
+ also be automatically reconfigured to match so that
+ communication will continue afterwards.
</para>
</section>
<section>
- <title>Radio Calibration</title>
+ <title>RF Calibration</title>
<para>
The radios in every Altus Metrum device are calibrated at the
factory to ensure that they transmit and receive on the
you must reprogram the unit completely.
</para>
</section>
+ <section>
+ <title>Telemetry/RDF/APRS Enable</title>
+ <para>
+ Enables the radio for transmission during flight. When
+ disabled, the radio will not transmit anything during flight
+ at all.
+ </para>
+ </section>
+ <section>
+ <title>APRS Interval</title>
+ <para>
+ How often to transmit GPS information via APRS. This option
+ is available on TeleMetrum v2 and TeleMega
+ boards. TeleMetrum v1 boards cannot transmit APRS
+ packets. Note that a single APRS packet takes nearly a full
+ second to transmit, so enabling this option will prevent
+ sending any other telemetry during that time.
+ </para>
+ </section>
<section>
<title>Callsign</title>
<para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
</section>
+ <section>
+ <title>Configure Pyro Channels</title>
+ <para>
+ This opens a separate window to configure the additional
+ pyro channels available on TeleMega. One column is
+ presented for each channel. Each row represents a single
+ parameter, if enabled the parameter must meet the specified
+ test for the pyro channel to be fired.
+ </para>
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Acceleration less than.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Acceleration greater than.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Speed less than.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Speed greater than.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Height less than.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Height greater than.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Angle from vertical less than.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Angle from vertical greater than.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Time since boost less than.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Time since boost greater than.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Ascending. This is exactly the same as setting a
+ condition for speed > 0.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Descending. This is exactly the same as setting a
+ condition for speed < 0.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ After motor number.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Delay after other conditions.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Flight state before.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Flight state after.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+ <para>
+ Select conditions and set the related value; the pyro
+ channel will be activated when <emphasis>all</emphasis> of the
+ conditions are met. Each pyro channel has a separate set of
+ configuration values, so you can use different values for
+ the same condition with different channels.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ Once you have selected the appropriate configuration for all
+ of the necessary pyro channels, you can save the pyro
+ configuration along with the rest of the flight computer
+ configuration by pressing the 'Save' button in the main
+ Configure Flight Computer window.
+ </para>
+ </section>
</section>
<section>
<title>Configure AltosUI</title>
<para>
This switches between metric units (meters) and imperial
units (feet and miles). This affects the display of values
- use during flight monitoring, data graphing and all of the
- voice announcements. It does not change the units used when
- exporting to CSV files, those are always produced in metric units.
+ use during flight monitoring, configuration, data graphing
+ and all of the voice announcements. It does not change the
+ units used when exporting to CSV files, those are always
+ produced in metric units.
</para>
</section>
<section>
This brings up a dialog similar to the Monitor Flight UI,
except it works with the altimeter in “idle” mode by sending
query commands to discover the current state rather than
- listening for telemetry packets.
+ listening for telemetry packets. Because this uses command
+ mode, it needs to have the TeleDongle and flight computer
+ callsigns match exactly. If you can receive telemetry, but
+ cannot manage to run Monitor Idle, then it's very likely that
+ your callsigns are different in some way.
</para>
</section>
</chapter>
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