diff --git a/companion/src/CMakeLists.txt b/companion/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 25fa377e7..198b48598 100644
--- a/companion/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/companion/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -164,6 +164,7 @@ set(companion_SRCS
   qcustomplot.cpp
   wizarddata.cpp
   wizarddialog.cpp
+  googleanalytics.cpp
 )
 
 set(companion_MOC_HDRS
@@ -190,6 +191,7 @@ set(companion_MOC_HDRS
   qautocombobox.h
   helpers.h
   wizarddialog.h
+  googleanalytics.h
 )
      
 set(companion_UIS
diff --git a/companion/src/appdata.cpp b/companion/src/appdata.cpp
index ebd0e8ef5..3d3453e73 100644
--- a/companion/src/appdata.cpp
+++ b/companion/src/appdata.cpp
@@ -480,7 +480,6 @@ QString AppData::armMcu()          { return _armMcu;          }
 QString AppData::avrArguments()    { return _avrArguments;    }
 QString AppData::avrPort()         { return _avrPort;         }
 QString AppData::avrdudeLocation() { return _avrdudeLocation; }
-QString AppData::cpuId()           { return _cpuId;           }
 QString AppData::dfuArguments()    { return _dfuArguments;    }
 QString AppData::dfuLocation()     { return _dfuLocation;     }
 QString AppData::locale()          { return _locale;          }
@@ -531,7 +530,6 @@ void AppData::armMcu          (const QString     x) { store(x, _armMcu,
 void AppData::avrArguments    (const QString     x) { store(x, _avrArguments,    "avr_arguments"           );}
 void AppData::avrPort         (const QString     x) { store(x, _avrPort,         "avr_port"                );}
 void AppData::avrdudeLocation (const QString     x) { store(x, _avrdudeLocation, "avrdudeLocation"         );}
-void AppData::cpuId           (const QString     x) { store(x, _cpuId,           "cpu_id"                  );}
 void AppData::dfuArguments    (const QString     x) { store(x, _dfuArguments,    "dfu_arguments"           );}
 void AppData::dfuLocation     (const QString     x) { store(x, _dfuLocation,     "dfu_location"            );}
 void AppData::locale          (const QString     x) { store(x, _locale,          "locale"                  );}
@@ -655,7 +653,6 @@ AppData::AppData()
     getset( _avrArguments,    "avr_arguments"           ,"" );
     getset( _avrPort,         "avr_port"                ,"" );
     getset( _avrdudeLocation, "avrdudeLocation"        ,"" );
-    getset( _cpuId,           "cpu_id"                  ,"" );
     getset( _dfuArguments,    "dfu_arguments"           ,"-a 0" );
     getset( _dfuLocation,     "dfu_location"            ,"" );
     getset( _locale,          "locale"                  ,"" );
diff --git a/companion/src/appdata.h b/companion/src/appdata.h
index 8e737f348..0633ebb92 100644
--- a/companion/src/appdata.h
+++ b/companion/src/appdata.h
@@ -206,7 +206,6 @@ class AppData: protected CompStoreObj
     QString _avrArguments;
     QString _avrPort;
     QString _avrdudeLocation;
-    QString _cpuId;
     QString _dfuArguments;
     QString _dfuLocation;
     QString _locale;
@@ -258,7 +257,6 @@ class AppData: protected CompStoreObj
     QString avrArguments();
     QString avrPort();
     QString avrdudeLocation();
-    QString cpuId();
     QString dfuArguments();
     QString dfuLocation();
     QString lastFw();  
@@ -310,7 +308,6 @@ class AppData: protected CompStoreObj
     void avrArguments    (const QString);
     void avrPort         (const QString);
     void avrdudeLocation (const QString);
-    void cpuId           (const QString);
     void dfuArguments    (const QString);
     void dfuLocation     (const QString);
     void lastFw          (const QString);
diff --git a/companion/src/apppreferencesdialog.cpp b/companion/src/apppreferencesdialog.cpp
index 1e8ddd91a..dfbdefbac 100644
--- a/companion/src/apppreferencesdialog.cpp
+++ b/companion/src/apppreferencesdialog.cpp
@@ -79,7 +79,6 @@ void AppPreferencesDialog::writeValues()
     g.profile[g.id()].name(ui->profileNameLE->text());
 
   // If a new fw type has been choosen, several things need to reset
-  g.cpuId( ui->CPU_ID_LE->text() );
   current_firmware_variant = getFirmwareVariant();
   if (g.profile[g.id()].fwType() != current_firmware_variant.id) {
     g.profile[g.id()].fwName("");
@@ -186,8 +185,6 @@ void AppPreferencesDialog::initSettings()
   }
   ui->lblGeneralSettings->setText(hwSettings);
 
-
-  ui->CPU_ID_LE->setText(g.cpuId());
   FirmwareInterface * current_firmware = GetCurrentFirmware();
 
   foreach(FirmwareInterface * firmware, firmwares) {
@@ -470,14 +467,6 @@ void AppPreferencesDialog::firmwareChanged()
   QString stamp;
   stamp.append(variant.firmware->getStampUrl());
   QString url = variant.getFirmwareUrl();
-  // B-Plan 
-  if (false) {
-    ui->CPU_ID_LE->show();
-    ui->CPU_ID_LABEL->show();
-  } else {
-    ui->CPU_ID_LE->hide();
-    ui->CPU_ID_LABEL->hide();
-  }
 }
 
 void AppPreferencesDialog::populateFirmwareOptions(const FirmwareInterface * firmware)
diff --git a/companion/src/apppreferencesdialog.ui b/companion/src/apppreferencesdialog.ui
index beff86b4e..d1211ab36 100644
--- a/companion/src/apppreferencesdialog.ui
+++ b/companion/src/apppreferencesdialog.ui
@@ -162,9 +162,6 @@
          </property>
         </widget>
        </item>
-       <item row="6" column="1">
-        <widget class="QLineEdit" name="CPU_ID_LE"/>
-       </item>
        <item row="24" column="1" colspan="3">
         <widget class="QComboBox" name="stickmodeCB">
          <property name="maximumSize">
diff --git a/companion/src/googleanalytics.cpp b/companion/src/googleanalytics.cpp
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..516379ddd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/companion/src/googleanalytics.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+#include "googleanalytics.h"
+#include <QtGui>
+
+#define TRACKING_ID  "UA-40098569-1"
+
+GoogleAnalytics ga;
+
+GoogleAnalytics::GoogleAnalytics():
+  userId(qrand()),
+  networkManager(new QNetworkAccessManager(this))
+{
+}
+
+GoogleAnalytics::~GoogleAnalytics()
+{
+  delete networkManager;
+}
+
+void GoogleAnalytics::sendPageView(QString page)
+{
+  // create request and set URL of receiver
+  QNetworkRequest request;
+  QUrl host("http://www.google-analytics.com/collect");
+  request.setUrl(host);
+  request.setHeader(QNetworkRequest::ContentTypeHeader, "application/x-www-form-urlencoded");
+
+  // setup parameters of request
+  QString requestParams;
+  requestParams += "v=1"; // version of protocol
+  requestParams += "&t=pageview"; // type of request
+  requestParams += "&tid=" TRACKING_ID; // Google Analytics account
+  requestParams += "&cid=" + QString::number(userId); // unique user identifier
+  requestParams += "&dp=" + page; // name of page (or app name)
+  requestParams += "&ul=" + QLocale::system().name(); // language
+
+  // send request via post method
+  networkManager->post(request, requestParams.toStdString().c_str());
+}
+
+void GoogleAnalytics::sendEvent(QString category, QString action, QString label)
+{
+  // create request and set URL of receiver
+  QNetworkRequest request;
+  QUrl host("http://www.google-analytics.com/collect");
+  request.setUrl(host);
+  request.setHeader(QNetworkRequest::ContentTypeHeader, "application/x-www-form-urlencoded");
+
+  // setup parameters of request
+  QString requestParams;
+  requestParams += "v=1"; // version of protocol
+  requestParams += "&t=event"; // type of request
+  requestParams += "&ec=" + category;
+  requestParams += "&ea=" + action;
+  requestParams += "&el=" + label;
+  requestParams += "&tid=" TRACKING_ID; // Google Analytics account
+  requestParams += "&cid=" + QString::number(userId); // unique user identifier
+  requestParams += "&dt=Companion"; // name of page (or app name)
+  requestParams += "&ul=" + QLocale::system().name(); // language
+
+  // send request via post method
+  networkManager->post(request, requestParams.toStdString().c_str());
+}
+
+void GoogleAnalytics::slot_receive(QNetworkReply * reply)
+{
+  // output information about reply
+  qDebug() << "RequestUrl:" << reply->request().url();
+  qDebug() << "Status:" << reply->attribute(QNetworkRequest::HttpStatusCodeAttribute).toInt();
+  qDebug() << "Error:"<< reply->error();
+  QByteArray bytes = reply->readAll();
+  qDebug() << "Contents" << QString::fromUtf8(bytes.data(), bytes.size());
+}
diff --git a/companion/src/googleanalytics.h b/companion/src/googleanalytics.h
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..80eafe22e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/companion/src/googleanalytics.h
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+#include <QtNetwork>
+
+class GoogleAnalytics: public QObject
+{
+  Q_OBJECT
+
+  public:
+    GoogleAnalytics();
+    ~GoogleAnalytics();
+    void sendPageView(QString page);
+    void sendEvent(QString category, QString action, QString label);
+
+  protected slots:
+    void slot_receive(QNetworkReply * reply);
+
+  protected:
+    int userId;
+    QNetworkAccessManager * networkManager;
+};
+
+extern GoogleAnalytics ga;
diff --git a/companion/src/mainwindow.cpp b/companion/src/mainwindow.cpp
index 1e5fbf5e2..ba7a6f46d 100644
--- a/companion/src/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/companion/src/mainwindow.cpp
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@
 #include "helpers.h"
 #include "appdata.h"
 #include "taranisnotfound.h"
+#include "googleanalytics.h"
 #include "firmwares/opentx/opentxinterface.h" // TODO get rid of this include
 
 #define DONATE_STR      "https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=QUZ48K4SEXDP2"
@@ -162,6 +163,8 @@ MainWindow::MainWindow():
     if (printing) {
       QTimer::singleShot(0, this, SLOT(autoClose()));
     }
+
+    ga.sendPageView("Companion");
 }
 
 void MainWindow::displayWarnings()
@@ -319,22 +322,13 @@ void MainWindow::updateDownloaded()
 
 void MainWindow::downloadLatestFW(FirmwareVariant & firmware)
 {
-    QString url, ext, cpuid;
+    QString url, ext;
     url = firmware.getFirmwareUrl();
-    cpuid = g.cpuId();
     ext = url.mid(url.lastIndexOf("."));
-    QString fileName = QFileDialog::getSaveFileName(this, tr("Save As"), g.flashDir() + "/" + firmware.id + ext);
-    if (!fileName.isEmpty()) {
+    QString filename = QFileDialog::getSaveFileName(this, tr("Save As"), g.flashDir() + "/" + firmware.id + ext);
+    if (!filename.isEmpty()) {
       needRename = true;
-      g.profile[g.id()].fwName(fileName);
-      if (!cpuid.isEmpty()) {
-        url.append("&cpuid=");
-        url.append(cpuid);
-      }
-      g.flashDir(QFileInfo(fileName).dir().absolutePath());
-      downloadDialog * dd = new downloadDialog(this, url, fileName);
-      connect(dd, SIGNAL(accepted()), this, SLOT(firmwareDownloadAccepted()));
-      dd->exec();
+      startFirmwareDownload(url, filename);
     }
 }
 
@@ -407,9 +401,7 @@ void MainWindow::checkForFirmwareUpdateFinished(QNetworkReply * reply)
 {
     bool download = false;
     bool ignore = false;
-    QString cpuid;
 
-    cpuid = g.cpuId();
     QByteArray qba = reply->readAll();
 
     long version = 0;
@@ -510,20 +502,9 @@ void MainWindow::checkForFirmwareUpdateFinished(QNetworkReply * reply)
       else if (download == true) {
         QString url = GetFirmwareVariant(current_firmware_variant.id).getFirmwareUrl();
         QString ext = url.mid(url.lastIndexOf("."));
-        needRename=false;
-        QString fileName;
-        fileName = QFileDialog::getSaveFileName(this, tr("Save As"), g.flashDir() + "/" + current_firmware_variant.id + ext);
-        if (!fileName.isEmpty()) {
-          if (!cpuid.isEmpty()) {
-            url.append("&cpuid=");
-            url.append(cpuid);
-          }
-          g.profile[g.id()].fwName(fileName);
-          g.flashDir(QFileInfo(fileName).dir().absolutePath());
-          downloadDialog * dd = new downloadDialog(this, url, fileName);
-          connect(dd, SIGNAL(accepted()), this, SLOT(firmwareDownloadAccepted()));
-          dd->exec();
-        }
+        needRename = false;
+        QString filename = QFileDialog::getSaveFileName(this, tr("Save As"), g.flashDir() + "/" + current_firmware_variant.id + ext);
+        startFirmwareDownload(url, filename);
       }
     }
     else {
@@ -534,6 +515,18 @@ void MainWindow::checkForFirmwareUpdateFinished(QNetworkReply * reply)
     checkForUpdates();
 }
 
+void MainWindow::startFirmwareDownload(QString url, QString filename)
+{
+  if (!filename.isEmpty()) {
+    g.profile[g.id()].fwName(filename);
+    g.flashDir(QFileInfo(filename).dir().absolutePath());
+    downloadDialog * dd = new downloadDialog(this, url, filename);
+    connect(dd, SIGNAL(accepted()), this, SLOT(firmwareDownloadAccepted()));
+    dd->exec();
+    ga.sendEvent("Firmwares", "Download", url);
+  }
+}
+
 void MainWindow::closeEvent(QCloseEvent *event)
 {
     g.mainWinGeo(saveGeometry());
diff --git a/companion/src/mainwindow.h b/companion/src/mainwindow.h
index c3f538d0f..46040e995 100644
--- a/companion/src/mainwindow.h
+++ b/companion/src/mainwindow.h
@@ -76,11 +76,11 @@ class MainWindow : public QMainWindow
     MainWindow();
 
   protected:
+    void startFirmwareDownload(QString url, QString filename);
     void closeEvent(QCloseEvent *event);
     void dragEnterEvent(QDragEnterEvent *event);
     void dropEvent(QDropEvent *event);
 
-
   public slots:
     void downloadLatestFW(FirmwareVariant & firmware);
     
diff --git a/companion/src/preferencesdialog.ui b/companion/src/preferencesdialog.ui
index d432c66bb..7fa210b48 100644
--- a/companion/src/preferencesdialog.ui
+++ b/companion/src/preferencesdialog.ui
@@ -896,9 +896,6 @@ May be different from firmware language</string>
      <item row="0" column="0" colspan="2">
       <widget class="QComboBox" name="downloadVerCB"/>
      </item>
-     <item row="1" column="0" colspan="2">
-      <widget class="QLineEdit" name="CPU_ID_LE"/>
-     </item>
     </layout>
    </item>
    <item row="21" column="0">