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Towns
- 2011
+ 2012
Bdale Garbee and Keith Packard
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+
+ 1.1.1
+ 16 September 2012
+
+ Updated for software version 1.1.1 Version 1.1.1 fixes a few
+ bugs found in version 1.1.
+
+
+
+ 1.1
+ 13 September 2012
+
+ Updated for software version 1.1. Version 1.1 has new
+ features but is otherwise compatible with version 1.0.
+
+
1.0
24 August 2011
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apogee and main ejection charges. All Altus Metrum products are
designed for use with single-cell batteries with 3.7 volts nominal.
+
+ The battery connectors are a standard 2-pin JST connector and
+ match batteries sold by Spark Fun. These batteries are
+ single-cell Lithium Polymer batteries that nominally provide 3.7
+ volts. Other vendors sell similar batteries for RC aircraft
+ using mating connectors, however the polarity for those is
+ generally reversed from the batteries used by Altus Metrum
+ products. In particular, the Tenergy batteries supplied for use
+ in Featherweight flight computers are not compatible with Altus
+ Metrum flight computers or battery chargers. Check
+ polarity and voltage before connecting any battery not purchased
+ from Altus Metrum or Spark Fun.
+
By default, we use the unregulated output of the Li-Po battery directly
to fire ejection charges. This works marvelously with standard
@@ -465,7 +494,7 @@ NAR #88757, TRA #12200
You can monitor the operation of the radio link by watching the
lights on the devices. The red LED will flash each time a packet
- is tramsitted, while the green LED will light up on TeleDongle when
+ is transmitted, while the green LED will light up on TeleDongle when
it is waiting to receive a packet from the altimeter.
@@ -864,14 +893,16 @@ NAR #88757, TRA #12200
be below 10m/s when under the main parachute in a dual-deploy flight.
- For TeleMetrum altimeters, you can locate the rocket in the sky
- using the elevation and
- bearing information to figure out where to look. Elevation is
- in degrees above the horizon. Bearing is reported in degrees
- relative to true north. Range can help figure out how big the
- rocket will appear. Note that all of these values are relative
- to the pad location. If the elevation is near 90°, the rocket
- is over the pad, not over you.
+ For TeleMetrum altimeters, you can locate the rocket in the
+ sky using the elevation and bearing information to figure
+ out where to look. Elevation is in degrees above the
+ horizon. Bearing is reported in degrees relative to true
+ north. Range can help figure out how big the rocket will
+ appear. Ground Distance shows how far it is to a point
+ directly under the rocket and can help figure out where the
+ rocket is likely to land. Note that all of these values are
+ relative to the pad location. If the elevation is near 90°,
+ the rocket is over the pad, not over you.
Finally, the igniter voltages are reported in this tab as
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your local radio regulations.
+
+ Imperial Units
+
+ 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.
+
+
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+
+ Configure Groundstation
+
+ Select this button and then select a TeleDongle Device from the list provided.
+
+
+ The first few lines of the dialog provide information about the
+ connected device, including the product name,
+ software version and hardware serial number. Below that are the
+ individual configuration entries.
+
+
+ Note that the TeleDongle itself doesn't save any configuration
+ data, the settings here are recorded on the local machine in
+ the Java preferences database. Moving the TeleDongle to
+ another machine, or using a different user account on the same
+ machine will cause settings made here to have no effect.
+
+
+ At the bottom of the dialog, there are three buttons:
+
+
+
+
+ Save. This writes any changes to the
+ local Java preferences file. If you don't
+ press this button, any changes you make will be lost.
+
+
+
+
+ Reset. This resets the dialog to the most recently saved values,
+ erasing any changes you have made.
+
+
+
+
+ Close. This closes the dialog. Any unsaved changes will be
+ lost.
+
+
+
+
+ The rest of the dialog contains the parameters to be configured.
+
+
+ Frequency
+
+ This configures the frequency to use for both telemetry and
+ packet command mode. Set this before starting any operation
+ involving packet command mode so that it will use the right
+ frequency. Telemetry monitoring mode also provides a menu to
+ change the frequency, and that menu also sets the same Java
+ preference value used here.
+
+
+
+ Radio Calibration
+
+ The radios in every Altus Metrum device are calibrated at the
+ factory to ensure that they transmit and receive on the
+ specified frequency. To change a TeleDongle's calibration,
+ you must reprogram the unit completely, so this entry simply
+ shows the current value and doesn't allow any changes.
+
+
+
Flash Image
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- RF interface for battery charging, configuration, and data recovery.
+ RF interface for configuration, and data recovery.
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Release Notes
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+