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| author | Keith Packard <keithp@keithp.com> | 2012-11-18 10:20:52 -0800 | 
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| committer | Keith Packard <keithp@keithp.com> | 2012-11-18 10:20:52 -0800 | 
| commit | ba3532a8ca7083b09fde5827faeb95f0c2f3b07c (patch) | |
| tree | 502ecdef22d078fb6c3484c59bfee6f7809b9de5 /doc | |
| parent | 1df3e6402489480e30600304bf024481902f9425 (diff) | |
doc: Minor updates to the micropeak docs
Mention light issue in quick start guide. Update run-time estimate to
40 hours (measured over 44 hours)
Signed-off-by: Keith Packard <keithp@keithp.com>
Diffstat (limited to 'doc')
| -rw-r--r-- | doc/micropeak.xsl | 30 | 
1 files changed, 18 insertions, 12 deletions
| diff --git a/doc/micropeak.xsl b/doc/micropeak.xsl index 556700c0..284d0fb0 100644 --- a/doc/micropeak.xsl +++ b/doc/micropeak.xsl @@ -30,6 +30,13 @@  	  Initial release with preliminary hardware.  	</revremark>        </revision> +      <revision> +	<revnumber>1.0</revnumber> +	<date>18 November 2012</date> +	<revremark> +	  Updates for version 1.0 release. +	</revremark> +      </revision>      </revhistory>    </bookinfo>    <acknowledgements> @@ -70,7 +77,8 @@ NAR #88757, TRA #12200  	  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. +	  will damage the sensor, and shield it from light as that can +	  cause incorrect sensor readings.  	</para>        </listitem>        <listitem> @@ -115,8 +123,7 @@ NAR #88757, TRA #12200        </listitem>        <listitem>  	<para> -	  Recover the data. Turn MicroPeak off for a couple of seconds -	  (to discharge the capacitors) and then back on. MicroPeak +	  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.  	</para> @@ -141,14 +148,13 @@ NAR #88757, TRA #12200        to keep conductive material from coming in contact with the exposed metal elements.      </para>      <para> -      The barometric sensors used in MicroPeak is -      sensitive to sunlight. Please consider this when -      designing an installation, for example, in an air-frame with a -      see-through plastic payload bay. Many model rockets with payload bays -      use clear plastic for the payload bay. Replacing these with an opaque -      cardboard tube, painting them, or wrapping them with a layer of masking -      tape are all reasonable approaches to keep the sensor out of direct -      sunlight. +      The barometric sensor used in MicroPeak is sensitive to +      sunlight. Please consider this when designing an +      installation. Many model rockets with payload bays use clear +      plastic for the payload bay. Replacing these with an opaque +      cardboard tube, painting them, or wrapping them with a layer of +      masking tape are all reasonable approaches to keep the sensor +      out of direct sunlight.      </para>      <para>        The barometric sensor sampling ports must be able to "breathe", @@ -204,7 +210,7 @@ NAR #88757, TRA #12200        <title>Lithium Battery</title>        <para>  	The CR1025 battery used by MicroPeak holes 30mAh of power, -	which is sufficient to run for over 15 hours. Because +	which is sufficient to run for over 40 hours. Because  	MicroPeak powers down on landing, run time includes only time  	sitting on the launch pad or during flight.        </para> | 
