diff --git a/arduino-ide-extension/src/browser/contributions/burn-bootloader.ts b/arduino-ide-extension/src/browser/contributions/burn-bootloader.ts
index 75aaef8f..96953db7 100644
--- a/arduino-ide-extension/src/browser/contributions/burn-bootloader.ts
+++ b/arduino-ide-extension/src/browser/contributions/burn-bootloader.ts
@@ -60,9 +60,15 @@ export class BurnBootloader extends SketchContribution {
           this.preferences.get('arduino.upload.verify'),
           this.preferences.get('arduino.upload.verbose'),
         ]);
+
+      const board = {
+        ...boardsConfig.selectedBoard,
+        name: boardsConfig.selectedBoard?.name || '',
+        fqbn,
+      }
       this.outputChannelManager.getChannel('Arduino').clear();
       await this.coreService.burnBootloader({
-        fqbn,
+        board,
         programmer,
         port,
         verify,
diff --git a/arduino-ide-extension/src/browser/contributions/upload-sketch.ts b/arduino-ide-extension/src/browser/contributions/upload-sketch.ts
index df196cb7..b86949fd 100644
--- a/arduino-ide-extension/src/browser/contributions/upload-sketch.ts
+++ b/arduino-ide-extension/src/browser/contributions/upload-sketch.ts
@@ -226,6 +226,11 @@ export class UploadSketch extends SketchContribution {
           this.sourceOverride(),
         ]);
 
+      const board = {
+        ...boardsConfig.selectedBoard,
+        name: boardsConfig.selectedBoard?.name || '',
+        fqbn,
+      }
       let options: CoreService.Upload.Options | undefined = undefined;
       const sketchUri = sketch.uri;
       const optimizeForDebug = this.editorMode.compileForDebug;
@@ -247,7 +252,7 @@ export class UploadSketch extends SketchContribution {
         const programmer = selectedProgrammer;
         options = {
           sketchUri,
-          fqbn,
+          board,
           optimizeForDebug,
           programmer,
           port,
@@ -259,7 +264,7 @@ export class UploadSketch extends SketchContribution {
       } else {
         options = {
           sketchUri,
-          fqbn,
+          board,
           optimizeForDebug,
           port,
           verbose,
diff --git a/arduino-ide-extension/src/common/protocol/core-service.ts b/arduino-ide-extension/src/common/protocol/core-service.ts
index f8216f50..15aa85bb 100644
--- a/arduino-ide-extension/src/common/protocol/core-service.ts
+++ b/arduino-ide-extension/src/common/protocol/core-service.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { BoardUserField } from '.';
-import { Port } from '../../common/protocol/boards-service';
+import { Board, Port } from '../../common/protocol/boards-service';
 import { Programmer } from './boards-service';
 
 export const CompilerWarningLiterals = [
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ export namespace CoreService {
        * `file` URI to the sketch folder.
        */
       readonly sketchUri: string;
-      readonly fqbn?: string | undefined;
+      readonly board?: Board;
       readonly optimizeForDebug: boolean;
       readonly verbose: boolean;
       readonly sourceOverride: Record<string, string>;
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ export namespace CoreService {
 
   export namespace Upload {
     export interface Options extends Compile.Options {
-      readonly port?: Port | undefined;
+      readonly port?: Port;
       readonly programmer?: Programmer | undefined;
       readonly verify: boolean;
       readonly userFields: BoardUserField[];
@@ -51,8 +51,8 @@ export namespace CoreService {
 
   export namespace Bootloader {
     export interface Options {
-      readonly fqbn?: string | undefined;
-      readonly port?: Port | undefined;
+      readonly board?: Board;
+      readonly port?: Port;
       readonly programmer?: Programmer | undefined;
       readonly verbose: boolean;
       readonly verify: boolean;
diff --git a/arduino-ide-extension/src/node/core-service-impl.ts b/arduino-ide-extension/src/node/core-service-impl.ts
index 85a5af6a..44cfcd63 100644
--- a/arduino-ide-extension/src/node/core-service-impl.ts
+++ b/arduino-ide-extension/src/node/core-service-impl.ts
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ import { ArduinoCoreServiceClient } from './cli-protocol/cc/arduino/cli/commands
 import { firstToUpperCase, firstToLowerCase } from '../common/utils';
 import { Port } from './cli-protocol/cc/arduino/cli/commands/v1/port_pb';
 import { nls } from '@theia/core';
-import { SerialService } from './../common/protocol/serial-service';
+import { MonitorManager } from './monitor-manager';
 
 @injectable()
 export class CoreServiceImpl extends CoreClientAware implements CoreService {
@@ -34,8 +34,8 @@ export class CoreServiceImpl extends CoreClientAware implements CoreService {
   @inject(NotificationServiceServer)
   protected readonly notificationService: NotificationServiceServer;
 
-  @inject(SerialService)
-  protected readonly serialService: SerialService;
+  @inject(MonitorManager)
+  protected readonly monitorManager: MonitorManager;
 
   protected uploading = false;
 
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ export class CoreServiceImpl extends CoreClientAware implements CoreService {
       compilerWarnings?: CompilerWarnings;
     }
   ): Promise<void> {
-    const { sketchUri, fqbn, compilerWarnings } = options;
+    const { sketchUri, board, compilerWarnings } = options;
     const sketchPath = FileUri.fsPath(sketchUri);
 
     await this.coreClientProvider.initialized;
@@ -55,8 +55,8 @@ export class CoreServiceImpl extends CoreClientAware implements CoreService {
     const compileReq = new CompileRequest();
     compileReq.setInstance(instance);
     compileReq.setSketchPath(sketchPath);
-    if (fqbn) {
-      compileReq.setFqbn(fqbn);
+    if (board?.fqbn) {
+      compileReq.setFqbn(board.fqbn);
     }
     if (compilerWarnings) {
       compileReq.setWarnings(compilerWarnings.toLowerCase());
@@ -139,11 +139,9 @@ export class CoreServiceImpl extends CoreClientAware implements CoreService {
     await this.compile(Object.assign(options, { exportBinaries: false }));
 
     this.uploading = true;
-    this.serialService.uploadInProgress = true;
+    const { sketchUri, board, port, programmer } = options;
+    await this.monitorManager.notifyUploadStarted(board, port);
 
-    await this.serialService.disconnect();
-
-    const { sketchUri, fqbn, port, programmer } = options;
     const sketchPath = FileUri.fsPath(sketchUri);
 
     await this.coreClientProvider.initialized;
@@ -153,8 +151,8 @@ export class CoreServiceImpl extends CoreClientAware implements CoreService {
     const req = requestProvider();
     req.setInstance(instance);
     req.setSketchPath(sketchPath);
-    if (fqbn) {
-      req.setFqbn(fqbn);
+    if (board?.fqbn) {
+      req.setFqbn(board.fqbn);
     }
     const p = new Port();
     if (port) {
@@ -209,23 +207,22 @@ export class CoreServiceImpl extends CoreClientAware implements CoreService {
       throw new Error(errorMessage);
     } finally {
       this.uploading = false;
-      this.serialService.uploadInProgress = false;
+      this.monitorManager.notifyUploadFinished(board, port);
     }
   }
 
   async burnBootloader(options: CoreService.Bootloader.Options): Promise<void> {
     this.uploading = true;
-    this.serialService.uploadInProgress = true;
-    await this.serialService.disconnect();
+    const { board, port, programmer } = options;
+    await this.monitorManager.notifyUploadStarted(board, port);
 
     await this.coreClientProvider.initialized;
     const coreClient = await this.coreClient();
     const { client, instance } = coreClient;
-    const { fqbn, port, programmer } = options;
     const burnReq = new BurnBootloaderRequest();
     burnReq.setInstance(instance);
-    if (fqbn) {
-      burnReq.setFqbn(fqbn);
+    if (board?.fqbn) {
+      burnReq.setFqbn(board.fqbn);
     }
     const p = new Port();
     if (port) {
@@ -267,7 +264,7 @@ export class CoreServiceImpl extends CoreClientAware implements CoreService {
       throw new Error(errorMessage);
     } finally {
       this.uploading = false;
-      this.serialService.uploadInProgress = false;
+      await this.monitorManager.notifyUploadFinished(board, port);
     }
   }