X-Git-Url: https://git.gag.com/?p=fw%2Faltos;a=blobdiff_plain;f=doc%2Ftelemini.inc;h=7dd04bf099d887abc6349d0f217a12c0ab09321a;hp=ec613ddd6508efe613b15cd37906a118e0a32528;hb=HEAD;hpb=b5a42665d7811707b6bd4a67d7d8e6532daa29e4 diff --git a/doc/telemini.inc b/doc/telemini.inc index ec613ddd..97bca72b 100644 --- a/doc/telemini.inc +++ b/doc/telemini.inc @@ -1,7 +1,8 @@ == TeleMini .TeleMini v3 Board - image::telemini-v3.jpg[width="5.5in"] + image::telemini-v3.0-top.jpg[width=400] + image::telemini-v3.0-bottom.jpg[width=400] TeleMini v3 is 0.5 inches by 1.67 inches. It was designed to fit inside an 18mm air-frame tube, but using it in @@ -37,16 +38,16 @@ |Apogee pyro channel connection to pyro circuit |2 - |Apogee + - |Apogee pyro channel common connection to battery + + |Apogee +++ + |Apogee pyro channel common connection to battery +++ |3 |Main - |Main pyro channel connection to pyro circuit |4 - |Main + - |Main pyro channel common connection to battery + + |Main +++ + |Main pyro channel common connection to battery +++ |Left |Switch Output @@ -61,11 +62,11 @@ As described above, using an external pyro battery involves connecting the negative battery terminal to the flight - computer ground, connecting the positive battery terminal to - one of the igniter leads and connecting the other igniter - lead to the per-channel pyro circuit connection. Because - there is no solid ground connection to use on TeleMini, this - is not recommended. + computer ground, connecting the switched positive battery + terminal to one of the igniter leads and connecting the other + igniter lead to the per-channel pyro circuit connection. + Because there is no solid ground connection to use on + TeleMini, this is not recommended. The only available ground connection on TeleMini v3 are the two mounting holes next to the telemetry @@ -74,7 +75,9 @@ Connecting the positive battery terminal to the pyro charges must be done separate from TeleMini v3, by soldering - them together or using some other connector. + them together or using some other connector. Note that you + must include a switch in the pyro battery positive lead for + safety! The other lead from each pyro charge is then inserted into the appropriate per-pyro channel screw terminal (terminal 3 for the @@ -93,6 +96,56 @@ the left power switch wire. Hook a lead to either of the mounting holes for a ground connection. + === Using Packet Link Mode with TeleMini + + After TeleMini powers up, it will check to see if some + device is attempting to communicate with it using + Packet Link Mode. If so, it will switch to idle mode + and start communicating. To switch to flight mode, + reboot the device either over the radio link or by + powering it off and back on. + + If no ground station is attempting to communicate + using Packet Link Mode, TeleMini will enter pad mode + and prepare for flight. + + The sequence of operations to use Packet Link Mode + with TeleMini is: + + 1. Configure the ground station data rate, frequency + and callsign to match the TeleMini settings. + + 2. Start Packet Link Mode in the ground station by + selecting the desired operation (Safe Flight Data, + Configure Altimeter, Fire Igniter or Monitor + Idle). Select the TeleBT or TeleDongle device. The + red LED should begin flashing rapidly. + + 3. Turn on TeleMini. You should see the red LED flash + very rapidly during the initial communication burst, + but it should then slow down when the link is idle. + + Once TeleMini is in Idle mode, it will stay in that + mode until rebooted. That means you can stop one + Packet Link operation, wait a while and start another + Packet Link operation. + + === Forcing TeleMini radio parameters to known defaults + + If you don't know what the TeleMini frequency and + callsign settings are, you can temporarily force it + back to the original default values (frequency + 434.550MHz, callsign N0CALL) by connecting a wire + between hole 3 and hole 6 on the debug connector. Hole + 3 has the square pad around it, hole 6 is the one + nearest the MS5607 baro sensor, which is a rectangular + component with a metal cap that has two holes in it. + + Once TeleMini has been powered up with this wire + connected, the wire may be removed. The radio + parameters will stay set to these default values until + changed by the user or when the device is rebooted. + === TeleMini v1 TeleMini v1 is the earlier version of this product. It @@ -101,5 +154,5 @@ power switch. .TeleMini v1 Board - image::telemini-v1-top.jpg[width="5.5in"] + image::telemini-v1-top.jpg[width=400]