Index: firmware/App/Modes/ModeInitPOST.c
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diff -u -r26d736280fef713e7639cd2b98eed975e2eb4353 -r67adcef344943e66681e14cff0f48d5d40b04e05
--- firmware/App/Modes/ModeInitPOST.c	(.../ModeInitPOST.c)	(revision 26d736280fef713e7639cd2b98eed975e2eb4353)
+++ firmware/App/Modes/ModeInitPOST.c	(.../ModeInitPOST.c)	(revision 67adcef344943e66681e14cff0f48d5d40b04e05)
@@ -427,14 +427,15 @@
     // when the event data can be sent
     if ( ++startPOSTDelayCounter > START_POST_DELAY_COUNT )
     {
-        sendUIVersionRequest();
+        U32 resetReason = systemREG1->SYSESR | crcREG->PSA_SIGREGL1;                         // power-on reset bit preserved in an unused CRC register
 
-        SEND_EVENT_WITH_2_U32_DATA( HD_EVENT_STARTUP, SYS_EXCEPTION, (U32)0x000BAD01 )     // log ESR value and BAD01 to indicate the causes of resets (see Table 2-8 Technical Ref Manual)
-        SYS_EXCEPTION = 0xFFFFU;                                                           // clear all exception flags by writing logic 1 to each bit
+        systemREG1->SYSESR = systemREG1->SYSESR;                                             // clear reset bit(s) after logging event so subsequent resets can be properly identified as not being power-on resets.
 
-        //*(uint32_t *)(0xFFFFFA06) = (uint32_t)0xDEADBEEF;                                  // Generate memory access violation.  Remove when test is done
+        sendUIVersionRequest();
+
         // Send the startup event
-        SEND_EVENT_WITH_2_U32_DATA( HD_EVENT_STARTUP, 0, 0 )
+        SEND_EVENT_WITH_2_U32_DATA( HD_EVENT_STARTUP, resetReason, systemREG1->GBLSTAT )     // log startup event w/ reset reason(s) bits
+        SEND_EVENT_WITH_2_U32_DATA( HD_EVENT_STARTUP, systemREG1->DEV, 0x12345678 )          // log startup event w/ device ID bits
         // Send the first submode change event. It is the mode Init and it does not start from a previous
         // mode previous and current are both published as Init
         SEND_EVENT_WITH_2_U32_DATA( HD_EVENT_OP_MODE_CHANGE, MODE_INIT, MODE_INIT )