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+= Release Notes for Version 1.6
+:toc!:
+:doctype: article
+
+       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.
+
+       == 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.
+         If the battery voltage report takes longer than the initialiation
+         sequence, the igniter continuity would get reported twice.
+
+       * Record all 32 bits of gyro calibration data in TeleMega and
+         EasyMega log files. This fixes computation of the gyro rates
+         in AltosUI.
+
+       * Change TeleDongle LED usage. Green LED flashes when valid
+         packet is received. Red LED flashes when invalid packet is
+         received.
+
+       * Replace LPC11U14 SPI driver with non-interrupt version. The
+         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.
+
+       == 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
+         software so that post-flight analysis can include evaluation
+         of the tilt angle.
+
+       * Shows the tool button window when starting with a data file
+         specified. This means that opening a data file from the file
+         manager will now bring up the main window to let you operate
+         the whole application.
+
+       AltosUI Fixes
+
+       * Show the 'Connecting' dialog when using Monitor Idle. Lets
+         you cancel the Monitor Idle startup when connecting over the
+         radio link.
+
+       * Make 'Monitor Idle' work for TeleGPS devices when connected
+         over USB. It's nice for testing without needing to broadcast
+         over the radio.
+
+       * Use different Windows API to discover USB devices. This
+         works better on my Windows 7 box, and will be used if the
+         older API fails to provide the necessary information.
+
+       * Look in more places in the registry to try and identify the
+         installed Java version on Windows. If you install the
+         default 32-bit version of Windows on a 64-bit OS, the Java
+         registry information is hiding \SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node for
+         some reason.
+
+       * Fix file association on Windows by searching for the
+         javaw.exe program instead of assuming it is in
+         %SYSTEMROOT%. This makes double-clicking on Altus Metrum
+         data files in the file manager work correctly.
+
+       * When replaying a file, put 'done' in the Age field when we
+         reach the end of the file, instead of continuing to count forever.
+
+       * In the Scan Channels code, wait for five seconds if we see
+         any packet. This is needed because AltOS now sends the
+         callsign, serial number and flight number only once every
+         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.