-Work is underway on a second revision of TeleMetrum with the following changes:
-
-* stretch board length by 0.25 inches
-* adjust USB connector position to be flush with edge of board
-* eliminate temperature sensor, since baro sensor is already compensated and there's a sensor on the cc1111
-* eliminate serial port connector
-* integrate SkyTraq Venus GPS receiver and patch antenna on-board
-* change debug connector to 4 pin Tyco MicroMaTch
-* add 8 pin Tyco MicroMaTch connector for companion board interface
-* use v_lipo as pyro power, eliminating the huge 1000uF capacitor and instead
- adding ballast capacitance on the 3.3V rail to prevent brownouts
-* move all connectors, beeper, and GPS patch antenna to the "other side" of the board from the surface mount parts
-* add a rectangle of silk screen material for improved serial number labeling
-
-As of early December 2009, the layout work for v0.2 is done and we're busy
-verifying it and deciding exactly how we're going to build them. We hope to
-have first prototypes to test in time to show the new version at LCA in late
-January 2010. If it works out as well as we hope, v0.2 may be made available
-in assembled and tested form to others in the rocketry hobby who have
-expressed interest sometime in 2010.
+As of early February 2010, three prototypes of v0.2 are done and working on
+the bench. We hope to flight test them shortly, then arrange a production
+run in time to make TeleMetrum available in assembled and tested form to
+others in the rocketry hobby who have expressed interest in time for the
+2010 flying season.
+
+Because we understand that not everyone uses Linux, we've started discussing
+the best way to make a cross-platform ground station program for use with
+[AltOS](../AltOS), perhaps in Java...