diff --git a/src/reporting_thread.cpp b/src/reporting_thread.cpp
index 35640bd..200baa9 100644
--- a/src/reporting_thread.cpp
+++ b/src/reporting_thread.cpp
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 #include "hwapi.h"
 
 #include <QDateTime>
+#include <QDebug>
 
 ReportingThread::ReportingThread(hwapi *hw)
   : m_hw(hw)
@@ -15,8 +16,12 @@ ReportingThread::~ReportingThread() {
 // download thread running in ca-slave sends reports of download process to
 // each component which has connects for the corresponding signals.
 void ReportingThread::run() {
+
+    qCritical() << "START DOWNLOAD THREAD";
+
     static QString status;
 
+#if 0
     int cnt = 5;
     while (!m_hw->dcDownloadRunning()) {
         if (--cnt > 0) {
@@ -51,6 +56,39 @@ void ReportingThread::run() {
             return;
         }
     }
+#endif
+
+    uint16_t const tnr = 1750;
+    uint16_t cnr = 0;
+
+    while (cnr <= tnr) {
+        QThread::msleep(100);
+        QString report("");
+
+        if (cnr > 0) {
+            double percent = (double)cnr / (double)tnr;
+            report = QString("total blocks %1, current block %2 [%3%]")
+                    .arg(tnr).arg(cnr).arg(percent, 0, 'f', 2);
+        } else {
+            report = QString("total blocks %1, current block %2 [0]")
+                    .arg(tnr).arg(cnr);
+        }
+        status = QDateTime::currentDateTime().toString(Qt::ISODate) + report;
+
+        qCritical() << "STATUS" << status;
+
+        emit m_hw->hwapi_reportDCDownloadStatus(status);
+        cnr += 1;
+    }
+
+    if (tnr == cnr) {
+        m_hw->hwapi_reportDCDownloadSuccess(
+            QString("SUCCESS DOWNLOADING") + m_fileToDownload);
+    } else {
+        m_hw->hwapi_reportDCDownloadFailure(
+            QString("ERROR DOWNLOADING %1 (total blocks=%2, sent blocks=%3)")
+                .arg(m_fileToDownload).arg(tnr).arg(cnr));
+    }
 
 #if 0
 
@@ -84,4 +122,6 @@ void ReportingThread::run() {
                 .arg(m_fileToDownload).arg(tnr).arg(cnr));
     }
 #endif
+
+    qCritical() << "FINISH DOWNLOAD THREAD";
 }