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| author | Keith Packard <keithp@keithp.com> | 2014-06-02 23:43:54 -0700 | 
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| committer | Keith Packard <keithp@keithp.com> | 2014-06-02 23:43:54 -0700 | 
| commit | f59d69064763cfad2b4b15fd9660fd5fa21dba5e (patch) | |
| tree | b20fe668b9f0580b1bd737f2a1b30a135baf7f39 | |
| parent | cd2179cb0d71749f3637cc3ee03ccc6adfd74aae (diff) | |
doc: Create release notes for version 1.4
Signed-off-by: Keith Packard <keithp@keithp.com>
| -rw-r--r-- | doc/Makefile | 3 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | doc/altusmetrum.xsl | 7 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | doc/release-notes-1.4.xsl | 180 | 
3 files changed, 189 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/doc/Makefile b/doc/Makefile index 05a49927..254e63c4 100644 --- a/doc/Makefile +++ b/doc/Makefile @@ -14,7 +14,8 @@ RELNOTES=\  	release-notes-1.2.1.html \  	release-notes-1.3.html \  	release-notes-1.3.1.html \ -	release-notes-1.3.2.html +	release-notes-1.3.2.html \ +	release-notes-1.4.html  PICTURES=\  	altosui.png \ diff --git a/doc/altusmetrum.xsl b/doc/altusmetrum.xsl index 39b3998a..f91ac191 100644 --- a/doc/altusmetrum.xsl +++ b/doc/altusmetrum.xsl @@ -5299,6 +5299,13 @@ NAR #88757, TRA #12200    <appendix>      <title>Release Notes</title>      <simplesect> +      <title>Version 1.4</title> +      <xi:include +	  xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" +	  href="release-notes-1.4.xsl" +	  xpointer="xpointer(/article/*)"/> +    </simplesect> +    <simplesect>        <title>Version 1.3.2</title>        <xi:include  	  xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" diff --git a/doc/release-notes-1.4.xsl b/doc/release-notes-1.4.xsl new file mode 100644 index 00000000..43944bbd --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/release-notes-1.4.xsl @@ -0,0 +1,180 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> +<!DOCTYPE book PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.5//EN" +"/usr/share/xml/docbook/schema/dtd/4.5/docbookx.dtd"> + +<article> +  <para> +    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 +  </para> +  <para> +    AltOS Firmware Changes +    <itemizedlist> +      <listitem> +	<para> +	  Add support for TeleGPS boards. +	</para> +      </listitem> +      <listitem> +	<para> +	  Replace the 'dit dit dit' tones at startup with the current +	  battery voltage, measured in tenths of a volt. This lets you +	  check the battery voltage without needing telemetry, which +	  is especially useful on EasyMini. +	</para> +      </listitem> +      <listitem> +	<para> +	  Change state beeping to "Farnsworth spacing", which means +	  they're quite a bit faster than before, and so they take +	  less time to send. +	</para> +      </listitem> +      <listitem> +	<para> +	  Make the beeper tone configurable, making it possible to +	  distinguish between two Altus Metrum products in the same ebay. +	</para> +      </listitem> +      <listitem> +	<para> +	  Fix bug preventing the selection of the 'Flight State After' +	  mode in pyro configuration. +	</para> +      </listitem> +    </itemizedlist> +  </para> +  <para> +    AltosUI new features +    <itemizedlist> +      <listitem> +	<para> +	  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 space. You will need to +	  re-download all of your pre-loaded map images. +	</para> +      </listitem> +      <listitem> +	<para> +	  Add a distance measuring device to the maps view. Select +	  this by using any button other than the left one, or by +	  pressing shift or control on the keyboard while using the +	  left button. +	</para> +      </listitem> +      <listitem> +	<para> +	  Add new 'Ignitor' tab to the flight monitor display for +	  TeleMega's extra ignitors. +	</para> +      </listitem> +      <listitem> +	<para> +	  Increase the width of data lines in the graphs to make them +	  easier to read. +	</para> +      </listitem> +      <listitem> +	<para> +	  Add additional ignitor firing marks and voltages to the +	  graph so you can see when the ignitors fired, along with +	  the ignitor voltages. +	</para> +      </listitem> +      <listitem> +	<para> +	  Add GPS course, ground speed and climb rate as optional +	  graph elements. +	</para> +      </listitem> +    </itemizedlist> +  </para> +  <para> +    AltosUI fixes +    <itemizedlist> +      <listitem> +	<para> +	  When flashing new firmware, re-try opening the device as +	  sometimes it takes a while for the underlying operating +	  system to recognize that the device has rebooted in +	  preparation for the flashing operation. +	</para> +      </listitem> +      <listitem> +	<para> +	  Hide Tilt Angle in ascent tab for devices that don't have a gyro. +	</para> +      </listitem> +      <listitem> +	<para> +	  Filter out speed and acceleration spikes caused by ejection +	  charge firing when computing the maximum values. This +	  provides a more accurate reading of those maximums. +	</para> +      </listitem> +      <listitem> +	<para> +	  Fix EasyMini voltage displays. Early EasyMini prototypes +	  used a 3.0V regulator, and AltosUI still used that value as +	  the basis of the computation. Production EasyMini boards +	  have always shipped with a 3.3V regulator. Also, purple +	  EasyMini boards sensed the battery voltage past the blocking +	  diode, resulting in a drop of about 150mV from the true +	  battery voltage. Compensate for that when displaying the +	  value. +	</para> +      </listitem> +      <listitem> +	<para> +	  Display error message when trying to configure maximum +	  flight log size while the flight computer still has flight +	  data stored. +	</para> +      </listitem> +      <listitem> +	<para> +	  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. +	</para> +      </listitem> +    </itemizedlist> +  </para> +  <para> +    TeleGPS Application +    <itemizedlist> +      <listitem> +	<para> +	  New application designed for use with TeleGPS boards. +	</para> +      </listitem> +      <listitem> +	<para> +	  Shares code with AltosUI, mostly just trimmed down to focus +	  on TeleGPS-related functions. +	</para> +      </listitem> +    </itemizedlist> +  </para> +  <para> +    Documentation changes +    <itemizedlist> +      <listitem> +	<para> +	  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. +	</para> +      </listitem> +      <listitem> +	<para> +	  Add a description of the 'Apogee Lockout' setting, which +	  prevents the apogee charge from firing for a configurable +	  amount of time after boost. +	</para> +      </listitem> +    </itemizedlist> +  </para> +</article>  | 
