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diff --git a/MicroPeakUSB/index.mdwn b/MicroPeakUSB/index.mdwn
index e5c4c78..12ea8d8 100644
--- a/MicroPeakUSB/index.mdwn
+++ b/MicroPeakUSB/index.mdwn
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ 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 ##
@@ -22,19 +22,28 @@ USB Interface.
## MicroPeak Interface ##
[MicroPeak](../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.
+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](../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) positioned to transmit data. The blue LED on
+the interface board is visible through the smaller hole in the front
+of the box.
+
+
+
## MicroPeak Application ##
-The MicroPeak application is written in Java application and runs on
-Windows, Mac OS X and Windows. Captures and saves data, provides
-plots and statistics. More information is available on the main
+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.
@@ -58,3 +67,5 @@ Here's a close-up view of the hardware
* The hardware is licensed under the [TAPR](http://www.tapr.org) [Open Hardware License](http://www.tapr.org/ohl.html)
+
+## [History of the MicroPeak USB interface](history) ##
## MicroPeak Data ##
@@ -22,19 +22,28 @@ USB Interface.
## MicroPeak Interface ##
[MicroPeak](../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.
+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](../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) positioned to transmit data. The blue LED on
+the interface board is visible through the smaller hole in the front
+of the box.
+
+
+
## MicroPeak Application ##
-The MicroPeak application is written in Java application and runs on
-Windows, Mac OS X and Windows. Captures and saves data, provides
-plots and statistics. More information is available on the main
+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.