From: Bdale Garbee Date: Thu, 11 Aug 2011 05:23:36 +0000 (-0600) Subject: merge 0.8 generated release notes X-Git-Url: https://git.gag.com/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=8d04d9f05c2acec7c46633972f0b7e0b37d41b63;p=web%2Faltusmetrum merge 0.8 generated release notes --- diff --git a/AltOS/index.mdwn b/AltOS/index.mdwn index 9034e8c..5efc656 100644 --- a/AltOS/index.mdwn +++ b/AltOS/index.mdwn @@ -35,121 +35,6 @@ debugging interface, which you can find on [git.gag.com](http://git.gag.com) in the project [fw/sdcc](http://git.gag.com/?p=fw/sdcc;a=summary). This is not necessary if you just want to rebuild AltOS and use it. -### Version 0.9.2 Features ### - -Version 0.9.2 is an AltosUI bug-fix release, with no firmware changes. - - * Fix plotting problems due to missing file in the Mac OS install image. - - * Always read whole eeprom blocks, mark empty records invalid, display - parsing errors to user. - - * Add software version to Configure AltosUI dialog - -### Version 0.9 Features ### - -Version 0.9 adds a few new firmware features and accompanying AltosUI -changes, along with new hardware support. - - * Support for TeleMetrum v1.1 hardware. Sources for the flash memory - part used in v1.0 dried up, so v1.1 uses a different part which - required a new driver and support for explicit flight log erasing. - - * Multiple flight log support. This stores more than one flight log - in the on-board flash memory. It also requires the user to - explicitly erase flights so that you won't lose flight logs just - because you fly the same board twice in one day. - - * Telemetry support for devices with serial number >= 256. Previous - versions used a telemetry packet format that provided only 8 bits - for the device serial number. This change requires that both ends - of the telemetry link be running the 0.9 firmware or they will not - communicate. - -### Version 0.8 Features ### - -Version 0.8 offers a major upgrade in the AltosUI -interface. Significant new features include: - -* Post-flight graphing tool. This lets you explore the behaviour of - your rocket after flight with a scroll-able and zoom-able chart - showing the altitude, speed and acceleration of the airframe along - with events recorded by the flight computer. You can export graphs - to PNG files, or print them directly. - -* Real-time moving map which overlays the in-progress flight on - satellite imagery fetched from - [Google Maps](http://maps.google.com). This lets you see in pictures - where your rocket has landed, allowing you to plan recovery - activities more accurately. - -* Wireless recovery system testing. Prep your rocket for flight and test - fire the deployment charges to make sure things work as - expected. All without threading wires through holes in your - airframe. - -* Optimized flight status displays. Each flight state now has it's own - custom 'tab' in the flight monitoring window so you can focus on the - most important details. Pre-flight, the system shows a set of - red/green status indicators for battery voltage, apogee/main igniter - continutity and GPS reception. Wait until they're all green and your - rocket is ready for flight. There are also tabs for ascent, descent - and landing along with the original tabular view of the data. - -* Monitor multiple flights simultaneously. If you have more than one - TeleDongle, you can monitor a flight with each one on the same - computer. - -* Automatic flight monitoring at startup. Plug TeleDongle into the - machine before starting AltosUI and it will automatically connect to - it and prepare to monitor a flight. - -* Exports Google Earth flight tracks. Using the Keyhole Markup - Language (.kml) file format, this provides a 3D view of your rocket - flight through the Google Earth program. - -### Version 0.7.1 Features ### - -Version 0.7.1 is the first release containing our new cross-platform Java-based user interface. AltosUI can: - -* Receive and log telemetry from a connected TeleDongle device. All data - received is saved to log files named with the current date and the connected - rocket serial and flight numbers. There is no mode in which telemetry data - will not be saved. - -* Download logged data from TeleMetrum devices, either through a direct USB - connection or over the air through a TeleDongle device. - -* Configure a TeleMetrum device, setting the radio channel, callsign, apogee - delay and main deploy height. This can be done through either a USB - connection or over a radio link via a TeleDongle device. - -* Replay a flight in real-time. This takes a saved telemetry log or eeprom - download and replays it through the user interface so you can relive your - favorite rocket flights. - -* Reprogram Altus Metrum devices. Using an Altus Metrum device connected via - USB, another Altus Metrum device can be reprogrammed using the supplied - programming cable between the two devices. - -* Export Flight data to a comma-separated-values file. This takes either - telemetry or on-board flight data and generates data suitable for use in - external applications. All data is exported using standard units so that no - device-specific knowledge is needed to handle the data. - -* Speak to you during the flight. Instead of spending the flight hunched over - your laptop looking at the screen, enjoy the view while the computer tells - you what’s going on up there. During ascent, you hear the current flight - state and altitude information. During descent, you get azimuth, elevation - and range information to try and help you find your rocket in the air. Once - on the ground, the direction and distance are reported. - -AltosUI provides all of these features on the three target operating systems, -Linux, Mac OS X (version 10.5 or newer) and Windows (XP, Vista or 7). The bulk -of the software is written in Java and is built once and tested and delivered -on all three target platforms. A tiny ‘shim’ library is built on each system -to provide access to the Altus Metrum devices connected over the USB link. - ## Future Plans ## Bug reports, feature requests, and planning for AltOS releases happens diff --git a/AltOS/releases/0.8.1.mdwn b/AltOS/releases/0.8.1.mdwn index 6e63de7..de3fbd5 100644 --- a/AltOS/releases/0.8.1.mdwn +++ b/AltOS/releases/0.8.1.mdwn @@ -1,4 +1,6 @@ -- 0.8.1, released 29 Nov 2010 +[[!inline pages="./0.8.1/release-notes-0.8.html" rss="no" raw="yes" ]] + +- Available Files: - [Windows Installer](/AltOS/releases/0.8.1/Altos-Windows-0-8-1.exe) - [Mac OS X Package](/AltOS/releases/0.8.1/Altos-Mac-0.8.1.zip) - [Linux](/AltOS/releases/0.8.1/Altos-Linux-0.8.1.tar.bz2) diff --git a/AltOS/releases/0.8.1/release-notes-0.8.html b/AltOS/releases/0.8.1/release-notes-0.8.html new file mode 100644 index 0000000..b5a8a05 --- /dev/null +++ b/AltOS/releases/0.8.1/release-notes-0.8.html @@ -0,0 +1,41 @@ +

+ Version 0.8 offers a major upgrade in the AltosUI + interface. Significant new features include: +

  • + Post-flight graphing tool. This lets you explore the behaviour + of your rocket after flight with a scroll-able and zoom-able + chart showing the altitude, speed and acceleration of the + airframe along with events recorded by the flight computer. You + can export graphs to PNG files, or print them directly. +
  • + Real-time moving map which overlays the in-progress flight on + satellite imagery fetched from Google Maps. This lets you see in + pictures where your rocket has landed, allowing you to plan + recovery activities more accurately. +
  • + Wireless recovery system testing. Prep your rocket for flight + and test fire the deployment charges to make sure things work as + expected. All without threading wires through holes in your + airframe. +
  • + Optimized flight status displays. Each flight state now has it's + own custom 'tab' in the flight monitoring window so you can + focus on the most important details. Pre-flight, the system + shows a set of red/green status indicators for battery voltage, + apogee/main igniter continutity and GPS reception. Wait until + they're all green and your rocket is ready for flight. There are + also tabs for ascent, descent and landing along with the + original tabular view of the data. +
  • + Monitor multiple flights simultaneously. If you have more than + one TeleDongle, you can monitor a flight with each one on the + same computer. +
  • + Automatic flight monitoring at startup. Plug TeleDongle into the + machine before starting AltosUI and it will automatically + connect to it and prepare to monitor a flight. +
  • + Exports Google Earth flight tracks. Using the Keyhole Markup + Language (.kml) file format, this provides a 3D view of your + rocket flight through the Google Earth program. +