Altos1.8.3

Tue, 12 Dec 2017 09:44:24 -0800
tags/rockets

AltOS 1.8.3 — TeleMega version 3.0 support and bug fixes

Bdale and I are pleased to announce the release of AltOS version 1.8.3.

AltOS is the core of the software for all of the Altus Metrum products. It consists of firmware for our cc1111, STM32L151, STMF042, LPC11U14 and ATtiny85 based electronics and Java-based ground station software.

This is a minor release of AltOS, including support for our new TeleMega v3.0 board and a selection of bug fixes

Announcing TeleMega v3.0

TeleMega is our top of the line flight computer with 9-axis IMU, 6 pyro channels, uBlox Max 7Q GPS and 40mW telemetry system. Version 3.0 is feature compatible with version 2.0, incorporating a new higher-perfomance 9-axis IMU in place of the former 6-axis IMU and separate 3-axis magnetometer.

AltOS 1.8.3

In addition to support for TeleMega v3.0 boards, AltOS 1.8.3 contains some important bug fixes for all flight computers. Users are advised to upgrade their devices.

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'. This would cause the configuration to revert to the previous state during setup.

The latest AltosUI and TeleGPS applications have improved functionality for analyzing flight data. The built-in graphing capabilities are improved with:

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.

Exporting data for other applications has some improvements as well:

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.