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| author | Keith Packard <keithp@keithp.com> | 2015-11-13 20:56:45 -0800 | 
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| committer | Keith Packard <keithp@keithp.com> | 2015-11-13 20:56:45 -0800 | 
| commit | 87cb41dfa07153b4dc44f723c65888945b3a11b1 (patch) | |
| tree | 8f37af117ebd3f71109adf6b5d6a98eccbd12436 | |
| parent | 4c1206a47431c7d873228fdd7328e1b9ac93a390 (diff) | |
doc: Reformat 'Using MicroPeak' section
Use labeled paragraphs to make the steps stand out.
Signed-off-by: Keith Packard <keithp@keithp.com>
| -rw-r--r-- | doc/micropeak.txt | 101 | 
1 files changed, 55 insertions, 46 deletions
| diff --git a/doc/micropeak.txt b/doc/micropeak.txt index a3d644d2..d5036a00 100644 --- a/doc/micropeak.txt +++ b/doc/micropeak.txt @@ -24,56 +24,65 @@  	MicroPeak is designed to be easy to use. Requiring no external  	components, flying takes just a few steps -	* Install the battery. Fit a CR1025 battery into the plastic -	  carrier. The positive (\+) terminal should be towards the more -	  open side of the carrier. Slip the carrier into the battery -	  holder with the positive (+) terminal facing away from the -	  circuit board. +	Install the battery:: + +	  Fit a CR1025 battery into the plastic carrier. The positive +	  (\+) terminal should be towards the more open side of the +	  carrier. Slip the carrier into the battery holder with the +	  positive (+) terminal facing away from the circuit board.  		.MicroPeak and Battery  		image::micropeak-back.jpg[width="4.5in"] -	* Install MicroPeak in your rocket. This can be as simple as -	  preparing a soft cushion of wadding inside a vented model payload -	  bay. Wherever you mount it, make sure you protect the -	  barometric sensor from corrosive ejection gasses as those -	  will damage the sensor, and shield it from light as that can -	  cause incorrect sensor readings. - -	* Turn MicroPeak on. Slide the switch so that the actuator -	  covers the '1' printed on the board. MicroPeak will report -	  the maximum height of the last flight in decimeters using a -	  sequence of flashes on the LED. A sequence of short flashes -	  indicates one digit. A single long flash indicates zero. The -	  height is reported in decimeters, so the last digit will be -	  tenths of a meter. For example, if MicroPeak reports 5 4 4 -	  3, then the maximum height of the last flight was 544.3m, or -	  1786 feet. - -      	* Finish preparing the rocket for flight. After the -	  previous flight data have been reported, MicroPeak waits for -	  one minute before starting to check for launch. This gives -	  you time to finish assembling the rocket. As those -	  activities might cause pressure changes inside the airframe, -	  MicroPeak might accidentally detect boost. If you need to do -	  anything to the airframe after the one minute window passes, -	  make sure to be careful not to disturb the altimeter. The -	  LED will remain dark during the one minute delay, but after -	  that, it will start blinking once every 3 seconds. - -      	* Fly the rocket. Once the rocket passes about 30m in height -	  (100 feet), the micro-controller will record the ground -	  pressure and track the pressure seen during the flight. In -	  this mode, the LED flickers rapidly. When the rocket lands, -	  and the pressure stabilizes, the micro-controller will record -	  the minimum pressure pressure experienced during the flight, -	  compute the height represented by the difference in air -	  pressure and blink that value out on the LED. After that, -	  MicroPeak powers down to conserve battery power. - -      	* Recover the data. Turn MicroPeak off and then back on. MicroPeak -	  will blink out the maximum height for the last flight. Turn -	  MicroPeak back off to conserve battery power. +	Install MicroPeak in your rocket:: + +	  This can be as simple as preparing a soft cushion of wadding +	  inside a vented model payload bay. Wherever you mount it, +	  make sure you protect the barometric sensor from corrosive +	  ejection gasses as those will damage the sensor, and shield +	  it from light as that can cause incorrect sensor readings. + +	Turn MicroPeak on:: + +	  Slide the switch so that the actuator covers the '1' printed +	  on the board. MicroPeak will report the maximum height of +	  the last flight in decimeters using a sequence of flashes on +	  the LED. A sequence of short flashes indicates one digit. A +	  single long flash indicates zero. The height is reported in +	  decimeters, so the last digit will be tenths of a meter. For +	  example, if MicroPeak reports 5 4 4 3, then the maximum +	  height of the last flight was 544.3m, or 1786 feet. + +      	Finish preparing the rocket for flight:: + +	  After the previous flight data have been reported, MicroPeak +	  waits for one minute before starting to check for +	  launch. This gives you time to finish assembling the +	  rocket. As those activities might cause pressure changes +	  inside the airframe, MicroPeak might accidentally detect +	  boost. If you need to do anything to the airframe after the +	  one minute window passes, make sure to be careful not to +	  disturb the altimeter. The LED will remain dark during the +	  one minute delay, but after that, it will start blinking +	  once every 3 seconds. + +      	Fly the rocket:: + +	  Once the rocket passes about 30m in height (100 feet), the +	  micro-controller will record the ground pressure and track +	  the pressure seen during the flight. In this mode, the LED +	  flickers rapidly. When the rocket lands, and the pressure +	  stabilizes, the micro-controller will record the minimum +	  pressure pressure experienced during the flight, compute the +	  height represented by the difference in air pressure and +	  blink that value out on the LED. After that, MicroPeak +	  powers down to conserve battery power. + +      	Recover the data:: + +	  Turn MicroPeak off and then back on. MicroPeak will blink +	  out the maximum height for the last flight. Turn MicroPeak +	  back off to conserve battery power.  == The MicroPeak USB adapter | 
