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| author | Keith Packard <keithp@keithp.com> | 2015-10-31 21:34:42 -0700 | 
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| committer | Keith Packard <keithp@keithp.com> | 2015-11-01 06:02:14 -0800 | 
| commit | ce297f14ff54d230d01fb6dedaafca571e8b836b (patch) | |
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doc: Finish converting docs to asciidoc format
Signed-off-by: Keith Packard <keithp@keithp.com>
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| diff --git a/doc/release-notes-1.0.1.inc b/doc/release-notes-1.0.1.inc new file mode 100644 index 00000000..067727e9 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/release-notes-1.0.1.inc @@ -0,0 +1,100 @@ += Release Notes for Version 1.0.1 +:toc!: +:doctype: article + +	Version 1.0.1 is a major release, adding support for the +	TeleMini device and lots of new AltosUI features +   +	== AltOS + +		AltOS New Features + +		* Add TeleMini v1.0 support. + +		* 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. + +		* Ability to disable telemetry. For airframes where an antenna +		  just isn't possible, or where radio transmissions might +		  cause trouble with other electronics, there's a +		  configuration option to disable all telemetry. Note that the +		  board will still enable the radio link in idle mode. + +		* 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. + + +		AltOS Fixes + +		* 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. + +		* 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 Application + +		AltosUI New Features + +		* 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. + +		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. | 
