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ADOS Mission Control is an open-source ground control station (GCS) that runs in your browser. It connects to your flight controller over USB, Wi-Fi, or the cloud, and gives you everything you need to fly, plan missions, configure your FC, and manage a fleet.
Mission Control dashboard showing drone cards, map, and telemetry

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Why Mission Control?

Traditional GCS tools are desktop-only, platform-locked, and built for a single firmware. Mission Control takes a different approach.
  • Runs in any Chromium browser. Chrome, Edge, Brave, or the Electron desktop app. No install required for the web version.
  • Three firmware families. Full support for ArduPilot and PX4 via MAVLink v2. Full MSP support for Betaflight. iNav support is planned.
  • Real flight controls. Gamepad and HOTAS input at 50 Hz with MANUAL_CONTROL messages. Keyboard shortcuts for guided mode.
  • Mission planning. Waypoints, 9 pattern generators, terrain following, geofence editor, rally points, and KML/CSV import/export.
  • Video. WebRTC with a 4-mode transport switcher (LAN, P2P via MQTT signaling, Auto cascade, or Off).
  • Open source. GPLv3 license. Self-host the backend, fork the code, contribute upstream.

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Feature Highlights

38 Configuration Panels

Flight modes, failsafes, PID tuning, power monitoring, OSD editor, serial ports, sensors, gimbal, camera, LED, VTX, CAN bus, and more.

83 MAVLink Decoders

Binary MAVLink v2 parsing with CRC validation. 34 MSP decoders for Betaflight. 33 MAV_CMD command handlers.

9 Calibration Wizards

Step-by-step wizards for accelerometer, gyro, compass, level, RC, ESC, airspeed, barometer, and CompassMot.

3D Mission Simulation

CesiumJS globe with flight path replay, playback controls, camera trigger markers, geofence volumes, and rally point visualization.

Firmware Flashing

Flash ArduPilot, PX4, or Betaflight firmware over WebSerial. Board auto-detection and DFU mode support.

16 Languages

English, German, Spanish, French, Hindi, Gujarati, Kannada, Marathi, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, and Chinese.

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Supported Firmware

FirmwareProtocolStatusNotes
ArduPilotMAVLink v2Full supportTested on real hardware. 200+ parameters, 18 flight modes, 9 calibrations.
PX4MAVLink v2Full support63+ parameter mappings, 18 modes. Airframe and actuator panels.
BetaflightMSP v1/v2Full support34 decoders, 21 encoders, ~105 virtual params. Aux modes, rate profiles, BF OSD.
iNavMSPPlannedArchitecture prepared. iNav-specific decoders to come.

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Browser vs Desktop

Mission Control works in two modes. Browser (recommended for most users) Open http://localhost:4000 after running the dev server. WebSerial for USB connections requires Chrome 89+ or Edge 89+. No install needed beyond Node.js. Electron Desktop App A standalone application built on Electron 35. Same features as the browser version, packaged as a native app for macOS, Windows, and Linux. Useful when you want a dedicated window and system tray integration. 
# Build for your platform
npm run desktop:build:mac
npm run desktop:build:win
npm run desktop:build:linux

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Demo Mode

Try Mission Control without any hardware. Demo mode simulates 5 drones with realistic telemetry, flight modes, and GPS tracks. 
npm run demo
Open http://localhost:4000 and you will see five simulated drones on the dashboard. All panels, calibration wizards, and mission planning tools work in demo mode.
You can also activate demo mode in the browser by adding ?demo=true to the URL.

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Tech Stack

LayerTechnology
FrameworkNext.js 16 (App Router) + React 19
LanguageTypeScript (strict mode)
State54+ Zustand stores with ring-buffered telemetry
StylingTailwind CSS v4
MapsLeaflet (2D), CesiumJS (3D simulation)
VideoWebRTC (WHEP + MQTT signaling)
BackendConvex (optional, for cloud features)
DesktopElectron 35
LicenseGPL-3.0-only

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Next Steps

Install

Set up your development environment.

Connect

Connect to your flight controller.

Fly

Take manual control with a gamepad.