From ed763c14b67837f569d779db6041e4b5a2c18ffe Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Bdale Garbee Date: Sat, 29 Aug 2015 12:27:57 -0600 Subject: add pointer to Rob Derstadt's work on Arduino as a companion board to Uses --- Uses/index.mdwn | 20 ++++++++------------ 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-) diff --git a/Uses/index.mdwn b/Uses/index.mdwn index af7dd4c..fbe6801 100644 --- a/Uses/index.mdwn +++ b/Uses/index.mdwn @@ -99,18 +99,14 @@ a web browser. In the future, we intend to offer "companion boards" for the rocket that will plug in to TeleMetrum to collect additional data, provide more pyro channels, -and so forth. A reference design for a companion board will be documented -soon, and will be compatible with open source Arduino programming tools. - -We are also working on the design of a hand-held ground terminal that will -allow monitoring the rocket's status, collecting data during flight, and -logging data after flight without the need for a notebook computer on the -flight line. Particularly since it is so difficult to read most notebook -screens in direct sunlight, we think this will be a great thing to have. - -We're also contemplating other altimeter designs with either more or less -features than TeleMetrum aimed at different needs within and beyond the rocket -community. +and so forth. We've built and flown some prototypes including +[TeleScience](/TeleScience), but no companion board designs have made it to +production yet. + +We intended to publish a reference design +for a companion board, but one of our customers beat us to it! You can find +his work on how to use an Arduino as a companion board on +[GitHub](https://github.com/robderstadt/AltOSCompanion). Because all of our work is open, both the hardware designs and the software, if you have some great idea for an addition to the current Altus Metrum family, -- cgit v1.2.3 From 19d56709e4ca74b95ebc8f629f7a520d7338decf Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Bdale Garbee Date: Sun, 30 Aug 2015 17:54:14 -0600 Subject: new site information from David Carter --- AltOS/launch-sites.txt | 1 + 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+) diff --git a/AltOS/launch-sites.txt b/AltOS/launch-sites.txt index aa6804d..cd0bbaa 100644 --- a/AltOS/launch-sites.txt +++ b/AltOS/launch-sites.txt @@ -48,3 +48,4 @@ Tripoli Louisiana Goldmine Plantation:32.2073:-91.8567:http://www.tra-la.org UROC Frank Hunt Field:40.21879:-112.24618:http://www.uroc.org VAST Monterey, VA:38.376898:-79.607717:http://www.valleyaerospace.com WAC Sportsman Club:47.815327777777778:-119.427186111111111:http://www.washingtonaerospace.org +Weber Farms:41.1786878:-80.0406684:http://www.psc473.org/ -- cgit v1.2.3