diff --git a/groundStation/src/backend/format_rt.c b/groundStation/src/backend/format_rt.c
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index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..da032d16c7a1710c1066b65ccf0fde536f63f401
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+
+#include "format_rt.h"
+
+/*
+	This file contains the method used to format real time data sent to the quad into a text file
+	that can be read by the Data Analysis Tool located in the controls directory for the purpose
+	of displaying flight data information to the user.  
+*/
+int write_formatted_data(char * filename, SensorRTFlags_t * flags, uint32_t * data)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
diff --git a/quad/src/quad_app/debug_level_readme.txt b/quad/src/quad_app/debug_level_readme.txt
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-	
-DEBUG LEVEL ONE
-
-// Sensor blocks
-	int cur_pitch;
-	int cur_roll;
-	int cur_yaw;
-	int gyro_y;
-	int gyro_x;
-	int gyro_z;
-	int lidar;
-	int flow_vel_x; // optical flow
-	int flow_vel_y;
-	int flow_vel_x_filt;
-	int flow_vel_y_filt;
-	int flow_quality; // Quality value returned by optical flow sensor
-	int flow_distance;
-
-// Sensor processing
-	int yaw_correction;
-	int of_angle_corr; // Corrects for the optical flow mounting angle
-	int of_integ_x; // Integrates the optical flow data
-	int of_integ_y;
-	int of_trim_x; // Trim value for optical flow integrated value
-	int of_trim_y;
-	int of_trimmed_x; // Trimmed optical flow integrated value (of_integ_x + of_trim_x)
-	int of_trimmed_y;
-
-
-DEBUG LEVEL TWO
-
-// PID blocks
-	int roll_pid;
-	int pitch_pid;
-	int yaw_pid;
-	int roll_r_pid;
-	int pitch_r_pid;
-	int yaw_r_pid;
-	int x_pos_pid;
-	int y_pos_pid;
-	int alt_pid;
-
-DEBUG LEVEL THREE
-
-// Velocity nodes
-	int x_vel_pid;
-	int y_vel_pid;
-	int x_vel;
-	int y_vel;
-	int x_vel_clamp;
-	int y_vel_clamp;
-	int vel_x_gain;
-	int vel_y_gain;
-
-	// VRPN blocks
-	int vrpn_x;
-	int vrpn_y;
-	int vrpn_alt;
-	int vrpn_pitch, vrpn_roll;
-
-	// RC blocks
-	int rc_pitch;
-	int rc_roll;
-	int rc_yaw;
-	int rc_throttle;
-
-	// Desired positions
-	int x_set;
-	int y_set;
-	int alt_set;
-	int yaw_set;
-
-DEBUG LEVEL FOUR
-
-
-	// Clamps
-	int clamp_d_pwmP;
-	int clamp_d_pwmR;
-	int clamp_d_pwmY;
-	int yaw_clamp;
-	// Loop times
-	int angle_time;
-	int pos_time;
-
-	// Signal mixer
-	int mixer;
-	int throttle_trim;
-	int throttle_trim_add;
-	int pitch_trim;
-	int pitch_trim_add;
-	int yaw_trim;
-	int yaw_trim_add;
-
-	//psi dot integration chain
-	int psi_dot;
-	int psi_dot_offset;
-	int psi_dot_sum;
-	int psi;
-	int psi_offset;
-	int psi_sum;
-	int mag_yaw; //Complementary filtered magnetometer/gyro yaw