The Altus Metrum System

Acknowledgments

Thanks to Bob Finch, W9YA, NAR 12965, TRA 12350 for writing “The Mere-Mortals Quick Start/Usage Guide to the Altus Metrum Starter Kit” which formed the basis of the original Getting Started chapter in this manual. Bob was one of our first customers for a production TeleMetrum, and his continued enthusiasm and contributions are immensely gratifying and highly appreciated!

And thanks to Anthony (AJ) Towns for major contributions including the AltosUI graphing and site map code and associated documentation. Free software means that our customers and friends can become our collaborators, and we certainly appreciate this level of contribution!

Have fun using these products, and we hope to meet all of you out on the rocket flight line somewhere.

Bdale Garbee, KB0G

NAR #87103, TRA #12201

Keith Packard, KD7SQG

NAR #88757, TRA #12200

• The Altus Metrum System
• 1. Introduction and Overview
• 2. Getting Started
  • 2.1. Batteries
  • 2.2. Ground Station Hardware
  • 2.3. Linux/Mac/Windows Ground Station Software
  • 2.4. Android Ground Station Software
• 3. Using Altus Metrum Hardware
  • 3.1. Wiring and Electrical Interference
  • 3.2. Hooking Up Lithium Polymer Batteries
  • 3.3. Hooking Up Pyro Charges
  • 3.4. Hooking Up a Power Switch
  • 3.5. Understanding Beeps
  • 3.6. Turning On the Power
  • 3.7. Using an External Active Switch Circuit
  • 3.8. Using a Separate Pyro Battery
  • 3.9. Using a Different Kind of Battery
• 4. TeleMetrum
  • 4.1. TeleMetrum Screw Terminals
  • 4.2. Using a Separate Pyro Battery with TeleMetrum
  • 4.3. Using an Active Switch with TeleMetrum
• 5. TeleMini v1.0
  • 5.1. TeleMini v1.0 Screw Terminals
  • 5.2. Using a Separate Pyro Battery with TeleMini v1.0
  • 5.3. Using an Active Switch with TeleMini v1.0
• 6. EasyMini
  • 6.1. EasyMini Screw Terminals
  • 6.2. Connecting A Battery To EasyMini
  • 6.3. Charging Lithium Batteries
  • 6.4. Using a Separate Pyro Battery with EasyMini
  • 6.5. Using an Active Switch with EasyMini
• 7. TeleMega
  • 7.1. TeleMega Screw Terminals
  • 7.2. Using a Separate Pyro Battery with TeleMega
  • 7.3. Using Only One Battery With TeleMega
  • 7.4. Using an Active Switch with TeleMega
• 8. EasyMega
  • 8.1. EasyMega Screw Terminals
  • 8.2. Using a Separate Pyro Battery with EasyMega
  • 8.3. Using Only One Battery With EasyMega
  • 8.4. Using an Active Switch with EasyMega
• 9. Installation
• 10. Using Altus Metrum Products
  • 10.1. Being Legal
  • 10.2. In the Rocket
  • 10.3. On the Ground
  • 10.4. Data Analysis
  • 10.5. Future Plans
• 11. AltosUI
  • 11.1. Monitor Flight
  • 11.2. Save Flight Data
  • 11.3. Replay Flight
  • 11.4. Graph Data
  • 11.5. Export Data
  • 11.6. Configure Altimeter
  • 11.7. Configure AltosUI
  • 11.8. Configure Groundstation
  • 11.9. Flash Image
  • 11.10. Fire Igniter
  • 11.11. Scan Channels
  • 11.12. Load Maps
  • 11.13. Monitor Idle
• 12. AltosDroid
  • 12.1. Installing AltosDroid
  • 12.2. Charging TeleBT Battery
  • 12.3. Connecting to TeleBT over Bluetooth™
  • 12.4. Connecting to TeleDongle or TeleBT over USB
  • 12.5. Configuring AltosDroid
  • 12.6. AltosDroid Flight Monitoring
  • 12.7. Pad
  • 12.8. Flight
  • 12.9. Recover
  • 12.10. Map
  • 12.11. Downloading Flight Logs
• 13. System Operation
  • 13.1. Firmware Modes
  • 13.2. GPS
  • 13.3. Controlling An Altimeter Over The Radio Link
  • 13.4. Ground Testing
  • 13.5. Radio Link
  • 13.6. APRS
  • 13.7. Configurable Parameters
• 14. Handling Precautions
• 15. Updating Device Firmware
  • 15.1. Updating TeleMega, TeleMetrum v2, EasyMega, EasyMini or TeleDongle v3 Firmware
  • 15.2. Pair Programming
• 16. Flight Data Recording
• 17. Altus Metrum Hardware Specifications
• 18. Release Notes
  • 18.1. Release Notes for Version 1.6.2
  • 18.2. Release Notes for Version 1.6.1
  • 18.3. Release Notes for Version 1.6
  • 18.4. Release Notes for Version 1.5
  • 18.5. Release Notes for Version 1.4.2
  • 18.6. Release Notes for Version 1.4.1
  • 18.7. Release Notes for Version 1.4
  • 18.8. Release Notes for Version 1.3.2
  • 18.9. Release Notes for Version 1.3.1
  • 18.10. Release Notes for Version 1.3
  • 18.11. Release Notes for Version 1.2.1
  • 18.12. Release Notes for Version 1.2
  • 18.13. Release Notes for Version 1.1
  • 18.14. Release Notes for Version 1.1
  • 18.15. Release Notes for Version 1.0.1
  • 18.16. Release Notes for Version 0.9.2
  • 18.17. Release Notes for Version 0.9
  • 18.18. Release Notes for Version 0.8
  • 18.19. Release Notes for Version 0.7.1