Index: scripts/base/base.py
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diff -u -r13a167417e54fb156c1fd9ac581a961f1c3d57bb -r35d4bd301a444d440a1cd492de1eabef872e968c
--- scripts/base/base.py	(.../base.py)	(revision 13a167417e54fb156c1fd9ac581a961f1c3d57bb)
+++ scripts/base/base.py	(.../base.py)	(revision 35d4bd301a444d440a1cd492de1eabef872e968c)
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 
 class Base:
 
-    SW_UPDATE_FLASH_BUFFER_SIZE = 128
+    SW_UPDATE_FLASH_BUFFER_SIZE = 256  #128
     SIGNATURE_START = "SIGNATURE_START==================="
     SIGNATURE_END = "SIGNATURE_END==================="
     SIGNATURE_SIZE_BYTES = 344
Index: scripts/update_package_script/update_package.py
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diff -u -r13a167417e54fb156c1fd9ac581a961f1c3d57bb -r35d4bd301a444d440a1cd492de1eabef872e968c
--- scripts/update_package_script/update_package.py	(.../update_package.py)	(revision 13a167417e54fb156c1fd9ac581a961f1c3d57bb)
+++ scripts/update_package_script/update_package.py	(.../update_package.py)	(revision 35d4bd301a444d440a1cd492de1eabef872e968c)
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
         self._decode_data_status['decode_found_index'] = 0
         self._decode_data_status['converted_xml'] = ''
         self._decode_data_status['is_first_line'] = False
-        self._decode_data_status['num_of_bytes_sent'] = 0
+        self._decode_data_status['num_of_bytes_sent'] = 0 #TODO remove?
         self._decode_data_status[self._RESIDUAL_BYTES_KEY_NAME] = list()
         self._decode_data_status[self._DECODED_BYTES_KEY_NAME] = list()
         self._decode_data_status[self._CUR_DATA_INDEX_KEY_NAME] = 0
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@
 
         # TODO change the target right now they do not match because they are written for Leahi
         # TODO for instance, it should be self._xml_report_values[self._XML_REPORT_FILE_TYPE_KEY_NAME] as the second parameter
-        target = 'TARGET_TD'  # self._xml_report_values[self._XML_REPORT_FILE_TYPE_KEY_NAME]
+        target = 'TARGET_TD_FPGA'  #'TARGET_TD'  # self._xml_report_values[self._XML_REPORT_FILE_TYPE_KEY_NAME]
         target = SWUpdateTargets[target].value
         #print(self._decode_data_status[self._DECODED_BYTES_KEY_NAME])
         if send_ack_status == CanCommStatus.CAN_COMM_NOT_STARTED.value:
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@
 
         # TODO change the target right now they do not match because they are written for Leahi
         # TODO for instance, it should be self._xml_report_values[self._XML_REPORT_FILE_TYPE_KEY_NAME] as the second parameter
-        target = 'TARGET_TD'  # self._xml_report_values[self._XML_REPORT_FILE_TYPE_KEY_NAME]
+        target = 'TARGET_TD_FPGA'  #'TARGET_TD'  # self._xml_report_values[self._XML_REPORT_FILE_TYPE_KEY_NAME]
         target = SWUpdateTargets[target].value
         self._utilities.send_command_msg(SWUpdateCommands.SW_UPDATE_VERIFY.value, target)
         # TODO change the target right now they do not match because they are written for Leahi
Index: scripts/update_package_script/utilities.py
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diff -u -r13a167417e54fb156c1fd9ac581a961f1c3d57bb -r35d4bd301a444d440a1cd492de1eabef872e968c
--- scripts/update_package_script/utilities.py	(.../utilities.py)	(revision 13a167417e54fb156c1fd9ac581a961f1c3d57bb)
+++ scripts/update_package_script/utilities.py	(.../utilities.py)	(revision 35d4bd301a444d440a1cd492de1eabef872e968c)
@@ -100,8 +100,10 @@
 
         self._send_can_message(self._SEND_CMD_MAIL_BOX, can_msg_bytes, self.SEND_MSG_ACK_STATUS_KEY_NAME,
                                wait_for_resp_s=self._MIN_CAN_WAIT_FOR_RESP_S)
-        sleep(0.1)
-        self._msg_ack_nack_status[self.SEND_MSG_ACK_STATUS_KEY_NAME] = CanCommStatus.CAN_COMM_SUCCESSFUL.value # TODO remove
+        # TODO remove
+        sleep(0.7)
+        self._msg_ack_nack_status[self.SEND_MSG_ACK_STATUS_KEY_NAME] = CanCommStatus.CAN_COMM_SUCCESSFUL.value
+        # TODO remove
 
     def send_software_update_msg(self, target: int, data: list, signature_msg: bool = False):
 
@@ -121,10 +123,25 @@
             can_msg_bytes += self._convert_data_to_bytes('<B', 0xFF)
 
         for b in data: temp += self._convert_data_to_bytes('<B', b)
+        #start_index = 0
+        #while True:
+        #    if start_index <= len(data) - 1:
+        #        if data[start_index] != 0x0D and data[start_index + 1] != 0x0A and data[start_index] != 0x0:
+        #            value3 = chr(data[start_index]) + chr(data[start_index + 1])
+        #        else:
+        #            value3 = 'DA'
+                #print(value3)
+        #        value4 = int('0x' + value3, base=16)
+        #        temp += self._convert_data_to_bytes('<B', value4)
+        #        start_index += 2
+        #    else:
+        #        break
 
+        #print(temp)
         #crc_32 = self._get_crc32(can_msg_bytes + temp) # TODO figure out
         can_msg_bytes += self._convert_data_to_bytes('<I', crc_32)
         can_msg_bytes += temp
+        #print(can_msg_bytes)
         can_msg_bytes_len = len(can_msg_bytes)
 
         for byte_index in range(0, can_msg_bytes_len):
@@ -136,14 +153,14 @@
                 resp_time_out_s = time_out_s if byte_index == can_msg_bytes_len - 1 else 0.0
                 self._send_can_message(mail_box, bytes_to_send, self.UPDATE_MSG_ACK_STATUS_KEY_NAME,
                                        wait_for_resp_s=resp_time_out_s)
-
-
         # TODO this is only here for testing and is to simulate the ack from FW REMOVE
-        sleep(0.1)
+        sleep(0.12)
+        message = self._can_bus.recv(0.12)
+        print(message)
         self._msg_ack_nack_status[self.UPDATE_MSG_ACK_STATUS_KEY_NAME] = CanCommStatus.CAN_COMM_SUCCESSFUL.value
         #packet = can.Message(arbitration_id=0x606, data=[0]*8, is_extended_id=False)
         #self._can_bus.send(packet, 0)
-        #message = self._can_bus.recv(0.1)
+
         # TODO this is only here for testing and is to simulate the ack from FW REMOVE
 
     @classmethod