Index: firmware/App/Controllers/Pressures.c
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diff -u -r025612ad77fe630889a364586de54bffe5262d56 -r986abcfcf047822cad1a10c1ee0924a80dd5f512
--- firmware/App/Controllers/Pressures.c	(.../Pressures.c)	(revision 025612ad77fe630889a364586de54bffe5262d56)
+++ firmware/App/Controllers/Pressures.c	(.../Pressures.c)	(revision 986abcfcf047822cad1a10c1ee0924a80dd5f512)
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@
 #define MIN_INLET_WATER_PRESSURE                    25                                              ///< Minimum water input pressure.
 #define INLET_WATER_PRESSURE_PERSISTENCE_PERIOD     ( 5 * MS_PER_SECOND )                           ///< Persistence period for pressure out of range error.
 #define PRESSURES_DATA_PUB_INTERVAL                 ( MS_PER_SECOND / TASK_PRIORITY_INTERVAL )      ///< Interval (ms/task time) at which the pressures data is published on the CAN bus.
+#define DATA_PUBLISH_COUNTER_START_COUNT            10                                              ///< Data publish counter start count.
 
 /// Defined states for the pressures monitor state machine.
 typedef enum PresOccl_States
@@ -70,7 +71,7 @@
 // ********** private data **********
 
 static PRESSURE_STATE_T pressuresState;                                                     ///< current state of pressure monitor state machine.
-static U32 pressuresDataPublicationTimerCounter = 0;                                        ///< used to schedule pressure data publication to CAN bus.
+static U32 pressuresDataPublicationTimerCounter;                                            ///< used to schedule pressure data publication to CAN bus.
 
 static OVERRIDE_U32_T pressuresDataPublishInterval = { PRESSURES_DATA_PUB_INTERVAL,
                                                        PRESSURES_DATA_PUB_INTERVAL, 0, 0 }; /// Pressure data publish interval.
@@ -114,7 +115,7 @@
 
     pressuresState = PRESSURE_INIT_STATE;
     pressuresSelfTestState = PRESSURE_SELF_TEST_STATE_START;
-    pressuresDataPublicationTimerCounter = 0;
+    pressuresDataPublicationTimerCounter = DATA_PUBLISH_COUNTER_START_COUNT;
 
     initPersistentAlarm( ALARM_ID_INLET_WATER_LOW_PRESSURE, INLET_WATER_PRESSURE_PERSISTENCE_PERIOD, INLET_WATER_PRESSURE_PERSISTENCE_PERIOD );
     initPersistentAlarm( ALARM_ID_INLET_WATER_PRESSURE_FAULT, INLET_WATER_PRESSURE_PERSISTENCE_PERIOD, INLET_WATER_PRESSURE_PERSISTENCE_PERIOD );