function tab_initialize_firmware_flasher() {
    ga_tracker.sendAppView('Firmware Flasher');
    GUI.active_tab = 'firmware_flasher';
    
    var intel_hex = false; // standard intel hex in string format
    var parsed_hex = false; // parsed raw hex in array format
    
    $('#content').load("./tabs/firmware_flasher.html", function() {
        // UI Hooks
        $('a.load_file').click(function() {
            chrome.fileSystem.chooseEntry({type: 'openFile', accepts: [{extensions: ['hex']}]}, function(fileEntry) {
                if (!fileEntry) {
                    // no "valid" file selected/created, aborting
                    console.log('No valid file selected, aborting');
                    return;
                }
                
                chrome.fileSystem.getDisplayPath(fileEntry, function(path) {
                    console.log('Loading file from: ' + path);
                    $('span.path').html(path);
                    
                    fileEntry.file(function(file) {
                        var reader = new FileReader();

                        reader.onprogress = function(e) {
                            if (e.total > 1048576) { // 1 MB
                                // dont allow reading files bigger then 1 MB
                                console.log('File limit (1 MB) exceeded, aborting');
                                reader.abort();
                            }
                        };
                        
                        reader.onloadend = function(e) {
                            if (e.total != 0 && e.total == e.loaded) {
                                console.log('File loaded');
                                
                                intel_hex = e.target.result;
                                
                                parse_hex(intel_hex, function(data) {
                                    parsed_hex = data;
                                    
                                    if (parsed_hex) {
                                        STM32.GUI_status('<span style="color: green">Firmware loaded, ready for flashing</span>');
                                        $('a.flash_firmware').removeClass('locked');
                                        
                                        $('span.size').html(parsed_hex.bytes_total + ' bytes');
                                    } else {
                                        STM32.GUI_status('<span style="color: red">HEX file appears to be corrupted</span>');
                                    }
                                });
                            }
                        };

                        reader.readAsText(file);
                    });
                });
            });
        });
        
        $('a.load_remote_file').click(function() {
            /*  for future use
                $.get('https://api.github.com/repos/multiwii/baseflight/tags', function(data) {
                    console.log(data)
                });
            */
            
            $.get('https://raw.github.com/multiwii/baseflight/master/obj/baseflight.hex', function(data) {
                intel_hex = data;
                
                parse_hex(intel_hex, function(data) {
                    parsed_hex = data;
                    
                    if (parsed_hex) {
                        STM32.GUI_status('<span style="color: green">Remote Firmware loaded, ready for flashing</span>');
                        $('a.flash_firmware').removeClass('locked');
                        
                        $('span.path').html('Using remote Firmware');
                        $('span.size').html(parsed_hex.bytes_total + ' bytes');
                    } else {
                        STM32.GUI_status('<span style="color: red">HEX file appears to be corrupted</span>');
                    }
                });
            }).fail(function() {
                STM32.GUI_status('<span style="color: red">Failed to load remote firmware</span>');
                $('a.flash_firmware').addClass('locked');
            });
        });
        
        $('a.flash_firmware').click(function() {
            if (!$(this).hasClass('locked')) {
                if (!GUI.connect_lock) { // button disabled while flashing is in progress
                    if (parsed_hex != false) {                        
                        STM32.connect(parsed_hex);
                    } else {
                        STM32.GUI_status('<span style="color: red">Firmware not loaded</span>');
                    }
                }
            }
        });
        
        chrome.storage.local.get('no_reboot_sequence', function(result) {
            if (typeof result.no_reboot_sequence === 'undefined') {
                // wasn't saved yet, save and push false to the GUI
                chrome.storage.local.set({'no_reboot_sequence': false});
                
                $('input.updating').prop('checked', false);
            } else {
                if (result.no_reboot_sequence) {
                    $('input.updating').prop('checked', true);
                    $('label.flash_on_connect_wrapper').show();
                } else {
                    $('input.updating').prop('checked', false);
                }
            }
            
            // bind UI hook so the status is saved on change
            $('input.updating').change(function() {
                var status = $(this).is(':checked');
                
                if (status) {
                    $('label.flash_on_connect_wrapper').show();
                } else {
                    $('label.flash_on_connect_wrapper').hide();
                }
                
                chrome.storage.local.set({'no_reboot_sequence': status}, function() {});
            });
        });
        
        $('a.back').click(function() {
            if (!GUI.connect_lock) { // button disabled while flashing is in progress                
                tab_initialize_default();
            } else {
                GUI.log('You <span style="color: red">can\'t</span> do this right now, please wait for current operation to finish ...');
            }
        });
    });
}

function parse_hex(str, callback) {
    // parsing hex in different thread
    var worker = new Worker('./js/workers/hex_parser.js');
    
    // "callback"
    worker.onmessage = function (event) {
        callback(event.data);
    };
    
    // send data/string over for processing
    worker.postMessage(str);
}