Personally I will be sticking with PPM for control, its cheap, I’ve never had an issue with its stability nore the level of feautures it provides.
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I can just shamelessly remind everyone that the best module for VESC Tool is Metr Pro 
The only module that implements encryption and secure BLE pairing 
http://metr.at/shop
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How does it handle official VESC-Tool NRF updates and remote connection?
simultaneously and instantly in one hit 
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So I can SWD Program it and fire on Benjamins FW and you can still get access to metr.
I highly doubt that.
PPM reverse will be part of the next Version. THX for helping Benjamin via PR.
FOC Motor Wizard will let the 4.xx stay in FOC, but there will be warning.
Some new, very interesting stuff is also in the works.
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@Trampa, you should create a VESC_tool thread here too. I can’t speak for everyone, but I rarely venture there anymore.
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Is this an update to the existing VESC Tool or a new app?
They are all built together. App and the desktop application. This new thread parallels the thread on the other forum.
A guide in, mostly, pictures to configure a pair of VESCs/VESC based ESCs(connected over CAN bus) using the android app from app store(you should be able to get it from the vesc_tool webpage too). Let’s start.
Search for your BLE connection, select and hit connect. Select the 750gram motor. Select override and enter the correct number of motor poles(number of magnets). For elofty it is 20. The max power loss is used along with winding resistance to determine safe values of motor current for you. We’ll set the motor current later so you can just leave the “Max Power Loss” at default value.
Then select number of cells in battery and the total capacity. Vesc uses this number to decide the battery ± Amps. You can change that later if you want.
Now Click INPUT to configure your receiver, in my case it is a ppm receiver.
Notice that I have selected control type as “current”. This allows me to go in reverse direction. But I am using it to get much stronger brakes(active braking) with direct drive motors. However the problem is the once it stops, it will start to accelerate in reverse direction and you might fall. So we counter that by putting a limit on the reverse speed. You’ll see later. Also make sure to enable traction control. Also make sure to enable traction control
The default values of motor current is conservative(so that you can’t overheat the motor), but we often like that torquy start, so let’s bump up the max current. For my direct drive motors I prefer, +50/-60Amps. It’s found under Motor CFG-> General+Current.
Do this for the second vesc too by clicking “scan can bus” first and then clicking “activate”
Finally let’s make sure that with “current” mode, out reverse speed is restricted to a crawl. Under Profiles, set the max speed in forward and reverse direction. You can also restrict power(like the watt mode in ackimaniac)
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hey @Trampa could you talk with Benjamin about possibility to add serial connection to mobile view app? I am trying to run this stuff on 7" touch screen and mobile ui only has BLE connection while my vesc are connected via usb directly to it 
Wow you ported the Ack stuff? Bravo @Trampa
Thanks for listening to the feedback, I will go and update the firmware
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Benjamin ported it. I’m not coding.
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iphone love?
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No yet
throws it on the ground
Here’s an update for the ground.
I’m not part of your system. I’m an aduuuuuuult.
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Actually, ATM is still my port LOL, jokes aside, it needs to be well tested.
I’m gonna add it to the change log but, we now have a official vesc_tool for macOS