diff --git a/firmware/console/console.mk b/firmware/console/console.mk
index 3b9184efcd..a6e93c4ff3 100644
--- a/firmware/console/console.mk
+++ b/firmware/console/console.mk
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 
-CONSOLESRC = $(PROJECT_DIR)/console/console_io.c
+CONSOLESRC = 
 
 CONSOLE_SRC_CPP = $(PROJECT_DIR)/console/status_loop.cpp \
+	$(PROJECT_DIR)/console/console_io.cpp \
 	$(PROJECT_DIR)/console/eficonsole.cpp
 	
diff --git a/firmware/console/console_io.c b/firmware/console/console_io.cpp
similarity index 95%
rename from firmware/console/console_io.c
rename to firmware/console/console_io.cpp
index ba867035d6..eabf8a12ce 100644
--- a/firmware/console/console_io.c
+++ b/firmware/console/console_io.cpp
@@ -194,7 +194,14 @@ void consoleOutputBuffer(const uint8_t *buf, int size) {
 #endif /* EFI_UART_ECHO_TEST_MODE */
 }
 
-void startConsole(void (*console_line_callback_p)(char *)) {
+static Logging *logger;
+
+static void switchToBinaryProtocol(void) {
+	scheduleMsg(logger, "switching to binary protocol");
+}
+
+void startConsole(Logging *sharedLogger, void (*console_line_callback_p)(char *)) {
+	logger = sharedLogger;
 	console_line_callback = console_line_callback_p;
 
 #if (defined(EFI_CONSOLE_UART_DEVICE) && ! EFI_SIMULATOR) || defined(__DOXYGEN__)
@@ -223,6 +230,7 @@ void startConsole(void (*console_line_callback_p)(char *)) {
 #endif /* EFI_PROD_CODE */
 
 	chThdCreateStatic(consoleThreadStack, sizeof(consoleThreadStack), NORMALPRIO, consoleThreadThreadEntryPoint, NULL);
+	addConsoleAction("~", switchToBinaryProtocol);
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/firmware/console/console_io.h b/firmware/console/console_io.h
index 5afe2bc430..f7aa7711e5 100644
--- a/firmware/console/console_io.h
+++ b/firmware/console/console_io.h
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 #endif
 
 #include "efifeatures.h"
+#include "datalogging.h"
 
 #define GET_CONSOLE_MODE_VALUE() palReadPad(CONSOLE_MODE_SWITCH_PORT, CONSOLE_MODE_SWITCH_PIN)
 #define SHOULD_INGORE_FLASH() (palReadPad(CONFIG_RESET_SWITCH_PORT, CONFIG_RESET_SWITCH_PIN) == 0)
@@ -32,7 +33,7 @@ SerialDriver * getConsoleChannel(void);
 
 void consolePutChar(int x);
 void consoleOutputBuffer(const uint8_t *buf, int size);
-void startConsole(void (*console_line_callback_p)(char *));
+void startConsole(Logging *sharedLogger, void (*console_line_callback_p)(char *));
 bool isSerialOverUart(void);
 
 #if EFI_PROD_CODE || EFI_SIMULATOR || EFI_EGT
diff --git a/firmware/console/eficonsole.cpp b/firmware/console/eficonsole.cpp
index ac007215c4..ceca50c657 100644
--- a/firmware/console/eficonsole.cpp
+++ b/firmware/console/eficonsole.cpp
@@ -83,7 +83,6 @@ static void sayHello(void) {
 	printMsg(&logger, "STM32_PCLK2=%d", STM32_PCLK2);
 #endif
 
-
 	printMsg(&logger, "PORT_IDLE_THREAD_STACK_SIZE=%d", PORT_IDLE_THREAD_STACK_SIZE);
 
 	printMsg(&logger, "CH_DBG_ENABLE_ASSERTS=%d", CH_DBG_ENABLE_ASSERTS);
@@ -118,7 +117,6 @@ static void sayHello(void) {
 //	printSimpleMsg(&logger, "", );
 //	printSimpleMsg(&logger, "", );
 
-
 	/**
 	 * Time to finish output. This is needed to avoid mix-up of this methods output and console command confirmation
 	 */
@@ -136,11 +134,10 @@ static void cmd_threads(void) {
 	print("    addr    stack prio refs     state time\r\n");
 	tp = chRegFirstThread();
 	do {
-		print("%.8lx [%.8lx] %4lu %4lu %9s %lu %s\r\n", (uint32_t) tp, 0,
-				(uint32_t) tp->p_prio, (uint32_t) (tp->p_refs - 1),
-				states[tp->p_state], (uint32_t) tp->p_time, tp->p_name);
+		print("%.8lx [%.8lx] %4lu %4lu %9s %lu %s\r\n", (uint32_t) tp, 0, (uint32_t) tp->p_prio,
+				(uint32_t) (tp->p_refs - 1), states[tp->p_state], (uint32_t) tp->p_time, tp->p_name);
 		tp = chRegNextThread(tp);
-	} while (tp != NULL );
+	} while (tp != NULL);
 #endif
 }
 
@@ -149,12 +146,12 @@ static void cmd_threads(void) {
  */
 void print(const char *format, ...) {
 #if !EFI_UART_ECHO_TEST_MODE
-  if (!isConsoleReady()) {
+	if (!isConsoleReady()) {
 		return;
-  }
+	}
 	va_list ap;
 	va_start(ap, format);
-	chvprintf((BaseSequentialStream*)getConsoleChannel(), format, ap);
+	chvprintf((BaseSequentialStream*) getConsoleChannel(), format, ap);
 	va_end(ap);
 #endif /* EFI_UART_ECHO_TEST_MODE */
 }
@@ -163,7 +160,7 @@ void initializeConsole(Logging *sharedLogger) {
 	initIntermediateLoggingBuffer();
 	initConsoleLogic(sharedLogger);
 
-	startConsole(&handleConsoleLine);
+	startConsole(sharedLogger, &handleConsoleLine);
 
 	sayHello();
 	addConsoleAction("test", sayNothing);
diff --git a/firmware/console/tunerstudio/tunerstudio.cpp b/firmware/console/tunerstudio/tunerstudio.cpp
index 8a357d9c9d..eaeb9337e1 100644
--- a/firmware/console/tunerstudio/tunerstudio.cpp
+++ b/firmware/console/tunerstudio/tunerstudio.cpp
@@ -363,14 +363,7 @@ static bool isKnownCommand(char command) {
 static uint8_t firstByte;
 static uint8_t secondByte;
 
-static msg_t tsThreadEntryPoint(void *arg) {
-	(void) arg;
-	chRegSetThreadName("tunerstudio thread");
-
-#if EFI_PROD_CODE || defined(__DOXYGEN__)
-	startTsPort();
-#endif
-
+void runBinaryProtocolLoop(void) {
 	int wasReady = false;
 	while (true) {
 		int isReady = ts_serial_ready();
@@ -461,6 +454,18 @@ static msg_t tsThreadEntryPoint(void *arg) {
 			print("got unexpected TunerStudio command %x:%c\r\n", command, command);
 
 	}
+}
+
+static msg_t tsThreadEntryPoint(void *arg) {
+	(void) arg;
+	chRegSetThreadName("tunerstudio thread");
+
+#if EFI_PROD_CODE || defined(__DOXYGEN__)
+	startTsPort();
+#endif
+
+	runBinaryProtocolLoop();
+
 #if defined __GNUC__
 	return 0;
 #endif