Release Notes for Version 0.7.1

Bdale Garbee

<bdale@gag.com>

Keith Packard

<keithp@keithp.com>

- This document is released under the terms of the - - Creative Commons ShareAlike 3.0 - - license. -

Version 0.7.1 is the first release containing our new -cross-platform Java-based user interface.

1. AltosUI Application

-Receive and log telemetry from a connected TeleDongle -device. All data received is saved to log files named with -the current date and the connected rocket serial and flight -numbers. There is no mode in which telemetry data will not -be saved. -
-Download logged data from TeleMetrum devices, either through -a direct USB connection or over the air through a TeleDongle -device. -
-Configure a TeleMetrum device, setting the radio channel, -callsign, apogee delay and main deploy height. This can be -done through either a USB connection or over a radio link -via a TeleDongle device. -
-Replay a flight in real-time. This takes a saved telemetry -log or eeprom download and replays it through the user -interface so you can relive your favorite rocket flights. -
-Reprogram Altus Metrum devices. Using an Altus Metrum device -connected via USB, another Altus Metrum device can be -reprogrammed using the supplied programming cable between -the two devices. -
-Export Flight data to a comma-separated-values file. This -takes either telemetry or on-board flight data and generates -data suitable for use in external applications. All data is -exported using standard units so that no device-specific -knowledge is needed to handle the data. -
-Speak to you during the flight. Instead of spending the -flight hunched over your laptop looking at the screen, enjoy -the view while the computer tells you what’s going on up -there. During ascent, you hear the current flight state and -altitude information. During descent, you get azimuth, -elevation and range information to try and help you find -your rocket in the air. Once on the ground, the direction -and distance are reported. -