diff --git a/include/download_thread.h b/include/download_thread.h
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+++ b/include/download_thread.h
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+#ifndef DOWNLOAD_THREAD_H_INCLUDED
+#define DOWNLOAD_THREAD_H_INCLUDED
+
+#include <QThread>
+#include <QString>
+#include <QByteArray>
+
+class hwinf;
+class DownloadThread : public QThread {
+    Q_OBJECT
+
+public:
+    enum class DownloadResult {OK, ERROR, TIMEOUT, NOP};
+
+    DownloadThread(hwinf *hw);
+    ~DownloadThread();
+
+protected:
+    // download thread does not have a running event queue, and therefore
+    // no slots. signals work the usual way.
+    void run() override;
+
+private:
+    DownloadResult sendStatus(int ret) const;
+    DownloadResult sendNextAddress(int bNum) const;
+    DownloadResult sendNextDataBlock(QByteArray const &binary, int bNum) const;
+    bool startBootloader() const;
+    bool stopBootloader() const;
+    QByteArray loadBinaryDCFile(QString dcFileName) const;
+    bool resetDeviceController() const;
+    DownloadResult dcDownloadBinary(QByteArray const &b) const;
+
+    hwinf *m_hw;
+    QString m_fileToDownload;
+};
+
+#endif // DOWNLOAD_THREAD_H_INCLUDED
diff --git a/include/reporting_thread.h b/include/reporting_thread.h
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+#ifndef REPORTING_THREAD_H_INCLUDED
+#define REPORTING_THREAD_H_INCLUDED
+
+#include <QThread>
+#include <QString>
+
+class hwapi;
+class ReportingThread : public QThread {
+    Q_OBJECT
+
+public:
+    ReportingThread(hwapi *hw);
+    ~ReportingThread();
+
+protected:
+    // reporting thread does not have a running event queue, and therefore
+    // no slots. signals work the usual way.
+    void run() override;
+
+private:
+    hwapi *m_hw;
+    QString m_fileToDownload;
+};
+
+#endif // REPORTING_THREAD_H_INCLUDED