From: Bdale Garbee Date: Sun, 18 Mar 2018 22:18:53 +0000 (-0600) Subject: update docs X-Git-Url: https://git.gag.com/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=dc43d6dff4db11dbccaf9880fcde4f2ef5c3d4b1;p=web%2Faltusmetrum update docs --- diff --git a/AltOS/doc/altos.pdf b/AltOS/doc/altos.pdf index 36eca07..bb19b78 100644 Binary files a/AltOS/doc/altos.pdf and b/AltOS/doc/altos.pdf differ diff --git a/AltOS/doc/altusmetrum.html b/AltOS/doc/altusmetrum.html index 69e25f8..ca41d4c 100644 --- a/AltOS/doc/altusmetrum.html +++ b/AltOS/doc/altusmetrum.html @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ The Altus Metrum System

The Altus Metrum System

An Owner's Manual for Altus Metrum Rocketry Electronics

-

Bdale Garbee

Keith Packard

Bob Finch

Anthony Towns

Copyright © 2017 Bdale Garbee and Keith Packard

+

Bdale Garbee

Keith Packard

Bob Finch

Anthony Towns

Copyright © 2018 Bdale Garbee and Keith Packard

This document is released under the terms of the Creative Commons ShareAlike 3.0 @@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ collaborators, and we certainly appreciate this level of contribution!

Have fun using these products, and we hope to meet all of you out on the rocket flight line somewhere.

Bdale Garbee, KB0G
NAR #87103, TRA #12201

Keith Packard, KD7SQG
-NAR #88757, TRA #12200

Table of Contents

1. Introduction and Overview
2. Getting Started
2.1. Batteries
2.2. Ground Station Hardware
2.3. Linux/Mac/Windows Ground Station Software
2.4. Android Ground Station Software
3. Using Altus Metrum Hardware
3.1. Wiring and Electrical Interference
3.2. Hooking Up Lithium Polymer Batteries
3.3. Hooking Up Pyro Charges
3.4. Hooking Up a Power Switch
3.5. Understanding Beeps
3.6. Turning On the Power
3.7. Using an External Active Switch Circuit
3.8. Using a Separate Pyro Battery
3.9. Using a Different Kind of Battery
4. TeleMetrum
4.1. TeleMetrum Screw Terminals
4.2. Using a Separate Pyro Battery with TeleMetrum
4.3. Using an Active Switch with TeleMetrum
5. TeleMini
5.1. TeleMini v3 Screw Terminals
5.2. Using a Separate Pyro Battery with TeleMini v3
5.3. Using an Active Switch with TeleMini v3
5.4. TeleMini v1
6. EasyMini
6.1. EasyMini Screw Terminals
6.2. Connecting A Battery To EasyMini
6.3. Charging Lithium Batteries
6.4. Using a Separate Pyro Battery with EasyMini
6.5. Using an Active Switch with EasyMini
7. TeleMega
7.1. TeleMega Screw Terminals
7.2. Using a Separate Pyro Battery with TeleMega
7.3. Using Only One Battery With TeleMega
7.4. Using an Active Switch with TeleMega
8. EasyMega
8.1. EasyMega Screw Terminals
8.2. Using a Separate Pyro Battery with EasyMega
8.3. Using Only One Battery With EasyMega
8.4. Using an Active Switch with EasyMega
9. Installation
10. Using Altus Metrum Products
10.1. Being Legal
10.2. In the Rocket
10.3. On the Ground
10.4. Data Analysis
10.5. Future Plans
11. AltosUI
11.1. Monitor Flight
11.1.1. Launch Pad
11.1.2. Ascent
11.1.3. Descent
11.1.4. Landed
11.1.5. Table
11.1.6. Site Map
11.1.7. Igniter
11.2. Save Flight Data
11.3. Replay Flight
11.4. Graph Data
11.4.1. Flight Graph
11.4.2. Configure Graph
11.4.3. Flight Statistics
11.4.4. Map
11.5. Export Data
11.5.1. Comma Separated Value Format
11.5.2. Keyhole Markup Language (for Google Earth)
11.6. Configure Altimeter
11.6.1. Main Deploy Altitude
11.6.2. Apogee Delay
11.6.3. Apogee Lockout
11.6.4. Frequency
11.6.5. RF Calibration
11.6.6. Telemetry/RDF/APRS Enable
11.6.7. Telemetry baud rate
11.6.8. APRS Interval
11.6.9. APRS SSID
11.6.10. APRS Format
11.6.11. Callsign
11.6.12. Maximum Flight Log Size
11.6.13. Ignitor Firing Mode
11.6.14. Pad Orientation
11.6.15. Beeper Frequency
11.6.16. Logging Trigger Motion
11.6.17. Position Reporting Interval
11.6.18. Calibrate Accelerometer
11.6.19. Configure Pyro Channels
11.7. Configure AltosUI
11.7.1. Voice Settings
11.7.2. Log Directory
11.7.3. Callsign
11.7.4. Imperial Units
11.7.5. Serial Debug
11.7.6. Font size
11.7.7. Look & feel
11.7.8. Menu position
11.7.9. Map Cache Size
11.7.10. Manage Frequencies
11.8. Configure Groundstation
11.8.1. Frequency
11.8.2. RF Calibration
11.8.3. Telemetry Rate
11.9. Flash Image
11.10. Fire Igniter
11.11. Scan Channels
11.12. Load Maps
11.13. Monitor Idle
12. AltosDroid
12.1. Installing AltosDroid
12.2. Charging TeleBT Battery
12.3. Connecting to TeleBT over Bluetooth™
12.4. Connecting to TeleDongle or TeleBT over USB
12.5. AltosDroid Menu
12.6. Setup
12.7. Idle Mode
12.8. AltosDroid Flight Monitoring
12.9. Pad
12.10. Flight
12.11. Recover
12.12. Map
12.13. Downloading Flight Logs
A. System Operation
A.1. Firmware Modes
A.2. GPS
A.3. Controlling An Altimeter Over The Radio Link
A.4. Ground Testing
A.5. Radio Link
A.6. APRS
A.7. Configurable Parameters
B. Handling Precautions
C. Updating Device Firmware
C.1. Updating TeleMega, TeleMetrum v2, EasyMega, EasyMini or TeleDongle v3 Firmware
C.1.1. Recovering From Self-Flashing Failure
C.2. Pair Programming
C.2.1. Updating TeleMetrum v1.x Firmware
C.2.2. Updating TeleMini v1.0 Firmware
C.2.3. Updating TeleDongle v0.2 Firmware
D. Flight Data Recording
E. Altus Metrum Hardware Specifications
F. Release Notes
F.1. Release Notes for Version 1.8.4
F.1.1. AltOS
F.2. Release Notes for Version 1.8.3
F.2.1. AltOS
F.2.2. AltosUI and TeleGPS Applications
F.3. Release Notes for Version 1.8.2
F.3.1. AltOS
F.3.2. AltosUI and TeleGPS Applications
F.4. Release Notes for Version 1.8.1
F.4.1. AltOS
F.4.2. AltosUI and TeleGPS Applications
F.5. Release Notes for Version 1.8
F.5.1. AltOS
F.5.2. AltosUI and TeleGPS Applications
F.6. Release Notes for Version 1.7
F.6.1. AltOS
F.6.2. AltosUI and TeleGPS Applications
F.7. Release Notes for Version 1.6.8
F.7.1. AltOS
F.7.2. AltosUI, TeleGPS and AltosDroid Applications
F.8. Release Notes for Version 1.6.5
F.8.1. AltOS
F.8.2. AltosUI, TeleGPS and AltosDroid Applications
F.9. Release Notes for Version 1.6.4
F.9.1. AltOS
F.9.2. AltosUI, TeleGPS and AltosDroid Applications
F.9.3. Documentation
F.10. Release Notes for Version 1.6.3
F.10.1. AltOS
F.10.2. AltosUI and TeleGPS Applications
F.10.3. AltosDroid
F.10.4. Documentation
F.11. Release Notes for Version 1.6.2
F.11.1. AltOS
F.11.2. AltosUI and TeleGPS Applications
F.11.3. Documentation
F.12. Release Notes for Version 1.6.1
F.12.1. AltOS
F.12.2. AltosUI and TeleGPS Applications
F.12.3. AltosDroid
F.13. Release Notes for Version 1.6
F.13.1. AltOS
F.13.2. AltosUI and TeleGPS Applications
F.14. Release Notes for Version 1.5
F.14.1. AltOS
F.14.2. AltosUI and TeleGPS Applications
F.15. Release Notes for Version 1.4.2
F.15.1. AltosUI and TeleGPS Applications
F.16. Release Notes for Version 1.4.1
F.16.1. AltosUI and TeleGPS Applications:
F.17. Release Notes for Version 1.4
F.17.1. AltOS
F.17.2. AltosUI Application
F.17.3. TeleGPS Application
F.17.4. Documentation
F.18. Release Notes for Version 1.3.2
F.18.1. AltOS
F.18.2. AltosUI Application
F.19. Release Notes for Version 1.3.1
F.19.1. AltOS
F.19.2. AltosUI Application
F.20. Release Notes for Version 1.3
F.20.1. AltOS
F.20.2. AltosUI Application
F.21. Release Notes for Version 1.2.1
F.21.1. AltOS
F.21.2. AltosUI Application
F.21.3. AltosDroid
F.22. Release Notes for Version 1.2
F.22.1. AltOS
F.22.2. AltosUI and MicroPeak Application
F.23. Release Notes for Version 1.1
F.23.1. AltOS
F.23.2. AltosUI
F.24. Release Notes for Version 1.1
F.24.1. AltOS
F.24.2. AltosUI
F.25. Release Notes for Version 1.0.1
F.25.1. AltOS
F.25.2. AltosUI Application
F.26. Release Notes for Version 0.9.2
F.26.1. AltosUI
F.27. Release Notes for Version 0.9
F.27.1. AltOS
F.27.2. AltosUI Application
F.28. Release Notes for Version 0.8
F.28.1. AltosUI Application:
F.29. Release Notes for Version 0.7.1
F.29.1. AltosUI Application

List of Figures

4.1. TeleMetrum v2 Board
4.2. TeleMetrum v1 Board
5.1. TeleMini v3 Board
5.2. TeleMini v1 Board
6.1. EasyMini Board
7.1. TeleMega Board
8.1. EasyMega Board
11.1. AltosUI Main Window
11.2. Device Selection Dialog
11.3. Monitor Flight Launch Pad View
11.4. Monitor Flight Ascent View
11.5. Monitor Flight Descent View
11.6. Monitor Flight Landed View
11.7. Monitor Flight Table View
11.8. Monitor Flight Site Map View
11.9. Monitor Flight Additional Igniter View
11.10. Flight Data Graph
11.11. Flight Graph Configuration
11.12. Flight Statistics
11.13. Flight Map
11.14. Altimeter Configuration
11.15. Additional Pyro Channel Configuration
11.16. Configure AltosUI Dialog
11.17. Configure Groundstation Dialog
11.18. Fire Igniter Window
11.19. Scan Channels Window
11.20. Load Maps Window
11.21. Monitor Idle Window

List of Tables

3.1. AltOS Modes
3.2. Pad/Idle Indications
3.3. Pad Radio Indications
4.1. TeleMetrum Screw Terminals
5.1. TeleMini v3 Screw Terminals
6.1. EasyMini Screw Terminals
7.1. TeleMega Screw Terminals
8.1. EasyMega Screw Terminals
A.1. Altus Metrum APRS Comments
D.1. Data Storage on Altus Metrum altimeters
E.1. Altus Metrum Flight Computer Electronics
E.2. Altus Metrum Flight Computer Mechanical Components

Chapter 1. Introduction and Overview

Welcome to the Altus Metrum community! Our circuits and software reflect +NAR #88757, TRA #12200

Table of Contents

1. Introduction and Overview
2. Getting Started
2.1. Batteries
2.2. Ground Station Hardware
2.3. Linux/Mac/Windows Ground Station Software
2.4. Android Ground Station Software
3. Using Altus Metrum Hardware
3.1. Wiring and Electrical Interference
3.2. Hooking Up Lithium Polymer Batteries
3.3. Hooking Up Pyro Charges
3.4. Hooking Up a Power Switch
3.5. Understanding Beeps
3.6. Turning On the Power
3.7. Using an External Active Switch Circuit
3.8. Using a Separate Pyro Battery
3.9. Using a Different Kind of Battery
4. TeleMetrum
4.1. TeleMetrum Screw Terminals
4.2. Using a Separate Pyro Battery with TeleMetrum
4.3. Using an Active Switch with TeleMetrum
5. TeleMini
5.1. TeleMini v3 Screw Terminals
5.2. Using a Separate Pyro Battery with TeleMini v3
5.3. Using an Active Switch with TeleMini v3
5.4. TeleMini v1
6. EasyMini
6.1. EasyMini Screw Terminals
6.2. Connecting A Battery To EasyMini
6.3. Charging Lithium Batteries
6.4. Using a Separate Pyro Battery with EasyMini
6.5. Using an Active Switch with EasyMini
7. TeleMega
7.1. TeleMega Screw Terminals
7.2. Using a Separate Pyro Battery with TeleMega
7.3. Using Only One Battery With TeleMega
7.4. Using an Active Switch with TeleMega
8. EasyMega
8.1. EasyMega Screw Terminals
8.2. Using a Separate Pyro Battery with EasyMega
8.3. Using Only One Battery With EasyMega
8.4. Using an Active Switch with EasyMega
9. Installation
10. Using Altus Metrum Products
10.1. Being Legal
10.2. In the Rocket
10.3. On the Ground
10.4. Data Analysis
10.5. Future Plans
11. AltosUI
11.1. Monitor Flight
11.1.1. Launch Pad
11.1.2. Ascent
11.1.3. Descent
11.1.4. Landed
11.1.5. Table
11.1.6. Site Map
11.1.7. Igniter
11.2. Save Flight Data
11.3. Replay Flight
11.4. Graph Data
11.4.1. Flight Graph
11.4.2. Configure Graph
11.4.3. Flight Statistics
11.4.4. Map
11.5. Export Data
11.5.1. Comma Separated Value Format
11.5.2. Keyhole Markup Language (for Google Earth)
11.6. Configure Altimeter
11.6.1. Main Deploy Altitude
11.6.2. Apogee Delay
11.6.3. Apogee Lockout
11.6.4. Frequency
11.6.5. RF Calibration
11.6.6. Telemetry/RDF/APRS Enable
11.6.7. Telemetry baud rate
11.6.8. APRS Interval
11.6.9. APRS SSID
11.6.10. APRS Format
11.6.11. Callsign
11.6.12. Maximum Flight Log Size
11.6.13. Ignitor Firing Mode
11.6.14. Pad Orientation
11.6.15. Beeper Frequency
11.6.16. Logging Trigger Motion
11.6.17. Position Reporting Interval
11.6.18. Calibrate Accelerometer
11.6.19. Configure Pyro Channels
11.7. Configure AltosUI
11.7.1. Voice Settings
11.7.2. Log Directory
11.7.3. Callsign
11.7.4. Imperial Units
11.7.5. Serial Debug
11.7.6. Font size
11.7.7. Look & feel
11.7.8. Menu position
11.7.9. Map Cache Size
11.7.10. Manage Frequencies
11.8. Configure Groundstation
11.8.1. Frequency
11.8.2. RF Calibration
11.8.3. Telemetry Rate
11.9. Flash Image
11.10. Fire Igniter
11.11. Scan Channels
11.12. Load Maps
11.13. Monitor Idle
12. AltosDroid
12.1. Installing AltosDroid
12.2. Charging TeleBT Battery
12.3. Connecting to TeleBT over Bluetooth™
12.4. Connecting to TeleDongle or TeleBT over USB
12.5. AltosDroid Menu
12.6. Setup
12.7. Idle Mode
12.8. AltosDroid Flight Monitoring
12.9. Pad
12.10. Flight
12.11. Recover
12.12. Map
12.13. Downloading Flight Logs
A. System Operation
A.1. Firmware Modes
A.2. GPS
A.3. Controlling An Altimeter Over The Radio Link
A.4. Ground Testing
A.5. Radio Link
A.6. APRS
A.7. Configurable Parameters
B. Handling Precautions
C. Updating Device Firmware
C.1. Updating TeleMega, TeleMetrum v2, EasyMega, EasyMini or TeleDongle v3 Firmware
C.1.1. Recovering From Self-Flashing Failure
C.2. Pair Programming
C.2.1. Updating TeleMetrum v1.x Firmware
C.2.2. Updating TeleMini v1.0 Firmware
C.2.3. Updating TeleDongle v0.2 Firmware
D. Flight Data Recording
E. Altus Metrum Hardware Specifications
F. Release Notes
F.1. Release Notes for Version 1.8.5
F.1.1. AltOS
F.1.2. AltosUI, TeleGPS
F.2. Release Notes for Version 1.8.4
F.2.1. AltOS
F.3. Release Notes for Version 1.8.3
F.3.1. AltOS
F.3.2. AltosUI and TeleGPS Applications
F.4. Release Notes for Version 1.8.2
F.4.1. AltOS
F.4.2. AltosUI and TeleGPS Applications
F.5. Release Notes for Version 1.8.1
F.5.1. AltOS
F.5.2. AltosUI and TeleGPS Applications
F.6. Release Notes for Version 1.8
F.6.1. AltOS
F.6.2. AltosUI and TeleGPS Applications
F.7. Release Notes for Version 1.7
F.7.1. AltOS
F.7.2. AltosUI and TeleGPS Applications
F.8. Release Notes for Version 1.6.8
F.8.1. AltOS
F.8.2. AltosUI, TeleGPS and AltosDroid Applications
F.9. Release Notes for Version 1.6.5
F.9.1. AltOS
F.9.2. AltosUI, TeleGPS and AltosDroid Applications
F.10. Release Notes for Version 1.6.4
F.10.1. AltOS
F.10.2. AltosUI, TeleGPS and AltosDroid Applications
F.10.3. Documentation
F.11. Release Notes for Version 1.6.3
F.11.1. AltOS
F.11.2. AltosUI and TeleGPS Applications
F.11.3. AltosDroid
F.11.4. Documentation
F.12. Release Notes for Version 1.6.2
F.12.1. AltOS
F.12.2. AltosUI and TeleGPS Applications
F.12.3. Documentation
F.13. Release Notes for Version 1.6.1
F.13.1. AltOS
F.13.2. AltosUI and TeleGPS Applications
F.13.3. AltosDroid
F.14. Release Notes for Version 1.6
F.14.1. AltOS
F.14.2. AltosUI and TeleGPS Applications
F.15. Release Notes for Version 1.5
F.15.1. AltOS
F.15.2. AltosUI and TeleGPS Applications
F.16. Release Notes for Version 1.4.2
F.16.1. AltosUI and TeleGPS Applications
F.17. Release Notes for Version 1.4.1
F.17.1. AltosUI and TeleGPS Applications:
F.18. Release Notes for Version 1.4
F.18.1. AltOS
F.18.2. AltosUI Application
F.18.3. TeleGPS Application
F.18.4. Documentation
F.19. Release Notes for Version 1.3.2
F.19.1. AltOS
F.19.2. AltosUI Application
F.20. Release Notes for Version 1.3.1
F.20.1. AltOS
F.20.2. AltosUI Application
F.21. Release Notes for Version 1.3
F.21.1. AltOS
F.21.2. AltosUI Application
F.22. Release Notes for Version 1.2.1
F.22.1. AltOS
F.22.2. AltosUI Application
F.22.3. AltosDroid
F.23. Release Notes for Version 1.2
F.23.1. AltOS
F.23.2. AltosUI and MicroPeak Application
F.24. Release Notes for Version 1.1
F.24.1. AltOS
F.24.2. AltosUI
F.25. Release Notes for Version 1.1
F.25.1. AltOS
F.25.2. AltosUI
F.26. Release Notes for Version 1.0.1
F.26.1. AltOS
F.26.2. AltosUI Application
F.27. Release Notes for Version 0.9.2
F.27.1. AltosUI
F.28. Release Notes for Version 0.9
F.28.1. AltOS
F.28.2. AltosUI Application
F.29. Release Notes for Version 0.8
F.29.1. AltosUI Application:
F.30. Release Notes for Version 0.7.1
F.30.1. AltosUI Application

List of Figures

4.1. TeleMetrum v2 Board
4.2. TeleMetrum v1 Board
5.1. TeleMini v3 Board
5.2. TeleMini v1 Board
6.1. EasyMini Board
7.1. TeleMega Board
8.1. EasyMega Board
11.1. AltosUI Main Window
11.2. Device Selection Dialog
11.3. Monitor Flight Launch Pad View
11.4. Monitor Flight Ascent View
11.5. Monitor Flight Descent View
11.6. Monitor Flight Landed View
11.7. Monitor Flight Table View
11.8. Monitor Flight Site Map View
11.9. Monitor Flight Additional Igniter View
11.10. Flight Data Graph
11.11. Flight Graph Configuration
11.12. Flight Statistics
11.13. Flight Map
11.14. Altimeter Configuration
11.15. Additional Pyro Channel Configuration
11.16. Configure AltosUI Dialog
11.17. Configure Groundstation Dialog
11.18. Fire Igniter Window
11.19. Scan Channels Window
11.20. Load Maps Window
11.21. Monitor Idle Window

List of Tables

3.1. AltOS Modes
3.2. Pad/Idle Indications
3.3. Pad Radio Indications
4.1. TeleMetrum Screw Terminals
5.1. TeleMini v3 Screw Terminals
6.1. EasyMini Screw Terminals
7.1. TeleMega Screw Terminals
8.1. EasyMega Screw Terminals
A.1. Altus Metrum APRS Comments
D.1. Data Storage on Altus Metrum altimeters
E.1. Altus Metrum Flight Computer Electronics
E.2. Altus Metrum Flight Computer Mechanical Components

Chapter 1. Introduction and Overview

Welcome to the Altus Metrum community! Our circuits and software reflect our passion for both hobby rocketry and Free Software. We hope their capabilities and performance will delight you in every way, but by releasing all of our hardware and software designs under open licenses, @@ -2332,13 +2332,22 @@ flight data, so be sure to download flight data and erase it from the flight computer before it fills up. The flight computer will still successfully control the flight even if it cannot log data, so the only thing you will lose is the data.

Appendix E. Altus Metrum Hardware Specifications

Here’s the full set of Altus Metrum products, both in -production and retired.

Table E.1. Altus Metrum Flight Computer Electronics

Device Barometer Z-axis accel GPS 3D sensors Storage RF Output Battery

TeleMetrum v1.0

MP3H6115 10km (33k')

MMA2202 50g

SkyTraq

-

1MB

10mW

3.7V

TeleMetrum v1.1

MP3H6115 10km (33k')

MMA2202 50g

SkyTraq

-

2MB

10mW

3.7V

TeleMetrum v1.2

MP3H6115 10km (33k')

ADXL78 70g

SkyTraq

-

2MB

10mW

3.7V

TeleMetrum v2.0

MS5607 30km (100k')

MMA6555 102g

uBlox Max-7Q

-

8MB

40mW

3.7V

TeleMini v1.0

MP3H6115 10km (33k')

-

-

-

5kB

10mW

3.7V

TeleMini v3.0

MS5607 30km (100k')

-

-

-

512kB

40mW

3.7V

EasyMini v1.0

MS5607 30km (100k')

-

-

-

1MB

-

3.7-12V

TeleMega v1.0

MS5607 30km (100k')

MMA6555 102g

uBlox Max-7Q

MPU6000 HMC5883

8MB

40mW

3.7V

TeleMega v2.0

MS5607 30km (100k')

MMA6555 102g

uBlox Max-7Q

MPU6000 HMC5883

8MB

40mW

3.7V

EasyMega v1.0

MS5607 30km (100k')

MMA6555 102g

-

MPU6000 HMC5883

8MB

-

3.7V


Table E.2. Altus Metrum Flight Computer Mechanical Components

DeviceConnectorsScrew TerminalsWidthLengthTube Size

TeleMetrum

Antenna Debug Companion USB Battery

Apogee pyro Main pyro Switch

1 inch (2.54cm)

2 ¾ inch (6.99cm)

29mm coupler

TeleMini v1.0

Antenna Debug Battery

Apogee pyro Main pyro

½ inch (1.27cm)

1½ inch (3.81cm)

18mm coupler

TeleMini v2.0

Antenna Debug USB Battery

Apogee pyro Main pyro Battery Switch

0.8 inch (2.03cm)

1½ inch (3.81cm)

24mm coupler

EasyMini

Debug USB Battery

Apogee pyro Main pyro Battery

0.8 inch (2.03cm)

1½ inch (3.81cm)

24mm coupler

TeleMega

Antenna Debug Companion USB Battery

Apogee pyro Main pyro Pyro A-D Switch Pyro battery

1¼ inch (3.18cm)

3¼ inch (8.26cm)

38mm coupler

EasyMega

Debug Companion USB Battery

Apogee pyro Main pyro Pyro A-D Switch Pyro battery

1¼ inch (3.18cm)

2¼ inch (5.62cm)

38mm coupler


Appendix F. Release Notes

F.1. Release Notes for Version 1.8.4

Version 1.8.4 includes support for EasyMini version 2.0

F.1.1. AltOS

  • +production and retired.

    Table E.1. Altus Metrum Flight Computer Electronics

    Device Barometer Z-axis accel GPS 3D sensors Storage RF Output Battery

    TeleMetrum v1.0

    MP3H6115 10km (33k')

    MMA2202 50g

    SkyTraq

    -

    1MB

    10mW

    3.7V

    TeleMetrum v1.1

    MP3H6115 10km (33k')

    MMA2202 50g

    SkyTraq

    -

    2MB

    10mW

    3.7V

    TeleMetrum v1.2

    MP3H6115 10km (33k')

    ADXL78 70g

    SkyTraq

    -

    2MB

    10mW

    3.7V

    TeleMetrum v2.0

    MS5607 30km (100k')

    MMA6555 102g

    uBlox Max-7Q

    -

    8MB

    40mW

    3.7V

    TeleMini v1.0

    MP3H6115 10km (33k')

    -

    -

    -

    5kB

    10mW

    3.7V

    TeleMini v3.0

    MS5607 30km (100k')

    -

    -

    -

    512kB

    40mW

    3.7V

    EasyMini v1.0

    MS5607 30km (100k')

    -

    -

    -

    1MB

    -

    3.7-12V

    TeleMega v1.0

    MS5607 30km (100k')

    MMA6555 102g

    uBlox Max-7Q

    MPU6000 HMC5883

    8MB

    40mW

    3.7V

    TeleMega v2.0

    MS5607 30km (100k')

    MMA6555 102g

    uBlox Max-7Q

    MPU6000 HMC5883

    8MB

    40mW

    3.7V

    EasyMega v1.0

    MS5607 30km (100k')

    MMA6555 102g

    -

    MPU6000 HMC5883

    8MB

    -

    3.7V


    Table E.2. Altus Metrum Flight Computer Mechanical Components

    DeviceConnectorsScrew TerminalsWidthLengthTube Size

    TeleMetrum

    Antenna Debug Companion USB Battery

    Apogee pyro Main pyro Switch

    1 inch (2.54cm)

    2 ¾ inch (6.99cm)

    29mm coupler

    TeleMini v1.0

    Antenna Debug Battery

    Apogee pyro Main pyro

    ½ inch (1.27cm)

    1½ inch (3.81cm)

    18mm coupler

    TeleMini v2.0

    Antenna Debug USB Battery

    Apogee pyro Main pyro Battery Switch

    0.8 inch (2.03cm)

    1½ inch (3.81cm)

    24mm coupler

    EasyMini

    Debug USB Battery

    Apogee pyro Main pyro Battery

    0.8 inch (2.03cm)

    1½ inch (3.81cm)

    24mm coupler

    TeleMega

    Antenna Debug Companion USB Battery

    Apogee pyro Main pyro Pyro A-D Switch Pyro battery

    1¼ inch (3.18cm)

    3¼ inch (8.26cm)

    38mm coupler

    EasyMega

    Debug Companion USB Battery

    Apogee pyro Main pyro Pyro A-D Switch Pyro battery

    1¼ inch (3.18cm)

    2¼ inch (5.62cm)

    38mm coupler


Appendix F. Release Notes

F.1. Release Notes for Version 1.8.5

Version 1.8.5 includes fixes to the ground software support +for TeleBT v4, along with a few other minor updates.

F.1.1. AltOS

  • +Fix startup beeps that indicate sensor failures. +

F.1.2. AltosUI, TeleGPS

  • +When updating device firmware, make sure selected firmware +matches target device. +
  • +Correct Bluetooth device matching when looking for TeleBT +devices. +

F.2. Release Notes for Version 1.8.4

Version 1.8.4 includes support for EasyMini version 2.0

F.2.1. AltOS

  • Support for EasyMini version 2.0 hardware. -

F.2. Release Notes for Version 1.8.3

Version 1.8.3 includes support for TeleMega version 3.0 along +

F.3. Release Notes for Version 1.8.3

Version 1.8.3 includes support for TeleMega version 3.0 along with two important flight computer fixes. This version also changes KML export data to make Tripoli Record reporting better and some updates to graph presentation and data -downloading.

F.2.1. AltOS

AltOS New Features

  • +downloading.

    F.3.1. AltOS

    AltOS New Features

    • Support for TeleMega version 3.0 hardware.

    AltOS Bug Fixes

    • Ground testing EasyMega and TeleMega additional pyro @@ -2350,7 +2359,7 @@ from capturing log data.
    • Fixed saving of pyro configuration that ended with Descending. -

    F.2.2. AltosUI and TeleGPS Applications

    AltosUI New Features

    • +

    F.3.2. AltosUI and TeleGPS Applications

    AltosUI New Features

    • Support for TeleMega version 3.0.
    • Graph lines have improved appearance to make them easier to @@ -2374,18 +2383,18 @@ to make it more useful for Tripoli record reporting.
    • CSV export now includes TeleMega/EasyMega pyro voltages and tilt angle. -

F.3. Release Notes for Version 1.8.2

Version 1.8.2 includes support for TeleGPS version 2.0 along +

F.4. Release Notes for Version 1.8.2

Version 1.8.2 includes support for TeleGPS version 2.0 along with accelerometer recalibration support in AltosUI.

1.8.2 also contains a couple of minor fixes for AltosUI when -analyzing saved data files.

F.3.1. AltOS

AltOS New Features

  • +analyzing saved data files.

    F.4.1. AltOS

    AltOS New Features

    • Support for TeleGPS version 2.0 hardware. -

    F.3.2. AltosUI and TeleGPS Applications

    AltosUI and TeleGPS New Features

    • +

    F.4.2. AltosUI and TeleGPS Applications

    AltosUI and TeleGPS New Features

    • Support for TeleGPS version 2.0.
    • Accelerometer re-calibration user interface.

    AltosUI and TeleGPS Bug Fixes

    • Prevent some crashes when reading older saved flight data for graphing or KML export. -

F.4. Release Notes for Version 1.8.1

Version 1.8.1 includes an important bug fix for Apogee Lockout +

F.5. Release Notes for Version 1.8.1

Version 1.8.1 includes an important bug fix for Apogee Lockout operation in all flight computers. Anyone using this option must update firmware.

This release also contains a change in how flight computers with accelerometers deal with speeds around and above Mach @@ -2395,7 +2404,7 @@ disregard the barometric sensor above 330m/s (around Mach effect without ever going away entirely. This prevents early drogue deployment for flights which spend considerable time above Mach 1.

1.8.1 also contains a couple of minor fixes for AltosUI when -analyzing saved data files.

F.4.1. AltOS

AltOS Bug Fixes

  • +analyzing saved data files.

    F.5.1. AltOS

    AltOS Bug Fixes

    • Handle time value wrapping in Apogee Lockout correctly. Without this, apogee lockout would sometimes prevent any drogue charge from firing. @@ -2404,7 +2413,7 @@ Change Kalman filter on flight computers with accelerometer to continue using the barometric sensor even at high speeds to avoid unintentional drogue deployment during deceleration. -

    F.4.2. AltosUI and TeleGPS Applications

    AltosUI New Features

    • +

    F.5.2. AltosUI and TeleGPS Applications

    AltosUI New Features

    • Add new Huge font size to make text even bigger on high resolution monitors.

    AltosUI Bug Fixes

    • @@ -2413,12 +2422,12 @@ for graphing or KML export.
    • Load frequency preference at startup. The loading code was broken, so you’d see only the default frequencies. -

F.5. Release Notes for Version 1.8

Version 1.8 includes support for our new TeleBT v4.0 ground +

F.6. Release Notes for Version 1.8

Version 1.8 includes support for our new TeleBT v4.0 ground station, updates for data analysis in our ground station software and bug fixes in in the flight software for all our -boards and ground station interfaces.

F.5.1. AltOS

AltOS New Features

  • +boards and ground station interfaces.

    F.6.1. AltOS

    AltOS New Features

    • Add support for TeleBT v4.0 boards. -

    F.5.2. AltosUI and TeleGPS Applications

    AltosUI New Features

    • +

    F.6.2. AltosUI and TeleGPS Applications

    AltosUI New Features

    • Add support for TeleBT v4.0 hardware
    • Rewrite graphing and export functions. This code now handles @@ -2429,20 +2438,20 @@ acceleration data more accurate.

    AltosUI Bug Fixes

    • Correct axis labeling of magnetic sensor in TeleMega and EasyMega. The Y and Z axes were flipped. -

F.6. Release Notes for Version 1.7

Version 1.7 includes support for our new TeleMini v3.0 +

F.7. Release Notes for Version 1.7

Version 1.7 includes support for our new TeleMini v3.0 flight computer and bug fixes in in the flight software for all our boards -and ground station interfaces.

F.6.1. AltOS

AltOS New Features

  • +and ground station interfaces.

    F.7.1. AltOS

    AltOS New Features

    • Add support for TeleMini v3.0 boards.

    AltOS Fixes

    • Fix interrupt priorities on STM32L processors. Run timer interrupt at lowest priority so that device interrupts get serviced first. -

    F.6.2. AltosUI and TeleGPS Applications

    AltosUI New Features

    • +

    F.7.2. AltosUI and TeleGPS Applications

    AltosUI New Features

    • Add support for TeleMini v3.0 hardware -

F.7. Release Notes for Version 1.6.8

Version 1.6.8 fixes a TeleMega and TeleMetrum v2.0 bug where +

F.8. Release Notes for Version 1.6.8

Version 1.6.8 fixes a TeleMega and TeleMetrum v2.0 bug where the device could stop logging data and transmitting telemetry in flight. All TeleMega v1.0, v2.0 and TeleMetrum -v2.0 users should update their flight firmware.

F.7.1. AltOS

AltOS fixes:

  • +v2.0 users should update their flight firmware.

    F.8.1. AltOS

    AltOS fixes:

    • Fix STM32L DMA driver to work around STM32L SoC DMA priority issue t lock-up in the logging or radio code, either of which could stop data logging and telemetry. @@ -2455,7 +2464,7 @@ flight.

    AltOS changes:

    • Flash LEDS on all products briefly during power up so that they can be tested during production. -

    F.7.2. AltosUI, TeleGPS and AltosDroid Applications

    AltosUI fixes:

    • +

    F.8.2. AltosUI, TeleGPS and AltosDroid Applications

    AltosUI fixes:

    • Re-enable go/no-go entries after they’ve been disabled due to lack of data. If telemetry information is delayed when the Ui starts up, sometimes important fields would get @@ -2463,20 +2472,20 @@ disabled to never re-appear.
    • Deal with ground station failure better during Configure Ground Station operation by cleaning up pending operations. -

F.8. Release Notes for Version 1.6.5

Version 1.6.5 fixes a TeleMega and TeleMetrum v2.0 bug where +

F.9. Release Notes for Version 1.6.5

Version 1.6.5 fixes a TeleMega and TeleMetrum v2.0 bug where the device would often stop logging data and transmitting telemetry in flight. All TeleMega v1.0, v2.0 and TeleMetrum -v2.0 users should update their flight firmware.

F.8.1. AltOS

AltOS fixes:

  • +v2.0 users should update their flight firmware.

    F.9.1. AltOS

    AltOS fixes:

    • Fix STM32L SPI driver to prevent lock-up in the logging or radio code, either of which could stop data logging and telemetry. Found and characterized by Chuck Haskin, who also tested the new firmware before release. -

    F.8.2. AltosUI, TeleGPS and AltosDroid Applications

    AltosUI fixes:

    • +

    F.9.2. AltosUI, TeleGPS and AltosDroid Applications

    AltosUI fixes:

    • Deliver firmward for TeleMega v2.0 and TeleBT v3.0 with Windows package. -

F.9. Release Notes for Version 1.6.4

Version 1.6.4 fixes a bluetooth communication problem with +

F.10. Release Notes for Version 1.6.4

Version 1.6.4 fixes a bluetooth communication problem with TeleBT v1.0 devices, along with some altosui and altosdroid -minor nits. It also now ships firmware for some newer devices.

F.9.1. AltOS

AltOS fixes:

  • +minor nits. It also now ships firmware for some newer devices.

    F.10.1. AltOS

    AltOS fixes:

    • Fix hardware flow control on TeleBT v1.0. Hardware RTS/CTS doesn’t seem to work, switch from using the hardware to driving these pins with software. @@ -2484,7 +2493,7 @@ driving these pins with software. Fix ARM USB drivers to deal with OS restarts. Needed to reset all USB-related state when the USB bus is reset. These fixes affect all STM32L, STM32F0 and LPC11U14 based devices. -

    F.9.2. AltosUI, TeleGPS and AltosDroid Applications

    AltosUI, TeleGPS and AltosDroid New Features:

    • +

    F.10.2. AltosUI, TeleGPS and AltosDroid Applications

    AltosUI, TeleGPS and AltosDroid New Features:

    • Automatically switch from meters or feet to kilometers or miles for distance units.
    • @@ -2495,17 +2504,17 @@ Abort map preloading when the preload map dialog is closed. In AltosDroid, Don’t reconnect to last device if the user had disconnected it the last time the application was active. -

    F.9.3. Documentation

    • +

    F.10.3. Documentation

    • Mention TeleMega v2.0 in hardware specs table.
    • Document TeleGPS RF output in telegps manual. -

F.10. Release Notes for Version 1.6.3

Version 1.6.3 adds idle mode to AltosDroid and has bug fixes +

F.11. Release Notes for Version 1.6.3

Version 1.6.3 adds idle mode to AltosDroid and has bug fixes for our host software on desktops, laptops an android devices -along with BlueTooth support for Windows.

F.10.1. AltOS

AltOS fixes:

  • +along with BlueTooth support for Windows.

    F.11.1. AltOS

    AltOS fixes:

    • Fix hardware flow control on TeleBT v3.0. RTS/CTS is wired backwards on this board, switch from using the hardware to driving these pins with software. -

    F.10.2. AltosUI and TeleGPS Applications

    AltosUI and TeleGPS New Features:

    • +

    F.11.2. AltosUI and TeleGPS Applications

    AltosUI and TeleGPS New Features:

    • Add BlueTooth support for Windows operating system. This supports connections to TeleBT over BlueTooth rather than just USB. @@ -2527,7 +2536,7 @@ the connected Altus Metrum USB devices appear again.
    • Fix acceleration data presented in MonitorIdle mode for TeleMetrum v2.0 flight computers. -

    F.10.3. AltosDroid

    AltosDroid new features:

    • +

    F.11.3. AltosDroid

    AltosDroid new features:

    • Monitor Idle mode. Check state of flight computer while in idle mode over the radio link
    • @@ -2565,12 +2574,12 @@ Recover old tracker positions when restarting application. This finally allows you to safely stop and restart the application without losing the last known location of any tracker. -

    F.10.4. Documentation

    • +

    F.11.4. Documentation

    • Document TeleMega and EasyMega additional pyro channel continuity audio alert pattern. -

F.11. Release Notes for Version 1.6.2

Version 1.6.2 includes support for our updated TeleMega v2.0 +

F.12. Release Notes for Version 1.6.2

Version 1.6.2 includes support for our updated TeleMega v2.0 product and bug fixes in in the flight software for all our boards -and ground station interfaces.

F.11.1. AltOS

AltOS New Features:

  • +and ground station interfaces.

    F.12.1. AltOS

    AltOS New Features:

    • Add support for TeleMega v2.0 boards.
    • Add PWM servo driver. There’s no higher level code using @@ -2579,14 +2588,14 @@ servo output connector.

    AltOS Fixes:

    • Slow down telemetry packets to allow receiver to keep up. -

    F.11.2. AltosUI and TeleGPS Applications

    AltosUI and TeleGPS Fixes:

    • +

    F.12.2. AltosUI and TeleGPS Applications

    AltosUI and TeleGPS Fixes:

    • Fix post-flight orientation computation when processing TeleMega and EasyMega eeprom data files.
    • Capture complete eeprom data even when there are invalid entries in the data. This keeps reading eeprom contents and writing the associated .eeprom file when an error is detected. -

    F.11.3. Documentation

    We spent a bunch of time trying to improve our documentation

    • +

    F.12.3. Documentation

    We spent a bunch of time trying to improve our documentation

    • HTML versions now have a table of contents on the left side.
    • EasyMini now has its own shorter manual. @@ -2595,9 +2604,9 @@ Provide links between sections in each document.
    • Lots of minor rewriting and restructuring to avoid duplication of information -

F.12. Release Notes for Version 1.6.1

Version 1.6.1 includes support for our updated TeleBT v3.0 +

F.13. Release Notes for Version 1.6.1

Version 1.6.1 includes support for our updated TeleBT v3.0 product and bug fixes in in the flight software for all our boards -and ground station interfaces.

F.12.1. AltOS

AltOS New Features:

  • +and ground station interfaces.

    F.13.1. AltOS

    AltOS New Features:

    • Add support for TeleBT v3.0 boards.
    • Add support for uncompressed APRS data, providing support @@ -2607,7 +2616,7 @@ altitude data.

    AltOS Fixes:

    • Make TeleDongle and TeleBT more tolerant of data rate variations from transmitting devices. -

    F.12.2. AltosUI and TeleGPS Applications

    AltosUI and TeleGPS New Features:

    • +

    F.13.2. AltosUI and TeleGPS Applications

    AltosUI and TeleGPS New Features:

    • Add map to Monitor Idle display. It’s nice to be able to verify that maps are working, instead of needing to use Monitor Flight. @@ -2645,7 +2654,7 @@ will take longer to respond to changes now.
    • Make Replay Flight run in realtime again. It had been set to run at 10x speed by mistake. -

    F.12.3. AltosDroid

    AltosDroid New Features:

    • +

    F.13.3. AltosDroid

    AltosDroid New Features:

    • Add offline map support using mapping code from AltosUI.
    • Support TeleDongle (and TeleBT via USB) on devices @@ -2673,9 +2682,9 @@ Make voice announcements depend on current tab.
    • Compute adjustment to current travel direction while in motion towards rocket. -

F.13. Release Notes for Version 1.6

Version 1.6 includes support for our updated TeleDongle v3.0 +

F.14. Release Notes for Version 1.6

Version 1.6 includes support for our updated TeleDongle v3.0 product and bug fixes in in the flight software for all our boards -and ground station interfaces.

F.13.1. AltOS

AltOS New Features

  • +and ground station interfaces.

    F.14.1. AltOS

    AltOS New Features

    • Add support for TeleDongle v3.0 boards.

    AltOS Fixes

    • Don’t beep out the continuity twice by accident in idle mode. @@ -2695,7 +2704,7 @@ interrupt code would occasionally wedge on long transfers if interrupts were blocked for too long. This affects all released TeleGPS products; if you have a TeleGPS device, you’ll want to reflash the firmware. -

    F.13.2. AltosUI and TeleGPS Applications

    AltosUI and TeleGPS New Features

    • +

    F.14.2. AltosUI and TeleGPS Applications

    AltosUI and TeleGPS New Features

    • Compute tilt angle from TeleMega and EasyMega log files. This duplicates the quaternion-based angle tracking code from the flight firmware inside the ground station @@ -2741,9 +2750,9 @@ five seconds these days. In the Scan Channels code, reset pending flight state information each time we change channels. This avoids having flight computers appear on multiple frequencies by accident. -

F.14. Release Notes for Version 1.5

Version 1.5 is a major release. It includes support for our new +

F.15. Release Notes for Version 1.5

Version 1.5 is a major release. It includes support for our new EasyMega product, new features and bug fixes in in the flight -software for all our boards and the AltosUI ground station

F.14.1. AltOS

AltOS New Features

  • +software for all our boards and the AltosUI ground station

    F.15.1. AltOS

    AltOS New Features

    • Add support for EasyMega boards.
    • Make the APRS SSID be configurable. This lets you track @@ -2777,7 +2786,7 @@ the delay, but become bad before the delay expires. Allow negative numbers in pyro configuration values. This lets you specify things like descending speed or deceleration. -

    F.14.2. AltosUI and TeleGPS Applications

    AltosUI and TeleGPS New Features

    • +

    F.15.2. AltosUI and TeleGPS Applications

    AltosUI and TeleGPS New Features

    • Support telemetry baud rate selection. Adds menus to the flight monitoring and configuration for baud rate selection. @@ -2794,18 +2803,18 @@ Make the Graph button on the landed tab w Make tests for Java on Windows a bit smarter, and also provide the user with the option to skip installing Java for cases where we just can’t figure out what version is installed. -

F.15. Release Notes for Version 1.4.2

Version 1.4.2 is a minor release. It fixes Java-related install issues on -Windows

F.15.1. AltosUI and TeleGPS Applications

Windows Install Fixes

  • +

F.16. Release Notes for Version 1.4.2

Version 1.4.2 is a minor release. It fixes Java-related install issues on +Windows

F.16.1. AltosUI and TeleGPS Applications

Windows Install Fixes

  • Checks for Java installation data in more registry locations.
  • Allows user to bypass Java installation in case the detection fails. -

F.16. Release Notes for Version 1.4.1

Version 1.4.1 is a minor release. It fixes install issues on +

F.17. Release Notes for Version 1.4.1

Version 1.4.1 is a minor release. It fixes install issues on Windows and provides the missing TeleMetrum V2.0 firmware. There aren’t any changes to the firmware or host applications at all. All Windows users will want to upgrade to get the signed driver, but Mac and Linux users who do not need the TeleMetrum -V2.0 firmware image will not need to upgrade.

F.16.1. AltosUI and TeleGPS Applications:

Windows Install Fixes

  • +V2.0 firmware image will not need to upgrade.

    F.17.1. AltosUI and TeleGPS Applications:

    Windows Install Fixes

    • Provide signed Windows driver files. This should avoid any need to disable driver signature checking on Windows 7 or 8.
    • @@ -2823,9 +2832,9 @@ packages for Linux, Mac and Windows. Include Google Application Key for map downloading. The 1.4 release didn’t have this key in the released version of the software, making map downloading fail for most people. -

F.17. Release Notes for Version 1.4

Version 1.4 is a major release. It includes support for our new +

F.18. Release Notes for Version 1.4

Version 1.4 is a major release. It includes support for our new TeleGPS product, new features and bug fixes in in the flight -software for all our boards and the AltosUI ground station

F.17.1. AltOS

AltOS new features:

  • +software for all our boards and the AltosUI ground station

    F.18.1. AltOS

    AltOS new features:

    • Add support for TeleGPS boards.
    • Make the beeper tone configurable, making it @@ -2855,7 +2864,7 @@ number to 2 on TeleMega and TeleMetrum v2.
    • Fix u-Blox GPS driver to mark course and speed data as being present. -

    F.17.2. AltosUI Application

    AltosUI new features:

    • +

    F.18.2. AltosUI Application

    AltosUI new features:

    • Add zooming and new content types (terrain and road maps) to map view. Change map storage format from PNG to Jpeg, which saves a huge amount of disk @@ -2912,12 +2921,12 @@ Handle TeleMetrum and TeleMini eeprom files generated with pre-1.0 firmware. Those ancient versions didn’t report the log format, so just use the product name instead. -

    F.17.3. TeleGPS Application

    • +

    F.18.3. TeleGPS Application

    • New application designed for use with TeleGPS boards.
    • Shares code with AltosUI, mostly just trimmed down to focus on TeleGPS-related functions. -

    F.17.4. Documentation

    Documentation changes:

    • +

    F.18.4. Documentation

    Documentation changes:

    • Re-create the drill template images; they should print correctly from Firefox at least. Ship these as individual PDF files so they’re easy to print. @@ -2925,8 +2934,8 @@ individual PDF files so they’re easy to print. Add a description of the Apogee Lockout setting, which prevents the apogee charge from firing for a configurable amount of time after boost. -

F.18. Release Notes for Version 1.3.2

Version 1.3.2 is a minor release. It includes small bug fixes for -the TeleMega flight software and AltosUI ground station

F.18.1. AltOS

AltOS fixes:

  • +

F.19. Release Notes for Version 1.3.2

Version 1.3.2 is a minor release. It includes small bug fixes for +the TeleMega flight software and AltosUI ground station

F.19.1. AltOS

AltOS fixes:

  • On TeleMega, limit number of logged GPS status information to 12 satellites. That’s all there is room for in the log structure. @@ -2936,7 +2945,7 @@ position and keeps sending that if we lose GPS lock. Marks locked/unlocked by sending L/U in the APRS comment field along with the number of sats in view and voltages. -

F.18.2. AltosUI Application

AltosUI fixes:

  • +

F.19.2. AltosUI Application

AltosUI fixes:

  • If the TeleMega flight firmware reports that it has logged information about more than 12 satellites, don’t believe it as the log only holds 12 satellite @@ -2949,8 +2958,8 @@ data. Use letters (A, B, C, D) for alternate pyro channel names instead of numbers (0, 1, 2, 3) in the Fire Igniter dialog. -

F.19. Release Notes for Version 1.3.1

Version 1.3.1 is a minor release. It improves support for -TeleMega, TeleMetrum v2.0, TeleMini v2.0 and EasyMini.

F.19.1. AltOS

AltOS new features:

  • +

F.20. Release Notes for Version 1.3.1

Version 1.3.1 is a minor release. It improves support for +TeleMega, TeleMetrum v2.0, TeleMini v2.0 and EasyMini.

F.20.1. AltOS

AltOS new features:

  • Improved APRS mode. Now uses compressed position format for smaller data size, improved precision and to include altitude data as well as latitude and @@ -2972,7 +2981,7 @@ Fix antenna-down mode accelerometer configuration. Antenna down mode wasn’t working because the accelerometer calibration values were getting re-computed incorrectly in inverted mode. -

F.19.2. AltosUI Application

AltosUI new features:

  • +

F.20.2. AltosUI Application

AltosUI new features:

  • Display additional TeleMega sensor values in real units. Make all of these values available for plotting. Display TeleMega orientation value in the @@ -2986,8 +2995,8 @@ Main. Limit data rate when downloading satellite images from Google to make sure we stay within their limits so that all of the map tiles download successfully. -

F.20. Release Notes for Version 1.3

Version 1.3 is a major release. It adds support for TeleMega, -TeleMetrum v2.0, TeleMini v2.0 and EasyMini.

F.20.1. AltOS

AltOS new features:

  • +

F.21. Release Notes for Version 1.3

Version 1.3 is a major release. It adds support for TeleMega, +TeleMetrum v2.0, TeleMini v2.0 and EasyMini.

F.21.1. AltOS

AltOS new features:

  • Add STM32L processor support. This includes enhancements to the scheduler to support products with many threads. @@ -3011,7 +3020,7 @@ accelerometer, Invensense MPU6000 3-axis accelerometer + 3 axis gyro, Honeywell HMC5883 3-axis magnetic sensor and the TI CC1120 and CC115L digital FM transceivers -

F.20.2. AltosUI Application

AltosUI new features:

  • +

F.21.2. AltosUI Application

AltosUI new features:

  • Support TeleMega, TeleMetrum v2.0, TeleMini v2.0 and EasyMini telemetry and log formats.

AltosUI fixes:

  • @@ -3024,9 +3033,9 @@ Add Download button to menu bar.
  • Save the last log directory and offer that as the default for new downloads -

F.21. Release Notes for Version 1.2.1

Version 1.2.1 is a minor release. It adds support for TeleBT and +

F.22. Release Notes for Version 1.2.1

Version 1.2.1 is a minor release. It adds support for TeleBT and the AltosDroid application, provides several new features in -AltosUI and fixes some bugs in the AltOS firmware.

F.21.1. AltOS

AltOS new features:

  • +AltosUI and fixes some bugs in the AltOS firmware.

    F.22.1. AltOS

    AltOS new features:

    • Add support for TeleBT

    AltOS fixes:

    • In TeleMini recovery mode (when booted with the @@ -3046,7 +3055,7 @@ Adjusted the automatic gain control parameters that affect receive performance for TeleDongle. Field tests indicate that this may improve receive performance somewhat. -

    F.21.2. AltosUI Application

    AltosUI application new features:

    • +

    F.22.2. AltosUI Application

    AltosUI application new features:

    • Make the initial position of the AltosUI top level window configurable. Along with this change, the other windows will pop up at sensible places now, @@ -3080,15 +3089,15 @@ progress. Unfortunately, we don’t know how many blocks will need to be downloaded, but at least it isn’t just sitting there doing nothing for a long time. -

    F.21.3. AltosDroid

    • +

    F.22.3. AltosDroid

    • First version of this application -

F.22. Release Notes for Version 1.2

Version 1.2 is a major release. It adds support for MicroPeak -and the MicroPeak USB adapter.

F.22.1. AltOS

AltOS New Features:

  • +

F.23. Release Notes for Version 1.2

Version 1.2 is a major release. It adds support for MicroPeak +and the MicroPeak USB adapter.

F.23.1. AltOS

AltOS New Features:

  • Add MicroPeak support. This includes support for the ATtiny85 processor and adaptations to the core code to allow for devices too small to run the multi-tasking scheduler. -

F.22.2. AltosUI and MicroPeak Application

New Features:

  • +

F.23.2. AltosUI and MicroPeak Application

New Features:

  • Added MicroPeak application

AltosUI and MicroPeak fixes:

  • Distribute Mac OS X packages in disk image (.dmg) @@ -3099,11 +3108,11 @@ libraries to ensure that upgrades work properly, and to allow for multiple Altus Metrum software packages to be installed in the same directory at the same time. -

F.23. Release Notes for Version 1.1

Version 1.1.1 is a bug-fix release. It fixes a couple of bugs +

F.24. Release Notes for Version 1.1

Version 1.1.1 is a bug-fix release. It fixes a couple of bugs in AltosUI and one firmware bug that affects TeleMetrum version 1.0 boards. Thanks to Bob Brown for help diagnosing the Google Earth file export issue, and for suggesting the -addition of the Ground Distance value in the Descent tab.

F.23.1. AltOS

AltOS fixes:

  • +addition of the Ground Distance value in the Descent tab.

    F.24.1. AltOS

    AltOS fixes:

    • TeleMetrum v1.0 boards use the AT45DB081D flash memory part to store flight data, which is different from later TeleMetrum boards. The AltOS v1.1 driver @@ -3112,7 +3121,7 @@ impossible to delete flight data or update configuration values. This bug doesn’t affect newer TeleMetrum boards, and it doesn’t affect the safety of rockets flying version 1.1 firmware. -

    F.23.2. AltosUI

    AltosUI new features:

    • +

    F.24.2. AltosUI

    AltosUI new features:

    • The “Descent” tab displays the range to the rocket, which is a combination of the over-the-ground distance to the rockets current latitude/longitude @@ -3141,8 +3150,8 @@ things like battery voltage. The code that picked which kinds of data to fetch from the flight computer was missing a check for TeleMini when deciding whether to fetch the analog sensor data. -

F.24. Release Notes for Version 1.1

Version 1.1 is a minor release. It provides a few new features -in AltosUI and the AltOS firmware and fixes bugs.

F.24.1. AltOS

AltOS Firmware New Features:

  • +

F.25. Release Notes for Version 1.1

Version 1.1 is a minor release. It provides a few new features +in AltosUI and the AltOS firmware and fixes bugs.

F.25.1. AltOS

AltOS Firmware New Features:

  • Add apogee-lockout value. Overrides the apogee detection logic to prevent incorrect apogee charge firing. @@ -3162,7 +3171,7 @@ packets was from 320ms ago. Fix a bug which caused the old received telemetry packets to be retransmitted over the USB link when the radio was turned off and back on. -

F.24.2. AltosUI

AltosUI New Features:

  • +

F.25.2. AltosUI

AltosUI New Features:

  • Make the look-n-feel configurable, providing a choice from the available options.
  • @@ -3216,8 +3225,8 @@ the flight monitoring window. This eliminates entries duplicated from the header and adds both current altitude and pad altitude, which are useful in Monitor Idle mode. -

F.25. Release Notes for Version 1.0.1

Version 1.0.1 is a major release, adding support for the -TeleMini device and lots of new AltosUI features

F.25.1. AltOS

AltOS New Features

  • +

F.26. Release Notes for Version 1.0.1

Version 1.0.1 is a major release, adding support for the +TeleMini device and lots of new AltosUI features

F.26.1. AltOS

AltOS New Features

  • Add TeleMini v1.0 support.
  • Support operation of TeleMetrum with the antenna pointing @@ -3252,7 +3261,7 @@ 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. -

F.25.2. AltosUI Application

AltosUI New Features

  • +

F.26.2. AltosUI Application

AltosUI New Features

  • Add main/apogee voltage graphs to the data plot. This provides a visual indication if the igniters fail before being fired. @@ -3296,8 +3305,8 @@ 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. -

F.26. Release Notes for Version 0.9.2

Version 0.9.2 is an AltosUI bug-fix release, with no firmware -changes.

F.26.1. AltosUI

AltosUI fixes:

  • +

F.27. Release Notes for Version 0.9.2

Version 0.9.2 is an AltosUI bug-fix release, with no firmware +changes.

F.27.1. AltosUI

AltosUI fixes:

  • Fix plotting problems due to missing file in the Mac OS install image.
  • @@ -3305,8 +3314,8 @@ Always read whole eeprom blocks, mark empty records invalid, display parsing errors to user.
  • Add software version to Configure AltosUI dialog -

F.27. Release Notes for Version 0.9

Version 0.9 adds a few new firmware features and accompanying -AltosUI changes, along with new hardware support.

F.27.1. AltOS

  • +

F.28. Release Notes for Version 0.9

Version 0.9 adds a few new firmware features and accompanying +AltosUI changes, along with new hardware support.

F.28.1. AltOS

  • 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 @@ -3323,12 +3332,12 @@ 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. -

F.27.2. AltosUI Application

  • +

F.28.2. AltosUI Application

  • Support for telemetry format changes.
  • Support for multiple flight logs. -

F.28. Release Notes for Version 0.8

Version 0.8 offers a major upgrade in the AltosUI -interface.

F.28.1. AltosUI Application:

  • +

F.29. Release Notes for Version 0.8

Version 0.8 offers a major upgrade in the AltosUI +interface.

F.29.1. AltosUI Application:

  • 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 @@ -3367,8 +3376,8 @@ 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. -

F.29. Release Notes for Version 0.7.1

Version 0.7.1 is the first release containing our new -cross-platform Java-based user interface.

F.29.1. AltosUI Application

  • +

F.30. Release Notes for Version 0.7.1

Version 0.7.1 is the first release containing our new +cross-platform Java-based user interface.

F.30.1. AltosUI Application

  • 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 diff --git a/AltOS/doc/altusmetrum.pdf b/AltOS/doc/altusmetrum.pdf index 8ea8e48..92fcd23 100644 Binary files a/AltOS/doc/altusmetrum.pdf and b/AltOS/doc/altusmetrum.pdf differ diff --git a/AltOS/doc/companion.pdf b/AltOS/doc/companion.pdf index 2193112..f9f728c 100644 Binary files a/AltOS/doc/companion.pdf and b/AltOS/doc/companion.pdf differ diff --git a/AltOS/doc/easymini.html b/AltOS/doc/easymini.html index 03820f4..f1079cc 100644 --- a/AltOS/doc/easymini.html +++ b/AltOS/doc/easymini.html @@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ collaborators, and we certainly appreciate this level of contribution!

    Have fun using these products, and we hope to meet all of you out on the rocket flight line somewhere.

    Bdale Garbee, KB0G
    NAR #87103, TRA #12201

    Keith Packard, KD7SQG
    -NAR #88757, TRA #12200

Table of Contents

1. Introduction and Overview
2. Getting Started
2.1. Batteries
2.2. Linux/Mac/Windows Ground Station Software
3. Using Altus Metrum Hardware
3.1. Wiring and Electrical Interference
3.2. Hooking Up Lithium Polymer Batteries
3.3. Hooking Up Pyro Charges
3.4. Hooking Up a Power Switch
3.5. Understanding Beeps
3.6. Turning On the Power
3.7. Using an External Active Switch Circuit
3.8. Using a Separate Pyro Battery
3.9. Using a Different Kind of Battery
4. EasyMini
4.1. EasyMini Screw Terminals
4.2. Connecting A Battery To EasyMini
4.3. Charging Lithium Batteries
4.4. Using a Separate Pyro Battery with EasyMini
4.5. Using an Active Switch with EasyMini
5. Installation
6. Using Altus Metrum Products
6.1. In the Rocket
6.2. On the Ground
6.3. Data Analysis
6.4. Future Plans
7. AltosUI
7.1. Save Flight Data
7.2. Replay Flight
7.3. Graph Data
7.3.1. Flight Graph
7.3.2. Configure Graph
7.3.3. Flight Statistics
7.4. Export Data
7.4.1. Comma Separated Value Format
7.5. Configure Altimeter
7.5.1. Main Deploy Altitude
7.5.2. Apogee Delay
7.5.3. Apogee Lockout
7.5.4. Maximum Flight Log Size
7.5.5. Ignitor Firing Mode
7.5.6. Beeper Frequency
7.6. Configure AltosUI
7.6.1. Log Directory
7.6.2. Imperial Units
7.6.3. Serial Debug
7.6.4. Font size
7.6.5. Look & feel
7.6.6. Menu position
7.7. Flash Image
7.8. Fire Igniter
A. System Operation
A.1. Firmware Modes
A.2. Ground Testing
A.3. Configurable Parameters
B. Handling Precautions
C. Updating Device Firmware
C.1. Updating EasyMini Firmware
C.1.1. Recovering From Self-Flashing Failure
D. Flight Data Recording
E. Altus Metrum Hardware Specifications
F. Release Notes
F.1. Release Notes for Version 1.8.4
F.1.1. AltOS
F.2. Release Notes for Version 1.8.3
F.2.1. AltOS
F.2.2. AltosUI and TeleGPS Applications
F.3. Release Notes for Version 1.8.2
F.3.1. AltOS
F.3.2. AltosUI and TeleGPS Applications
F.4. Release Notes for Version 1.8.1
F.4.1. AltOS
F.4.2. AltosUI and TeleGPS Applications
F.5. Release Notes for Version 1.8
F.5.1. AltOS
F.5.2. AltosUI and TeleGPS Applications
F.6. Release Notes for Version 1.7
F.6.1. AltOS
F.6.2. AltosUI and TeleGPS Applications
F.7. Release Notes for Version 1.6.8
F.7.1. AltOS
F.7.2. AltosUI, TeleGPS and AltosDroid Applications
F.8. Release Notes for Version 1.6.5
F.8.1. AltOS
F.8.2. AltosUI, TeleGPS and AltosDroid Applications
F.9. Release Notes for Version 1.6.4
F.9.1. AltOS
F.9.2. AltosUI, TeleGPS and AltosDroid Applications
F.9.3. Documentation
F.10. Release Notes for Version 1.6.3
F.10.1. AltOS
F.10.2. AltosUI and TeleGPS Applications
F.10.3. AltosDroid
F.10.4. Documentation
F.11. Release Notes for Version 1.6.2
F.11.1. AltOS
F.11.2. AltosUI and TeleGPS Applications
F.11.3. Documentation

List of Figures

4.1. EasyMini Board
7.1. AltosUI Main Window
7.2. Flight Data Graph
7.3. Flight Graph Configuration
7.4. Flight Statistics
7.5. Altimeter Configuration
7.6. Configure AltosUI Dialog
7.7. Fire Igniter Window

List of Tables

3.1. AltOS Modes
3.2. Pad/Idle Indications
4.1. EasyMini Screw Terminals
D.1. Data Storage on Altus Metrum altimeters
E.1. Altus Metrum Flight Computer Electronics
E.2. Altus Metrum Flight Computer Mechanical Components

Chapter 1. Introduction and Overview

Welcome to the Altus Metrum community! Our circuits and software reflect +NAR #88757, TRA #12200

Table of Contents

1. Introduction and Overview
2. Getting Started
2.1. Batteries
2.2. Linux/Mac/Windows Ground Station Software
3. Using Altus Metrum Hardware
3.1. Wiring and Electrical Interference
3.2. Hooking Up Lithium Polymer Batteries
3.3. Hooking Up Pyro Charges
3.4. Hooking Up a Power Switch
3.5. Understanding Beeps
3.6. Turning On the Power
3.7. Using an External Active Switch Circuit
3.8. Using a Separate Pyro Battery
3.9. Using a Different Kind of Battery
4. EasyMini
4.1. EasyMini Screw Terminals
4.2. Connecting A Battery To EasyMini
4.3. Charging Lithium Batteries
4.4. Using a Separate Pyro Battery with EasyMini
4.5. Using an Active Switch with EasyMini
5. Installation
6. Using Altus Metrum Products
6.1. In the Rocket
6.2. On the Ground
6.3. Data Analysis
6.4. Future Plans
7. AltosUI
7.1. Save Flight Data
7.2. Replay Flight
7.3. Graph Data
7.3.1. Flight Graph
7.3.2. Configure Graph
7.3.3. Flight Statistics
7.4. Export Data
7.4.1. Comma Separated Value Format
7.5. Configure Altimeter
7.5.1. Main Deploy Altitude
7.5.2. Apogee Delay
7.5.3. Apogee Lockout
7.5.4. Maximum Flight Log Size
7.5.5. Ignitor Firing Mode
7.5.6. Beeper Frequency
7.6. Configure AltosUI
7.6.1. Log Directory
7.6.2. Imperial Units
7.6.3. Serial Debug
7.6.4. Font size
7.6.5. Look & feel
7.6.6. Menu position
7.7. Flash Image
7.8. Fire Igniter
A. System Operation
A.1. Firmware Modes
A.2. Ground Testing
A.3. Configurable Parameters
B. Handling Precautions
C. Updating Device Firmware
C.1. Updating EasyMini Firmware
C.1.1. Recovering From Self-Flashing Failure
D. Flight Data Recording
E. Altus Metrum Hardware Specifications
F. Release Notes
F.1. Release Notes for Version 1.8.5
F.1.1. AltOS
F.1.2. AltosUI, TeleGPS
F.2. Release Notes for Version 1.8.4
F.2.1. AltOS
F.3. Release Notes for Version 1.8.3
F.3.1. AltOS
F.3.2. AltosUI and TeleGPS Applications
F.4. Release Notes for Version 1.8.2
F.4.1. AltOS
F.4.2. AltosUI and TeleGPS Applications
F.5. Release Notes for Version 1.8.1
F.5.1. AltOS
F.5.2. AltosUI and TeleGPS Applications
F.6. Release Notes for Version 1.8
F.6.1. AltOS
F.6.2. AltosUI and TeleGPS Applications
F.7. Release Notes for Version 1.7
F.7.1. AltOS
F.7.2. AltosUI and TeleGPS Applications
F.8. Release Notes for Version 1.6.8
F.8.1. AltOS
F.8.2. AltosUI, TeleGPS and AltosDroid Applications
F.9. Release Notes for Version 1.6.5
F.9.1. AltOS
F.9.2. AltosUI, TeleGPS and AltosDroid Applications
F.10. Release Notes for Version 1.6.4
F.10.1. AltOS
F.10.2. AltosUI, TeleGPS and AltosDroid Applications
F.10.3. Documentation
F.11. Release Notes for Version 1.6.3
F.11.1. AltOS
F.11.2. AltosUI and TeleGPS Applications
F.11.3. AltosDroid
F.11.4. Documentation
F.12. Release Notes for Version 1.6.2
F.12.1. AltOS
F.12.2. AltosUI and TeleGPS Applications
F.12.3. Documentation

List of Figures

4.1. EasyMini Board
7.1. AltosUI Main Window
7.2. Flight Data Graph
7.3. Flight Graph Configuration
7.4. Flight Statistics
7.5. Altimeter Configuration
7.6. Configure AltosUI Dialog
7.7. Fire Igniter Window

List of Tables

3.1. AltOS Modes
3.2. Pad/Idle Indications
4.1. EasyMini Screw Terminals
D.1. Data Storage on Altus Metrum altimeters
E.1. Altus Metrum Flight Computer Electronics
E.2. Altus Metrum Flight Computer Mechanical Components

Chapter 1. Introduction and Overview

Welcome to the Altus Metrum community! Our circuits and software reflect our passion for both hobby rocketry and Free Software. We hope their capabilities and performance will delight you in every way, but by releasing all of our hardware and software designs under open licenses, @@ -661,13 +661,22 @@ flight data, so be sure to download flight data and erase it from the flight computer before it fills up. The flight computer will still successfully control the flight even if it cannot log data, so the only thing you will lose is the data.

Appendix E. Altus Metrum Hardware Specifications

Here’s the full set of Altus Metrum products, both in -production and retired.

Table E.1. Altus Metrum Flight Computer Electronics

Device Barometer Z-axis accel GPS 3D sensors Storage RF Output Battery

EasyMini v1.0

MS5607 30km (100k')

-

-

-

1MB

-

3.7-12V


Table E.2. Altus Metrum Flight Computer Mechanical Components

DeviceConnectorsScrew TerminalsWidthLengthTube Size

EasyMini

Debug USB Battery

Apogee pyro Main pyro Battery

0.8 inch (2.03cm)

1½ inch (3.81cm)

24mm coupler


Appendix F. Release Notes

F.1. Release Notes for Version 1.8.4

Version 1.8.4 includes support for EasyMini version 2.0

F.1.1. AltOS

  • +production and retired.

    Table E.1. Altus Metrum Flight Computer Electronics

    Device Barometer Z-axis accel GPS 3D sensors Storage RF Output Battery

    EasyMini v1.0

    MS5607 30km (100k')

    -

    -

    -

    1MB

    -

    3.7-12V


    Table E.2. Altus Metrum Flight Computer Mechanical Components

    DeviceConnectorsScrew TerminalsWidthLengthTube Size

    EasyMini

    Debug USB Battery

    Apogee pyro Main pyro Battery

    0.8 inch (2.03cm)

    1½ inch (3.81cm)

    24mm coupler


Appendix F. Release Notes

F.1. Release Notes for Version 1.8.5

Version 1.8.5 includes fixes to the ground software support +for TeleBT v4, along with a few other minor updates.

F.1.1. AltOS

  • +Fix startup beeps that indicate sensor failures. +

F.1.2. AltosUI, TeleGPS

  • +When updating device firmware, make sure selected firmware +matches target device. +
  • +Correct Bluetooth device matching when looking for TeleBT +devices. +

F.2. Release Notes for Version 1.8.4

Version 1.8.4 includes support for EasyMini version 2.0

F.2.1. AltOS

  • Support for EasyMini version 2.0 hardware. -

F.2. Release Notes for Version 1.8.3

Version 1.8.3 includes support for TeleMega version 3.0 along +

F.3. Release Notes for Version 1.8.3

Version 1.8.3 includes support for TeleMega version 3.0 along with two important flight computer fixes. This version also changes KML export data to make Tripoli Record reporting better and some updates to graph presentation and data -downloading.

F.2.1. AltOS

AltOS New Features

  • +downloading.

    F.3.1. AltOS

    AltOS New Features

    • Support for TeleMega version 3.0 hardware.

    AltOS Bug Fixes

    • Ground testing EasyMega and TeleMega additional pyro @@ -679,7 +688,7 @@ from capturing log data.
    • Fixed saving of pyro configuration that ended with Descending. -

    F.2.2. AltosUI and TeleGPS Applications

    AltosUI New Features

    • +

    F.3.2. AltosUI and TeleGPS Applications

    AltosUI New Features

    • Support for TeleMega version 3.0.
    • Graph lines have improved appearance to make them easier to @@ -703,18 +712,18 @@ to make it more useful for Tripoli record reporting.
    • CSV export now includes TeleMega/EasyMega pyro voltages and tilt angle. -

F.3. Release Notes for Version 1.8.2

Version 1.8.2 includes support for TeleGPS version 2.0 along +

F.4. Release Notes for Version 1.8.2

Version 1.8.2 includes support for TeleGPS version 2.0 along with accelerometer recalibration support in AltosUI.

1.8.2 also contains a couple of minor fixes for AltosUI when -analyzing saved data files.

F.3.1. AltOS

AltOS New Features

  • +analyzing saved data files.

    F.4.1. AltOS

    AltOS New Features

    • Support for TeleGPS version 2.0 hardware. -

    F.3.2. AltosUI and TeleGPS Applications

    AltosUI and TeleGPS New Features

    • +

    F.4.2. AltosUI and TeleGPS Applications

    AltosUI and TeleGPS New Features

    • Support for TeleGPS version 2.0.
    • Accelerometer re-calibration user interface.

    AltosUI and TeleGPS Bug Fixes

    • Prevent some crashes when reading older saved flight data for graphing or KML export. -

F.4. Release Notes for Version 1.8.1

Version 1.8.1 includes an important bug fix for Apogee Lockout +

F.5. Release Notes for Version 1.8.1

Version 1.8.1 includes an important bug fix for Apogee Lockout operation in all flight computers. Anyone using this option must update firmware.

This release also contains a change in how flight computers with accelerometers deal with speeds around and above Mach @@ -724,7 +733,7 @@ disregard the barometric sensor above 330m/s (around Mach effect without ever going away entirely. This prevents early drogue deployment for flights which spend considerable time above Mach 1.

1.8.1 also contains a couple of minor fixes for AltosUI when -analyzing saved data files.

F.4.1. AltOS

AltOS Bug Fixes

  • +analyzing saved data files.

    F.5.1. AltOS

    AltOS Bug Fixes

    • Handle time value wrapping in Apogee Lockout correctly. Without this, apogee lockout would sometimes prevent any drogue charge from firing. @@ -733,7 +742,7 @@ Change Kalman filter on flight computers with accelerometer to continue using the barometric sensor even at high speeds to avoid unintentional drogue deployment during deceleration. -

    F.4.2. AltosUI and TeleGPS Applications

    AltosUI New Features

    • +

    F.5.2. AltosUI and TeleGPS Applications

    AltosUI New Features

    • Add new Huge font size to make text even bigger on high resolution monitors.

    AltosUI Bug Fixes

    • @@ -742,12 +751,12 @@ for graphing or KML export.
    • Load frequency preference at startup. The loading code was broken, so you’d see only the default frequencies. -

F.5. Release Notes for Version 1.8

Version 1.8 includes support for our new TeleBT v4.0 ground +

F.6. Release Notes for Version 1.8

Version 1.8 includes support for our new TeleBT v4.0 ground station, updates for data analysis in our ground station software and bug fixes in in the flight software for all our -boards and ground station interfaces.

F.5.1. AltOS

AltOS New Features

  • +boards and ground station interfaces.

    F.6.1. AltOS

    AltOS New Features

    • Add support for TeleBT v4.0 boards. -

    F.5.2. AltosUI and TeleGPS Applications

    AltosUI New Features

    • +

    F.6.2. AltosUI and TeleGPS Applications

    AltosUI New Features

    • Add support for TeleBT v4.0 hardware
    • Rewrite graphing and export functions. This code now handles @@ -758,20 +767,20 @@ acceleration data more accurate.

    AltosUI Bug Fixes

    • Correct axis labeling of magnetic sensor in TeleMega and EasyMega. The Y and Z axes were flipped. -

F.6. Release Notes for Version 1.7

Version 1.7 includes support for our new TeleMini v3.0 +

F.7. Release Notes for Version 1.7

Version 1.7 includes support for our new TeleMini v3.0 flight computer and bug fixes in in the flight software for all our boards -and ground station interfaces.

F.6.1. AltOS

AltOS New Features

  • +and ground station interfaces.

    F.7.1. AltOS

    AltOS New Features

    • Add support for TeleMini v3.0 boards.

    AltOS Fixes

    • Fix interrupt priorities on STM32L processors. Run timer interrupt at lowest priority so that device interrupts get serviced first. -

    F.6.2. AltosUI and TeleGPS Applications

    AltosUI New Features

    • +

    F.7.2. AltosUI and TeleGPS Applications

    AltosUI New Features

    • Add support for TeleMini v3.0 hardware -

F.7. Release Notes for Version 1.6.8

Version 1.6.8 fixes a TeleMega and TeleMetrum v2.0 bug where +

F.8. Release Notes for Version 1.6.8

Version 1.6.8 fixes a TeleMega and TeleMetrum v2.0 bug where the device could stop logging data and transmitting telemetry in flight. All TeleMega v1.0, v2.0 and TeleMetrum -v2.0 users should update their flight firmware.

F.7.1. AltOS

AltOS fixes:

  • +v2.0 users should update their flight firmware.

    F.8.1. AltOS

    AltOS fixes:

    • Fix STM32L DMA driver to work around STM32L SoC DMA priority issue t lock-up in the logging or radio code, either of which could stop data logging and telemetry. @@ -784,7 +793,7 @@ flight.

    AltOS changes:

    • Flash LEDS on all products briefly during power up so that they can be tested during production. -

    F.7.2. AltosUI, TeleGPS and AltosDroid Applications

    AltosUI fixes:

    • +

    F.8.2. AltosUI, TeleGPS and AltosDroid Applications

    AltosUI fixes:

    • Re-enable go/no-go entries after they’ve been disabled due to lack of data. If telemetry information is delayed when the Ui starts up, sometimes important fields would get @@ -792,20 +801,20 @@ disabled to never re-appear.
    • Deal with ground station failure better during Configure Ground Station operation by cleaning up pending operations. -

F.8. Release Notes for Version 1.6.5

Version 1.6.5 fixes a TeleMega and TeleMetrum v2.0 bug where +

F.9. Release Notes for Version 1.6.5

Version 1.6.5 fixes a TeleMega and TeleMetrum v2.0 bug where the device would often stop logging data and transmitting telemetry in flight. All TeleMega v1.0, v2.0 and TeleMetrum -v2.0 users should update their flight firmware.

F.8.1. AltOS

AltOS fixes:

  • +v2.0 users should update their flight firmware.

    F.9.1. AltOS

    AltOS fixes:

    • Fix STM32L SPI driver to prevent lock-up in the logging or radio code, either of which could stop data logging and telemetry. Found and characterized by Chuck Haskin, who also tested the new firmware before release. -

    F.8.2. AltosUI, TeleGPS and AltosDroid Applications

    AltosUI fixes:

    • +

    F.9.2. AltosUI, TeleGPS and AltosDroid Applications

    AltosUI fixes:

    • Deliver firmward for TeleMega v2.0 and TeleBT v3.0 with Windows package. -

F.9. Release Notes for Version 1.6.4

Version 1.6.4 fixes a bluetooth communication problem with +

F.10. Release Notes for Version 1.6.4

Version 1.6.4 fixes a bluetooth communication problem with TeleBT v1.0 devices, along with some altosui and altosdroid -minor nits. It also now ships firmware for some newer devices.

F.9.1. AltOS

AltOS fixes:

  • +minor nits. It also now ships firmware for some newer devices.

    F.10.1. AltOS

    AltOS fixes:

    • Fix hardware flow control on TeleBT v1.0. Hardware RTS/CTS doesn’t seem to work, switch from using the hardware to driving these pins with software. @@ -813,7 +822,7 @@ driving these pins with software. Fix ARM USB drivers to deal with OS restarts. Needed to reset all USB-related state when the USB bus is reset. These fixes affect all STM32L, STM32F0 and LPC11U14 based devices. -

    F.9.2. AltosUI, TeleGPS and AltosDroid Applications

    AltosUI, TeleGPS and AltosDroid New Features:

    • +

    F.10.2. AltosUI, TeleGPS and AltosDroid Applications

    AltosUI, TeleGPS and AltosDroid New Features:

    • Automatically switch from meters or feet to kilometers or miles for distance units.
    • @@ -824,17 +833,17 @@ Abort map preloading when the preload map dialog is closed. In AltosDroid, Don’t reconnect to last device if the user had disconnected it the last time the application was active. -

    F.9.3. Documentation

    • +

    F.10.3. Documentation

    • Mention TeleMega v2.0 in hardware specs table.
    • Document TeleGPS RF output in telegps manual. -

F.10. Release Notes for Version 1.6.3

Version 1.6.3 adds idle mode to AltosDroid and has bug fixes +

F.11. Release Notes for Version 1.6.3

Version 1.6.3 adds idle mode to AltosDroid and has bug fixes for our host software on desktops, laptops an android devices -along with BlueTooth support for Windows.

F.10.1. AltOS

AltOS fixes:

  • +along with BlueTooth support for Windows.

    F.11.1. AltOS

    AltOS fixes:

    • Fix hardware flow control on TeleBT v3.0. RTS/CTS is wired backwards on this board, switch from using the hardware to driving these pins with software. -

    F.10.2. AltosUI and TeleGPS Applications

    AltosUI and TeleGPS New Features:

    • +

    F.11.2. AltosUI and TeleGPS Applications

    AltosUI and TeleGPS New Features:

    • Add BlueTooth support for Windows operating system. This supports connections to TeleBT over BlueTooth rather than just USB. @@ -856,7 +865,7 @@ the connected Altus Metrum USB devices appear again.
    • Fix acceleration data presented in MonitorIdle mode for TeleMetrum v2.0 flight computers. -

    F.10.3. AltosDroid

    AltosDroid new features:

    • +

    F.11.3. AltosDroid

    AltosDroid new features:

    • Monitor Idle mode. Check state of flight computer while in idle mode over the radio link
    • @@ -894,12 +903,12 @@ Recover old tracker positions when restarting application. This finally allows you to safely stop and restart the application without losing the last known location of any tracker. -

    F.10.4. Documentation

    • +

    F.11.4. Documentation

    • Document TeleMega and EasyMega additional pyro channel continuity audio alert pattern. -

F.11. Release Notes for Version 1.6.2

Version 1.6.2 includes support for our updated TeleMega v2.0 +

F.12. Release Notes for Version 1.6.2

Version 1.6.2 includes support for our updated TeleMega v2.0 product and bug fixes in in the flight software for all our boards -and ground station interfaces.

F.11.1. AltOS

AltOS New Features:

Table of Contents

1. TeleGPS Quick Start Guide
2. Using TeleGPS Hardware
2.1. Hooking Up Lithium Polymer Batteries
2.2. On-board Data Recording
2.3. Installation
3. TeleGPS Application
3.1. Telemetry Monitoring
3.1.1. Map
3.1.2. Location
3.1.3. Status
3.1.4. Table
3.2. TeleGPS Menus
3.2.1. New Window
3.3. Graph Data
3.3.1. Data Graph
3.3.2. Graph Configuration
3.3.3. Statistics
3.3.4. Map
3.4. Export Data
3.4.1. Comma Separated Value Format
3.4.2. Keyhole Markup Language (for Google Earth)
3.5. Load Maps
3.6. Preferences
3.6.1. Voice Settings
3.6.2. Log Directory
3.6.3. Callsign
3.6.4. Imperial Units
3.6.5. Serial Debug
3.6.6. Font size
3.6.7. Look & feel
3.6.8. Menu position
3.6.9. Map Cache Size
3.6.10. Manage Frequencies
3.7. Close
3.8. Exit
3.9. Connect Device
3.10. Disconnect
3.11. Scan Channels
3.12. Download Data
3.13. Configure Device
3.13.1. Frequency
3.13.2. RF Calibration
3.13.3. Telemetry/RDF/APRS Enable
3.13.4. Telemetry baud rate
3.13.5. APRS Interval
3.13.6. APRS SSID
3.13.7. APRS Format
3.13.8. Callsign
3.13.9. Logging Trigger Motion
3.13.10. Position Reporting Interval
3.14. Flash Device
A. TeleGPS System Operation
A.1. GFSK Telemetry
A.2. APRS
A.3. Configurable Parameters
B. Handling Precautions
C. Technical Information
C.1. GPS Receiver
C.2. 70cm Transmitter
C.3. Micro-controller
C.4. Lithium Polymer Battery
C.5. Mechanical Considerations
C.6. On-board data storage
D. Updating Device Firmware
D.1. Updating TeleGPS Firmware
E. Release Notes
E.1. Release Notes for Version 1.8.5
E.1.1. AltOS
E.1.2. AltosUI, TeleGPS
E.2. Release Notes for Version 1.8.4
E.2.1. AltOS
E.3. Release Notes for Version 1.8.3
E.3.1. AltOS
E.3.2. AltosUI and TeleGPS Applications
E.4. Release Notes for Version 1.8.2
E.4.1. AltOS
E.4.2. AltosUI and TeleGPS Applications
E.5. Release Notes for Version 1.8.1
E.5.1. AltOS
E.5.2. AltosUI and TeleGPS Applications
E.6. Release Notes for Version 1.8
E.6.1. AltOS
E.6.2. AltosUI and TeleGPS Applications
E.7. Release Notes for Version 1.7
E.7.1. AltOS
E.7.2. AltosUI and TeleGPS Applications
E.8. Release Notes for Version 1.6.8
E.8.1. AltOS
E.8.2. AltosUI, TeleGPS and AltosDroid Applications
E.9. Release Notes for Version 1.6.5
E.9.1. AltOS
E.9.2. AltosUI, TeleGPS and AltosDroid Applications
E.10. Release Notes for Version 1.6.4
E.10.1. AltOS
E.10.2. AltosUI, TeleGPS and AltosDroid Applications
E.10.3. Documentation
E.11. Release Notes for Version 1.6.3
E.11.1. AltOS
E.11.2. AltosUI and TeleGPS Applications
E.11.3. AltosDroid
E.11.4. Documentation
E.12. Release Notes for Version 1.6.2
E.12.1. AltOS
E.12.2. AltosUI and TeleGPS Applications
E.12.3. Documentation
E.13. Release Notes for Version 1.6.1
E.13.1. AltOS
E.13.2. AltosUI and TeleGPS Applications
E.13.3. AltosDroid
E.14. Release Notes for Version 1.6
E.14.1. AltOS
E.14.2. AltosUI and TeleGPS Applications
E.15. Release Notes for Version 1.5
E.15.1. AltOS
E.15.2. AltosUI and TeleGPS Applications
E.16. Release Notes for Version 1.4.2
E.16.1. AltosUI and TeleGPS Applications
E.17. Release Notes for Version 1.4.1
E.17.1. AltosUI and TeleGPS Applications:
E.18. Release Notes for Version 1.4
E.18.1. AltOS
E.18.2. AltosUI Application
E.18.3. TeleGPS Application
E.18.4. Documentation

List of Figures

3.1. TeleGPS Map View
3.2. TeleGPS Location View
3.3. TeleGPS Status View
3.4. TeleGPS Information Table
3.5. TeleGPS Graph
3.6. TeleGPS Graph Configuration
3.7. TeleGPS Statistics
3.8. TeleGPS Map
3.9. Load Maps Window
3.10. TeleGPS Preferences Window
3.11. Device Selection Dialog
3.12. Radio Scanning Dialog
3.13. TeleGPS Configuration Dialog

List of Tables

A.1. Altus Metrum APRS Comments

Chapter 1. TeleGPS Quick Start Guide

TeleGPS is designed to be easy to use. Requiring no external components, flying takes just a few steps.

  1. First, download and install the software from http://altusmetrum.org/AltOS. This will make sure that @@ -554,13 +554,22 @@ progress bar. Verify that the device is working by using the 'Configure Device item to check over the configuration. -

Appendix E. Release Notes

E.1. Release Notes for Version 1.8.4

Version 1.8.4 includes support for EasyMini version 2.0

E.1.1. AltOS

  • +

Appendix E. Release Notes

E.1. Release Notes for Version 1.8.5

Version 1.8.5 includes fixes to the ground software support +for TeleBT v4, along with a few other minor updates.

E.1.1. AltOS

  • +Fix startup beeps that indicate sensor failures. +

E.1.2. AltosUI, TeleGPS

  • +When updating device firmware, make sure selected firmware +matches target device. +
  • +Correct Bluetooth device matching when looking for TeleBT +devices. +

E.2. Release Notes for Version 1.8.4

Version 1.8.4 includes support for EasyMini version 2.0

E.2.1. AltOS

  • Support for EasyMini version 2.0 hardware. -

E.2. Release Notes for Version 1.8.3

Version 1.8.3 includes support for TeleMega version 3.0 along +

E.3. Release Notes for Version 1.8.3

Version 1.8.3 includes support for TeleMega version 3.0 along with two important flight computer fixes. This version also changes KML export data to make Tripoli Record reporting better and some updates to graph presentation and data -downloading.

E.2.1. AltOS

AltOS New Features

  • +downloading.

    E.3.1. AltOS

    AltOS New Features

    • Support for TeleMega version 3.0 hardware.

    AltOS Bug Fixes

    • Ground testing EasyMega and TeleMega additional pyro @@ -572,7 +581,7 @@ from capturing log data.
    • Fixed saving of pyro configuration that ended with Descending. -

    E.2.2. AltosUI and TeleGPS Applications

    AltosUI New Features

    • +

    E.3.2. AltosUI and TeleGPS Applications

    AltosUI New Features

    • Support for TeleMega version 3.0.
    • Graph lines have improved appearance to make them easier to @@ -596,18 +605,18 @@ to make it more useful for Tripoli record reporting.
    • CSV export now includes TeleMega/EasyMega pyro voltages and tilt angle. -

E.3. Release Notes for Version 1.8.2

Version 1.8.2 includes support for TeleGPS version 2.0 along +

E.4. Release Notes for Version 1.8.2

Version 1.8.2 includes support for TeleGPS version 2.0 along with accelerometer recalibration support in AltosUI.

1.8.2 also contains a couple of minor fixes for AltosUI when -analyzing saved data files.

E.3.1. AltOS

AltOS New Features

  • +analyzing saved data files.

    E.4.1. AltOS

    AltOS New Features

    • Support for TeleGPS version 2.0 hardware. -

    E.3.2. AltosUI and TeleGPS Applications

    AltosUI and TeleGPS New Features

    • +

    E.4.2. AltosUI and TeleGPS Applications

    AltosUI and TeleGPS New Features

    • Support for TeleGPS version 2.0.
    • Accelerometer re-calibration user interface.

    AltosUI and TeleGPS Bug Fixes

    • Prevent some crashes when reading older saved flight data for graphing or KML export. -

E.4. Release Notes for Version 1.8.1

Version 1.8.1 includes an important bug fix for Apogee Lockout +

E.5. Release Notes for Version 1.8.1

Version 1.8.1 includes an important bug fix for Apogee Lockout operation in all flight computers. Anyone using this option must update firmware.

This release also contains a change in how flight computers with accelerometers deal with speeds around and above Mach @@ -617,7 +626,7 @@ disregard the barometric sensor above 330m/s (around Mach effect without ever going away entirely. This prevents early drogue deployment for flights which spend considerable time above Mach 1.

1.8.1 also contains a couple of minor fixes for AltosUI when -analyzing saved data files.

E.4.1. AltOS

AltOS Bug Fixes

  • +analyzing saved data files.

    E.5.1. AltOS

    AltOS Bug Fixes

    • Handle time value wrapping in Apogee Lockout correctly. Without this, apogee lockout would sometimes prevent any drogue charge from firing. @@ -626,7 +635,7 @@ Change Kalman filter on flight computers with accelerometer to continue using the barometric sensor even at high speeds to avoid unintentional drogue deployment during deceleration. -

    E.4.2. AltosUI and TeleGPS Applications

    AltosUI New Features

    • +

    E.5.2. AltosUI and TeleGPS Applications

    AltosUI New Features

    • Add new Huge font size to make text even bigger on high resolution monitors.

    AltosUI Bug Fixes

    • @@ -635,12 +644,12 @@ for graphing or KML export.
    • Load frequency preference at startup. The loading code was broken, so you’d see only the default frequencies. -

E.5. Release Notes for Version 1.8

Version 1.8 includes support for our new TeleBT v4.0 ground +

E.6. Release Notes for Version 1.8

Version 1.8 includes support for our new TeleBT v4.0 ground station, updates for data analysis in our ground station software and bug fixes in in the flight software for all our -boards and ground station interfaces.

E.5.1. AltOS

AltOS New Features

  • +boards and ground station interfaces.

    E.6.1. AltOS

    AltOS New Features

    • Add support for TeleBT v4.0 boards. -

    E.5.2. AltosUI and TeleGPS Applications

    AltosUI New Features

    • +

    E.6.2. AltosUI and TeleGPS Applications

    AltosUI New Features

    • Add support for TeleBT v4.0 hardware
    • Rewrite graphing and export functions. This code now handles @@ -651,20 +660,20 @@ acceleration data more accurate.

    AltosUI Bug Fixes

    • Correct axis labeling of magnetic sensor in TeleMega and EasyMega. The Y and Z axes were flipped. -

E.6. Release Notes for Version 1.7

Version 1.7 includes support for our new TeleMini v3.0 +

E.7. Release Notes for Version 1.7

Version 1.7 includes support for our new TeleMini v3.0 flight computer and bug fixes in in the flight software for all our boards -and ground station interfaces.

E.6.1. AltOS

AltOS New Features

  • +and ground station interfaces.

    E.7.1. AltOS

    AltOS New Features

    • Add support for TeleMini v3.0 boards.

    AltOS Fixes

    • Fix interrupt priorities on STM32L processors. Run timer interrupt at lowest priority so that device interrupts get serviced first. -

    E.6.2. AltosUI and TeleGPS Applications

    AltosUI New Features

    • +

    E.7.2. AltosUI and TeleGPS Applications

    AltosUI New Features

    • Add support for TeleMini v3.0 hardware -

E.7. Release Notes for Version 1.6.8

Version 1.6.8 fixes a TeleMega and TeleMetrum v2.0 bug where +

E.8. Release Notes for Version 1.6.8

Version 1.6.8 fixes a TeleMega and TeleMetrum v2.0 bug where the device could stop logging data and transmitting telemetry in flight. All TeleMega v1.0, v2.0 and TeleMetrum -v2.0 users should update their flight firmware.

E.7.1. AltOS

AltOS fixes:

  • +v2.0 users should update their flight firmware.

    E.8.1. AltOS

    AltOS fixes:

    • Fix STM32L DMA driver to work around STM32L SoC DMA priority issue t lock-up in the logging or radio code, either of which could stop data logging and telemetry. @@ -677,7 +686,7 @@ flight.

    AltOS changes:

    • Flash LEDS on all products briefly during power up so that they can be tested during production. -

    E.7.2. AltosUI, TeleGPS and AltosDroid Applications

    AltosUI fixes:

    • +

    E.8.2. AltosUI, TeleGPS and AltosDroid Applications

    AltosUI fixes:

    • Re-enable go/no-go entries after they’ve been disabled due to lack of data. If telemetry information is delayed when the Ui starts up, sometimes important fields would get @@ -685,20 +694,20 @@ disabled to never re-appear.
    • Deal with ground station failure better during Configure Ground Station operation by cleaning up pending operations. -

E.8. Release Notes for Version 1.6.5

Version 1.6.5 fixes a TeleMega and TeleMetrum v2.0 bug where +

E.9. Release Notes for Version 1.6.5

Version 1.6.5 fixes a TeleMega and TeleMetrum v2.0 bug where the device would often stop logging data and transmitting telemetry in flight. All TeleMega v1.0, v2.0 and TeleMetrum -v2.0 users should update their flight firmware.

E.8.1. AltOS

AltOS fixes:

  • +v2.0 users should update their flight firmware.

    E.9.1. AltOS

    AltOS fixes:

    • Fix STM32L SPI driver to prevent lock-up in the logging or radio code, either of which could stop data logging and telemetry. Found and characterized by Chuck Haskin, who also tested the new firmware before release. -

    E.8.2. AltosUI, TeleGPS and AltosDroid Applications

    AltosUI fixes:

    • +

    E.9.2. AltosUI, TeleGPS and AltosDroid Applications

    AltosUI fixes:

    • Deliver firmward for TeleMega v2.0 and TeleBT v3.0 with Windows package. -

E.9. Release Notes for Version 1.6.4

Version 1.6.4 fixes a bluetooth communication problem with +

E.10. Release Notes for Version 1.6.4

Version 1.6.4 fixes a bluetooth communication problem with TeleBT v1.0 devices, along with some altosui and altosdroid -minor nits. It also now ships firmware for some newer devices.

E.9.1. AltOS

AltOS fixes:

  • +minor nits. It also now ships firmware for some newer devices.

    E.10.1. AltOS

    AltOS fixes:

    • Fix hardware flow control on TeleBT v1.0. Hardware RTS/CTS doesn’t seem to work, switch from using the hardware to driving these pins with software. @@ -706,7 +715,7 @@ driving these pins with software. Fix ARM USB drivers to deal with OS restarts. Needed to reset all USB-related state when the USB bus is reset. These fixes affect all STM32L, STM32F0 and LPC11U14 based devices. -

    E.9.2. AltosUI, TeleGPS and AltosDroid Applications

    AltosUI, TeleGPS and AltosDroid New Features:

    • +

    E.10.2. AltosUI, TeleGPS and AltosDroid Applications

    AltosUI, TeleGPS and AltosDroid New Features:

    • Automatically switch from meters or feet to kilometers or miles for distance units.
    • @@ -717,17 +726,17 @@ Abort map preloading when the preload map dialog is closed. In AltosDroid, Don’t reconnect to last device if the user had disconnected it the last time the application was active. -

    E.9.3. Documentation

    • +

    E.10.3. Documentation

    • Mention TeleMega v2.0 in hardware specs table.
    • Document TeleGPS RF output in telegps manual. -

E.10. Release Notes for Version 1.6.3

Version 1.6.3 adds idle mode to AltosDroid and has bug fixes +

E.11. Release Notes for Version 1.6.3

Version 1.6.3 adds idle mode to AltosDroid and has bug fixes for our host software on desktops, laptops an android devices -along with BlueTooth support for Windows.

E.10.1. AltOS

AltOS fixes:

  • +along with BlueTooth support for Windows.

    E.11.1. AltOS

    AltOS fixes:

    • Fix hardware flow control on TeleBT v3.0. RTS/CTS is wired backwards on this board, switch from using the hardware to driving these pins with software. -

    E.10.2. AltosUI and TeleGPS Applications

    AltosUI and TeleGPS New Features:

    • +

    E.11.2. AltosUI and TeleGPS Applications

    AltosUI and TeleGPS New Features:

    • Add BlueTooth support for Windows operating system. This supports connections to TeleBT over BlueTooth rather than just USB. @@ -749,7 +758,7 @@ the connected Altus Metrum USB devices appear again.
    • Fix acceleration data presented in MonitorIdle mode for TeleMetrum v2.0 flight computers. -

    E.10.3. AltosDroid

    AltosDroid new features:

    • +

    E.11.3. AltosDroid

    AltosDroid new features:

    • Monitor Idle mode. Check state of flight computer while in idle mode over the radio link
    • @@ -787,12 +796,12 @@ Recover old tracker positions when restarting application. This finally allows you to safely stop and restart the application without losing the last known location of any tracker. -

    E.10.4. Documentation

    • +

    E.11.4. Documentation

    • Document TeleMega and EasyMega additional pyro channel continuity audio alert pattern. -

E.11. Release Notes for Version 1.6.2

Version 1.6.2 includes support for our updated TeleMega v2.0 +

E.12. Release Notes for Version 1.6.2

Version 1.6.2 includes support for our updated TeleMega v2.0 product and bug fixes in in the flight software for all our boards -and ground station interfaces.

E.11.1. AltOS

AltOS New Features:

  • +and ground station interfaces.

    E.12.1. AltOS

    AltOS New Features:

    • Add support for TeleMega v2.0 boards.
    • Add PWM servo driver. There’s no higher level code using @@ -801,14 +810,14 @@ servo output connector.

    AltOS Fixes:

    • Slow down telemetry packets to allow receiver to keep up. -

    E.11.2. AltosUI and TeleGPS Applications

    AltosUI and TeleGPS Fixes:

    • +

    E.12.2. AltosUI and TeleGPS Applications

    AltosUI and TeleGPS Fixes:

    • Fix post-flight orientation computation when processing TeleMega and EasyMega eeprom data files.
    • Capture complete eeprom data even when there are invalid entries in the data. This keeps reading eeprom contents and writing the associated .eeprom file when an error is detected. -

    E.11.3. Documentation

    We spent a bunch of time trying to improve our documentation

    • +

    E.12.3. Documentation

    We spent a bunch of time trying to improve our documentation

    • HTML versions now have a table of contents on the left side.
    • EasyMini now has its own shorter manual. @@ -817,9 +826,9 @@ Provide links between sections in each document.
    • Lots of minor rewriting and restructuring to avoid duplication of information -

E.12. Release Notes for Version 1.6.1

Version 1.6.1 includes support for our updated TeleBT v3.0 +

E.13. Release Notes for Version 1.6.1

Version 1.6.1 includes support for our updated TeleBT v3.0 product and bug fixes in in the flight software for all our boards -and ground station interfaces.

E.12.1. AltOS

AltOS New Features:

  • +and ground station interfaces.

    E.13.1. AltOS

    AltOS New Features:

    • Add support for TeleBT v3.0 boards.
    • Add support for uncompressed APRS data, providing support @@ -829,7 +838,7 @@ altitude data.

    AltOS Fixes:

    • Make TeleDongle and TeleBT more tolerant of data rate variations from transmitting devices. -

    E.12.2. AltosUI and TeleGPS Applications

    AltosUI and TeleGPS New Features:

    • +

    E.13.2. AltosUI and TeleGPS Applications

    AltosUI and TeleGPS New Features:

    • Add map to Monitor Idle display. It’s nice to be able to verify that maps are working, instead of needing to use Monitor Flight. @@ -867,7 +876,7 @@ will take longer to respond to changes now.
    • Make Replay Flight run in realtime again. It had been set to run at 10x speed by mistake. -

    E.12.3. AltosDroid

    AltosDroid New Features:

    • +

    E.13.3. AltosDroid

    AltosDroid New Features:

    • Add offline map support using mapping code from AltosUI.
    • Support TeleDongle (and TeleBT via USB) on devices @@ -895,9 +904,9 @@ Make voice announcements depend on current tab.
    • Compute adjustment to current travel direction while in motion towards rocket. -

E.13. Release Notes for Version 1.6

Version 1.6 includes support for our updated TeleDongle v3.0 +

E.14. Release Notes for Version 1.6

Version 1.6 includes support for our updated TeleDongle v3.0 product and bug fixes in in the flight software for all our boards -and ground station interfaces.

E.13.1. AltOS

AltOS New Features

  • +and ground station interfaces.

    E.14.1. AltOS

    AltOS New Features

    • Add support for TeleDongle v3.0 boards.

    AltOS Fixes

    • Don’t beep out the continuity twice by accident in idle mode. @@ -917,7 +926,7 @@ interrupt code would occasionally wedge on long transfers if interrupts were blocked for too long. This affects all released TeleGPS products; if you have a TeleGPS device, you’ll want to reflash the firmware. -

    E.13.2. AltosUI and TeleGPS Applications

    AltosUI and TeleGPS New Features

    • +

    E.14.2. AltosUI and TeleGPS Applications

    AltosUI and TeleGPS New Features

    • Compute tilt angle from TeleMega and EasyMega log files. This duplicates the quaternion-based angle tracking code from the flight firmware inside the ground station @@ -963,9 +972,9 @@ five seconds these days. In the Scan Channels code, reset pending flight state information each time we change channels. This avoids having flight computers appear on multiple frequencies by accident. -

E.14. Release Notes for Version 1.5

Version 1.5 is a major release. It includes support for our new +

E.15. Release Notes for Version 1.5

Version 1.5 is a major release. It includes support for our new EasyMega product, new features and bug fixes in in the flight -software for all our boards and the AltosUI ground station

E.14.1. AltOS

AltOS New Features

  • +software for all our boards and the AltosUI ground station

    E.15.1. AltOS

    AltOS New Features

    • Add support for EasyMega boards.
    • Make the APRS SSID be configurable. This lets you track @@ -999,7 +1008,7 @@ the delay, but become bad before the delay expires. Allow negative numbers in pyro configuration values. This lets you specify things like descending speed or deceleration. -

    E.14.2. AltosUI and TeleGPS Applications

    AltosUI and TeleGPS New Features

    • +

    E.15.2. AltosUI and TeleGPS Applications

    AltosUI and TeleGPS New Features

    • Support telemetry baud rate selection. Adds menus to the flight monitoring and configuration for baud rate selection. @@ -1016,18 +1025,18 @@ Make the Graph button on the landed tab w Make tests for Java on Windows a bit smarter, and also provide the user with the option to skip installing Java for cases where we just can’t figure out what version is installed. -

E.15. Release Notes for Version 1.4.2

Version 1.4.2 is a minor release. It fixes Java-related install issues on -Windows

E.15.1. AltosUI and TeleGPS Applications

Windows Install Fixes

  • +

E.16. Release Notes for Version 1.4.2

Version 1.4.2 is a minor release. It fixes Java-related install issues on +Windows

E.16.1. AltosUI and TeleGPS Applications

Windows Install Fixes

  • Checks for Java installation data in more registry locations.
  • Allows user to bypass Java installation in case the detection fails. -

E.16. Release Notes for Version 1.4.1

Version 1.4.1 is a minor release. It fixes install issues on +

E.17. Release Notes for Version 1.4.1

Version 1.4.1 is a minor release. It fixes install issues on Windows and provides the missing TeleMetrum V2.0 firmware. There aren’t any changes to the firmware or host applications at all. All Windows users will want to upgrade to get the signed driver, but Mac and Linux users who do not need the TeleMetrum -V2.0 firmware image will not need to upgrade.

E.16.1. AltosUI and TeleGPS Applications:

Windows Install Fixes

  • +V2.0 firmware image will not need to upgrade.

    E.17.1. AltosUI and TeleGPS Applications:

    Windows Install Fixes

    • Provide signed Windows driver files. This should avoid any need to disable driver signature checking on Windows 7 or 8.
    • @@ -1045,9 +1054,9 @@ packages for Linux, Mac and Windows. Include Google Application Key for map downloading. The 1.4 release didn’t have this key in the released version of the software, making map downloading fail for most people. -

E.17. Release Notes for Version 1.4

Version 1.4 is a major release. It includes support for our new +

E.18. Release Notes for Version 1.4

Version 1.4 is a major release. It includes support for our new TeleGPS product, new features and bug fixes in in the flight -software for all our boards and the AltosUI ground station

E.17.1. AltOS

AltOS new features:

  • +software for all our boards and the AltosUI ground station

    E.18.1. AltOS

    AltOS new features:

    • Add support for TeleGPS boards.
    • Make the beeper tone configurable, making it @@ -1077,7 +1086,7 @@ number to 2 on TeleMega and TeleMetrum v2.
    • Fix u-Blox GPS driver to mark course and speed data as being present. -

    E.17.2. AltosUI Application

    AltosUI new features:

    • +

    E.18.2. AltosUI Application

    AltosUI new features:

    • Add zooming and new content types (terrain and road maps) to map view. Change map storage format from PNG to Jpeg, which saves a huge amount of disk @@ -1134,12 +1143,12 @@ Handle TeleMetrum and TeleMini eeprom files generated with pre-1.0 firmware. Those ancient versions didn’t report the log format, so just use the product name instead. -

    E.17.3. TeleGPS Application

    • +

    E.18.3. TeleGPS Application

    • New application designed for use with TeleGPS boards.
    • Shares code with AltosUI, mostly just trimmed down to focus on TeleGPS-related functions. -

    E.17.4. Documentation

    Documentation changes:

    • +

    E.18.4. Documentation

    Documentation changes:

    • Re-create the drill template images; they should print correctly from Firefox at least. Ship these as individual PDF files so they’re easy to print. diff --git a/AltOS/doc/telegps.pdf b/AltOS/doc/telegps.pdf index 29134c3..2348133 100644 Binary files a/AltOS/doc/telegps.pdf and b/AltOS/doc/telegps.pdf differ diff --git a/AltOS/doc/telemetry.pdf b/AltOS/doc/telemetry.pdf index 9c0a21e..0976d17 100644 Binary files a/AltOS/doc/telemetry.pdf and b/AltOS/doc/telemetry.pdf differ