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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> |