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diff --git a/doc/altusmetrum.xsl b/doc/altusmetrum.xsl index a0b94059..e62df612 100644 --- a/doc/altusmetrum.xsl +++ b/doc/altusmetrum.xsl @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ "/usr/share/xml/docbook/schema/dtd/4.5/docbookx.dtd"> <book> <title>The Altus Metrum System</title> - <subtitle>An Owner's Manual for TeleMetrum, TeleMini and TeleDongle Devices</subtitle> + <subtitle>An Owner's Manual for TeleMetrum, TeleMini, TeleDongle and TeleBT Devices</subtitle> <bookinfo> <author> <firstname>Bdale</firstname> @@ -137,15 +137,22 @@ NAR #88757, TRA #12200 air-frame. </para> <para> - Complementing TeleMetrum and TeleMini is TeleDongle, a USB to RF - interface for communicating with the altimeters. Combined with your - choice of antenna and - notebook computer, TeleDongle and our associated user interface software - form a complete ground station capable of logging and displaying in-flight - telemetry, aiding rocket recovery, then processing and archiving flight + TeleDongle was our first ground station, providing a USB to RF + interfaces for communicating with the altimeters. Combined with + your choice of antenna and notebook computer, TeleDongle and our + associated user interface software form a complete ground + station capable of logging and displaying in-flight telemetry, + aiding rocket recovery, then processing and archiving flight data for analysis and review. </para> <para> + For a slightly more portable ground station experience that also + provides direct rocket recovery support, TeleBT offers flight + monitoring and data logging using a Bluetooth connection between + the receiver and an Android device that has the Altos Droid + application installed from the Google Play store. + </para> + <para> More products will be added to the Altus Metrum family over time, and we currently envision that this will be a single, comprehensive manual for the entire product family. @@ -206,6 +213,16 @@ NAR #88757, TRA #12200 The latest version may always be downloaded from <ulink url="http://altusmetrum.org/AltOS"/>. </para> + <para> + If you're using a TeleBT instead of the TeleDongle, you'll want + to go install the Altos Droid application from the Google Play + store. You don't need a data plan to use Altos Droid, but + without network access, the Map view will be less useful as it + won't contain any map data. You can also use TeleBT connected + over USB with your laptop computer; it acts exactly like a + TeleDongle. Anywhere this manual talks about TeleDongle, you can + also read that as 'and TeleBT when connected via USB'. + </para> </chapter> <chapter> <title>Handling Precautions</title> @@ -373,15 +390,15 @@ NAR #88757, TRA #12200 flights, do what makes sense. </para> <para> - If idle mode is entered, you will hear an audible "di-dit" or see - two short flashes ("I" for idle), and the flight state machine is - disengaged, thus no ejection charges will fire. The altimeters also - listen for the radio link when in idle mode for requests sent via - TeleDongle. Commands can be issued to a TeleMetrum in idle mode - over either - USB or the radio link equivalently. TeleMini only has the radio link. - Idle mode is useful for configuring the altimeter, for extracting data - from the on-board storage chip after flight, and for ground testing + If idle mode is entered, you will hear an audible "di-dit" or + see two short flashes ("I" for idle), and the flight state + machine is disengaged, thus no ejection charges will fire. + The altimeters also listen for the radio link when in idle + mode for requests sent via TeleDongle. Commands can be issued + to a TeleMetrum in idle mode over either USB or the radio link + equivalently. TeleMini only has the radio link. Idle mode is + useful for configuring the altimeter, for extracting data from + the on-board storage chip after flight, and for ground testing pyro charges. </para> <para> @@ -452,11 +469,12 @@ NAR #88757, TRA #12200 <section> <title>Controlling An Altimeter Over The Radio Link</title> <para> - One of the unique features of the Altus Metrum system is - the ability to create a two way command link between TeleDongle - and an altimeter using the digital radio transceivers built into - each device. This allows you to interact with the altimeter from - afar, as if it were directly connected to the computer. + One of the unique features of the Altus Metrum system is the + ability to create a two way command link between TeleDongle + and an altimeter using the digital radio transceivers + built into each device. This allows you to interact with the + altimeter from afar, as if it were directly connected to the + computer. </para> <para> Any operation which can be performed with TeleMetrum can @@ -1618,15 +1636,42 @@ NAR #88757, TRA #12200 </section> <section> <title>Connecting to TeleBT</title> + <para> + Press the Android 'Menu' button or soft-key to see the + configuration options available. Select the 'Connect a device' + option and then the 'Scan for devices' entry at the bottom to + look for your TeleBT device. Select your device, and when it + asks for the code, enter '1234'. + </para> + <para> + Subsequent connections will not require you to enter that + code, and your 'paired' device will appear in the list without + scanning. + </para> </section> <section> <title>Configuring AltosDroid</title> + <para> + The only configuration option available for AltosDroid is + which frequency to listen on. Press the Android 'Menu' button + or soft-key and pick the 'Select radio frequency' entry. That + brings up a menu of pre-set radio frequencies; pick the one + which matches your altimeter. + </para> </section> <section> <title>Flight Monitoring</title> </section> <section> <title>Downloading Flight Logs</title> + <para> + Altos Droid always saves every bit of telemetry data it + receives. To download that to a computer for use with AltosUI, + simply remove the SD card from your Android device, or connect + your device to your computer's USB port and browse the files + on that device. You will find '.telem' files in the TeleMetrum + directory that will work with AltosUI directly. + </para> </section> </chapter> <chapter> |