Index: firmware/App/Controllers/Valves.c
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diff -u -r025612ad77fe630889a364586de54bffe5262d56 -r31aa23b12f37b9d16b5160369ccb7dab6c6eca4d
--- firmware/App/Controllers/Valves.c	(.../Valves.c)	(revision 025612ad77fe630889a364586de54bffe5262d56)
+++ firmware/App/Controllers/Valves.c	(.../Valves.c)	(revision 31aa23b12f37b9d16b5160369ccb7dab6c6eca4d)
@@ -35,10 +35,11 @@
 #define MAX_VALVE_STATE_MISMATCH_COUNT              3                                                               ///< Maximum number of times commanded valves state can fail to match read back valve states in a row.
 
 #define VALVES_STATE_PUB_INTERVAL                   ( 500 / TASK_PRIORITY_INTERVAL )                                ///< Interval ( ms / task time) at which valves states are published on CAN bus.
+#define DATA_PUBLISH_COUNTER_START_COUNT            27                                                              ///< Data publish counter start count.
 
 // ********** private data **********
 
-static U32 valvesStatesPublicationTimerCounter    = 0;                                                              ///< Timer counter used to schedule valve state publication to CAN bus.
+static U32 valvesStatesPublicationTimerCounter;                                                                     ///< Timer counter used to schedule valve state publication to CAN bus.
 static U16 commandedValvesStates                  = ALL_VALVES_DEENERGIZED;                                         ///< Initialize commanded valves states bit field.
 static U32 valveStateMismatchCounter              = 0;                                                              ///< Initialize valve state mismatch counter.
 static U32 pendingValveStateChanges[ NUM_OF_VALVES ];                                                               ///< Delayed (pending) valve state changes.
@@ -79,7 +80,7 @@
     commandedValvesStates = fromU32ArrayToU16();
     setFPGAValveStates( commandedValvesStates ); // initially set all valves to de-energized state via FPGA
 
-    valvesStatesPublicationTimerCounter = 0;  // reset valves states publication timer
+    valvesStatesPublicationTimerCounter = DATA_PUBLISH_COUNTER_START_COUNT;  // reset valves states publication timer
 }
 
 /*********************************************************************//**
@@ -429,7 +430,7 @@
         U16 valvesStatus = getFPGAValveStates();
         broadcastData( MSG_ID_DG_VALVES_STATES, COMM_BUFFER_OUT_CAN_DG_BROADCAST, (U08*)&valvesStatus, sizeof( U16 ) );
 
-        valvesStatesPublicationTimerCounter = 0;
+        valvesStatesPublicationTimerCounter = DATA_PUBLISH_COUNTER_START_COUNT;
     }
 }