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-To find more information about the rockets Bdale and his son have built, see -[Garbee Rockets](http://www.gag.com/rockets). -
-As Bdale and Robert became more experienced in the hobby and started to build -and fly more sophisticated projects, we started to feel limited by the -existing electronics products available. AltusMetrum was Bdale's first -attempt to address this situation with a completely open hardware and software -design... other project have since followed, and it's cool to have help from -various friends! - # Projects # * [TeleMetrum](TeleMetrum/) -is our primary project, a dual-deploy rocketry altimeter with improved sensor -complement and bidirectional RF telemetry link. +is our primary project, a dual-deploy rocketry altimeter with +GPS and bidirectional RF telemetry link. * [TeleDongle](TeleDongle/) is a simple RF interface for use in ground stations interacting with rockets using [TeleMetrum](TeleMetrum/). It may also be useful as a generic RF interface for other microcontroller systems. +* [TeleMini](TeleMini/) +is a smaller dual-deploy rocketry altimeter with telemetry using only a +barometric pressure sensor + +* [TeleNano](TeleNano/) +is a tiny rocketry altimeter with telemetry using only a barometric +pressure sensor + * [AltOS](AltOS/) is the name of the firmware and related utilities that Keith maintains for the set of hardware projects here. @@ -55,17 +42,20 @@ the set of hardware projects here. * [TelePyro](TelePyro/) is a planned 8-channel pyro expansion board for [TeleMetrum](TeleMetrum/). -* [TeleTerra](TeleTerra) is a planned hand-held ground station for use with +* [TeleScience](TeleScience/) is a planned expansion board for +[TeleMetrum](TeleMetrum/) providing 12 channels of thermistor or generic +analog sensor input, and 5 general purpose I/O lines. + +* [TeleTerra](TeleTerra) is a planned hand-held ground station for use with [TeleMetrum](TeleMetrum/). -* [AltusMetrum](AltusMetrum/) +* [OpenAlt](OpenAlt/) was Bdale's original project here, a dual-deploy rocketry altimeter. One prototype was built, but never flown. This project is now indefinitely on hold. -# Participants # +# [Using Altus Metrum Products](Uses) # -* [Bdale Garbee](http://gag.com/~bdale) -* [Keith Packard](http://keithp.com/keithp) +# [Presentations](talks) # # Getting Involved # @@ -74,9 +64,16 @@ start. Finding a local [NAR Section](http://nar.org/NARsect.html) or [Tripoli](http://tripoli.org) Prefecture is a good idea, since you can learn a lot and see some great flights by showing up at a club launch. -As we make progress, you can read about it in our [News](News) feed. -We also hang out on IRC channel #altusmetrum on irc.oftc.net if you have -questions that aren't answered here. +As we make progress, you can read about it in our [News](News) feed. Feel +free to subscribe to our +[mailing list](http://lists.gag.com/mailman/listinfo/altusmetrum). We also +hang out on IRC channel #altusmetrum on irc.oftc.net if you have +questions that aren't answered here. And if you're a Facebook user, you +can join the [Altus Metrum](http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=341167482968) +Facebook group. + +Our main projects include radio links. If you don't already have one, +getting an [Amateur Radio](./Radio) license would be a good thing to do! And if you just can't wait to show your support for our efforts, visit our [Cafe Press Logo Shop](http://cafepress.com/altusmetrum) or our @@ -85,6 +82,12 @@ to decide which is better, comments welcome!) and buy a t-shirt or sticker! --- + +Altus Metrum products are designed and manufactured in the +United States of America. + +--- + This site is powered by [ikiwiki](http://ikiwiki.info), and hosted by [Garbee and Garbee](http://www.gag.com) using [Debian GNU/Linux](http://www.debian.org)