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diff --git a/AltOS/doc/release-notes-1.0.1.html b/AltOS/doc/release-notes-1.0.1.html index a58fed6..c01939e 100644 --- a/AltOS/doc/release-notes-1.0.1.html +++ b/AltOS/doc/release-notes-1.0.1.html @@ -1,81 +1,88 @@ -<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1"><title></title><meta name="generator" content="DocBook XSL Stylesheets V1.78.1"></head><body bgcolor="white" text="black" link="#0000FF" vlink="#840084" alink="#0000FF"><div class="article"><div class="titlepage"><hr></div><p> - Version 1.0.1 is a major release, adding support for the TeleMini - device and lots of new AltosUI features - </p><p> - AltOS Firmware Changes - </p><div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist" style="list-style-type: disc; "><li class="listitem"><p> - Add TeleMini v1.0 support. Firmware images for TeleMini are - included in AltOS releases. - </p></li><li class="listitem"><p> - Change telemetry to be encoded in multiple 32-byte packets. This - enables support for TeleMini and other devices without requiring - further updates to the TeleDongle firmware. - </p></li><li class="listitem"><p> - Support operation of TeleMetrum with the antenna pointing - aft. Previous firmware versions required the antenna to be - pointing upwards, now there is a configuration option allowing - the antenna to point aft, to aid installation in some airframes. - </p></li><li class="listitem"><p> - Ability to disable telemetry. For airframes where an antenna - just isn't possible, or where radio transmissions might cause - trouble with other electronics, there's a configuration option - to disable all telemetry. Note that the board will still - enable the radio link in idle mode. - </p></li><li class="listitem"><p> - Arbitrary frequency selection. The radios in Altus Metrum - devices can be programmed to a wide range of frequencies, so - instead of limiting devices to 10 pre-selected 'channels', the - new firmware allows the user to choose any frequency in the - 70cm band. Note that the RF matching circuit on the boards is - tuned for around 435MHz, so frequencies far from that may - reduce the available range. - </p></li><li class="listitem"><p> - Kalman-filter based flight-tracking. The model based sensor - fusion approach of a Kalman filter means that AltOS now - computes apogee much more accurately than before, generally - within a fraction of a second. In addition, this approach - allows the baro-only TeleMini device to correctly identify - Mach transitions, avoiding the error-prone selection of a Mach - delay. - </p></li></ul></div><p> - </p><p> - AltosUI Changes - </p><div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist" style="list-style-type: disc; "><li class="listitem"><p> - Wait for altimeter when using packet mode. Instead of quicly - timing out when trying to initialize a packet mode - configuration connection, AltosUI now waits indefinitely for - the remote device to appear, providing a cancel button should - the user get bored. This is necessary as the TeleMini can only - be placed in "Idle" mode if AltosUI is polling it. - </p></li><li class="listitem"><p> - Add main/apogee voltage graphs to the data plot. This provides - a visual indication if the igniters fail before being fired. - </p></li><li class="listitem"><p> - Scan for altimeter devices by watching the defined telemetry - frequencies. This avoids the problem of remembering what - frequency a device was configured to use, which is especially - important with TeleMini which does not include a USB connection. - </p></li><li class="listitem"><p> - Monitor altimeter state in "Idle" mode. This provides much of - the information presented in the "Pad" dialog from the Monitor - Flight command, monitoring the igniters, battery and GPS - status withing requiring the flight computer to be armed and - ready for flight. - </p></li><li class="listitem"><p> - Pre-load map images from home. For those launch sites which - don't provide free Wi-Fi, this allows you to download the - necessary satellite images given the location of the launch - site. A list of known launch sites is maintained at - altusmetrum.org which AltosUI downloads to populate a menu; if - you've got a launch site not on that list, please send the - name of it, latitude and longitude along with a link to the - web site of the controlling club to the altusmetrum mailing list. - </p></li><li class="listitem"><p> - Flight statistics are now displayed in the Graph data - window. These include max height/speed/accel, average descent - rates and a few other bits of information. The Graph Data - window can now be reached from the 'Landed' tab in the Monitor - Flight window so you can immediately see the results of a - flight. - </p></li></ul></div><p> - </p></div></body></html> +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> +<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" /><title>Release Notes for Version 1.0.1</title><link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="am.css" /><meta name="generator" content="DocBook XSL Stylesheets V1.78.1" /></head><body><div xml:lang="en" class="article" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title"><a id="idm45643182896304"></a>Release Notes for Version 1.0.1</h2></div><div><div class="author"><h3 class="author"><span class="firstname">Bdale</span> <span class="surname">Garbee</span></h3><code class="email"><<a class="email" href="mailto:bdale@gag.com">bdale@gag.com</a>></code></div></div><div><div class="author"><h3 class="author"><span class="firstname">Keith</span> <span class="surname">Packard</span></h3><code class="email"><<a class="email" href="mailto:keithp@keithp.com">keithp@keithp.com</a>></code></div></div><div><p class="copyright">Copyright © 2011 Bdale Garbee and Keith Packard</p></div><div><div class="legalnotice"><a id="idm45643183043184"></a><p> + This document is released under the terms of the + <a class="ulink" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/" target="_top"> + Creative Commons ShareAlike 3.0 + </a> + license. + </p></div></div></div><hr /></div><p>Version 1.0.1 is a major release, adding support for the +TeleMini device and lots of new AltosUI features</p><div class="section"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a id="_altos"></a>1. AltOS</h2></div></div></div><p>AltOS New Features</p><div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist" style="list-style-type: disc; "><li class="listitem"> +Add TeleMini v1.0 support. +</li><li class="listitem"> +Support operation of TeleMetrum with the antenna pointing +aft. Previous firmware versions required the antenna to be +pointing upwards, now there is a configuration option +allowing the antenna to point aft, to aid installation in +some airframes. +</li><li class="listitem"> +Ability to disable telemetry. For airframes where an antenna +just isn’t possible, or where radio transmissions might +cause trouble with other electronics, there’s a +configuration option to disable all telemetry. Note that the +board will still enable the radio link in idle mode. +</li><li class="listitem"> +Arbitrary frequency selection. The radios in Altus Metrum +devices can be programmed to a wide range of frequencies, so +instead of limiting devices to 10 pre-selected <span class="emphasis"><em>channels</em></span>, +the new firmware allows the user to choose any frequency in +the 70cm band. Note that the RF matching circuit on the +boards is tuned for around 435MHz, so frequencies far from +that may reduce the available range. +</li></ul></div><p>AltOS Fixes</p><div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist" style="list-style-type: disc; "><li class="listitem"> +Change telemetry to be encoded in multiple 32-byte +packets. This enables support for TeleMini and other devices +without requiring further updates to the TeleDongle +firmware. +</li><li class="listitem"> +Kalman-filter based flight-tracking. The model based sensor +fusion approach of a Kalman filter means that AltOS now +computes apogee much more accurately than before, generally +within a fraction of a second. In addition, this approach +allows the baro-only TeleMini device to correctly identify +Mach transitions, avoiding the error-prone selection of a +Mach delay. +</li></ul></div></div><div class="section"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a id="_altosui_application"></a>2. AltosUI Application</h2></div></div></div><p>AltosUI New Features</p><div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist" style="list-style-type: disc; "><li class="listitem"> +Add main/apogee voltage graphs to the data +plot. This provides a visual indication if the +igniters fail before being fired. +</li><li class="listitem"> +Scan for altimeter devices by watching the defined +telemetry frequencies. This avoids the problem of +remembering what frequency a device was configured +to use, which is especially important with TeleMini +which does not include a USB connection. +</li><li class="listitem"> +Monitor altimeter state in "Idle" mode. This +provides much of the information presented in the +"Pad" dialog from the Monitor Flight command, +monitoring the igniters, battery and GPS status +withing requiring the flight computer to be armed +and ready for flight. +</li><li class="listitem"> +Pre-load map images from home. For those launch +sites which don’t provide free Wi-Fi, this allows +you to download the necessary satellite images +given the location of the launch site. A list of +known launch sites is maintained at altusmetrum.org +which AltosUI downloads to populate a menu; if +you’ve got a launch site not on that list, please +send the name of it, latitude and longitude along +with a link to the web site of the controlling club +to the altusmetrum mailing list. +</li><li class="listitem"> +Flight statistics are now displayed in the Graph +data window. These include max height/speed/accel, +average descent rates and a few other bits of +information. The Graph Data window can now be +reached from the <span class="emphasis"><em>Landed</em></span> tab in the Monitor Flight +window so you can immediately see the results of a +flight. +</li></ul></div><p>AltosUI Changes</p><div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist" style="list-style-type: disc; "><li class="listitem"> +Wait for altimeter when using packet mode. Instead +of quicly timing out when trying to initialize a +packet mode configuration connection, AltosUI now +waits indefinitely for the remote device to appear, +providing a cancel button should the user get +bored. This is necessary as the TeleMini can only be +placed in "Idle" mode if AltosUI is polling it. +</li></ul></div></div></div></body></html>
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