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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) | |
tree | 60f23cba6be2e6265f8e2b51df6785e1721d85ff /doc/release-notes-1.4.inc | |
parent | 9aed128dc0aab5d49e1b3264c864a6c3e929bffe (diff) |
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-1.4.inc b/doc/release-notes-1.4.inc new file mode 100644 index 00000000..f4ab9ad2 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/release-notes-1.4.inc @@ -0,0 +1,125 @@ += Release Notes for Version 1.4 +:toc!: +:doctype: article + + 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 + + == AltOS + + AltOS new features: + + * Add support for TeleGPS boards. + + * Make the beeper tone configurable, making it + possible to distinguish between two Altus Metrum + products in the same ebay. + + * Make the firing time for extra pyro channels + configurable, allowing longer (or shorter) than the + default 50ms. Only relevant for TeleMega at this + time. + + AltOS fixes: + + * 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. + + * Change state beeping to "Farnsworth spacing", which + means they're quite a bit faster than before, and so + they take less time to send. + + * Fix bug preventing the selection of the 'Flight + State After' mode in pyro configuration. + + * Fix bug where erasing flights would reset the flight + number to 2 on TeleMega and TeleMetrum v2. + + * Fix u-Blox GPS driver to mark course and speed data + as being present. + + == AltosUI Application + + AltosUI new features: + + * 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. + + * 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. + + * Add new 'Ignitor' tab to the flight monitor display + for TeleMega's extra ignitors. + + * Add additional ignitor firing marks and voltages to + the graph so you can see when the ignitors fired, + along with the ignitor voltages. + + * Add GPS course, ground speed and climb rate as + optional graph elements. + + AltosUI fixes: + + * 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. + + * Hide Tilt Angle in ascent tab for devices that don't + have a gyro. + + * Increase the width of data lines in the graphs to + make them easier to read. + + * 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. + + * 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. + + * Display error message when trying to configure + maximum flight log size while the flight computer + still has flight data stored. + + * 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. + + == TeleGPS Application + + * New application designed for use with TeleGPS boards. + + * Shares code with AltosUI, mostly just trimmed down + to focus on TeleGPS-related functions. + + == Documentation + + Documentation changes: + + * 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. + + * Add a description of the 'Apogee Lockout' setting, + which prevents the apogee charge from firing for a + configurable amount of time after boost. |