Copyright © 2018 Bdale Garbee and Keith Packard
+Copyright © 2022 Bdale Garbee and Keith Packard
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@@ -1282,6 +1290,11 @@ setting during descent. The 'apogee' channel is fired first, followed after a two second delay by the 'main' channel. +This fires the 'main' channel when the first motor +burns out and fires the 'apogee' charge at apogee.
+TeleMini v3 can be updated directly over USB, but has no USB connector +on the board. Instead, the USB signals are present on a row of 6 +holes adjacent to the copyright assertion in the silk screen. Thus, +updating firmware on TeleMini v3 requires making up a special cable, +after which you can treat it just like TeleMetrum or TeleMega. Many +USB cables seem to follow the color code of red is +5V, black is GND, +green is USB +, and white is USB -. On TeleMini v3, pin 3 which has +a square copper pad is ground, pin 1 is USB -, and pin 2 is USB +.
+You may wish to begin by ensuring you have current firmware images. These are distributed as part of the AltOS software bundle that also includes the AltosUI ground station program. @@ -1612,7 +1635,8 @@ the target device. Power up the device.
Using a Micro USB cable, connect the target device to your -computer’s USB socket.
+computer’s USB socket. If the target is a TeleMini v3, +make up and attach a special USB cable.Run AltosUI, and select 'Flash Image' from the File menu.
@@ -1664,7 +1688,7 @@ regular operating system has been corrupted in some way.Connect pin 6 and pin 1 of the debug connector, which is the six holes next to the beeper. Pin 1 can be identified by the square pad around it, and then the -pins could sequentially across the board, making Pin 6 +pins count sequentially across the board, making Pin 6 the one on the other end of the row.
Version 1.9.3
+Version 1.9.11
Make Apogee Delay work again.
+Allow TX power to be limited to 10mW for compliance with +some uses under UK regulations.
+Fix numerous minor issues with 16- vs 32- bit time values.
+Support M1-based Macs, follow AdoptOpenJDK to Adoptium
+Handle Bluetooth permissions reliably.
+Fix some screen rotation bugs.
+Version 1.9.10
+This release contains a couple of bug fixes for ground station software.
+Rework the windows DLL build to make AltosUI run on more +instances of Windows 10.
+Adapt to Android security changes which prevent AltosDroid +from storing flights in +/storage/emulated/0/AltusMetrum. Now, flights are stored in +/storage/emulated/0/media/org.altusmetrum.AltosDroid/AltusMetrum +instead. Also, AltosDroid will display an error message if +flight data cannot be logged.
+Version 1.9.9
+This release contains a critical bug fix for a problem +introduced in version 1.9.8 for TeleMega and EasyMega +boards. This problem occurs when using the stored +configuration from 1.9.7 or earlier.
+If you are running 1.9.8 or are upgrading from 1.9.8 on any +version of TeleMega or EasyMega, you must reconfigure all pyro +channels, recalibrate accelerometers, reset the APRS interval, +adjust the beep tone and reset the pyro time.
+Fix EasyMega and TeleMega upgrade process from 1.9.7 or +earlier. 1.9.8 introduced larger delay values, which +required modifying the configuration in-place, and the 1.9.8 +version had a flaw which broke the pyro channel config and +all of the config values beyond that in memory, including +APRS interval, IMU accel calibation, beep tone and pyro +time.
+Fix TeleMega v5.0 mag sensor driver. This driver was quite +broken due to developing it in the presence of the magnetic +beeper on the board. Because of that beeper, the values this +sensor records are not accurate. Fortunately, they are not +used for controlling the flight.
+Parse TeleMega v5.0 log files. A missing check in the code +meant that the TeleMega v5.0 log files would cause an error +when attempting to load them. Logs saved with AltosUI +1.9.8 were not affected, only the presentation of the data +was broken.
+Version 1.9.8
+Add support for TeleMega v5.0
+Extend extra pyro channel times to support delay > 327 seconds
+Support ARM devices in Linux binary release
+Add support for TeleMega v5.0
+Show tilt angle in pad and flight tabs
+Show altitude as well as height (useful for TeleGPS)
+Support devices without GPS receivers
+Show error dialog if device open fails
+Version 1.9.7
+Fix TeleGPS logging so that new data are appended to an existing log correctly
+Support Mac OS X 11 (Big Sur)
+Support Monitor Idle on Easy Timer
+Fix TeleMega v4.0 and TeleMetrum v3.0 configuration in Antenna Down mode
+Show launch sites in Load Maps view
+Add IMU header names to CSV files
+Clean up TeleGPS log corruption due to firmware bugs during firmware update
+Support older devices back to Android version 5.1
+Fix a number of issues that could result in app crashes
+Version 1.9.6
+Fix EasyTimer bug where it might mis-detect boost (either +detect it early or not at all) due to small errors in +accelerometer calibration leading to large accumulated error +in speed.
+Adjust self-test of new 9-axis IMU (BMX-160) so that it +doesn’t think the part has a failure when tested sitting +horizontally.
+Version 1.9.5
+Add Booster mode for all dual-deploy altimeters. Select +"Separation & Apogee" mode in AltosUI to fire the 'main' +channel at first motor burnout and the 'apogee' channel at +apogee.
+Improve reliability of stm32l firmware under heavy +load. This was found using Monitor Idle on TeleMega with all +flash slots full of data which would occasionally lock up.
+Fix orientation label in AltosUI for devices with +radios. This makes the orientation say 'Antenna up' and +'Antenna Down' for TeleMetrum and TeleMega again.
+Fix log data for pyro channels which were inhibited (often +because of a tilt limit). They used to report 'fired' as +soon as they were inhibited, which was misleading. Now they +never report as having been fired.
+Allow Igniter Test to fire each igniter more than once.
+Improve performance of Monitor Idle mode by sending less data for each +update.
+Improve Mac OS X install scripts so that they work on +Catalina. This involves sending the user to get Java from +the AdoptOpenJDK project which provides a version that works +with Java applications.
+Make larger dialogs scrollable for use on smaller screens.
+Fix troubles re-flashing EasyMega boards running older +firmware.
+Add TeleMetrum v3.0 firmware to the Windows +AltosUI packages.
+Version 1.9.4
+Fixed firmware for TeleDongle v3.0 and TeleBT v4.0. Version 1.9.3 bricked those +devices requiring them to be opened up to get them working again.
+Fixed firmware for EasyMini v1.0. Changes in the storage +code caused it to use significantly more RAM which made the +interrupt stack smash into other data structures and cause +the device to panic at startup time.
+Add TeleMetrum v3.0 firmware to the Linux and Mac OSX +AltosUI packages.
+Version 1.9.3
+Add APRS offset. Allows multiple APRS transmitters to coordinate when transmission occurs to allow them to share a frequency.
Version 1.9.1
Version 1.9
Version 1.8.7
Version 1.8.6
Version 1.8.5 includes fixes to the ground software support for TeleBT v4, along with a few other minor updates.
Version 1.8.4 includes support for EasyMini version 2.0
Version 1.8.3 includes support for TeleMega version 3.0 along with two important flight computer fixes. This version also @@ -2186,7 +2590,7 @@ better and some updates to graph presentation and data downloading.
Version 1.8.2 includes support for TeleGPS version 2.0 along with accelerometer recalibration support in AltosUI.
@@ -2287,7 +2691,7 @@ with accelerometer recalibration support in AltosUI. analyzing saved data files.AltOS New Features
AltosUI and TeleGPS New Features
Version 1.8.1 includes an important bug fix for Apogee Lockout operation in all flight computers. Anyone using this option @@ -2350,7 +2754,7 @@ above Mach 1.
analyzing saved data files.AltOS Bug Fixes
AltosUI New Features
Version 1.8 includes support for our new TeleBT v4.0 ground station, updates for data analysis in our ground station @@ -2410,7 +2814,7 @@ software and bug fixes in in the flight software for all our boards and ground station interfaces.
AltOS New Features
AltosUI New Features
Version 1.7 includes support for our new TeleMini v3.0 flight computer and bug fixes in in the flight software for all our boards and ground station interfaces.
AltOS New Features
AltosUI New Features
Version 1.6.8 fixes a TeleMega and TeleMetrum v2.0 bug where the device could stop logging data and transmitting @@ -2511,7 +2915,7 @@ telemetry in flight. All TeleMega v1.0, v2.0 and TeleMetrum v2.0 users should update their flight firmware.
AltOS fixes:
AltosUI fixes:
Version 1.6.5 fixes a TeleMega and TeleMetrum v2.0 bug where the device would often stop logging data and transmitting @@ -2575,7 +2979,7 @@ telemetry in flight. All TeleMega v1.0, v2.0 and TeleMetrum v2.0 users should update their flight firmware.
AltOS fixes:
AltosUI fixes:
Version 1.6.4 fixes a bluetooth communication problem with TeleBT v1.0 devices, along with some altosui and altosdroid minor nits. It also now ships firmware for some newer devices.
AltOS fixes:
AltosUI, TeleGPS and AltosDroid New Features:
Version 1.6.3 adds idle mode to AltosDroid and has bug fixes for our host software on desktops, laptops an android devices along with BlueTooth support for Windows.
AltOS fixes:
AltosUI and TeleGPS New Features:
AltosDroid new features:
Version 1.6.2 includes support for our updated TeleMega v2.0 product and bug fixes in in the flight software for all our boards and ground station interfaces.
AltOS New Features:
AltosUI and TeleGPS Fixes:
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