Output Panel (Notification Panel)

The Output Panel reports everything the IDE communicates with the system and the hardware: compilation, firmware upload and Serial traffic.

Location: bottom of the IDE interface.

(1) CONSOLE tab. (2) SERIAL MONITOR tab. (3) Filter toggle. (4) Search box. (5) Level filter.

General Structure

The panel has 2 independent tabs:

1. CONSOLE: system logs, compiler output and firmware upload status.
2. SERIAL MONITOR: real-time communication with the board over the Serial port.

Basic Operations

• Open/Close: click the "OUTPUT" title bar or the chevron to collapse/expand the panel.
• Resize: drag the top border to change the height.
• Switch tabs: click CONSOLE or SERIAL MONITOR.
• Shortcut: Ctrl/Cmd + M opens the panel on the Serial Monitor tab.

(1) SERIAL MONITOR tab. (2) Settings. (3) Baud rate. (4) Line ending. (5) Start/Stop Monitor.

Tab Toolbars

Each tab has its own toolbar in the right corner; the data of one tab is never mixed with the other.

Console Tab

• Counters: number of errors (red), warnings (yellow) and total messages.
• Search: filter the log by keyword.
• Level filter: Debug (default, shows everything), Info, Warning, Error, Success.
• Pause/Play: pause or resume auto-scrolling.
• Clear: remove all console messages.
• Copy / Export: copy the log to the clipboard or download it as a text file.
• Settings: console display options.

Serial Monitor Tab

• Port@Baud badge: the port and baud rate in use.
• Data rate: real-time throughput (B/s, KB/s).
• Start/Stop Monitor: begin or end the monitoring session.
• Pause/Play: pause or resume auto-scrolling.
• Clear: clear the Serial log only (the Console keeps its own history).
• Copy / Export: copy or download the Serial log.
• Reset Board: send a reset signal to the board (when connected).
• Settings: Baud rate, Line ending, Timestamps, Word wrap, Font size, Max lines.

Next: Console Tab - System Log