diff --git a/update.cpp b/update.cpp
index 551d912..c426835 100644
--- a/update.cpp
+++ b/update.cpp
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 #include "utils.h"
 #include "update_dc_event.h"
 #include "mainwindow.h"
+#include "plugins/interfaces.h"
 
 #include <QCoreApplication>
 #include <QApplication>
@@ -18,8 +19,6 @@
 #include "unistd.h"
 #endif
 
-#include "plugins/interfaces.h"
-
 #include <QSharedMemory>
 #include <QScopedPointer>
 #include <QDir>
@@ -94,6 +93,7 @@ bool Update::unloadDCPlugin() {
     return false;
 }
 
+class hwapi;
 Update::Update(Worker *worker,
                QString customerRepository,
                QString customerNrStr,
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@ Update::Update(Worker *worker,
     , m_dryRun(dryRun)
     , m_sys_areDCdataValid(false) {
 
+#if 0
     int tries = 20;
     while ((m_sys_areDCdataValid = m_hw->sys_areDCdataValid()) == false) {
         // must deliver 'true', only then are all data from hwapi valid
@@ -127,6 +128,21 @@ Update::Update(Worker *worker,
         m_hw->dc_autoRequest(true);
         QThread::msleep(500);
     }
+#endif
+
+    QObject const *obj = (QObject const *)(m_hw->getAPI());
+
+    if (connect(obj,
+            SIGNAL(hwapi_reportDCDownloadStatus(QString const&)), this,
+            SLOT(onReportDCDownloadStatus(QString const &)))) {
+        qCritical() << "connect ok";
+    }
+    connect(obj,
+            SIGNAL(hwapi_reportDCDownloadSuccess(QString const&)), this,
+            SLOT(onReportDCDownloadSuccess(QString const &)));
+    connect(obj,
+            SIGNAL(hwapi_reportDCDownloadFailure(QString const &)), this,
+            SLOT(onReportDCDownloadFailure(QString const &)));
 
     qCritical() << "UPDATE: m_sys_areDCDataValid ..." << m_sys_areDCdataValid;
 
@@ -142,6 +158,19 @@ Update::Update(Worker *worker,
 Update::~Update() {
 }
 
+void Update::onReportDCDownloadStatus(QString const &status) {
+    qCritical() << "status" << status;
+    //emit m_worker->showStatusMessage("", status);
+}
+
+void Update::onReportDCDownloadSuccess(QString const &msg) {
+    qCritical() << "msg" << msg;
+}
+
+void Update::onReportDCDownloadFailure(QString const &errorMsg) {
+    qCritical() << "msg" << errorMsg;
+}
+
 // br is a index into a table, used for historical reasons.
 bool Update::openSerial(int br, QString baudrate, QString comPort) const {
     qDebug() << "opening serial" << br << baudrate << comPort << "...";
@@ -495,18 +524,23 @@ QStringList Update::getDcSoftAndHardWareVersion() {
 }
 
 bool Update::doUpdate(int &displayIndex, QStringList const &filesToWorkOn) {
-    if (m_sys_areDCdataValid == false) {
-        qCritical() << "ERROR!!! DC DATA NOT VALID -> CA-MASTER-PLUGIN NOT CONNECTED";
-        return false;
-    }
+    //if (m_sys_areDCdataValid == false) {
+    //    qCritical() << "ERROR!!! DC DATA NOT VALID -> CA-MASTER-PLUGIN NOT CONNECTED";
+    //    return false;
+    //}
 
     bool res = false;
     QList<QString>::const_iterator it;
     for (it = filesToWorkOn.cbegin(); it != filesToWorkOn.cend(); ++it) {
         m_worker->startProgressLoop();
-        QString const &fToWorkOn = QDir::cleanPath(m_customerRepository + QDir::separator() + it->trimmed());
+        QString const &fToWorkOn = QDir::cleanPath(QString("/tmp") + QDir::separator() + it->trimmed());
+        //QString const &fToWorkOn = QDir::cleanPath(m_customerRepository + QDir::separator() + it->trimmed());
         static const QRegularExpression version("^.*dc2c[.][0-9]{1,2}[.][0-9]{1,2}[.]bin.*$");
         if (fToWorkOn.contains(version)) {
+            m_hw->dcDownloadRequest(fToWorkOn);
+            m_hw->dcDownloadReportStart();  // start reporting thread
+
+
             bool updateBinaryRes = true;
 
             // CONSOLE()