diff --git a/utils.cpp b/utils.cpp
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+#include "utils.h"
+
+#include <QCoreApplication>
+#include <QApplication>
+#include <QFile>
+#include <QTemporaryFile>
+#include <QDebug>
+#include <QTextStream>
+
+#include "interfaces.h"
+#include "DCPlugin/include/hwapi.h"
+
+//#include <unistd.h>
+#include <thread>
+#include <memory>
+#include <QSharedMemory>
+#include <QScopedPointer>
+#include <QProcess>
+
+#define COLUMN_STATUS       (0)
+#define COLUMN_NAME         (1)
+#define COLUMN_DATE_TIME    (2)
+#define COLUMN_RESULT       (3)
+
+Utils::Utils(QString update_ctrl_file,
+             QObject *parent,
+             char const *serialInterface,
+             char const *baudrate)
+    : QObject(parent)
+    , m_hw(new hwapi())
+    , m_serialInterface(serialInterface)
+    , m_baudrate(baudrate)
+    , m_update_ctrl_file(update_ctrl_file)
+    , m_update_ctrl_file_copy(update_ctrl_file + ".copy")
+    , m_in(&m_update_ctrl_file)
+    , m_out(&m_update_ctrl_file_copy)
+    , m_init(true) {
+
+    if (!m_update_ctrl_file.exists()) {
+        qCritical() << "Update-file" << m_update_ctrl_file.fileName()
+                    << "does not exist";
+        m_init = false;
+    }
+    if (!m_update_ctrl_file.open(QIODevice::ReadOnly | QIODevice::Text)) {
+        qCritical() << "can not open " << m_update_ctrl_file.fileName()
+                    << "for reading";
+        m_init = false;
+    }
+    if (!m_update_ctrl_file_copy.open(QIODevice::WriteOnly | QIODevice::Text)) {
+        qCritical() << "can not open " << m_update_ctrl_file_copy.fileName()
+                    << "for writing";
+        m_init = false;
+    }
+}
+
+Utils::~Utils() {
+
+}
+
+void Utils::updateBinary(char const *fileToSendToDC) {
+    qDebug() << "file to send to DC ..." << fileToSendToDC;
+    qDebug() << "baudrate ............." << m_baudrate;
+    qDebug() << "serial interface ....." << m_serialInterface;
+    m_hw->dc_updateDC(fileToSendToDC, m_baudrate, m_serialInterface);
+    std::this_thread::sleep_for(std::chrono::milliseconds(3000));
+    QCoreApplication::quit();
+}
+
+void Utils::updatePrinterConf(int nrOfTemplate, char const *fileToSendToDC) {
+    QVector<int> printTemplates{ nrOfTemplate };
+    QVector<QString> filesToSend{ fileToSendToDC };
+
+    m_hw->dc_updatePrinterTemplate(hwapi::FileTypeJson::PRINTER,
+                                   printTemplates, filesToSend,
+                                   QString(m_baudrate),
+                                   QString(m_serialInterface));
+    std::this_thread::sleep_for(std::chrono::milliseconds(3000));
+    QCoreApplication::quit();
+}
+
+QStringList Utils::getOpenLines() {
+    QStringList openLines;
+
+    while (!m_in.atEnd()) {
+        QString line = m_in.readLine().trimmed();
+        // QString.split() is defined >= 5.14
+        if (!line.startsWith("OPEN")) {
+            m_out << line;
+        } else {
+            openLines << line;
+        }
+    }
+    return openLines;
+}
+
+bool Utils::doUpdate() {
+    /*
+        The file referred to by 'update_data' has the following structure for
+        each line:
+
+        # ======================================================================
+        # STATUS    |  NAME  |   DATE  |  RESULT
+        # ======================================================================
+        # where
+        #
+        # STATUS: OPEN or CLOSED
+        # NAME  : If starting with 'opkg' it is an opkg-command to be executed.
+        #         Otherwise its the name of a file which has to be updated.
+        # DATE  : 0000-00-00T00:00:00
+        # RESULT: SUCCESS or ERROR (possibly with description)
+        #
+     */
+    if (!m_init) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    QStringList openLines = getOpenLines();
+
+    bool res = false;
+    QList<QString>::const_iterator it;
+    for (it = openLines.cbegin(); it != openLines.cend(); ++it) {
+        int start = 0, end;
+        int column = 0;
+        QString status, name, datetime, result;
+        QString line = *it;
+        while ((end = line.indexOf(QChar(','), start)) != -1) {
+            QString next = line.mid(start, end).trimmed();
+            switch (column) {
+            case COLUMN_STATUS:
+                status = next;
+                break;
+            case COLUMN_NAME:
+                name = next;
+                break;
+            case COLUMN_DATE_TIME:
+                datetime = next;
+                break;
+            case COLUMN_RESULT:
+                result = next;
+                break;
+            }
+            ++column;
+            start = end + 1;
+        }
+
+        if (!status.contains("OPEN")) {
+            qCritical() << "Parsing error for" << m_update_ctrl_file.fileName();
+            return false;
+        }
+        if (name.contains("dc2c") && name.endsWith(".bin")) {
+            updateBinary(name.toStdString().c_str());
+            res = true;
+        } else
+        if (name.contains("DC2C_print") && name.endsWith(".json")) {
+            int i = name.indexOf("DC2C_print");
+            int templateIdx = name.mid(i).midRef(10, 2).toInt();
+            updatePrinterConf(templateIdx, name.toStdString().c_str());
+            res = true;
+        } else
+        if (name.contains("opkg")) {
+            int i = name.indexOf("opkg ");
+            QString rest = name.mid(i).trimmed();
+            QScopedPointer<QProcess> p(new QProcess(this));
+            p->setProcessChannelMode(QProcess::MergedChannels);
+            p->start("opkg", QStringList() << rest);
+            if (p->waitForStarted(1000)) {
+                if (p->state() == QProcess::ProcessState::Running) {
+                    if (p->waitForFinished(10000)) {
+                        QByteArray output = p->readAllStandardOutput();
+                        qCritical() << output;
+                        res = true;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        } else {
+            // TODO
+        }
+        QString resultLine = "CLOSED";
+        resultLine += ", " + name;
+        resultLine += ", " + QDateTime::currentDateTime().toString(Qt::ISODate);
+        resultLine += ", " + (res == true) ? "SUCCESS" : "ERROR";
+        m_out << resultLine;
+    } // for (it = openLines.cbegin(); it != openLines.end(); ++it) {
+
+    return finishUpdate(openLines.size() > 0);
+}
+
+bool Utils::finishUpdate(bool replaceCtrlFile) {
+    if (replaceCtrlFile) {
+        if (!m_update_ctrl_file_copy.exists()) {
+            return false;
+        }
+        if (!m_update_ctrl_file.remove()) {
+            return false;
+        }
+        if (!m_update_ctrl_file_copy.rename(m_update_ctrl_file.fileName())) {
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
+    return true;
+}
diff --git a/utils.h b/utils.h
new file mode 100644
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+++ b/utils.h
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+#ifndef UTILS_H_INCLUDED
+#define UTILS_H_INCLUDED
+
+#include <QObject>
+#include <QString>
+#include <QFile>
+
+#include <memory>
+
+#include "interfaces.h"
+#include "DCPlugin/include/hwapi.h"
+
+#ifdef PTU5
+#define SERIAL_PORT "ttymxc2"
+#else
+#define SERIAL_PORT "ttyUSB0"
+#endif
+
+class Utils : public QObject {
+    Q_OBJECT
+
+    std::unique_ptr<hwinf> m_hw;
+    char const *m_serialInterface;
+    char const *m_baudrate;
+    QFile m_update_ctrl_file;
+    QFile m_update_ctrl_file_copy;
+    QTextStream m_in;
+    QTextStream m_out;
+
+    bool m_init;
+
+    void updateBinary(char const *fileToSendToDC);
+    void updatePrinterConf(int nrOfTemplate, char const *fileToSendToDC);
+    bool finishUpdate(bool finish);
+    QStringList getOpenLines();
+    static constexpr QChar SEPARATOR = QChar(',');
+
+public:
+    explicit Utils(QString update_ctrl_file,
+                   QObject *parent = nullptr,
+                   char const *serialInterface = SERIAL_PORT,
+                   char const *baudrate = "115200");
+    virtual ~Utils() override;
+    bool doUpdate();
+};
+#endif // UTILS_H_INCLUDED