From 566b16e67be38c6425e616a5c38d641c4e1a9b12 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Keith Packard Date: Wed, 10 Aug 2011 22:43:26 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] doc: Add 1.0 release notes. Signed-off-by: Keith Packard --- doc/Makefile | 8 +++- doc/altusmetrum.xsl | 1 + doc/release-notes-1.0.xsl | 96 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 3 files changed, 104 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) create mode 100644 doc/release-notes-1.0.xsl diff --git a/doc/Makefile b/doc/Makefile index 6d9ea8eb..35858b15 100644 --- a/doc/Makefile +++ b/doc/Makefile @@ -6,7 +6,10 @@ RELNOTES=\ release-notes-0.7.1.html \ release-notes-0.8.html \ release-notes-0.9.html \ - release-notes-0.9.2.html + release-notes-0.9.2.html \ + release-notes-1.0.html + +RELNOTES_XSL=$(RELNOTES:.html=.xsl) HTML=altusmetrum.html altos.html telemetry.html $(RELNOTES) PDF=altusmetrum.pdf altos.pdf telemetry.pdf DOC=$(HTML) $(PDF) @@ -45,6 +48,9 @@ clean: distclean: rm -f $(HTML) $(PDF) *.fo +altusmetrum.html: $(RELNOTES_XSL) +altusmetrum.fo: $(RELNOTES_XSL) + indent: altusmetrum.xsl xmlindent -i 2 < altusmetrum.xsl > altusmetrum.new diff --git a/doc/altusmetrum.xsl b/doc/altusmetrum.xsl index 88c9b80a..e97666ae 100644 --- a/doc/altusmetrum.xsl +++ b/doc/altusmetrum.xsl @@ -2131,6 +2131,7 @@ NAR #88757, TRA #12200 Release Notes + diff --git a/doc/release-notes-1.0.xsl b/doc/release-notes-1.0.xsl new file mode 100644 index 00000000..b42917c5 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/release-notes-1.0.xsl @@ -0,0 +1,96 @@ + + + +
+ + Version 1.0 is a major release, adding support for the TeleMini + device and lots of new AltosUI features + + + AltOS Firmware Changes + + + Add TeleMini v1.0 support. Firmware images for TeleMini are + included in AltOS releases. + + + Change telemetry to be encoded in multiple 32-byte packets. This + enables support for TeleMini and other devices without requiring + further updates to the TeleDongle firmware. + + + Support operation of TeleMetrum with the antenna pointing + aft. Previous firmware versions required the antenna to be + pointing upwards, now there is a configuration option allowing + the antenna to point aft, to aid installation in some airframes. + + + Arbitrary frequency selection. The radios in Altus Metrum + devices can be programmed to a wide range of frequencies, so + instead of limiting devices to 10 pre-selected 'channels', the + new firmware allows the user to choose any frequency in the + 70cm band. Note that the RF matching circuit on the boards is + tuned for around 435MHz, so frequencies far from that may + reduce the available range. + + + Kalman-filter based flight-tracking. The model based sensor + fusion approach of a Kalman filter means that AltOS now + computes apogee much more accurately than before, generally + 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. + + + + + AltosUI Changes + + + Wait for altimeter when using packet mode. Instead of quicly + timing out when trying to initialize a packet mode + configuration connection, AltosUI now 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. + + + Add main/apogee voltage graphs to the data plot. This provides + a visual indication if the igniters fail before being fired. + + + Scan for altimeter devices by watching the defined telemetry + frequencies. This avoids the problem of remembering what + frequency a device was configured to use, which is especially + important with TeleMini which does not include a USB connection. + + + Monitor altimeter state in "Idle" mode. This provides much of + the information presented in the "Pad" dialog from the Monitor + Flight command, monitoring the igniters, battery and GPS + status withing requiring the flight computer to be armed and + ready for flight. + + + Pre-load map images from home. For those launch sites which + don't provide free Wi-Fi, this allows you to download the + necessary satellite images given the location of the launch + site. A list of known launch sites is maintained at + altusmetrum.org which AltosUI downloads to populate a menu; if + you've got a launch site not on that list, please send the + name of it, latitude and longitude along with a link to the + web site of the controlling club to the altusmetrum mailing list. + + + Flight statistics are now displayed in the Graph data + window. These include max height/speed/accel, average descent + rates and a few other bits of information. The Graph Data + window can now be reached from the 'Landed' tab in the Monitor + Flight window so you can immediately see the results of a + flight. + + + +
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