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@@ -258,7 +258,8 @@ NAR #88757, TRA #12200
A typical TeleMetrum or TeleMini installation involves attaching
only a suitable Lithium Polymer battery, a single pole switch for
power on/off, and two pairs of wires connecting e-matches for the
- apogee and main ejection charges.
+ apogee and main ejection charges. All Altus Metrum products are
+ designed for use with single-cell batteries with 3.7 volts nominal.
By default, we use the unregulated output of the Li-Po battery directly
@@ -586,7 +587,7 @@ NAR #88757, TRA #12200
Maximum Flight Log
- TeleMetrum version 1.1 has 2MB of on-board flash storage,
+ TeleMetrum version 1.1 and 1.2 have 2MB of on-board flash storage,
enough to hold over 40 minutes of data at full data rate
(100 samples/second). TeleMetrum 1.0 has 1MB of on-board
storage. As data are stored at a reduced rate during descent
@@ -602,7 +603,7 @@ NAR #88757, TRA #12200
All of the configuration data is also stored in the flash
- memory, which consumes 64kB on TeleMetrum v1.1 and 256B on
+ memory, which consumes 64kB on TeleMetrum v1.1/v1.2 and 256B on
TeleMetrum v1.0. This configuration space is not available
for storing flight log data.
@@ -619,7 +620,7 @@ NAR #88757, TRA #12200
The default size, 192kB, allows for 10 flights of storage on
- TeleMetrum v1.1 and 5 flights on TeleMetrum v1.0. This
+ TeleMetrum v1.1/v1.2 and 5 flights on TeleMetrum v1.0. This
ensures that you won't need to erase the memory before
flying each time while still allowing more than sufficient
storage for each flight.
@@ -1290,6 +1291,16 @@ NAR #88757, TRA #12200
your local radio regulations.
+
+ Imperial Units
+
+ This switches between metric units (meters) and imperial
+ units (feet and miles). This affects the display of values
+ use during flight monitoring, data graphing and all of the
+ voice announcements. It does not change the units used when
+ exporting to CSV files, those are always produced in metric units.
+
+
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@@ -1319,6 +1330,73 @@ NAR #88757, TRA #12200
+
+ Configure Groundstation
+
+ Select this button and then select a TeleDongle Device from the list provided.
+
+
+ The first few lines of the dialog provide information about the
+ connected device, including the product name,
+ software version and hardware serial number. Below that are the
+ individual configuration entries.
+
+
+ Note that the TeleDongle itself doesn't save any configuration
+ data, the settings here are recorded on the local machine in
+ the Java preferences database. Moving the TeleDongle to
+ another machine, or using a different user account on the same
+ machine will cause settings made here to have no effect.
+
+
+ At the bottom of the dialog, there are three buttons:
+
+
+
+
+ Save. This writes any changes to the
+ local Java preferences file. If you don't
+ press this button, any changes you make will be lost.
+
+
+
+
+ Reset. This resets the dialog to the most recently saved values,
+ erasing any changes you have made.
+
+
+
+
+ Close. This closes the dialog. Any unsaved changes will be
+ lost.
+
+
+
+
+ The rest of the dialog contains the parameters to be configured.
+
+
+ Frequency
+
+ This configures the frequency to use for both telemetry and
+ packet command mode. Set this before starting any operation
+ involving packet command mode so that it will use the right
+ frequency. Telemetry monitoring mode also provides a menu to
+ change the frequency, and that menu also sets the same Java
+ preference value used here.
+
+
+
+ Radio Calibration
+
+ The radios in every Altus Metrum device are calibrated at the
+ factory to ensure that they transmit and receive on the
+ specified frequency. To change a TeleDongle's calibration,
+ you must reprogram the unit completely, so this entry simply
+ shows the current value and doesn't allow any changes.
+
+
+
Flash Image
@@ -1447,8 +1525,9 @@ NAR #88757, TRA #12200
In the rocket itself, you just need a TeleMetrum or
TeleMini board and
- a Li-Po rechargeable battery. An 860mAh battery weighs less than a 9V
- alkaline battery, and will run a TeleMetrum for hours.
+ a single-cell, 3.7 volt nominal Li-Po rechargeable battery. An
+ 850mAh battery weighs less than a 9V alkaline battery, and will
+ run a TeleMetrum for hours.
A 110mAh battery weighs less than a triple A battery and will run a TeleMetrum for
a few hours, or a TeleMini for much (much) longer.
@@ -1842,7 +1921,7 @@ NAR #88757, TRA #12200
Select the image you want put on the TeleMetrum, which should have a
- name in the form telemetrum-v1.1-1.0.0.ihx. It should be visible
+ name in the form telemetrum-v1.2-1.0.0.ihx. It should be visible
in the default directory, if not you may have to poke around
your system to find it.
@@ -2480,6 +2559,7 @@ NAR #88757, TRA #12200
Release Notes
+