A modern, cross-platform ground control station for ArduPilot, Betaflight, and iNav.

ArduDeck is a next-generation ground control station built with Electron, React, and TypeScript. It provides real-time telemetry, parameter management, PID tuning, and mission planning for drones and vehicles running ArduPilot, Betaflight, or iNav firmware.

One app for all your flight controllers - Cross-platform (Windows, macOS, Linux), modern UI, supports both MAVLink and MSP protocols.

• Features
• Screenshots
• Quick Start
• Supported Vehicles
• Veteran Board Support
• Roadmap
• Contributing
• Acknowledgments

• Attitude Indicator - Roll, pitch, yaw with compass heading
• Flight Data - Altitude (MSL/AGL), airspeed, ground speed, climb rate
• GPS Status - Fix type, satellite count, HDOP, coordinates
• Battery Monitor - Voltage, current, remaining capacity with visual indicator
• Flight Mode - Armed/disarmed status, current mode display

• Live Vehicle Tracking - Real-time position with heading indicator
• Flight Trail - Historical path visualization
• Multiple Layers - Street, Satellite, Terrain, Dark mode
• Home Position - Distance and bearing to home
• Overlays - Compass, attitude indicator, stats

• IDE-Style Panels - Drag & drop layout customization
• Save/Load Layouts - Multiple named layout profiles
• Resizable Panels - Flexible workspace arrangement

• Interactive Map Editing - Click to add waypoints, drag to reposition
• Waypoint Table - Beginner-friendly with human-readable summaries
• Altitude Profile - Terrain-aware visualization with drag-to-edit
• Terrain Data - Real elevation data from Open-Meteo (Copernicus DEM)
• Collision Detection - Visual warnings when path intersects terrain
• Spline Waypoints - Smooth curved flight paths with Catmull-Rom interpolation
• Command Support - Takeoff, Waypoint, Loiter, Land, RTL, Speed changes
• File Operations - Save/Load .waypoints and QGC .plan formats
• Upload/Download - Full MAVLink mission protocol support

• Full Parameter List - View all 800+ ArduPilot parameters
• Search & Filter - Quick parameter lookup by name or group
• Inline Editing - Click to edit, Enter to save, Escape to cancel
• Real-Time Validation - Range, enum, and increment checks with error tooltips
• Modified Tracking - Visual indicator with revert option
• Write to Flash - Persist changes to EEPROM with confirmation dialog
• Save/Load Files - Export and import .param files
• Auto-Load Metadata - Descriptions from ArduPilot XML + 600 fallback descriptions
• MAVLink v1/v2 Auto-Detection - Compatible with legacy and modern flight controllers

• Vehicle Profiles - Create and manage multiple vehicle configurations
• All Vehicle Types - Copter, Plane, VTOL, Rover, Boat, Submarine
• Type-Specific Properties - Frame size, wingspan, hull type, thruster count, etc.
• Performance Estimates - Flight time, range, cruise speed based on specs
• Live Weather - GPS-based weather conditions from Open-Meteo API
• Maritime Data - Wave height, swell info for boats/subs
• Persistent Storage - Profiles saved to disk, survive app restarts

• Auto-Detection - Automatically detects MSP protocol (Betaflight/iNav) vs MAVLink
• PID Tuning - Beginner-friendly presets (Beginner, Freestyle, Racing, Cinematic)
• Rate Curves - Visual rate curve editor with presets
• Modes Wizard - Step-by-step mode configuration with live RC feedback
• Servo Wizard - Fixed-wing servo setup with aircraft presets (Traditional, Flying Wing, V-Tail, Delta)
• Platform Type Change - Convert multirotor to airplane with MSP2 + CLI fallback for iNav 2.0.0
• Custom Profiles - Save/load custom PID tunes and rate profiles

• Full Terminal Emulation - xterm.js with ANSI color support
• Command Autocomplete - Tab completion for commands and parameters
• Parameter Suggestions - Parsed from dump output for quick access
• Command History - Up/down arrow navigation through previous commands
• Legacy Board Support - Full configuration for F3-era boards via CLI

• Live Preview - See exactly what appears in FPV goggles
• Demo Mode - Adjust telemetry values with sliders for font development
• Live Mode - Real-time display from connected flight controller
• MCM Font Support - Full MAX7456/AT7456E font parsing
• 8 Bundled Fonts - Default, Bold, Clarity, Impact, Vision, and more
• PAL/NTSC - Support for both video standards (30x16 / 30x13 grids)
• 15+ OSD Elements - Altitude, speed, battery, GPS, artificial horizon, CCRP indicator, and more
• CCRP Indicator - Continuously Computed Release Point for payload drops (shows predicted impact point)
• Element Toggle - Enable/disable individual OSD elements

• Multi-Protocol Detection - Auto-detect boards via MAVLink, MSP, or STM32 bootloader
• USB VID/PID Recognition - 30+ known boards identified by USB IDs
• ArduPilot Support - Flash ArduCopter, ArduPlane, ArduRover, ArduSub
• Betaflight/iNav Support - Flash Betaflight and iNav firmware with curated version lists
• F3 Legacy Support - SPRacing F3 (iNav 2.0.0), FrSky F3 (iNav 2.6.1), Betaflight 3.5.7
• Boot Pad Wizard - Guided entry for boards requiring manual bootloader activation
• STM32 Serial Bootloader - Native USART flashing (no external tools needed)
• Progress Tracking - Real-time erase/write/verify progress with detailed logging
• Firmware Caching - Downloaded firmware cached for fast re-flashing

• Serial (USB) - Direct connection via COM/ttyUSB ports
• TCP Client - Network connection to SITL or telemetry bridges
• UDP - Listen mode for MAVProxy and other forwarders
• Auto-Detect - Scan ports for MAVLink devices

What is this? SITL (Software In The Loop) lets you run real flight controller firmware on your computer - no drone required! Perfect for:

• Learning - Practice mission planning and configuration without risking a crash
• Testing - Verify your settings work before uploading to real hardware
• Development - Test new features without leaving your desk

How it works:

1. ArduDeck downloads and runs the actual iNav/Betaflight firmware as a desktop application
2. The simulated flight controller behaves exactly like real hardware
3. You can configure PIDs, modes, missions - everything works!
4. Optionally connect to FlightGear (free flight simulator) to see your virtual aircraft fly

FlightGear Integration - If you have FlightGear installed, ArduDeck automatically detects it and can bridge the simulator to your SITL session. Watch your configured aircraft respond to your mission in a realistic 3D environment!

TL;DR: Test your drone configuration on your computer before flying for real. Break things in simulation, not in the field!

Mission planning with terrain-aware altitude profile and automatic elevation data

Mission + Telemetry Layout	Telemetry Dashboard
Firmware Flash	Vehicle Profiles & Weather

PID Tuning with Quick Presets	Rates & Expo Configuration
Flight Modes - Simple View	Modes Setup Wizard
Flight Modes - Advanced View	Servo Tuning for Fixed Wing
Safety & Failsafe Configuration	Sensors & Live Telemetry

OSD Simulator - Demo Mode	CLI Terminal with Autocomplete
SITL Simulator with FlightGear	Parameter Management

• Node.js 18 or higher
• pnpm 8 or higher

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/rubenCodeforges/ardudeck.git
cd ardudeck

# Install dependencies
pnpm install

# Build all packages
pnpm build

# Run in development mode
pnpm dev

# Build all packages
pnpm build

# Package for distribution (coming soon)
# pnpm package

• Copter - Quadcopters, hexacopters, octocopters
• Plane - Fixed-wing aircraft, flying wings
• VTOL - Tiltrotors, tailsitters, QuadPlanes
• Rover - Ground vehicles, boats
• Submarine - Underwater ROVs (ArduSub)

• Multirotors - Quads, hexes, octos, tris
• Fixed Wing - Traditional, flying wing, V-tail, delta
• F3/F4/F7/H7 - All STM32 flight controllers

"No board left behind"

Got an old SPRacing F3, Naze32, or other F3-era board collecting dust? We've got you covered.

While other configurators have abandoned these classic boards, ArduDeck provides a fully-featured graphical interface - not just CLI access, but the same modern UI experience as newer boards:

These boards were the workhorses of the FPV revolution. They flew millions of packs, survived countless crashes, and taught a generation of pilots how to tune PIDs. They deserve better than a drawer.

No command-line typing required! ArduDeck automatically detects legacy boards and presents a complete graphical interface:

• PID Tuning Tab - Sliders and inputs for P/I/D/FF, just like modern boards
• Rates Tab - Visual rate configuration with expo curves
• Mixer Tab - Graphical motor (mmix) and servo (smix) mixer editor
• Servo Tab - Visual endpoint tuning with range indicators
• Modes Tab - Point-and-click flight mode assignment
• CLI Terminal - For power users who want raw access with autocomplete

The GUI talks to your board via CLI commands under the hood - you get the convenience of a modern interface with the compatibility of CLI.

• SPRacing F3 / F3 EVO / F3 Mini / F3 Neo
• Naze32 Rev6
• CC3D (with iNav)
• Flip32 F3
• Seriously Pro Racing F3
• ...and any other F3-era board running iNav < 2.1 or Betaflight < 4.0

Dust off those veterans and give them one more flight! 🛩️

• Real-time telemetry with dockable dashboard
• Interactive map with vehicle tracking
• Mission planning with terrain-aware altitude profile
• Full parameter management with validation
• Geofence and rally point editing
• Vehicle profiles with weather integration
• Firmware flashing (ArduPilot, Betaflight, iNav)
• Betaflight/iNav PID tuning and configuration
• CLI Terminal with autocomplete and command history
• Legacy F3 board support via full CLI configuration
• OSD Simulator with demo and live telemetry modes

• OSD element editor and font designer
• Calibration wizards (compass, accelerometer, radio)
• Auto-updater and crash reporting

Contributions are welcome! Please read our contributing guidelines before submitting PRs.

1. Fork the repository
2. Create a feature branch (git checkout -b feature/amazing-feature)
3. Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add amazing feature')
4. Push to the branch (git push origin feature/amazing-feature)
5. Open a Pull Request

This project is licensed under the GPL-3.0 - see the LICENSE file for details.

• ArduPilot - Open-source autopilot firmware
• Betaflight - Flight controller firmware for multirotors
• iNav - Navigation-focused flight controller firmware
• Mission Planner - Original GCS that inspired this project
• QGroundControl - Cross-platform GCS inspiration
• MAVLink - Micro Air Vehicle communication protocol
• Leaflet - Interactive maps library

Made with ❤️ by Codeforges