- Version 1.4 is a major release. It includes support for our new - TeleGPS product, new features and bug fixes in in the flight - software for all our boards and the AltosUI ground station -

- AltOS New Features -

- Add support for TeleGPS boards. -
- Replace the 'dit dit dit' tones at startup with the current - battery voltage, measured in tenths of a volt. This lets you - check the battery voltage without needing telemetry, which - is especially useful on EasyMini. -
- Change state beeping to "Farnsworth spacing", which means - they're quite a bit faster than before, and so they take - less time to send. -
- Make the beeper tone configurable, making it possible to - distinguish between two Altus Metrum products in the same ebay. -
- Make the firing time for extra pyro channels configurable, - allowing longer (or shorter) than the default 50ms. Only relevant - for TeleMega at this time. -

- AltOS Fixes -

- Fix bug preventing the selection of the 'Flight State After' - mode in pyro configuration. -
- Fix bug where erasing flights would reset the flight number - to 2 on TeleMega and TeleMetrum v2. -
- Fix u-Blox GPS driver to mark course and speed data as being - present. -

- AltosUI New Features -

- Add zooming and new content types (terrain and road maps) to - map view. Change map storage format from PNG to Jpeg, which - saves a huge amount of disk space. You will need to - re-download all of your pre-loaded map images. -
- Add a distance measuring device to the maps view. Select - this by using any button other than the left one, or by - pressing shift or control on the keyboard while using the - left button. -
- Add new 'Ignitor' tab to the flight monitor display for - TeleMega's extra ignitors. -
- Increase the width of data lines in the graphs to make them - easier to read. -
- Add additional ignitor firing marks and voltages to the - graph so you can see when the ignitors fired, along with - the ignitor voltages. -
- Add GPS course, ground speed and climb rate as optional - graph elements. -

- AltosUI Fixes -

- When flashing new firmware, re-try opening the device as - sometimes it takes a while for the underlying operating - system to recognize that the device has rebooted in - preparation for the flashing operation. -
- Hide Tilt Angle in ascent tab for devices that don't have a gyro. -
- Filter out speed and acceleration spikes caused by ejection - charge firing when computing the maximum values. This - provides a more accurate reading of those maximums. -
- Fix EasyMini voltage displays. Early EasyMini prototypes - used a 3.0V regulator, and AltosUI still used that value as - the basis of the computation. Production EasyMini boards - have always shipped with a 3.3V regulator. Also, purple - EasyMini boards sensed the battery voltage past the blocking - diode, resulting in a drop of about 150mV from the true - battery voltage. Compensate for that when displaying the - value. -
- Display error message when trying to configure maximum - flight log size while the flight computer still has flight - data stored. -
- Handle TeleMetrum and TeleMini eeprom files generated with - pre-1.0 firmware. Those ancient versions didn't report the - log format, so just use the product name instead. -

- TeleGPS Application -

- New application designed for use with TeleGPS boards. -
- Shares code with AltosUI, mostly just trimmed down to focus - on TeleGPS-related functions. -

- Documentation changes -

- Re-create the drill template images; they should print - correctly from Firefox at least. Ship these as individual - PDF files so they're easy to print. -
- Add a description of the 'Apogee Lockout' setting, which - prevents the apogee charge from firing for a configurable - amount of time after boost. -

Release Notes for Version 1.4

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 1.4 is a major release. It includes support for our new +TeleGPS product, new features and bug fixes in in the flight +software for all our boards and the AltosUI ground station

1. AltOS

AltOS new features:

+Add support for TeleGPS boards. +
+Make the beeper tone configurable, making it +possible to distinguish between two Altus Metrum +products in the same ebay. +
+Make the firing time for extra pyro channels +configurable, allowing longer (or shorter) than the +default 50ms. Only relevant for TeleMega at this +time. +

AltOS fixes:

+Replace the dit dit dit tones at startup with the +current battery voltage, measured in tenths of a +volt. This lets you check the battery voltage +without needing telemetry, which is especially +useful on EasyMini. +
+Change state beeping to "Farnsworth spacing", which +means they’re quite a bit faster than before, and so +they take less time to send. +
+Fix bug preventing the selection of the Flight +State After mode in pyro configuration. +
+Fix bug where erasing flights would reset the flight +number to 2 on TeleMega and TeleMetrum v2. +
+Fix u-Blox GPS driver to mark course and speed data +as being present. +

2. AltosUI Application

AltosUI new features:

+Add zooming and new content types (terrain and road +maps) to map view. Change map storage format from +PNG to Jpeg, which saves a huge amount of disk +space. You will need to re-download all of your +pre-loaded map images. +
+Add a distance measuring device to the maps +view. Select this by using any button other than the +left one, or by pressing shift or control on the +keyboard while using the left button. +
+Add new Ignitor tab to the flight monitor display +for TeleMega’s extra ignitors. +
+Add additional ignitor firing marks and voltages to +the graph so you can see when the ignitors fired, +along with the ignitor voltages. +
+Add GPS course, ground speed and climb rate as +optional graph elements. +

AltosUI fixes:

+When flashing new firmware, re-try opening the +device as sometimes it takes a while for the +underlying operating system to recognize that the +device has rebooted in preparation for the flashing +operation. +
+Hide Tilt Angle in ascent tab for devices that don’t +have a gyro. +
+Increase the width of data lines in the graphs to +make them easier to read. +
+Filter out speed and acceleration spikes caused by +ejection charge firing when computing the maximum +values. This provides a more accurate reading of +those maximums. +
+Fix EasyMini voltage displays. Early EasyMini +prototypes used a 3.0V regulator, and AltosUI still +used that value as the basis of the +computation. Production EasyMini boards have always +shipped with a 3.3V regulator. Also, purple EasyMini +boards sensed the battery voltage past the blocking +diode, resulting in a drop of about 150mV from the +true battery voltage. Compensate for that when +displaying the value. +
+Display error message when trying to configure +maximum flight log size while the flight computer +still has flight data stored. +
+Handle TeleMetrum and TeleMini eeprom files +generated with pre-1.0 firmware. Those ancient +versions didn’t report the log format, so just use +the product name instead. +

3. TeleGPS Application

+New application designed for use with TeleGPS boards. +
+Shares code with AltosUI, mostly just trimmed down +to focus on TeleGPS-related functions. +

4. Documentation

Documentation changes:

+Re-create the drill template images; they should +print correctly from Firefox at least. Ship these as +individual PDF files so they’re easy to print. +
+Add a description of the Apogee Lockout setting, +which prevents the apogee charge from firing for a +configurable amount of time after boost. +