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+<article>
+  <para>
+    Version 1.0.1 is a major release, adding support for the TeleMini
+    device and lots of new AltosUI features
+  </para>
+  <para>
+    AltOS Firmware Changes
+    <itemizedlist>
+      <listitem>
+	Add TeleMini v1.0 support. Firmware images for TeleMini are
+	included in AltOS releases.
+      </listitem>
+      <listitem>
+	Change telemetry to be encoded in multiple 32-byte packets. This
+	enables support for TeleMini and other devices without requiring
+	further updates to the TeleDongle firmware.
+      </listitem>
+      <listitem>
+	Support operation of TeleMetrum with the antenna pointing
+	aft. Previous firmware versions required the antenna to be
+	pointing upwards, now there is a configuration option allowing
+	the antenna to point aft, to aid installation in some airframes.
+      </listitem>
+      <listitem>
+	Ability to disable telemetry. For airframes where an antenna
+	just isn't possible, or where radio transmissions might cause
+	trouble with other electronics, there's a configuration option
+	to disable all telemetry. Note that the board will still
+	enable the radio link in idle mode.
+      </listitem>
+      <listitem>
+	Arbitrary frequency selection. The radios in Altus Metrum
+	devices can be programmed to a wide range of frequencies, so
+	instead of limiting devices to 10 pre-selected 'channels', the
+	new firmware allows the user to choose any frequency in the
+	70cm band. Note that the RF matching circuit on the boards is
+	tuned for around 435MHz, so frequencies far from that may
+	reduce the available range.
+      </listitem>
+      <listitem>
+	Kalman-filter based flight-tracking. The model based sensor
+	fusion approach of a Kalman filter means that AltOS now
+	computes apogee much more accurately than before, generally
+	within a fraction of a second. In addition, this approach
+	allows the baro-only TeleMini device to correctly identify
+	Mach transitions, avoiding the error-prone selection of a Mach
+	delay.
+      </listitem>
+    </itemizedlist>
+  </para>
+  <para>
+    AltosUI Changes
+    <itemizedlist>
+      <listitem>
+	Wait for altimeter when using packet mode. Instead of quicly
+	timing out when trying to initialize a packet mode
+	configuration connection, AltosUI now waits indefinitely for
+	the remote device to appear, providing a cancel button should
+	the user get bored. This is necessary as the TeleMini can only
+	be placed in "Idle" mode if AltosUI is polling it.
+      </listitem>
+      <listitem>
+	Add main/apogee voltage graphs to the data plot. This provides
+	a visual indication if the igniters fail before being fired.
+      </listitem>
+      <listitem>
+	Scan for altimeter devices by watching the defined telemetry
+	frequencies. This avoids the problem of remembering what
+	frequency a device was configured to use, which is especially
+	important with TeleMini which does not include a USB connection.
+      </listitem>
+      <listitem>
+	Monitor altimeter state in "Idle" mode. This provides much of
+	the information presented in the "Pad" dialog from the Monitor
+	Flight command, monitoring the igniters, battery and GPS
+	status withing requiring the flight computer to be armed and
+	ready for flight.
+      </listitem>
+      <listitem>
+	Pre-load map images from home. For those launch sites which
+	don't provide free Wi-Fi, this allows you to download the
+	necessary satellite images given the location of the launch
+	site. A list of known launch sites is maintained at
+	altusmetrum.org which AltosUI downloads to populate a menu; if
+	you've got a launch site not on that list, please send the
+	name of it, latitude and longitude along with a link to the
+	web site of the controlling club to the altusmetrum mailing list.
+      </listitem>
+      <listitem>
+	Flight statistics are now displayed in the Graph data
+	window. These include max height/speed/accel, average descent
+	rates and a few other bits of information. The Graph Data
+	window can now be reached from the 'Landed' tab in the Monitor
+	Flight window so you can immediately see the results of a
+	flight.
+      </listitem>
+    </itemizedlist>
+  </para>
+</article>