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## Version 1.0 ##

This is the original TeleMini using the CC1111 SoC and MP3H6115A
analog barometric sensor.

<a href="telemini_top.jpg"> <img src="telemini_top_thumb.jpg"></a>
<a href="telemini_bottom.jpg"> <img src="telemini_bottom_thumb.jpg"></a>

## Features ##

### User View ###

* Recording altimeter for model rocketry
* Supports dual deployment (can fire 2 ejection charges)
* 70cm ham-band transceiver for telemetry downlink
* Barometric pressure sensor good to 45k feet MSL
* Designed to use a single LiPo rechargeable battery
* 4kB storage
* 1.5 x 0.5 inch board designed to fit inside 18mm airframe coupler tube

### Developer View ###

* Hardware Features
	* [TI CC1111F32](http://focus.ti.com/docs/prod/folders/print/cc1111f32.html) Low Power RF System-on-Chip
		* Sub-1Ghz transceiver
		* 8051 MCU
		* 32k Flash
		* 4k RAM
		* USB 2.0
		* 6 12-bit analog inputs (11 bits with single-ended sensors)
		* 2 channels of serial I/O
		* digital I/O
	* [Freescale MP3H6115A](http://www.freescale.com/webapp/search.partparamdetail.framework?PART_NUMBER=MP3H6115A6U) pressure sensor
* Software Features
	* Written mostly in C with some 8051 assembler
	* Runs from on-chip flash, uses on-chip RAM, stores flight data to
		upper blocks of on-chip flash
* Tools Used
	* [gEDA](http://www.gpleda.org/) for schematic capture and PCB layout
	* [SDCC](http://sdcc.sourceforge.net/) compiler and source debugger
* Licenses
	* The hardware is licensed under the [TAPR](http://www.tapr.org) [Open Hardware License](http://www.tapr.org/ohl.html)
	* The software is licensed [GPL version 2 or later](http://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/gpl-2.0.html)

## Artifacts ##

There is a single manual for TeleMini and all other Altus Metrum products,
which is available in [html](../AltOS/doc/altusmetrum.html) and 
[pdf](../AltOS/doc/altusmetrum.pdf) formats.

An outline of the board with drill hole locations is available in
[pdf](../Documents/telemini-v1-outline.pdf) format.

The hardware design files can be found on [git.gag.com](http://git.gag.com) 
in the project [hw/telemini](http://git.gag.com/?p=hw/telemini;a=summary).