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| author | Bdale Garbee <bdale@gag.com> | 2018-10-08 17:52:22 -0600 |
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| committer | Bdale Garbee <bdale@gag.com> | 2018-10-08 17:52:22 -0600 |
| commit | 2450e69d3afd3345a6e5f7ca133d929fbdcfdf53 (patch) | |
| tree | c04aa34bdecbf909dbeea8854390364bf140e7ca /doc/usage.inc | |
| parent | 449ed72371f80f03dcc5dcf66af5c9465e7ed57e (diff) | |
| parent | 5a86ff43a2b4a90dbddc1bba48019626e1b83e10 (diff) | |
Merge branch 'branch-1.8' into debian
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diff --git a/doc/usage.inc b/doc/usage.inc index d010f398..dd795bdd 100644 --- a/doc/usage.inc +++ b/doc/usage.inc @@ -323,3 +323,22 @@ different kind of battery to any of these will destroy the board. endif::telemega,easymega,telemetrum[] + + === Using Packet Link Mode + + All AltusMetrum flight computers that have a radio can + communicate with the ground station software for + configuration and other operations using the Packet + Link mode. This uses radio communication instead of a + USB cable. To set this up, the ground station software + must be configured to the correct data rate, frequency + and callsign. + + You can monitor Packet Link mode from TeleBT or + TeleDongle by watching the LEDs. Each time the device + transmits, the red LED will flash. When the link is + busy, or when the link is not working, the device will + transmit 10 times per second, so the LED will flash + rapidly. When the link is working and there is no data + to send, the link will flash once per second, and the + LED will flash more slowly. |