- Version 1.6.1 includes support for our updated TeleBT v3.0 - product and bug fixes in in the flight software for all our boards - and ground station interfaces. -

- AltOS New Features -

- Add support for TeleBT v3.0 boards. -
- Add support for uncompressed APRS data, providing support - for older APRS receivers. Uncompressed APRS data is less - precise, takes more bandwidth and doesn't have integrated - altitude data. -

- AltOS Fixes -

- Make TeleDongle and TeleBT more tolerant of data rate - variations from transmitting devices. -

- AltosUI and TeleGPS New Features -

- Add map to Monitor Idle display. It's nice to be able to - verify that maps are working, instead of needing to use - Monitor Flight. -

- AltosUI Fixes -

- Fix frequency configuration to round values instead of - truncate them, avoiding a common 1kHz error in the setting. -
- Turn the Windows stub into a more useful program that can - launch the application with parameters so that file manager - icons work more reliably. -
- Force KML export to use a C locale so that numbers are - formatted with '.' instead of ',' for a decimal separator in - non-US locales. -
- Preload map tiles based on distance rather than number of - tiles; this means you get the same resolution covering the - entire area, rather than having high resolution near the - center and low resolution further away. -
- Allow configuration of frequency and callsign in Monitor - Idle mode. -
- Fix layout weirdness when resizing windows on - Windows. Windows shouldn't have giant blank spaces around - the useful content anymore. -
- Fix layout weirdness when resizing windows on - Windows. Windows shouldn't have giant blank spaces around - the useful content anymore. -
- Use a longer filter for descent speed values. This should - provide something more useful on the display, although it - will take longer to respond to changes now. -
- Make Replay Flight run in realtime again. It had been set to - run at 10x speed by mistake. -

- AltosDroid New Features -

- Add offline map support using mapping code from AltosUI. -
- Support TeleDongle (and TeleBT via USB) on devices - supporting USB On-The-Go. -
- Display additional TeleMega pyro channel status in Pad tab. -
- Switch between metric and imperial units. -
- Monitor TeleBT battery voltage. -
- Track multiple devices at the same time, selecting between - them with a menu or using the map. -
- Add hybrid, satellite and terrain map types. -

- AltosDroid Fixes -

- Use standard Android display conventions so that a menu - button is available in the application title bar. -
- Adjust layout to work on large and small screens; shrinking - the go/no-go lights in smaller environments to try and make - everything visible. -
- Make voice announcements depend on current tab. -
- Compute adjustment to current travel direction while in - motion towards rocket. -

Release Notes for Version 1.6.1

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 1.6.1 includes support for our updated TeleBT v3.0 +product and bug fixes in in the flight software for all our boards +and ground station interfaces.

1. AltOS

AltOS New Features:

+Add support for TeleBT v3.0 boards. +
+Add support for uncompressed APRS data, providing support +for older APRS receivers. Uncompressed APRS data is less +precise, takes more bandwidth and doesn’t have integrated +altitude data. +

AltOS Fixes:

+Make TeleDongle and TeleBT more tolerant of data rate +variations from transmitting devices. +

2. AltosUI and TeleGPS Applications

AltosUI and TeleGPS New Features:

+Add map to Monitor Idle display. It’s nice to be able to +verify that maps are working, instead of needing to use +Monitor Flight. +

AltosUI and TeleGPS Fixes:

+Fix frequency configuration to round values instead of +truncate them, avoiding a common 1kHz error in the setting. +
+Turn the Windows stub into a more useful program that can +launch the application with parameters so that file manager +icons work more reliably. +
+Force KML export to use a C locale so that numbers are +formatted with . instead of , for a decimal separator in +non-US locales. +
+Preload map tiles based on distance rather than number of +tiles; this means you get the same resolution covering the +entire area, rather than having high resolution near the +center and low resolution further away. +
+Allow configuration of frequency and callsign in Monitor +Idle mode. +
+Fix layout weirdness when resizing windows on +Windows. Windows shouldn’t have giant blank spaces around +the useful content anymore. +
+Fix layout weirdness when resizing windows on +Windows. Windows shouldn’t have giant blank spaces around +the useful content anymore. +
+Use a longer filter for descent speed values. This should +provide something more useful on the display, although it +will take longer to respond to changes now. +
+Make Replay Flight run in realtime again. It had been set to +run at 10x speed by mistake. +

3. AltosDroid

AltosDroid New Features:

+Add offline map support using mapping code from AltosUI. +
+Support TeleDongle (and TeleBT via USB) on devices +supporting USB On-The-Go. +
+Display additional TeleMega pyro channel status in Pad tab. +
+Switch between metric and imperial units. +
+Monitor TeleBT battery voltage. +
+Track multiple devices at the same time, selecting between +them with a menu or using the map. +
+Add hybrid, satellite and terrain map types. +

AltosDroid Fixes:

+Use standard Android display conventions so that a menu +button is available in the application title bar. +
+Adjust layout to work on large and small screens; shrinking +the go/no-go lights in smaller environments to try and make +everything visible. +
+Make voice announcements depend on current tab. +
+Compute adjustment to current travel direction while in +motion towards rocket. +