When LTM stream is detected, the app will automatically switch to groundstation mode.

js/groundstation.js

@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+'use strict';
+
+var helper = helper || {};
+
+helper.groundstation = (function () {
+
+    let publicScope = {},
+        privateScope = {};
+
+    privateScope.activated = false;
+    privateScope.$gsViewport = null;
+
+    publicScope.isActivated = function () {
+        return privateScope.activated;
+    };
+
+    publicScope.activate = function ($viewport) {
+
+        if (privateScope.activated) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        helper.interval.add('gsUpdateGui', privateScope.updateGui, 200);
+
+        $viewport.find(".tab_container").hide();
+        $viewport.find('#content').hide();
+        $viewport.find('#status-bar').hide();
+
+        privateScope.$gsViewport = $viewport.find('#view-groundstation');
+
+        privateScope.$gsViewport.show();
+
+        privateScope.activated = true;
+        GUI.log(chrome.i18n.getMessage('gsActivated'));
+    }
+
+    publicScope.deactivate = function () {
+
+        if (!privateScope.activated) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        helper.interval.remove('gsUpdateGui');
+
+        privateScope.activated = false;
+        GUI.log(chrome.i18n.getMessage('gsDeactivated'));
+    }
+
+    privateScope.updateGui = function () {
+        console.log('updateGui');
+    };
+
+    return publicScope;
+})();

js/serial_backend.js

@@ -326,7 +326,9 @@ function onOpen(openInfo) {
 
         // disconnect after 10 seconds with error if we don't get IDENT data
         helper.timeout.add('connecting', function () {
-            if (!CONFIGURATOR.connectionValid) {
+
+            //As we add LTM listener, we need to invalidate connection only when both protocols are not listening!
+            if (!CONFIGURATOR.connectionValid && !helper.ltmDecoder.isReceiving()) {
                 GUI.log(chrome.i18n.getMessage('noConfigurationReceived'));
 
                 helper.mspQueue.flush();
@@ -338,6 +340,13 @@ function onOpen(openInfo) {
             }
         }, 10000);
 
+        //Add a timer that every 1s will check if LTM stream is receiving data and display alert if so
+        helper.interval.add('ltm-connection-check', function () {
+            if (helper.ltmDecoder.isReceiving()) {
+                helper.groundstation.activate($('#main-wrapper'));
+            }
+        }, 1000);
+
         FC.resetState();
 
         // request configuration data. Start with MSPv1 and