Release Notes for Version 1.8.3

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 1.8.3 includes support for TeleMega version 3.0 along +with two important flight computer fixes. This version also +changes KML export data to make Tripoli Record reporting +better and some updates to graph presentation and data +downloading.

1. AltOS

1.1. AltOS New Features

+Support for TeleMega version 3.0 hardware. +

1.2. AltOS Bug Fixes

+Ground testing EasyMega and TeleMega additional pyro +channels could result in a sticky fired status which would +prevent these channels from firing on future flights. +
+Corrupted flight log records could prevent future flights +from capturing log data. +
+Fixed saving of pyro configuration that ended with +Descending. +

2. AltosUI and TeleGPS Applications

2.1. AltosUI New Features

+Support for TeleMega version 3.0. +
+Graph lines have improved appearance to make them easier to +distinguish. Markers may be placed at data points to show +captured recorded data values. +
+Graphing offers the ability to adjust the smoothing of +computed speed and acceleration data. +
+The download dialog now offers to graph new flights, checks +for existing files to avoid overwriting data and reports if +there are checksum errors in the downloaded data. +

2.2. AltosUI/TeleGPS Bug Fixes

+Restore TeleGPS tracking behavior. +
+Display flight computer call sign and serial number in +Monitor Idle mode instead of ground station values. +

2.3. AltosUI and TeleGPS Changes

+KML export now reports both barometric and GPS altitude data +to make it more useful for Tripoli record reporting. +
+CSV export now includes TeleMega/EasyMega pyro voltages and +tilt angle. +