Re: [altusmetrum] AO_IGNITER_FIRE_TIME

On Sat, 26 Feb 2011 01:52:43 -0800, DK Duncan dun...@quantumlogic.net wrote: On Sat, 26 Feb 2011 01:57:57 -0700 I had considered both actually. When issuing i DoIt drouge, the prompt returns in about 2 seconds as expected. A subsequent t shows that the ematch still has continutity so it's

Re: [altusmetrum] pre-load GPS Map

On Sat, 30 Apr 2011 18:30:55 -0600, Bdale Garbee bd...@gag.com wrote: I know there was conversation about adding that feature to the GUI, but I don't think it has been done yet. Hopefully AJ or Keith will chime in if I'm forgetting something. Right, we wanted to do something fancy, and as a

Re: [altusmetrum] Antenna Down Pad mode

On Thu, 28 Jul 2011 16:18:20 -0700, DK Duncan dun...@quantumlogic.net wrote: On Thu, 28 Jul 2011 14:07:01 -0700 Keith Packard kei...@keithp.com wrote: All versions of the firmware are available in our git repository; can you get them from there? Or do you want a tarball of some specific

Re: [altusmetrum] Recently Joined

#part sign=pgpmime On Wed, 22 Feb 2012 22:00:17 -0800, DK Duncan dun...@quantumlogic.net wrote: Cool! I won't be back for a few weeks as my dog blew out his knee and had TPLO surgery on Monday but I'll drop you a note when I'm back in town. I'm actually in New Zealand until March 1, on a

Re: [altusmetrum] Feature Request: Monitor Flight: Link Status

#part sign=pgpmime On Thu, 23 Feb 2012 23:23:01 + (GMT), Ronald Veale rve...@me.com wrote: Is it possible to provide on the Monitor Flight HMI some sort of indication of link activity. Similar to the blinking light on the Teledongle. Perhaps a screen age thing, as in this screen data is

Re: [altusmetrum] Can't Load Maps MacOS 10.7.3

#part sign=pgpmime On Thu, 23 Feb 2012 23:00:39 + (GMT), Ronald Veale rve...@me.com wrote: On my MacBook, when I press the load maps button, the button turns blue and there is no more activity. Do not get the HMI to enter lat and long for an unknown site. Works fine on Windows7 for me.

Re: [altusmetrum] Two additional launch site GPS locations

#part sign=pgpmime On Sun, 25 Mar 2012 08:35:13 -0600, Bdale Garbee bd...@gag.com wrote: #part sign=pgpmime On Sat, 24 Mar 2012 18:53:05 -0400, Dan Moses (Home) r...@verizon.net wrote: BattleField TRA Central VA USA 38 23.88333N78 3.9W http://www.battlepark.org/ Manchester

Re: [altusmetrum] TeleMini - interface header?

#part sign=pgpmime On Sun, 25 Mar 2012 20:25:25 -0600, Bryan Schmidt bts-rock...@bluefx.com wrote: What are the four holes on the middle of the TeleMini? They look like they might be for a CMOS level serial header. They're actually the programming interface (we have to get bits onto the chip

Re: [altusmetrum] tm re-connection to groundstation

Bdale Garbee bd...@gag.com writes: Yes. You may have to manually tell altosui to start monitoring again, I'm not sure as I can't remember the last time I tripped over a USB cable during a flight. Should be easy to try during ground testing. It doesn't watch for things being plugged in after

Re: [altusmetrum] Can you help me troubleshoot a Telemetrum/Windows connectivity problem

Todd Kerns todd.ke...@intel.com writes: -If I can connect once, I typically can then sucessfully connect another 3-4 times just by hitting Configure Altimeter, selecting the device, and then cancelling when the Configure Telmetrum dialog box comes up. Ok, cool. -Doing a reboot of the

Re: [altusmetrum] Antenna in a small AV bay?

Casey Barker ca...@barkerzone.com writes: Hey Winton, this was also my first question to the altusmetrum list, about 2 years ago. :) Don't curve it around or dangle it outside. Just drill a hole in the bulkhead and run it up next to the chute, then use some RTV or glue to seal the bulkhead

Re: [altusmetrum] Can you help me troubleshoot a Telemetrum/Windows connectivity problem

Todd Kerns todd.ke...@intel.com writes: OK, thanks. I hadn't heard of that one before, but now that I know, I'll just unplug replug the USB after the reboot. Yeah, the hardware could pretend to unplug and replug it self, but that'd take another pin from the CPU, and we just don't have any

Re: [altusmetrum] Soliciting GPS Troubleshooting Tios

Dan Moses (Home) r...@verizon.net writes: In preparation for the NASA SLI launch this Saturday, I had the team turn on their TeleMetrum to simulate the up to 1 hour hold time on the pad. It has been months since the altimeter has been even turned on. In general, we could not get any GpS

Re: [altusmetrum] battry leads

Bdale Garbee bd...@gag.com writes: There are two options. One is the one I chose, which is to use 2 mil Kapton tape for the insulating process, which is quite sturdy and unlikely to let the leads move around much. Yeah, I've done a pile now and with 3 layers of 2-mil Kapton tape over the

Re: [altusmetrum] Unable to Connect over wireless

Winton Davies wdav...@cs.stanford.edu writes: Hmm, odd. It maybe that they were too close or there was something about lying the altimeter directly on the table. After I wrote that it was working again, it stopped working, but then I picked up the altimeter and it worked (ie the monitor idle

Re: [altusmetrum] TeleDongle connection

Anthony Kremor w...@taomech.com writes: Hello everyone, I have recently bought a Telemetrum, and am at the same time also trying to teach myself to code in Python and PHP. Currently I am trying to combine these two, but my main issue is reading data from the TeleDongle connected by USB to my

Re: [altusmetrum] Telemetrum Question

Today Tonight Mag. - Chris Douglas ch...@todayandtonight.com writes: Can anyone tell me the highest they where able to record with the whip antenna on the teledogle. When does it go out of range. I'm debating on the Arrow 440-3. But not sure if it necessary. My computer model estimates about

Re: [altusmetrum] Radio link problems in the field and charging question at home TeleMetrum

Peter Hackett peter.hack...@cal.berkeley.edu writes: I was at LDRS32 last weekend and used my TeleMetrum for the first time. WRT deployment and data logging, it worked flawlessly. Yay! However before the flight I tried to do Monitor Idle over the radio link (while still under the Easy-Up

Re: [altusmetrum] Radio link problems in the field and charging question at home TeleMetrum

Peter Hackett peter.hack...@cal.berkeley.edu writes: If the parts I need to fix up Floyd arrive in time (little doubt), I'll be at XPRS in Black Rock Sept 13-15th to fly him on a K700 to ... out of sight. Have a great time! Please send along any data files you manage to capture (both telem

Re: [altusmetrum] Telemetrum First Flight

Tim Navickas tnavic...@kc.rr.com writes: I finally had my first flight with my telemetrum at Airfest this weekend. It was great tracking on my computer. Yay! Airfest was great fun again this year! The only weird thing was after the computer said it landed safely it quit transmitting. Once

[altusmetrum] Altus Metrum prototype testing at Airfest

Bdale and I tested a pile of stuff at Airfest last weekend and I wrote up a report on my blog: http://keithp.com/blogs/Airfest-altimeter-testing/ In brief: TeleMega looks great! We're working to have this for sale by the end of October: http://altusmetrum.org/TeleMega/ TeleMetrum

Re: [altusmetrum] Bulging LiPo battery

Peter Hackett peter.hack...@cal.berkeley.edu writes: I'm off to Black Rock on Thursday. Not sure I'll be able to replace it by then. (I'm assuming it would be hard to find the right battery locally) Yeah, we use the same connector as some helicopter batteries, but the polarity is reversed,

Re: [altusmetrum] Bulging LiPo battery

Peter Hackett peter.hack...@cal.berkeley.edu writes: I charged the battery by plugging it in to a USB charger. I *did* leave it for (I think) two days. But it sounds like this should be OK. Should have been, unless the battery was broken. I've always had trouble with charging (at the very

Re: [altusmetrum] Bulging LiPo battery

Peter Hackett peter.hack...@cal.berkeley.edu writes: Thanks Keith. Especially for: ... appears to be rated to only 4.4V. 3 AA batteries will nominally run 4.5V; .. doesn't bode well for the health of this power supply... I tried this out last night but only had it plugged in long enough

Re: [altusmetrum] Bulging LiPo battery

Peter Hackett peter.hack...@cal.berkeley.edu writes: RE: My previous Anyone care to guess as to whether I'd be able to open a pack up and harvest one of the cells? On re-reading it seems poorly composed. What I *meant* is: Is opening up an electric RC model

Re: [altusmetrum] 1.2.1 Firmware Questions

Eric Weder eawe...@yahoo.com writes: Before the flash, it would allow me to connect even with a different call sign, now it is requiring a match. Right, that's to prevent accidentally connecting to the wrong unit. We've had a couple of reports where people accidentally configured the wrong

Re: [altusmetrum] TeleMetrum link

David Abmayr dwabmay...@gmail.com writes: Any thoughts on what is happening? I will update once I am able to do some further tests at home (and get accurate time to loss-of-signal, if I can duplicate the problem. I'd bet some adventure with the ground station -- so much to go wrong there over

Re: [altusmetrum] change the callsign

Thomas Müller thomas.muell...@rwth-aachen.de writes: Hi, I have trouble changing the callsign of the telemetrum to something with a slash inside. I can change it for the ground station but the telemetrum does not accept a slash. I would like to change my callsign to HB/DO9THO for example

Re: [altusmetrum] A couple feature requests from a new user

Steven Saner st...@saner.net writes: First thing, I know that this quirk is mentioned in the manual. The fact that, even though you configure the UI to use imperial units, you still must enter your main deployment altitude in meters. I didn't catch on to this quick enough and it got me on

Re: [altusmetrum] TeleMega Questions

Casey Barker ca...@barkerzone.com writes: What's the expected sample rate during the ascent? Storage limits aside, what could the hardware do? We're running everything at 100 samples/second, and the GPS at 1 sample/second. If you're willing to hack the firmware, you could increase the rates

Re: [altusmetrum] AltOS 1.3.1 released

David Abmayr dwabmay...@gmail.com writes: Keith, When I try to connect the TeleMega to my computer via the USB, AltOS sees the Telemega on COM 10, but when I try to configure altimeter I get an error (The system cannot find the path specified (3)). I am running AltOS 1.3.1 and Windows 7

[altusmetrum] Altus Metrum announces TeleMetrum v2, Starter Packs and more TeleMega stock

Altus Metrum announces TeleMetrum v2, Starter Packs and more TeleMega stock We've taken our classic TeleMetrum design and updated it with all new components. Same feature set, but better in every way. TeleMetrum v2 is a dual deploy flight computer with 2 pyro channels, 105g accelerometer, 100k'

Re: [altusmetrum] Altus Metrum announces TeleMetrum v2, Starter Packs and more TeleMega stock

Peter Hackett peter.hack...@cal.berkeley.edu writes: RE ... with APRS support. ♫ AWE-some ♫ * Thanks! I've had an enormous amount of fun coding that up and figuring out how to make it as useful as possible. The APRS stuff reports lat/lon/alt and then sticks satellite stats and voltages in

[altusmetrum] MicroPeak will be approved for NAR Contests starting April 1

The NAR Contest Board has approved MicroPeak for use in contests requiring a barometric altimeter starting on the 1st of April, 2014. You can read the announcement message on the contestRoc Yahoo message board here: https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/contestRoc/conversations/messages/33872 The

Re: [altusmetrum] Altus Metrum announces TeleMetrum v2, Starter Packs and more TeleMega stock

Kurt ksav...@sbcglobal.net writes: That said, I suspect all the flight data is stored on the device for download after recovery anyways? Yup, it's actually recorded at 10 times the rate of telemetry (100 samples/sec during ascent, 10 samples/sec during descent). I believe that real time

Re: [altusmetrum] Fwd: TeleBT Bluetooth Data Packet Documentation Needed

Bud Woodling drbud...@gmail.com writes: I'm writing my own Android app for TeleBT that would be optimized for a small screen format, and I'm looking for documentation on the TeleBT Data Packets. I'd encourage you to use the existing altos library for Android; it provides an API for talking to

Re: [altusmetrum] Telemetrum Problems

Tim Navickas tnavic...@kc.rr.com writes: I seem to be having problems with my telemetrum and am wondering if I am using it correctly. 1. When the rocket is in the vertical position and armed I start up the software and it automatically goes into the monitor mode. All data is green but I

[altusmetrum] [AD] Altus Metrum announces AltOS 1.4 with TeleGPS support

Altus Metrum announces AltOS 1.4 with TeleGPS support We've updated our flight firmware and ground station software to add support for TeleGPS, new features for TeleMega and to fix some bugs. TeleGPS is a compact GPS logging tracker. Using the same uBlox Max 7Q GPS chip as TeleMetrum V2 and

[altusmetrum] Test Windows 8 driver for all Altus Metrum devices

I've gotten a real windows driver signing key and have made a tiny package that has a signed driver in it which should install without any need to reboot your machine or play funny games. However, I don't personally own any Windows 8 machines, and my Windows 7 machine has never complained about

[altusmetrum] [AD] Altus Metrum announces AltOS 1.4.1

Altus Metrum announces AltOS 1.4.1 This is a minor release containing: Windows Install Fixes * Provide signed Windows driver files. This should avoid any need to disable driver signature checking on Windows 7 or 8. * Fix Java version detection and download. Previously, the installer

Re: [altusmetrum] [AD] Altus Metrum announces AltOS 1.4.1

Eric Weder eawe...@yahoo.com writes: I'm getting a Java error on install. Windows 7. It says it will install Java 1.6 then times out. Eric You should head over to java.sun.com and download Java before installing AltOS. -keith pgpsqOexvGWU2.pgp Description: PGP signature

Re: [altusmetrum] Altus Metrum stopped working and wont reinstall

Max McHatton maxi...@charter.net writes: Hell all, My Altusmetrum softtware and TeleMetrum were working great on my Win 7P notebook PC. I tried to verify setting, prior to a launch 3 days. Altos Metrum wold not run. Alla attempts to reinstall have failed. Any solutions or

Re: [altusmetrum] Telemetrum Charging

Tim Navickas tnavic...@kc.rr.com writes: Quick question on charging. I have charged my Telemetrum several times with no problem. I have been charging it for 6 hours now and the yellow light has not gone off. Am I forgetting something? I have not used it since I charged it last. If it's

Re: [altusmetrum] TeleDongal Receiver Issues

compu...@aol.com writes: Over the weekend, I was testing RF attenuation due to metallic paint. In my testing, I found that my portable HTs were receiving the TeleGPS transmitter better than my TeleBT. Clearly the RF signal strength was great enough for the HT showing 6 s-units when the

Re: [altusmetrum] Firmware upgrades for TeleMetrum v1.2 and TeleMini v1.0

Bdale Garbee bd...@gag.com writes: Yes. All TeleMetrum v1 boards use the cc processor on which we don't support self-programming. You have to use one of our devices like a TeleDongle as the programmer in a pair-programming mode using the cable mentioned to connect the 8-pin companion

[altusmetrum] [AD] Altus Metrum's 2014 Black Friday Event

Altus Metrum's 2014 Black Friday Event BLACK FOREST, Colorado USA Altus Metrum announces two special offers for Black Friday 2014. http://shop.gag.com/black-friday.html We are pleased to announce that both TeleMetrum and TeleMega will be back in stock and available for shipment before

Re: [altusmetrum] Unknown status of AltusMetrum

Winton H. E. Davies wdav...@cs.stanford.edu writes: Hi, I haven't used my Altusmetrum for a year or so. Battery seems completely flat. When I connect to the USB cable no LEDs come on, unless I press the on-switch, at which point I get a red and yellow flashing at the same time and a constant

Re: [altusmetrum] Unknown status of AltusMetrum

Winton H. E. Davies wdav...@cs.stanford.edu writes: Altitude 23 m GPS state wait (10) Height 0 m GPS locked Max height 0 m Satellites 9 Acceleration -10.7 m/s² Latitude N 37°45.60840' Max acceleration -9.8 m/s² Longitude W 122°28.05320' Speed 0.0 m/s GPS altitude 95.0 Max Speed

Re: [altusmetrum] apogee detection and lockout

andreas.pah...@gmx.de writes: Ok, sounds good. But this means the gyro sensor is not involved in apogee computation, right? Correct. Rockets generally tilt over at apogee, but I have seen many slide directly backwards, making any sort of angle measurement an uncertain indication of apogee.

Re: [altusmetrum] Fwd: Re(2): Teledongle TeleBT Problem

Dennis Oubre dennis.ou...@wacoisd.org writes: I need an address to send for the USB repair please. I've replaced the USB connector and tested your TeleMetrum; it passes all of our diagnostics just fine. I did tweak the radio frequency a bit, but that was just dialing in the last few hundred Hz,

Re: [altusmetrum] Pyrochannels broken(?)

andreas.pah...@gmx.de writes: Hi guys, one of our TeleMega devices shows a very strange behavior with its pyro channels Apogee and D. Both of them show no continuity, which means 0,00 V reading of the corresponding igniter voltage. Also, when fired manually they do nothing at all. I can't

[altusmetrum] [AD] Altus Metrum announces AltOS 1.6 with TeleDongle v3.0

Altus Metrum announces AltOS 1.6 with TeleDongle v3.0 Our updated ground station, TeleDongle v3.0, works just like the original TeleDongle, but is an all-new design: * CC1200 radio chip is about 5dB more sensitive than TeleDongle's CC. * LPC11U14 CPU can be reprogrammed over the USB link.

Re: [altusmetrum] Contact Form

Kurt ksav...@sbcglobal.net writes: I was under the impression that the TeleGPS could be used a a straight forward APRS GPS tracker and used with a D72A. (sorry, but Bdale and I are in Brussels this weekend at a Linux conference, so we're not on top of email...) Yes, I've tested TeleGPS

Re: [altusmetrum] Contact Form

Kurt ksav...@sbcglobal.net writes: Not working here. I tried the D72A and paired a Mobilinkd TNC1 to a Nexus 7 with a plain H/T. Packets come across but nothing is decoded. With the Mobilinkd, I made certain it was decoding APRS packets properly off the air on 144.390 and then used a

Re: [altusmetrum] Export telemega flight data and decimal mark problem

Müller, Thomas thomas.muell...@rwth-aachen.de writes: Hi, it seems to me that the export flight data function, does not export all data from the Telemega, for example the tilt angle is not exported to cvs, as far as I can see it. From eeprom files, there is no tilt data recorded. AltosUI

Re: [altusmetrum] TeleBt

Jonathan DuBose jmdubose2...@yahoo.com writes: Any plans to get the TeleBt in stock soon? We're still finishing the prototypes of v3.0; they look great, but we have a bit more RF testing to do before sending them out for production. -- -keith signature.asc Description: PGP signature

Re: [altusmetrum] Multiple tracks on a TeleGPS?

Kevin Ruland krul...@sunflower.com writes: Hi, I got to use my TeleGPS for the first time yesterday. The second time I flew it was the only reason I was able to recover my rocket! Awesome! When I downloaded the data, it included both launches. This was even after the unit was powered

Re: [altusmetrum] Multiple tracks on a TeleGPS?

Kevin Trojanowski t...@cox.net writes: If I remember correctly, it's just a very simple XML file which is easily edited in a text file 'simple XML' is an oxymoron and you know it. But, it is true that you could edit the file with any text editor. -- -keith signature.asc Description: PGP

Re: [altusmetrum] Tele-GPS question

Kurt ksav...@sbcglobal.net writes: I'll be doggone that I couldn't get better than about 95 foot accuracy and many times 150' error distance when using this setup. Hrm. I haven't experience that with my FT1D that has a built-in GPS receiver, so I'm reasonably comfortable believing that the

Re: [altusmetrum] Rayson BTM-182

Steve Dean coloradode...@yahoo.com writes: I noticed that Sparkfun no longer sells the Rayson BTM-182 Blutooth module, and their replacement part has a different footprint than the TeleBT PCB. I went to Rayson's site, and they don't list that part number. Where is a good source for buying

Re: [altusmetrum] DF with Yaesu VX-6R

Kurt ksav...@sbcglobal.net writes: I thought Keith was using a VX-8GR and then went with an FT1DR for APRS tracking. The -6R doesn't do APRS but could be used for FM RDF. Loop antenna might not be as sensitive at range than a yagi. Bdale lost his VX7 in the fire, and so I sold him mine and

[altusmetrum] AltosDroid beta version available

I've uploaded version 1.6.0.3, in preparation to creating a 1.6.1 when people are happy enough with the code. Big changes include: * Offline maps. Download maps for you favorite launch sites and track without network access * Map types. Use satellite images, road maps or terrain data to

Re: [altusmetrum] AltosDroid beta version available

Chris Attebery chrisattebery1...@gmail.com writes: Keith, Will this work with the TeleDongle or only the TeleBT? This now works with TeleDongle, if your device supports USB OTG. You'll need a magic USB OTG cable, which has the USB micro B plug on one end and a USB standard A socket on the

Re: [altusmetrum] AltosDroid beta version available

Keith Packard kei...@keithp.com writes: I've uploaded version 1.6.0.3, in preparation to creating a 1.6.1 when people are happy enough with the code. Big changes include: Oh, one change I forgot to mention -- it now supports TeleDongles and TeleBT devices plugged in over USB if your device

Re: [altusmetrum] AltosDroid beta version available

Chris Attebery chrisattebery1...@gmail.com writes: I had to install the app on my tablet BEFORE I was able to join the Beta. Good to know. So many ways to break stuff that I wouldn't see in my environment. -- -keith signature.asc Description: PGP signature

Re: [altusmetrum] RDF on the cheap

Kurt ksav...@sbcglobal.net writes: If one is trying RDF (not APRS/GPS) tracking, the cheap Baofung H/T's don't have a true signal strength meter. It's either all on or all off. Yeah, technically you could use an earphone and try to detect a change in the volume but that might be too hard

Re: [altusmetrum] RDF on the cheap

Chris Attebery chrisattebery1...@gmail.com writes: I'd like to be able to RDF my Telemetrum with a low end HT and antenna. Can any of you make a recommendation for a low end radio ($50)? Also will the Arrow 440-3 work well enough at Black Rock or should I pick up the 440-5? Is there anything

Re: [altusmetrum] RDF on the cheap

Winton H. E. Davies wdav...@cs.stanford.edu writes: Wait, doesn't the telemetrum do GPS over radio? Why would you need RDF? Just get the dongle and attach to laptop (or even android device I believe now?) A simple RDF tone can be detected at a much lower signal strength than is required for

Re: [altusmetrum] TeleBT

danno da...@danno.org writes: I saw the earlier question and answer in April about the TeleBT being back in production soon. Do you have any new information about when it will be available? I would like to fly a TeleGPS at AirFest on Labor Day weekend, and need to decide whether to buy one

Re: [altusmetrum] Update and Questions about TeleMega on 100K Attempt

Casey Barker ca...@barkerzone.com writes: 1) We used the tilt angle lockout on the sustainer ignition. I can see this is the tilt relative to the pad orientation immediately before liftoff (ao_ground_roll/pitch/yaw). I see the derived ao_sample_orient goes in the OTA telemetry, but not the

Re: [altusmetrum] Companion board telemetry support deprecated?

Rob Derstadt rderst...@gmail.com writes: Thanks Keith! I will give it a try. Is the telemetry from the companion board sent regardless of the state (i.e. will it still send it over the radio even if I haven't launched)? Yup; it's sent as often as the telemetry board requests, but no more

Re: [altusmetrum] Companion board telemetry support deprecated?

Rob Derstadt rderst...@gmail.com writes: I've confirmed with a logic analyzer it's actually doing the setup dance and fetching data from my arduino board (I was actually pretty stoked to get this far). Awesome! However, the companion telemetry does not show up in the AltoOS UI. I'm running

Re: [altusmetrum] AltosDroid beta version available

Kurt ksav...@sbcglobal.net writes: Question: How does one get the data into their Droid device? Is the TeleBt to only device that one can bond to? Kurt Savegnago The beta version also supports TeleDongle if your Android device has USB OTG. -- -keith signature.asc Description: PGP

Re: [altusmetrum] TeleMega barometric altitude vs GPS Height

Casey Barker ca...@barkerzone.com writes: On the ascent, the barometric curve will be smooth and reasonably accurate, save for the Mach bumps around the transsonic region, if you're going that fast. The GPS is likely to lose at least a few satellites in its fix at high speed, making GPS

Re: [altusmetrum] Position errors during ascent

Chris Attebery writes: > ​Hi guys, > > I've flown my Telemetrum V2 twice. On both flights it appears that the GPS > position didn't update from boost until the mid way through coast. I've > seen other TM KML files and they don't seem to have this issue. Is this >

Re: [altusmetrum] AltosDroid

W7AMI writes: > Would it be possible to change the way distance is reported in > AltosDroid? Currently it reports in Meters for the Metric system and > Miles in Imperial units.Tenths of a mile is a fairly large unit so > there is quite a bit of ambiguity as to how

Re: [altusmetrum] Tele BT Maps

tnavic...@kc.rr.com writes: > I waited for a little bit longer and the menu filled up with all the > choices. I then selected the Kloudbusters site and a progress bar > appeared and completed the download. Now that I have downloaded the > map is it cached on the phone or will I always need a

Re: [altusmetrum] How to clear flight data on TeleMetrum?

Chris Attebery writes: > If I don't delete the existing flight log will the TM just overwrite > it? Nope, it'll fail to log the flight entirely. That's because it takes a bunch of time to delete the flight, so it can't just do it incrementally during the next

Re: [altusmetrum] Updated Altus Metrum documentation

Kurt writes: > Is there a switch in AltOS to use the cached maps like AltosDroid?  I > downloaded some maps to the laptop and shut off the internet to test > and I had trouble pulling up a map with the internet off.The Map > bookmarks are on your server?  I'm probably not

Re: [altusmetrum] AltosDroid

Steven Saner st...@saner.net writes: Anyway, I'm hoping to use this app next weekend and want to make sure I have the newest/best version. Here's a package with version 1.6.1.1, which is just version 1.6.1 with the change to the input type used for lat/lon in the load maps UI. You may be able

Re: [altusmetrum] Battery care and maintenance

David Carter writes: > 1. Is it normal for a battery to fail after being fully and completely > discharged, or do I have a bad battery? With the batteries we provide, most definitely yes. Usually, a lithium polymer cell is protected from overdischarge by the equipment

Re: [altusmetrum] Telemetrum Flash Issue

Steven Saner writes: > Hi: > > I flew my Telemetrum v1.2 system today with the Altus Droid connected to > the Teledongle via USB. > > The flight was good. Went to 6887ft and only had about 1/4 mile to walk > for recovery. > > A couple issues though. > > The altimeter did not

[altusmetrum] [AD] Altus Metrum's 2015 Black Friday Event

Altus Metrum's 2015 Black Friday Event BLACK FOREST, Colorado USA Altus Metrum announces a special $250 EasyMega bundle for "Black Friday" 2015. http://shop.gag.com/bf-2015-easymega.html EasyMega is a heavily-featured flight computer with 9-axis IMU and 6 pyro channels. Two of the

Re: [altusmetrum] TeleSubmarine!

sebastien_lec writes: > Thank for the answer, > >The barometric chamber is a great idea but as i don't have access to one. > It look like that buying another 10$ sensor and swap-it with hot air > preventively will be easier/cheaper. You can make one easily enough

[altusmetrum] [AD] Altus Metrum releases AltOS and AltosDroid 1.6.4

Altus Metrum releases AltOS and AltosDroid 1.6.4 AltOS fixes: * Fix hardware flow control on TeleBT v1.0. Hardware RTS/CTS doesn't seem to work, switch from using the hardware to driving these pins with software. If you've got a TeleBT v1.0 device and are planning on using the new

Re: [altusmetrum] [AD] Altus Metrum releases AltOS and AltosDroid 1.6.4

Tim Cubbedge writes: > How do I tell which version of TeleBT I have & how is it upgraded? The v1.0 devices have a single integrated circuit for SoC and radio, the v3.0 devices have a separate SoC and radio chip. You can see a picture of the v1.0 device here:

Re: [altusmetrum] 1.6.4 online maps?

Kurt writes: > When I tried Google Maps online it remains blank. Something changed between 1.6.3 and 1.6.4 at Google so that our application couldn't use the online maps API anymore. I created a new API key for our application and uploaded 1.6.4 with that new version as a

Re: [altusmetrum] [AD] Altus Metrum releases AltOS and AltosDroid 1.6.4

W7AMI writes: > Keith, > >Very cool. Thanks for adding this feature, it's very much > appreciated. I have all of my hardware, except my TeleBT, updated and > everything is working great. Good to hear! If you've got a TeleBT v1.0, you'll want to get it upgraded

Re: [altusmetrum] Building Altos from source

David Carter writes: > Yes, I’m actually trying to do that :) Cool. > I tried checking the archives for answers, but I’m unable to access > them at the moment so I apologize for any redundancies. > I’ve got most things working, but it seems to depend on a local copy

Re: [altusmetrum] Flight forensics?

Chris Attebery writes: > I made an L3 attempt today but it ended with an early deployment. I had a > Telemetrum V2 and an RRC2+ onboard. I had a video camera with a shroud in > the bay with the electronics. I'm pretty sure that it caused some sort of > barametric

Re: [altusmetrum] Flight forensics?

Chris Attebery writes: > I've attached a rendering of the altimeter bay and camera shroud. In > hindsight I should have sealed the camera in a separate bay from the > altimeters. I would probably stretch the rocket a bit more to get some > separation between the

Re: [altusmetrum] TeleGPS version 1.6.3

Tim Cubbedge writes: > When my TeleGPS is connected to laptop, I am unable to connect to the device > under "Monitor" menu. In other words, when it asks to select device, no > devices show up in that window. On the other hand, when I use the "Device" > menu and try to

Re: [altusmetrum] [AD] Altus Metrum reduces MicroPeak to $30 and releases AltOS 1.6.3

w9ya writes: > Well, that was quick.and the new version has a built-in menu button !!! > <- Outstanding. I hope to get a chance to run this over the weekend on some > flights. Glad it all worked! -- -keith signature.asc Description: PGP signature

Re: [altusmetrum] TeleGPS version 1.6.3

Tim Cubbedge writes: > OK so how do I connect device to Monitor??? Oh. Oops. The TeleGPS doesn't have a 'monitor idle' mode like AltosUI does. You can use AltosUI and click on the 'Monitor Idle' item, then select your TeleGPS device. I'll have to think about how I can

Re: [altusmetrum] HMC5883L

Steve Saner writes: > Ah, okay, fair enough. In theory I just ordered 10 of them from china at > $0.92 each. We'll see how that goes. ;-) Good luck! I just ordered a MPU-9250 evaluation board from invensense; that's a newer part that includes a 3-axis compass along with the

Re: [altusmetrum] altusmetrum Digest, Vol 65, Issue 1

normanmcgeoch writes: > If you alter the telemetrum, is it still an approved device for > records? I don't think TRA has even thought of this. I suspect it would depend on the alterations though. -- -keith signature.asc Description: PGP signature

Re: [altusmetrum] DIY TeleMega

Jared Szechy writes: > I just sent off to have some TeleMega PCBs and masks made and was planning > on building a few of these boards myself. I was curious if others have > assembled these by hand and what their experience was like doing so. What > reflow methods have you

Re: [altusmetrum] altusmetrum Digest, Vol 64, Issue 4

Rob Derstadt writes: > Thanks everyone for their feedback. I was really overthinking it. It turns > out directly connecting the switch pins on the board and moving the switch > between the battery leads and the board covers all the requirements. This > isn't how I normally

Re: [altusmetrum] [AD] Altus Metrum reduces MicroPeak to $30 and releases AltOS 1.6.3

"Terry.w7ami" writes: > Keith, > >I installed the test version of AltosDroid on my phone. I like the > improved menus. I was disappointed to see that the Imperial units > still read out only in 1/10 of a mile. Any chance of changing that > before the main

Re: [altusmetrum] Change maximum log size TeleGPS

Tim Robinson writes: > That explains what I'm seeing. I got a little confused by the > documentation. As long as it keeps appending to the log buffer, multiple > paths/flights will all be there. I'll do a couple of checks this > afternoon. Glad it's working as designed, if

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