Index: firmware/App/Controllers/ROPump.c
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diff -u -rd4c85d331ab8cf9da1b9af3551465bc97baa73a1 -r26929d4f3960103a83d939cc5aa197e5e8c00a86
--- firmware/App/Controllers/ROPump.c	(.../ROPump.c)	(revision d4c85d331ab8cf9da1b9af3551465bc97baa73a1)
+++ firmware/App/Controllers/ROPump.c	(.../ROPump.c)	(revision 26929d4f3960103a83d939cc5aa197e5e8c00a86)
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@
 #define ROP_PSI_TO_PWM_DC(p)                           ( 0.2 + ( (F32)((p) - 100) * 0.01 ) )       ///< Conversion factor from target PSI to PWM duty cycle estimate.
 #define SAFETY_SHUTDOWN_TIMEOUT                        ( 3 * MS_PER_SECOND )                       ///< RO pump safety shutdown activation timeout in ms.
 #define ROP_FLOW_STABILIZE_TIME                        ( 3 * MS_PER_SECOND )                       ///< Time required for RO flow to stabilize.
+#define ROP_MAX_RAMP_UP_RETRY                          5                                           ///< Maximum ramp up retires before alarm.
 
 /// Enumeration of RO pump states.
 typedef enum ROPump_States
@@ -144,6 +145,7 @@
 static U32 flowFilterCounter = 0;                                                       ///< Flow filtering counter.
 static U32 roPumpOnStartTime = 0;                                                       ///< Start time when RO pump turned on.
 static BOOL setupROPumpControl = 0;                                                     ///< Flag to indicate if we need to setup RO pump control.
+static U32 rampUpRetryCount = 0;                                                        ///< Number of ramp up retries.
 
 // ********** private function prototypes **********
 
@@ -204,6 +206,7 @@
     flowFilterCounter                 = 0;
     flowVerificationCounter           = 0;
     roPumpDataPublicationTimerCounter = 0;
+    rampUpRetryCount                  = 0;
     roPumpState                       = RO_PUMP_OFF_STATE;
     roPumpControlMode                 = NUM_OF_PUMP_CONTROL_MODES;
     roPumpControlModeSet              = roPumpControlMode;
@@ -490,6 +493,7 @@
 
     if ( TRUE == didTimeout( roPumpOnStartTime, ROP_FLOW_STABILIZE_TIME ) )
     {
+        rampUpRetryCount = 0;
         result = RO_PUMP_RAMP_UP_STATE;
     }
 
@@ -610,6 +614,10 @@
         }
         else
         {
+            if ( ++rampUpRetryCount > ROP_MAX_RAMP_UP_RETRY )
+            {
+                SET_ALARM_WITH_2_F32_DATA( ALARM_ID_DG_RO_PUMP_TOO_MANY_RAMP_UP_RETRY, rampUpRetryCount, ROP_MAX_RAMP_UP_RETRY );
+            }
             result = RO_PUMP_RAMP_UP_STATE;
         }
     }