function tab_initialize_auxiliary_configuration() {
    // generate table from the supplied AUX names and AUX data
    for (var i = 0; i < AUX_CONFIG.length; i++) {
        $('.tab-auxiliary_configuration .boxes > tbody:last').append(
            '<tr>' +
                '<td class="name">' + AUX_CONFIG[i] + '</td>' +
                box_check(AUX_CONFIG_values[i], 0) +
                box_check(AUX_CONFIG_values[i], 1) +
                box_check(AUX_CONFIG_values[i], 2) +
                
                box_check(AUX_CONFIG_values[i], 3) +
                box_check(AUX_CONFIG_values[i], 4) +
                box_check(AUX_CONFIG_values[i], 5) +

                box_check(AUX_CONFIG_values[i], 6) +
                box_check(AUX_CONFIG_values[i], 7) +
                box_check(AUX_CONFIG_values[i], 8) +

                box_check(AUX_CONFIG_values[i], 9) +
                box_check(AUX_CONFIG_values[i], 10) +
                box_check(AUX_CONFIG_values[i], 11) +            
            '</tr>'
        );
    }
    
    // UI Hooks
    $('.tab-auxiliary_configuration .boxes input').change(function() {
        if($(this).is(':checked')) {
            $(this).parent().addClass('on');
        } else {
            $(this).parent().removeClass('on');
        }
        
        // if any of the fields changed, unlock update button
        $('a.update').addClass('active');
    });
    
    $('.tab-auxiliary_configuration a.update').click(function() {
        if ($(this).hasClass('active')) {
            // catch the input changes
            var main_needle = 0;
            var needle = 0;
            $('.tab-auxiliary_configuration .boxes input').each(function() {
                if ($(this).is(':checked')) {
                    AUX_CONFIG_values[main_needle] = bit_set(AUX_CONFIG_values[main_needle], needle);
                } else {
                    AUX_CONFIG_values[main_needle] = bit_clear(AUX_CONFIG_values[main_needle], needle);
                }
                
                needle++;
                
                if (needle >= 12) { // 4 aux * 3 checkboxes = 12 bits per line
                    main_needle++;
                    
                    needle = 0;
                }
            });
            
            // send over the data
            var AUX_val_buffer_out = new Array();
            
            var needle = 0;
            for (var i = 0; i < AUX_CONFIG_values.length; i++) {
                AUX_val_buffer_out[needle++] = lowByte(AUX_CONFIG_values[i]);
                AUX_val_buffer_out[needle++] = highByte(AUX_CONFIG_values[i]);
            }
            
            send_message(MSP_codes.MSP_SET_BOX, AUX_val_buffer_out); 

            // Save changes to EEPROM
            send_message(MSP_codes.MSP_EEPROM_WRITE, MSP_codes.MSP_EEPROM_WRITE);
            
            // remove the active status
            $(this).removeClass('active');
        }
    });

    // enable data pulling
    timers.push(setInterval(aux_data_poll, 50));       
}

function aux_data_poll() {
    send_message(MSP_codes.MSP_STATUS, MSP_codes.MSP_STATUS);
}

function box_check(num, pos) {
    if (bit_check(num, pos)) { // 1
        return '<td class="on"><input type="checkbox" checked="checked" /></td>';
    } else { // 0
        return '<td><input type="checkbox" /></td>';
    }
}