Index: firmware/App/Controllers/LoadCell.c
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diff -u -r025612ad77fe630889a364586de54bffe5262d56 -r31aa23b12f37b9d16b5160369ccb7dab6c6eca4d
--- firmware/App/Controllers/LoadCell.c	(.../LoadCell.c)	(revision 025612ad77fe630889a364586de54bffe5262d56)
+++ firmware/App/Controllers/LoadCell.c	(.../LoadCell.c)	(revision 31aa23b12f37b9d16b5160369ccb7dab6c6eca4d)
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
 #define MAX_ALLOWED_EXTRA_WEIGHT_BEFORE_FIRST_TARE_GRAMS        300                                   ///< Max allowed extra weight before first tare in grams.
 #define MAX_ALLOWED_EXTRA_WEIGHT_BEFORE_TARE_GRAMS              60                                    ///< Max allowed extra weight before tare in grams.
 #define LOAD_CELL_PRIMARY_BACKUP_MAX_ALLOWED_DRIFT_GRAMS        60.0                                  ///< Load cell primary and backup maximum allowed weight drift in grams.
+#define DATA_PUBLISH_COUNTER_START_COUNT                        15                                    ///< Data publish counter start count.
 
 /// Load cell data structure.
 typedef struct
@@ -76,7 +77,7 @@
                                                       LOAD_CELL_REPORT_PERIOD, 0, 0 };                ///< Broadcast load cell data publish interval.
 static LOADCELL_T loadcells[ NUM_OF_LOAD_CELLS ];                                                     ///< Load cell data structures.
 static U32 loadCellFilterTimerCount = 0;                                                              ///< Load cell filtering timer count.
-static U32 loadCellDataPublicationTimerCounter = 0;                                                   ///< Load cell data publication timer counter to CAN bus.
+static U32 loadCellDataPublicationTimerCounter;                                                       ///< Load cell data publication timer counter to CAN bus.
 
 static U32 smallReadingsIdx;                                                                          ///< Index for next sample in load cell small rolling average sample array.
 static U32 largeReadingsIdx;                                                                          ///< Index for next sample in load cell large rolling average sample array.
@@ -99,8 +100,9 @@
     U32 i;
     U32 j;
 
-    smallReadingsIdx = 0;
-    largeReadingsIdx = 0;
+    smallReadingsIdx                    = 0;
+    largeReadingsIdx                    = 0;
+    loadCellDataPublicationTimerCounter = DATA_PUBLISH_COUNTER_START_COUNT;
 
     for ( i = 0; i < NUM_OF_LOAD_CELLS; i++ )
     {
@@ -249,7 +251,7 @@
         // Broadcast small filtered load cell data
         broadcastData( MSG_ID_LOAD_CELL_READINGS, COMM_BUFFER_OUT_CAN_DG_BROADCAST, (U08*)&loadCellData, sizeof( LOAD_CELL_DATA_T ) );
 
-        loadCellDataPublicationTimerCounter = 0;
+        loadCellDataPublicationTimerCounter = DATA_PUBLISH_COUNTER_START_COUNT;
     }
 
     // Monitor the load cells drift