diff --git a/companion/src/eeprominterface.h b/companion/src/eeprominterface.h
index 56514109a..91da15e51 100644
--- a/companion/src/eeprominterface.h
+++ b/companion/src/eeprominterface.h
@@ -479,6 +479,7 @@ class GeneralSettings {
     int backgroundVolume;
     unsigned int mavbaud;
     unsigned int switchUnlockStates;
+    unsigned int hw_uartMode;
 };
 
 class CurveReference {
diff --git a/companion/src/firmwares/opentx/opentxeeprom.cpp b/companion/src/firmwares/opentx/opentxeeprom.cpp
index a6bb2e0de..fb8cf5203 100644
--- a/companion/src/firmwares/opentx/opentxeeprom.cpp
+++ b/companion/src/firmwares/opentx/opentxeeprom.cpp
@@ -2110,6 +2110,9 @@ Open9xGeneralDataNew::Open9xGeneralDataNew(GeneralSettings & generalData, BoardE
       internalField.Append(new SignedField<8>(generalData.varioVolume));
       internalField.Append(new SignedField<8>(generalData.backgroundVolume));
     }
+    if (version >= 216) {
+      internalField.Append(new UnsignedField<8>(generalData.hw_uartMode));
+    }
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/radio/src/gui/menu_general.cpp b/radio/src/gui/menu_general.cpp
index e1b799e0b..ba165de4c 100644
--- a/radio/src/gui/menu_general.cpp
+++ b/radio/src/gui/menu_general.cpp
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ enum EnumTabDiag {
   e_Vers,
   e_Keys,
   e_Ana,
-  IF_PCBSKY9X(e_Hardware)
+  IF_CPUARM(e_Hardware)
   e_Calib
 };
 
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ const MenuFuncP_PROGMEM menuTabDiag[] PROGMEM = {
   menuGeneralVersion,
   menuGeneralDiagKeys,
   menuGeneralDiagAna,
-  IF_PCBSKY9X(menuGeneralHardware)
+  IF_CPUARM(menuGeneralHardware)
   menuGeneralCalib
 };
 
@@ -1166,7 +1166,33 @@ void menuGeneralDiagAna(uint8_t event)
 #endif
 }
 
-#if defined(PCBSKY9X)
+#if defined(PCBTARANIS)
+enum menuGeneralHwItems {
+  ITEM_SETUP_HW_UART3_MODE,
+  ITEM_SETUP_HW_MAX
+};
+
+#define HW_SETTINGS_COLUMN 15*FW
+
+void menuGeneralHardware(uint8_t event)
+{
+  MENU(STR_HARDWARE, menuTabDiag, e_Hardware, ITEM_SETUP_HW_MAX+1, {0});
+
+  uint8_t sub = m_posVert - 1;
+    
+  for (uint8_t i=0; i<ITEM_SETUP_HW_MAX; i++) {
+  	uint8_t y = 1 + 1*FH + i*FH;
+  	uint8_t attr = (sub == i ? ((s_editMode>0) ? BLINK|INVERS : INVERS) : 0);
+    switch(i) {
+      case ITEM_SETUP_HW_UART3_MODE:
+      	g_eeGeneral.hw_uartMode = selectMenuItem(HW_SETTINGS_COLUMN, y, STR_UART3MODE, STR_UART3MODES, g_eeGeneral.hw_uartMode, 0, 2, attr, event);
+        break;
+    }
+  }
+  	
+}
+
+#elif defined(PCBSKY9X)
 enum menuGeneralHwItems {
   ITEM_SETUP_HW_OPTREX_DISPLAY,
   ITEM_SETUP_HW_STICKS_GAINS_LABELS,
diff --git a/radio/src/myeeprom.h b/radio/src/myeeprom.h
index 64d168787..f06ef0ef6 100644
--- a/radio/src/myeeprom.h
+++ b/radio/src/myeeprom.h
@@ -239,7 +239,8 @@ enum BeeperMode {
   int8_t   beepVolume; \
   int8_t   wavVolume; \
   int8_t   varioVolume; \
-  int8_t   backgroundVolume;
+  int8_t   backgroundVolume; \
+  uint8_t  hw_uartMode;
 #elif defined(PXX)
   #define EXTRA_GENERAL_FIELDS uint8_t  countryCode;
 #else
diff --git a/radio/src/translations.cpp b/radio/src/translations.cpp
index 079f76e79..842ec8090 100644
--- a/radio/src/translations.cpp
+++ b/radio/src/translations.cpp
@@ -55,6 +55,9 @@ const pm_char STR_OPEN9X[] PROGMEM =
 #endif
     ISTR(TRNMODE)
     ISTR(TRNCHN)
+#if defined(PCBTARANIS)
+    ISTR(UART3MODES)
+#endif
     ISTR(VTRIMINC)
     ISTR(RETA123)
     ISTR(VPROTOS)
@@ -491,6 +494,7 @@ const pm_char STR_VIEW_TEXT[] PROGMEM = "View text";
   const pm_char STR_SCALE[] PROGMEM = "Scale";
   const pm_char STR_VIEW_CHANNELS[] PROGMEM = "View Channels";
   const pm_char STR_VIEW_NOTES[] PROGMEM = "View Notes";
+  const pm_char STR_UART3MODE[] PROGMEM = TR_UART3MODE;
 #endif
 
 #if MENUS_LOCK == 1
diff --git a/radio/src/translations.h b/radio/src/translations.h
index 5a68e0e9e..d83e3c753 100644
--- a/radio/src/translations.h
+++ b/radio/src/translations.h
@@ -99,7 +99,12 @@ extern const pm_char STR_OPEN9X[];
 #define OFS_TRNMODE            (OFS_VBEEPMODE + sizeof(TR_VBEEPMODE))
 #endif
 #define OFS_TRNCHN             (OFS_TRNMODE + sizeof(TR_TRNMODE))
+#if defined(PCBTARANIS)
+#define OFS_UART3MODES         (OFS_TRNCHN + sizeof(TR_TRNCHN))
+#define OFS_VTRIMINC           (OFS_UART3MODES + sizeof(TR_UART3MODES))
+#else
 #define OFS_VTRIMINC           (OFS_TRNCHN + sizeof(TR_TRNCHN))
+#endif
 #define OFS_RETA123            (OFS_VTRIMINC + sizeof(TR_VTRIMINC))
 #define OFS_VPROTOS            (OFS_RETA123 + sizeof(TR_RETA123))
 #define OFS_POSNEG             (OFS_VPROTOS + sizeof(TR_VPROTOS))
@@ -190,6 +195,7 @@ extern const pm_char STR_OPEN9X[];
 #define STR_VBEEPMODE          (STR_OPEN9X + OFS_VBEEPMODE)
 #define STR_TRNMODE            (STR_OPEN9X + OFS_TRNMODE)
 #define STR_TRNCHN             (STR_OPEN9X + OFS_TRNCHN)
+#define STR_UART3MODES         (STR_OPEN9X + OFS_UART3MODES)
 #define STR_VTRIMINC           (STR_OPEN9X + OFS_VTRIMINC)
 #define STR_RETA123            (STR_OPEN9X + OFS_RETA123)
 #define STR_VPROTOS            (STR_OPEN9X + OFS_VPROTOS)
@@ -675,6 +681,7 @@ extern const pm_char STR_VIEW_TEXT[];
   extern const pm_char STR_SCALE[];
   extern const pm_char STR_VIEW_CHANNELS[];
   extern const pm_char STR_VIEW_NOTES[];
+  extern const pm_char STR_UART3MODE[];
 #endif
 
 #if MENUS_LOCK == 1
diff --git a/radio/src/translations/cz.h.txt b/radio/src/translations/cz.h.txt
index a1f79d75f..723a7b82b 100644
--- a/radio/src/translations/cz.h.txt
+++ b/radio/src/translations/cz.h.txt
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
  *
  *
  *
+ *
  * !!!!! DO NOT EDIT cz.h - EDIT cz.h.txt INSTEAD !!!!!!!
  *
  * In order to make translations easier cz.h.txt is parsed and national
@@ -31,7 +32,6 @@
  * See translate.py in the util catalog for the list of character codes  
  *
  * !!!!! DO NOT EDIT cz.h - EDIT cz.h.txt INSTEAD !!!!!!!   
- *
  */
   /* Fotmatting octal codes available in TR_ strings:
  *  \037\x       -sets LCD x-coord (x value in octal)
@@ -68,6 +68,9 @@
 #define LEN_TRNCHN             "\003"
 #define TR_TRNCHN              "CH1CH2CH3CH4"
 
+#define LEN_UART3MODES         "\017"
+#define TR_UART3MODES          "OFF\0           ""SPORT Mirror\0  ""Virtual SP2UART"
+
 #define LEN_DATETIME           "\006"
 #define TR_DATETIME            "DATUM:""ČAS:  "
 
@@ -667,6 +670,7 @@
 #define TR_CRITICALALARM       INDENT "Kritický Alarm"
 #define TR_PERSISTENT_MAH      INDENT "Store mAh"
 #define TR_FAS_OFFSET          TR(INDENT "FAS Ofs", INDENT "FAS Offset")
+#define TR_UART3MODE           "Serial port"
 
 #if defined(MAVLINK)
   #define TR_MAVLINK_RC_RSSI_SCALE_LABEL        "Max RSSI"
diff --git a/radio/src/translations/de.h.txt b/radio/src/translations/de.h.txt
index ac3f5c566..8b5a40dc1 100644
--- a/radio/src/translations/de.h.txt
+++ b/radio/src/translations/de.h.txt
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
  * GNU General Public License for more details.
  *
  *
+ *
  * !!!!! DO NOT EDIT de.h - EDIT de.h.txt INSTEAD !!!!!!!
  *
  * In order to make translations easier de.h.txt is parsed and national
@@ -67,6 +68,9 @@
 #define LEN_TRNCHN             "\003"
 #define TR_TRNCHN              "CH1CH2CH3CH4"
 
+#define LEN_UART3MODES         "\017"
+#define TR_UART3MODES          "OFF\0           ""SPORT Mirror\0  ""Virtual SP2UART"
+
 #define LEN_DATETIME           "\005"
 #define TR_DATETIME            "DATE:""ZEIT:"
 
@@ -669,6 +673,7 @@
 #define TR_CRITICALALARM       INDENT "Kritisch Alarm"
 #define TR_PERSISTENT_MAH      INDENT "Store mAh"
 #define TR_FAS_OFFSET          TR(INDENT "FAS Ofs", INDENT "FAS Offset")
+#define TR_UART3MODE           "Serial port"
 
 #if defined(MAVLINK)
   #define TR_MAVLINK_RC_RSSI_SCALE_LABEL   "Max RSSI"
diff --git a/radio/src/translations/en.h b/radio/src/translations/en.h
index 3357095e9..33eb7b97f 100644
--- a/radio/src/translations/en.h
+++ b/radio/src/translations/en.h
@@ -68,6 +68,9 @@
 #define LEN_TRNCHN             "\003"
 #define TR_TRNCHN              "CH1CH2CH3CH4"
 
+#define LEN_UART3MODES         "\017"
+#define TR_UART3MODES          "OFF\0           ""SPORT Mirror\0  ""Virtual SP2UART"
+
 #define LEN_DATETIME           "\005"
 #define TR_DATETIME            "DATE:""TIME:"
 
@@ -674,6 +677,7 @@
 #define TR_CRITICALALARM       INDENT "Critical Alarm"
 #define TR_PERSISTENT_MAH      INDENT "Store mAh"
 #define TR_FAS_OFFSET          TR(INDENT "FAS Ofs", INDENT "FAS Offset")
+#define TR_UART3MODE           "Serial port"
 
 #if defined(MAVLINK)
   #define TR_MAVLINK_RC_RSSI_SCALE_LABEL	"Max RSSI"
diff --git a/radio/src/translations/es.h.txt b/radio/src/translations/es.h.txt
index 5c531553e..01c95100b 100644
--- a/radio/src/translations/es.h.txt
+++ b/radio/src/translations/es.h.txt
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
  * GNU General Public License for more details.
  *
  *
+ *
  * !!!!! DO NOT EDIT es.h - EDIT es.h.txt INSTEAD !!!!!!!
  *
  * In order to make translations easier es.h.txt is parsed and national
@@ -67,6 +68,9 @@
 #define LEN_TRNCHN             "\003"
 #define TR_TRNCHN              "CH1CH2CH3CH4"
 
+#define LEN_UART3MODES         "\017"
+#define TR_UART3MODES          "OFF\0           ""SPORT Mirror\0  ""Virtual SP2UART"
+
 #define LEN_DATETIME           "\005"
 #define TR_DATETIME            "DATA:""HORA:"
 
@@ -666,6 +670,7 @@
 #define TR_CRITICALALARM       INDENT "Alarma Critica"
 #define TR_PERSISTENT_MAH      INDENT "Valor mAh"
 #define TR_FAS_OFFSET          TR(INDENT "FAS Ofs", INDENT "FAS Offset")
+#define TR_UART3MODE           "Serial port"
 
 #if defined(MAVLINK)
   #define TR_MAVLINK_RC_RSSI_SCALE_LABEL	"Max RSSI"
diff --git a/radio/src/translations/fr.h.txt b/radio/src/translations/fr.h.txt
index 0cc48f0f4..c442dd40e 100644
--- a/radio/src/translations/fr.h.txt
+++ b/radio/src/translations/fr.h.txt
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
  *
  *
  *
+ *
  * !!!!! DO NOT EDIT fr.h - EDIT fr.h.txt INSTEAD !!!!!!!
  *
  * In order to make translations easier fr.h.txt is parsed and national
@@ -67,6 +68,9 @@
 #define LEN_TRNCHN       "\003"
 #define TR_TRNCHN        "CH1CH2CH3CH4"
 
+#define LEN_UART3MODES   "\017"
+#define TR_UART3MODES    "OFF\0           ""SPORT Mirror\0  ""Virtual SP2UART"
+
 #define LEN_DATETIME     "\005"
 #define TR_DATETIME      "DATE:""HEURE"
 
@@ -666,6 +670,7 @@
 #define TR_CRITICALALARM       INDENT "Alarme critique"
 #define TR_PERSISTENT_MAH      TR(INDENT "Enr. mAh",INDENT "Enregistrer mAh")
 #define TR_FAS_OFFSET          TR(INDENT "Corr FAS", INDENT "Correction FAS")
+#define TR_UART3MODE           "Serial port"
 
 #if defined(MAVLINK)
   #define TR_MAVLINK_RC_RSSI_SCALE_LABEL	"Max RSSI"
diff --git a/radio/src/translations/it.h.txt b/radio/src/translations/it.h.txt
index 185579236..85fc15843 100644
--- a/radio/src/translations/it.h.txt
+++ b/radio/src/translations/it.h.txt
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
  * - Martin Hotar <mhotar@gmail.com>
  * - Romolo Manfredini <romolo.manfredini@gmail.com>
  *
+ *
  * opentx is based on code named
  * gruvin9x by Bryan J. Rentoul: http://code.google.com/p/gruvin9x/,
  * er9x by Erez Raviv: http://code.google.com/p/er9x/,
@@ -67,6 +68,9 @@
 #define LEN_TRNCHN       "\003"
 #define TR_TRNCHN        "ch1ch2ch3ch4"
 
+#define LEN_UART3MODES   "\017"
+#define TR_UART3MODES    "OFF\0           ""SPORT Mirror\0  ""Virtual SP2UART"
+
 #define LEN_DATETIME     "\005"
 #define TR_DATETIME      "DATA:""ORA :"
 
@@ -666,6 +670,7 @@
 #define TR_CRITICALALARM       INDENT "Allarme Critico"
 #define TR_PERSISTENT_MAH      INDENT "Store mAh"
 #define TR_FAS_OFFSET          TR(INDENT "FAS Ofs", INDENT "FAS Offset")
+#define TR_UART3MODE           "Serial port"
 
 #if defined(MAVLINK)
   #define TR_MAVLINK_RC_RSSI_SCALE_LABEL	"Max RSSI"
diff --git a/radio/src/translations/pl.h.txt b/radio/src/translations/pl.h.txt
index 607a43aa6..c93f2f129 100644
--- a/radio/src/translations/pl.h.txt
+++ b/radio/src/translations/pl.h.txt
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@
  *
  *
  *
- *
  * !!!!! DO NOT EDIT pl.h - EDIT pl.h.txt INSTEAD !!!!!!!
  *
  * In order to make translations easier pl.h.txt is parsed and national
@@ -69,6 +68,9 @@
 #define LEN_TRNCHN             "\003"
 #define TR_TRNCHN              "CH1CH2CH3CH4"
 
+#define LEN_UART3MODES         "\017"
+#define TR_UART3MODES          "OFF\0           ""SPORT Mirror\0  ""Virtual SP2UART"
+
 #define LEN_DATETIME           "\006"
 #define TR_DATETIME            "DANA:""Czas:\0 "
 
@@ -668,6 +670,7 @@
 #define TR_CRITICALALARM       INDENT "Alarm krytyczny"
 #define TR_PERSISTENT_MAH      INDENT "Store mAh"
 #define TR_FAS_OFFSET          TR(INDENT "FAS Ofs", INDENT "FAS Offset")
+#define TR_UART3MODE           "Serial port"
 
 #if defined(MAVLINK)
   #define TR_MAVLINK_RC_RSSI_SCALE_LABEL	"Max RSSI"
diff --git a/radio/src/translations/pt.h.txt b/radio/src/translations/pt.h.txt
index df3bb999c..fb51f22fe 100644
--- a/radio/src/translations/pt.h.txt
+++ b/radio/src/translations/pt.h.txt
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
  *
  *
  *
+ *
  * !!!!! DO NOT EDIT pt.h - EDIT pt.h.txt INSTEAD !!!!!!!
  *
  * In order to make translations easier pt.h.txt is parsed and national
@@ -67,6 +68,9 @@
 #define LEN_TRNCHN       "\003"
 #define TR_TRNCHN        "CH1CH2CH3CH4"
 
+#define LEN_UART3MODES   "\017"
+#define TR_UART3MODES    "OFF\0           ""SPORT Mirror\0  ""Virtual SP2UART"
+
 #define LEN_DATETIME     "\005"
 #define TR_DATETIME      "DATA:""HORA:"
 
@@ -666,6 +670,7 @@
 #define TR_CRITICALALARM       INDENT "Critical Alarm"
 #define TR_PERSISTENT_MAH      INDENT "Store mAh"
 #define TR_FAS_OFFSET          TR(INDENT "FAS Ofs", INDENT "FAS Offset")
+#define TR_UART3MODE           "Serial port"
 
 #if defined(MAVLINK)
   #define TR_MAVLINK_RC_RSSI_SCALE_LABEL	"Max RSSI"
diff --git a/radio/src/translations/se.h.txt b/radio/src/translations/se.h.txt
index d690768ca..095a05648 100644
--- a/radio/src/translations/se.h.txt
+++ b/radio/src/translations/se.h.txt
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
  *
  *
  *
+ *
  * !!!!! DO NOT EDIT se.h - EDIT se.h.txt INSTEAD !!!!!!!
  *
  * In order to make translations easier se.h.txt is parsed and national
@@ -67,6 +68,9 @@
 #define LEN_TRNCHN             "\003"
 #define TR_TRNCHN              "KN1KN2KN3KN4"
 
+#define LEN_UART3MODES         "\017"
+#define TR_UART3MODES          "OFF\0           ""SPORT Mirror\0  ""Virtual SP2UART"
+
 #define LEN_DATETIME           "\005"
 #define TR_DATETIME            "DAG: ""TID: "
 
@@ -669,6 +673,7 @@
 #define TR_CRITICALALARM       INDENT "Kritiskt alarm"
 #define TR_PERSISTENT_MAH      INDENT "Store mAh"
 #define TR_FAS_OFFSET          TR(INDENT "FAS Ofs", INDENT "FAS Offset")
+#define TR_UART3MODE           "Serial port"
 
 #if defined(MAVLINK)
   #define TR_MAVLINK_RC_RSSI_SCALE_LABEL	"Max RSSI"