Index: scripts/update_package_script/update_package.py
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diff -u -r239e4187b87deffb844cf29a350a980252cba042 -r2c4faeb6256124837d794dc6c8df27a448ca3f13
--- scripts/update_package_script/update_package.py	(.../update_package.py)	(revision 239e4187b87deffb844cf29a350a980252cba042)
+++ scripts/update_package_script/update_package.py	(.../update_package.py)	(revision 2c4faeb6256124837d794dc6c8df27a448ca3f13)
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 
     The class runs the firmware and FPGA updates
     """
-    _SW_UPDATE_PAYLOAD_BYTES = 256
+    _SW_UPDATE_PAYLOAD_BYTES = 512
     _BROADCAST_MESSAGE_INTERVAL_S = 0.2
     _SW_UPDATE_STACK = 'stack_name'
     _SW_UPDATE_DEST = 'stack_target'
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@
 
         @return none
         """
-        progress_bar_scale = 10
+        progress_bar_scale = 100 # TODo this was 10. This should automatically scale
         write_counter = self._sw_update_status[self._WRITE_COUNTER]
         binary_file_size_bytes = self._sw_update_status[self._BINARY_FILE_SIZE]
         target_stack = self._sw_update_status[self._SW_UPDATE_STACK]
@@ -152,6 +152,7 @@
                                                      self._sw_update_status[self._SW_UPDATE_DEST])
                     break
             elif update_ack_status == CanCommStatus.CAN_COMM_TIME_OUT.value:
+                print()
                 print("Timeout") # TODO send again?
                 break
 
@@ -160,7 +161,7 @@
         f.close()
 
     def _handle_broadcast_message_thread(self, start_thread: bool):
-
+        # TODO add doxygen
         if start_thread:
             self._thread_event = threading.Event()
             self._thread = threading.Thread(target=self._utilities.send_update_available_broadcast_message,
@@ -189,7 +190,7 @@
         # Start updating
 
         # TODO check if the update folder is empty then send the thread
-        self._handle_broadcast_message_thread(start_thread=True)
+        #self._handle_broadcast_message_thread(start_thread=True)
 
         for file in os.listdir(packages_dir):
             if not file.endswith(".bin") and not file.endswith(".hex"): continue
@@ -199,4 +200,4 @@
                 self._process_binary_file(path)
 
         # Done with update binary files, stop sending the broadcast message
-        self._handle_broadcast_message_thread(start_thread=False)
+        #self._handle_broadcast_message_thread(start_thread=False)
Index: scripts/update_package_script/utilities.py
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diff -u -r239e4187b87deffb844cf29a350a980252cba042 -r2c4faeb6256124837d794dc6c8df27a448ca3f13
--- scripts/update_package_script/utilities.py	(.../utilities.py)	(revision 239e4187b87deffb844cf29a350a980252cba042)
+++ scripts/update_package_script/utilities.py	(.../utilities.py)	(revision 2c4faeb6256124837d794dc6c8df27a448ca3f13)
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@
     _CAN_INTERFACE = 'can0'
     _SEND_CMD_MAIL_BOX = 0x601
     _BROADCAST_UPDATE_MAIL_BOX = 0x606
-    _CAN_MSG_WAIT_FOR_RESP_S = 3.0
+    _CAN_MSG_WAIT_FOR_RESP_S = 60.0
     _RESP_MSG_ACK = 1
     _RESP_MSG_NACK = 0
     _RESP_MSG_ID_INDEX = 0