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# MicroPeak USB Interface #
-The MicroPeak USB Interface board provides a way to capture flight
-logs over a USB connection to a computer running Linux, Mac OS or
-Windows.
+The MicroPeak USB Interface board provides a way to capture
+[MicroPeak](../MicroPeak/) flight logs over a USB connection to a
+computer running Linux, Mac OS or Windows.
-
+
## MicroPeak Data ##
@@ -15,27 +15,36 @@ Windows.
* Records raw barometer readings every 192ms
* Enough storage for 48 seconds
-No changes are needed to the MicroPeak hardware, but new firmware that
+No changes are needed to the [MicroPeak](../MicroPeak/) hardware, but new firmware that
includes the data download feature is necessary to use the MicroPeak
USB Interface.
## MicroPeak Interface ##
-MicroPeak transmits the entire flight log via the LED just after
-reporting the last flight altitude at power up. The data are
-transmitted in regular serial format at 9600 baud.
+[MicroPeak](../MicroPeak/) transmits the entire flight log via the LED just after
+reporting the last flight altitude at power up. The data burst is
+transmitted in a simple serial format at 9600 baud.
The MicroPeak USB Interface board contains a phototransistor,
op-amp and serial-to-USB interface chip. It also includes a blue LED
-which blinks in time with the MicroPeak orange LED. This makes
+which blinks in time with the [MicroPeak](../MicroPeak/) orange LED. This makes
aligning the two boards by hand quite easy.
+
+
+Here's a picture of the device in operation, with
+[MicroPeak](../MicroPeak)
+
+
+
## MicroPeak Application ##
-Java application that runs on Windows, Mac OS X and Windows.
-Captures and saves data, provides plots and statistics.
+The MicroPeak application written in Java runs on
+Windows, Mac OS X and Linux. It captures and saves the flight data, then
+produces plots and statistics. More information is available on the main
+[MicroPeak](../MicroPeak/) page.
-
## Developer View ##
## MicroPeak Data ##
@@ -15,27 +15,36 @@ Windows.
* Records raw barometer readings every 192ms
* Enough storage for 48 seconds
-No changes are needed to the MicroPeak hardware, but new firmware that
+No changes are needed to the [MicroPeak](../MicroPeak/) hardware, but new firmware that
includes the data download feature is necessary to use the MicroPeak
USB Interface.
## MicroPeak Interface ##
-MicroPeak transmits the entire flight log via the LED just after
-reporting the last flight altitude at power up. The data are
-transmitted in regular serial format at 9600 baud.
+[MicroPeak](../MicroPeak/) transmits the entire flight log via the LED just after
+reporting the last flight altitude at power up. The data burst is
+transmitted in a simple serial format at 9600 baud.
The MicroPeak USB Interface board contains a phototransistor,
op-amp and serial-to-USB interface chip. It also includes a blue LED
-which blinks in time with the MicroPeak orange LED. This makes
+which blinks in time with the [MicroPeak](../MicroPeak/) orange LED. This makes
aligning the two boards by hand quite easy.
+
+
+Here's a picture of the device in operation, with
+[MicroPeak](../MicroPeak)
+
+
+
## MicroPeak Application ##
-Java application that runs on Windows, Mac OS X and Windows.
-Captures and saves data, provides plots and statistics.
+The MicroPeak application written in Java runs on
+Windows, Mac OS X and Linux. It captures and saves the flight data, then
+produces plots and statistics. More information is available on the main
+[MicroPeak](../MicroPeak/) page.
-