diff --git a/js/status/hardwareChart.js b/js/status/hardwareChart.js
index 2d479ca..9bb1613 100644
--- a/js/status/hardwareChart.js
+++ b/js/status/hardwareChart.js
@@ -8,14 +8,57 @@ async function hardwareStatsGraph() {
     ctx.textAlign = 'center';
     ctx.fillText('Loading data...', canvas.width / 2, canvas.height / 2);
 
-    // Function to generate a consistent color from a string
-    function stringToColor(str) {
-        let hash = 0;
-        for (let i = 0; i < str.length; i++) {
-            hash = str.charCodeAt(i) + ((hash << 5) - hash);
+    // Manufacturer colors (fixed palette)
+    const MANUFACTURER_COLORS = {
+        Lilygo: '#3B82F6',      // blue-500
+        Heltec: '#10B981',      // emerald-500
+        RakWireless: '#A855F7', // purple-500
+        Seeedstudio: '#EAB308', // yellow-500
+        Other: '#9CA3AF'        // gray-400
+    };
+
+    // Single source of truth: models listed under each manufacturer
+    const HARDWARE_MODELS = {
+        Heltec: [
+            'HELTEC_V3',
+            'HELTEC_V4',
+            'HELTEC_V2_1',
+            'HELTEC_V2_0',
+            'HELTEC_WSL_V3',
+            'HELTEC_MESH_NODE_T114',
+            'HELTEC_MESH_POCKET',
+            'HELTEC_WIRELESS_PAPER',
+            'HELTEC_WIRELESS_TRACKER'
+        ],
+        RakWireless: [
+            'RAK4631',
+            'RAK2560',
+            'WISMESH_TAG'
+        ],
+        Lilygo: [
+            'LILYGO_TBEAM_S3_CORE',
+            'TBEAM',
+            'TLORA_T3_S3',
+            'T_DECK',
+            'T_ECHO',
+            'T_WATCH_S3'
+        ],
+        Seeedstudio: [
+            'SEEED_XIAO_S3',
+            'TRACKER_T1000_E',
+            'XIAO_NRF52_KIT',
+            'SENSECAP_INDICATOR',
+            'SEEED_WIO_TRACKER_L1',
+        ]
+    };
+
+    // Simple lookup without a prebuilt map
+    function getManufacturerForModel(modelName) {
+        const key = modelName.toUpperCase();
+        for (const [manufacturer, models] of Object.entries(HARDWARE_MODELS)) {
+            if (models.some(m => m.toUpperCase() === key)) return manufacturer;
         }
-        const hue = Math.abs(hash % 360);
-        return `hsl(${hue}, 70%, 60%)`;
+        return 'Other';
     }
 
 
@@ -25,21 +68,30 @@ async function hardwareStatsGraph() {
 
         const labels = data.hardware_model_stats.map(item => item.hardware_model_name);
         const counts = data.hardware_model_stats.map(item => item.count);
-        const colors = labels.map(name => stringToColor(name));
+
+        // Manufacturers present and interactive filter state
+        const presentManufacturers = Array.from(new Set(labels.map(getManufacturerForModel)));
+        const enabledManufacturers = new Set(presentManufacturers);
+
+        // Color bars per model based on manufacturer
+        const backgroundColors = labels.map(model => {
+            const manu = getManufacturerForModel(model);
+            return MANUFACTURER_COLORS[manu] || MANUFACTURER_COLORS.Other;
+        });
 
         // Adjust chart height based on number of items
         const chartContainer = document.getElementById('hardwareChartContainer');
         chartContainer.style.height = `${labels.length * 25 + 50}px`;
 
 
-        new Chart(ctx, {
+        const chart = new Chart(ctx, {
             type: 'bar',
             data: {
                 labels: labels,
                 datasets: [{
                     label: 'Hardware Models',
                     data: counts,
-                    backgroundColor: colors,
+                    backgroundColor: backgroundColors,
                     borderWidth: 1
                 }]
             },
@@ -49,7 +101,52 @@ async function hardwareStatsGraph() {
                 barPercentage: 0.8,
                 indexAxis: 'y',
                 y: { ticks: { autoSkip: false, font: { size: 12 } } },
-                plugins: { legend: { display: false } }
+                plugins: {
+                    legend: {
+                        display: true,
+                        onClick: (_evt, legendItem) => {
+                            const manu = legendItem.text;
+                            if (enabledManufacturers.has(manu)) {
+                                enabledManufacturers.delete(manu);
+                            } else {
+                                enabledManufacturers.add(manu);
+                            }
+                            // Rebuild labels, data and colors to remove hidden manufacturers entirely
+                            const mask = labels.map((model) => enabledManufacturers.has(getManufacturerForModel(model)));
+                            const newLabels = labels.filter((_, i) => mask[i]);
+                            const newData = counts.filter((_, i) => mask[i]);
+                            const newColors = newLabels.map(model => {
+                                const m = getManufacturerForModel(model);
+                                return MANUFACTURER_COLORS[m] || MANUFACTURER_COLORS.Other;
+                            });
+                            // Adjust chart height to the filtered number of items
+                            chartContainer.style.height = `${newLabels.length * 25 + 70}px`;
+                            chart.data.labels = newLabels;
+                            chart.data.datasets[0].data = newData;
+                            chart.data.datasets[0].backgroundColor = newColors;
+                            chart.update();
+                        },
+                        labels: {
+                            generateLabels: (chart) => {
+                                // Use the full set of manufacturers present in the original data
+                                const present = presentManufacturers;
+                                const preferredOrder = ['Heltec', 'RakWireless', 'Lilygo', 'Seeedstudio', 'Other'];
+                                const ordered = preferredOrder.filter(m => present.includes(m)).concat(
+                                    present.filter(m => !preferredOrder.includes(m))
+                                );
+                                return ordered.map((m) => ({
+                                    text: m,
+                                    fillStyle: MANUFACTURER_COLORS[m] || MANUFACTURER_COLORS.Other,
+                                    strokeStyle: MANUFACTURER_COLORS[m] || MANUFACTURER_COLORS.Other,
+                                    lineWidth: 0,
+                                    hidden: !enabledManufacturers.has(m),
+                                    // Needed by Chart.js internals; keep pointing to first dataset
+                                    datasetIndex: 0
+                                }));
+                            }
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
             }
         });
     } catch (error) {