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| author | Keith Packard <keithp@keithp.com> | 2013-04-20 21:40:47 -0500 |
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| committer | Keith Packard <keithp@keithp.com> | 2013-04-20 22:20:29 -0500 |
| commit | 6348186397dbef6da912586cea58d6663c511501 (patch) | |
| tree | d15fbf1dbbb390e185bc016440783216d608f6fd | |
| parent | 0d49c16c6c33264952854b9f24bc737d92036449 (diff) | |
doc: Start filling in details about Altos Droid flight monitoring
This is almost all identical to AltosUI; I think we'll want to share
the two sections.
Signed-off-by: Keith Packard <keithp@keithp.com>
| -rw-r--r-- | doc/altusmetrum.xsl | 81 |
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diff --git a/doc/altusmetrum.xsl b/doc/altusmetrum.xsl index e62df612..294f30ac 100644 --- a/doc/altusmetrum.xsl +++ b/doc/altusmetrum.xsl @@ -1660,7 +1660,86 @@ NAR #88757, TRA #12200 </para> </section> <section> - <title>Flight Monitoring</title> + <title>Altos Droid Flight Monitoring</title> + <para> + Altos Droid is designed to mimic the AltosUI flight monitoring + display, providing separate tabs for each stage of your rocket + flight along with a tab containing a map of the local area + with icons marking the current location of the altimeter and + the Android device. + </para> + <section> + <title>Pad</title> + <para> + The 'Launch Pad' tab shows information used to decide when the + rocket is ready for flight. The first elements include red/green + indicators, if any of these is red, you'll want to evaluate + whether the rocket is ready to launch: + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para> + Battery Voltage. This indicates whether the Li-Po battery + powering the TeleMetrum has sufficient charge to last for + the duration of the flight. A value of more than + 3.7V is required for a 'GO' status. + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + Apogee Igniter Voltage. This indicates whether the apogee + igniter has continuity. If the igniter has a low + resistance, then the voltage measured here will be close + to the Li-Po battery voltage. A value greater than 3.2V is + required for a 'GO' status. + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + Main Igniter Voltage. This indicates whether the main + igniter has continuity. If the igniter has a low + resistance, then the voltage measured here will be close + to the Li-Po battery voltage. A value greater than 3.2V is + required for a 'GO' status. + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + On-board Data Logging. This indicates whether there is + space remaining on-board to store flight data for the + upcoming flight. If you've downloaded data, but failed + to erase flights, there may not be any space + left. TeleMetrum can store multiple flights, depending + on the configured maximum flight log size. TeleMini + stores only a single flight, so it will need to be + downloaded and erased after each flight to capture + data. This only affects on-board flight logging; the + altimeter will still transmit telemetry and fire + ejection charges at the proper times. + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + GPS Locked. For a TeleMetrum device, this indicates whether the GPS receiver is + currently able to compute position information. GPS requires + at least 4 satellites to compute an accurate position. + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + GPS Ready. For a TeleMetrum device, this indicates whether GPS has reported at least + 10 consecutive positions without losing lock. This ensures + that the GPS receiver has reliable reception from the + satellites. + </para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + <para> + The Launchpad tab also shows the computed launch pad position + and altitude, averaging many reported positions to improve the + accuracy of the fix. + </para> + </para> + </section> </section> <section> <title>Downloading Flight Logs</title> |