ArduConfigurator Wiki

ArduConfigurator is a browser-first configurator for ArduPilot — a setup- and configuration-first tool aimed at ArduCopter FPV workflows (and, increasingly, Plane, Rover, and Sub). It runs entirely in your browser over Web Serial, with a thin desktop shell that reuses the same app.

This wiki mirrors the structure of the ArduPilot wiki and the order of the app itself: connect, run the guided setup, then dive into each tab. If you are new, start with Introduction to ArduConfigurator and Getting Connected, then follow Guided Setup.

Note

ArduConfigurator complements the ArduPilot wiki — it does not replace it. For firmware concepts, flight theory, and tuning background, the ArduPilot documentation remains the canonical reference. This wiki documents the configurator: what each surface does and how to use it.

Getting Started

• Introduction to ArduConfigurator
  • What you can do with it
  • Browser support
  • Demo mode
  • Next steps
• Getting Connected
  • Serial / USB (Web Serial)
  • USB (WebUSB) — Android
  • WebSocket bridge
  • Demo mode
  • After connecting
• Guided Setup
  • How it works
  • The steps
  • Channel-direction gate

First Time Setup

• First Time Setup
  • Flashing Firmware
  • Ports & Serial
  • Receiver
  • Flight Modes
  • Outputs & Motors
  • Power & Battery
  • Failsafe
  • Arming & Pre-arm Checks
  • Sensors and Calibration
  • Servos
  • OSD and VTX
  • Peripherals & Gimbal

Configuration & Tools

• Config
  • Category tabs
  • Board orientation preview
  • Compass
  • Applying changes
• Tuning
  • Pilot
  • Attitude controllers (PID gains)
  • Filters
  • Autotune
  • Profiles
  • Review
  • Initial Tune
  • Log Tuning
• Parameters (Expert)
  • Browsing, search, and categories
  • Looking parameters up with nothing connected
  • Expanding a row for detail
  • Editing and staged drafts
  • Import and export
  • Backups, presets, and snapshots
• Lua Scripts
  • Where it is
  • Capability states
  • Installing scripts
• CAN & DroneCAN
  • How the bus is reached
  • DroneCAN Inspector
  • Node parameters
  • Firmware update over CAN
  • The normal CAN tab
• Networking
  • Where it is
  • IP configuration
  • PPP (no native Ethernet)
  • Network endpoints
  • DroneNet peripherals
• Files
  • Free storage
• Logs & Inspectors
  • Onboard logs
  • Uploading to a log server
  • MAVLink Inspector
  • DroneCAN Inspector

Reference

• Reference
• Parameter Reference
• About & Contributing