Call the dashboard's messaging panel COMMS, to match its m key

README.md

@@ -6,10 +6,10 @@ saves it, and tells the ground station about it - all day, unattended, on a
 small PC at the top of a mast.
 
 ![The dashboard of tower 111, live](docs/images/readme/dashboard.png)
-<sub>The dashboard of tower 111, captured live on 2026-09-25: both axes homed
+<sub>The dashboard of tower 111, captured live on 2026-09-25, seven minutes
-and ready, the camera mid-sweep at waypoint 2 of 15, the orientation and
+after a restart: both axes homed and ready, the camera mid-sweep at waypoint 6
-ambient sensors reporting, messages flowing to the broker, and the last
+of 15, the orientation and ambient sensors reporting, and every picture
-self-test green.</sub>
+announced to the broker.</sub>
 
 ---
 
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ press a key that acts.
 | **GIMBAL** `g` | each axis: its state (`READY`, `HOMING`, `ERROR`...), the angle it is at and the one it is heading for, the motor and encoder counts, and flags - `STILL`/`MOVE`, `STALL`, over-temperature `OT`, endstops `L`/`R` |
 | **SENSORS** `i` | the orientation sensor (roll, pitch, yaw) and the ambient temperature and humidity, each marked `live` or not |
 | **CAMERA** `c` | whether it is capturing and how fast, the active profile, and the last picture: which camera, where it pointed, how long ago |
-| **CONNECTIVITY** `m` | the broker connection, the tower name the messages carry, the control mode |
+| **COMMS** `m` | the broker connection, the tower name the messages carry, the control mode |
 | **LOG** | the latest log lines; warnings in yellow, errors in red. `PgUp` scrolls back, `End` follows again |
 | **ACTIVITY** | what is running right now (a sweep, a homing, a test) and the result of the last one |
 | **Key bar** | the keys that do something in this view |
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ press a key that acts.
 | `s` / `x` | start / stop the capture sweep |
 | `h` | home the gimbal |
 | `r` | refresh: ask the firmware for a full status dump, re-read the sensor setup |
-| `g` `i` `c` `m` | open the full-screen gimbal, sensors, camera or connectivity view; press it again to close |
+| `g` `i` `c` `m` | open the full-screen gimbal, sensors, camera or comms view; press it again to close |
 | `?` | the built-in help: every command, with examples |
 | `:` | type a command, exactly as in the [command list](#everyday-commands) |
 | `p` | pause the display, so you can select and copy text (the program keeps running) |
@@ -254,10 +254,10 @@ encoding, and the whole scan grid with the current waypoint marked.
 
 ![The camera view](docs/images/readme/camera.png)
 
-**Connectivity** (`m`) - the broker connection, message counters, the topics
+**Comms** (`m`) - the broker connection, message counters, the topics
 the tower listens and speaks on, and the most recent messages, exactly as sent.
 
-![The connectivity view](docs/images/readme/connectivity.png)
+![The comms view](docs/images/readme/comms.png)
 
 **Help** (`?`) - every command, grouped, with an explanation and an example.
 The same text is available anywhere as `help` or `help <topic>`.

docs/configuration.md

@@ -599,7 +599,7 @@ logs on stdout.
 Dashboard panels: **Gimbal** (per-axis state, heading, encoder counts, flag badges, target),
 **Sensors** (the **Xsens MTi** shows live roll/pitch/yaw once `enable_imu`; the ambient
 **SHT41** shows live temp/humidity once `enable_env`. The SHT41's is the **only** temperature on the main window: the MTi's
-device-internal temp is diagnostic detail and appears solely in the expanded view), **Camera** (count, capture state, rate, last capture), **Connectivity** (MQTT state,
+device-internal temp is diagnostic detail and appears solely in the expanded view), **Camera** (count, capture state, rate, last capture), **Comms** (MQTT state,
 broker, tower, control mode, target heading). Adding a panel later is a struct in `UiSnapshot.h` plus
 one node in [src/ui/TuiUi.cpp](../src/ui/TuiUi.cpp).
 
@@ -612,10 +612,10 @@ one node in [src/ui/TuiUi.cpp](../src/ui/TuiUi.cpp).
   enabled), the active **profile** and the others available, the `profile_dir` and the exact XML
   applied, the per-profile `settle_wait_ms`, `rotation_deg` and the JPEG XL settings, plus live
   per-device telemetry (dimensions, streaming, frames, drops) and the scan grid.
-- **Connectivity** (`m`) — broker, tower, client id, connection state and control mode, the
+- **Comms** (`m`) — broker, tower, client id, connection state and control mode, the
   delivery counters (sent / failed / connects / losses), and a **history of the last MQTT
   messages** — time, topic leaf and payload — so a publish can be confirmed without a broker-side
-  subscriber. The compact Connectivity panel carries the `m` badge that opens it.
+  subscriber. The compact Comms panel carries the `m` badge that opens it.
 - **Sensors** (`i`) — both sensors, in headed sections so every reading is attributable.
   **MTi**: every channel with units — orientation (°), acceleration (m/s²), rate-of-turn
   (rad/s), magnetic field (a.u.), `TEMP (internal)`, sample counter, plus an **IMU CONFIG** section

docs/modules-reference.md

@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ Per-file reference for the refactored tree, plus the shared data structures.
 | [include/fgc/CameraProfile.h](../include/fgc/CameraProfile.h), [src/core/CameraProfile.cpp](../src/core/CameraProfile.cpp) | `loadCameraProfile` / `loadCameraProfiles`: one VimbaX settings XML per profile. Hashes the XML, regenerates the `.txt` record when it changes, and reports which settings moved. A missing XML throws — the record is never a fallback |
 | [include/fgc/CameraSettingsXml.h](../include/fgc/CameraSettingsXml.h), [src/core/CameraSettingsXml.cpp](../src/core/CameraSettingsXml.cpp) | Parses the Viewer export's `<RemoteDevice>` features (ordered, selector-aware), renders the human-readable `.txt` record, reads one back, and diffs two settings lists. Used for display and change detection only — never to configure a camera |
 | [include/fgc/ChannelTopics.h](../include/fgc/ChannelTopics.h), [src/core/ChannelTopics.cpp](../src/core/ChannelTopics.cpp) | The MQTT wire format in one place: topic builders for the `GGS/FWT/<tower>/…` tree and the `CamEvent`/status payload builders. Pure, so the documented format is unit-tested rather than assembled inline at each publish site |
-| [include/fgc/ChannelHistory.h](../include/fgc/ChannelHistory.h), [src/core/ChannelHistory.cpp](../src/core/ChannelHistory.cpp) | Ring buffer of recently published messages (time, topic, payload, outcome) plus the delivery counters — sent, failed, connects, losses, last status. Feeds the expanded Connectivity view so a publish can be confirmed without a broker-side subscriber |
+| [include/fgc/ChannelHistory.h](../include/fgc/ChannelHistory.h), [src/core/ChannelHistory.cpp](../src/core/ChannelHistory.cpp) | Ring buffer of recently published messages (time, topic, payload, outcome) plus the delivery counters — sent, failed, connects, losses, last status. Feeds the expanded Comms view so a publish can be confirmed without a broker-side subscriber |
 | [include/fgc/Hash.h](../include/fgc/Hash.h), [src/core/Hash.cpp](../src/core/Hash.cpp) | FNV-1a 64 over a string or a file, with an algorithm-prefixed label. Change detection for the profile records, deliberately not a crypto hash |
 | [include/fgc/CaptureScheduler.h](../include/fgc/CaptureScheduler.h), [src/core/CaptureScheduler.cpp](../src/core/CaptureScheduler.cpp) | Capture state machine over the interfaces; injectable clock; `setGeometry` adopts a recalibration |
 | [include/fgc/Application.h](../include/fgc/Application.h), [src/core/Application.cpp](../src/core/Application.cpp) | Factory (real vs mock, headless vs TUI), wiring, control loop, `gimbal …` commands, background-result polling, `buildSnapshot()` |

include/fgc/ui/TuiUi.h

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ class ScreenInteractive;
 namespace fgc {
 
 // Full-screen FTXUI dashboard: sectioned, colored panels (gimbal, sensors,
-// camera, connectivity) updated in place, a scrolling log pane fed from a Logger
+// camera, comms) updated in place, a scrolling log pane fed from a Logger
 // sink, and a nano-style key bar. Pure observer + command source: it renders the
 // UiSnapshot it pulls and forwards keystrokes/typed commands to the sink.
 //

src/core/HelpText.cpp

@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ const std::vector<HelpSection>& helpCatalog() {
         }},
         {"Display", "Terminal dashboard keys (TUI only).", {
             {"? / g / i / c / m",
-             "Toggle the Help, Gimbal, Sensors, Camera and Connectivity overlays.", {
+             "Toggle the Help, Gimbal, Sensors, Camera and Comms overlays.", {
                 "An overlay takes the full terminal height. Esc closes it; with none open,",
                 "Esc cancels a running procedure. 'm' shows broker state, per-topic traffic",
                 "and the recent MQTT messages, including any dropped while offline."}},

src/ui/TuiUi.cpp

@@ -624,7 +624,7 @@ Element connPanel(const ConnView& v) {
                  : v.mqtt_connected ? (text(" connected ") | color(Color::Green) | bold)
                                     : (text(" disconnected ") | color(Color::Red) | bold);
     std::string mode = v.control_code == 0 ? "0 auto-sweep" : "1 directed";
-    return panel("[m] CONNECTIVITY", Color::Green, vbox({
+    return panel("[m] COMMS", Color::Green, vbox({
         labelRow("MQTT", hbox({mqtt, filler(), text(v.broker) | dim})),
         labelRow("tower", text(v.tower)),
         labelRow("control", hbox({text(mode), filler(),
@@ -633,7 +633,7 @@ Element connPanel(const ConnView& v) {
     }));
 }
 
-// Expanded connectivity view ('m'): broker state, the five topics with their last
+// Expanded comms view ('m'): broker state, the five topics with their last
 // traffic, the counters, and a scrollable history of recent messages.
 //
 // The history is the point of the view. `dropped` in particular has no other
@@ -724,7 +724,7 @@ Element connDetailPanel(const ConnView& v, ScrollState& st) {
         }
     }
 
-    return window(overlayTitle("CONNECTIVITY", "m/Esc:close", st, Color::Green),
+    return window(overlayTitle("COMMS", "m/Esc:close", st, Color::Green),
                   scrollableBody(vbox(std::move(rows)), st));
 }