"* Increase the maximum computed altitude from 32767m to 2147483647m "
... Looks like the first step toward a "lunar mission qualified" product :). LunaMetrum perhaps? Too bad we need so darn much fuel to get there! Hats off to you gentlemen! Bryan On Sep 13, 2014 12:53 PM, "Keith Packard" <[email protected]> wrote: > Altus Metrum announces AltOS 1.5 with EasyMega > > Our newest flight computer, EasyMega is a TeleMega without the radios: > > * 9 DoF IMU (3 axis accelerometer, 3 axis gyroscope, 3 axis > compass). > > * Orientation tracking using the gyroscopes (and quaternions, which > are lots of fun!) > > * Four fully-programmable pyro channels, in addition to the usual > apogee and main channels. > > New features in the AltOS firmware: > > * The APRS secondary station identifier (SSID) is now > configurable by the user. By default, it is set to the last digit > of the serial number. > > * Continuity of the four programmable pyro channels on EasyMega and > TeleMega is now indicated via the beeper. Four tones are sent out > after the continuity indication for the apogee and main channels > with high tones indicating continuity and low tones indicating an > open circuit. > > * Configurable telemetry data rates. You can now select among 38400 > (the previous value, and still the default), 9600 or 2400 bps. To > take advantage of this, you'll need to reflash your TeleDongle or > TeleBT. > > Bug fixes in the AltOS firmware: > > * TeleGPS had separate flight logs, one for each time the unit was > turned on. Turning the unit on to test stuff and turning it back > off would consume one of the flight log 'slots' on the board; once > all of the slots were full, no further logging would take > place. Now, TeleGPS appends new data to an existing single log. > > * Increase the maximum computed altitude from 32767m to > 2147483647m. Back when TeleMetrum v1.0 was designed, we never > dreamed we'd be flying to 100k' or more. Now that's surprisingly > common, and so we've increased the size of the altitude data > values to fit modern rocketry needs. > > * Continuously evaluate pyro firing condition during delay > period. The previous firmware would evaluate the pyro firing > requirements, and once met, would delay by the indicated amount and > then fire the channel. If the conditions had changed state, the > channel would still fire. Now, the conditions are continuously > evaluated during the delay period and if they change state, the > event is suppressed. > > * Allow negative values in the pyro configuration. Now you can select > a negative speed to indicate a descent rate or a negative > acceleration value to indicate acceleration towards the ground. > > New features in AltOS for Linux, Mac OSX and Windows: > > * Added icons for our file types, and hooked up the file manager so > that AltosUI, TeleGPS and/or MicroPeak are used to view any of our > data files. > > * Configuration support for APRS SSIDs, and telemetry data rates. > > You can read more about this release on the AltOS web page: > > http://altusmetrum.org/AltOS/ > > Altus Metrum products are available from our distributors Apogee > Components, Bay Area Rocketry, and Chris' Rocket Supplies in the US; > Australian Rocketry; Rebel Space in the Netherlands; Sierra Fox > Hobbies in Italy; and Aerospace Education in New Zealand. Or you can > order directly from Bdale's web store at: > > http://shop.gag.com > > All Altus Metrum products are completely open hardware and open source. > The hardware design details and all source code are openly available for > download, and advanced users are invited to join our developer community > and help to enhance and extend the system. You can learn more about > Altus Metrum products at http://altusmetrum.org. > > Thank you all for your continuing support of Altus Metrum, and we hope > to see you on the flight line! > > Bdale and Keith > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Tripoli-Colorado" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tripoli-colorado. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >
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