Index: firmware/App/Modes/OperationModes.c
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diff -u -radeea598350354a833fff375526b888d0e6b6d48 -r7ce76ebd80b818d51dc61fd7f0c0fe94a242d182
--- firmware/App/Modes/OperationModes.c	(.../OperationModes.c)	(revision adeea598350354a833fff375526b888d0e6b6d48)
+++ firmware/App/Modes/OperationModes.c	(.../OperationModes.c)	(revision 7ce76ebd80b818d51dc61fd7f0c0fe94a242d182)
@@ -40,7 +40,8 @@
 
 // ********** private definitions **********
 
-#define BROADCAST_DG_OP_MODE_INTERVAL   ( 250 / TASK_GENERAL_INTERVAL )             ///< interval (ms/task time) at which the operation mode is published on the CAN bus.
+#define BROADCAST_DG_OP_MODE_INTERVAL    ( 250 / TASK_GENERAL_INTERVAL )            ///< interval (ms/task time) at which the operation mode is published on the CAN bus.
+#define DATA_PUBLISH_COUNTER_START_COUNT 11                                         ///< Data publish counter start count.
 
 // ********** private data **********
 
@@ -50,7 +51,7 @@
 static U32 currentSubMode = 0;                                                      ///< The currently active state of the active mode.
 /// DG operation mode data publish interval.
 static OVERRIDE_U32_T dgOpModePublishInterval = { BROADCAST_DG_OP_MODE_INTERVAL, BROADCAST_DG_OP_MODE_INTERVAL, 0, 0 };
-static U32 broadcastModeIntervalCtr = 11;                                           ///< Interval counter used to determine when to broadcast operation mode.  Initialize to 11 to stagger broadcast.
+static U32 dataPublishCounter;                                                      ///< Interval counter used to determine when to broadcast operation mode.  Initialize to 11 to stagger broadcast.
 static U32 priorSubMode = 0;                                                        ///< The prior submode state.
 
 /// This matrix determines legal transitions from one mode to another.
@@ -99,6 +100,8 @@
     currentMode = DG_MODE_INIT;
     currentSubMode = 0;
     priorSubMode = 0;
+    dataPublishCounter = DATA_PUBLISH_COUNTER_START_COUNT;
+
     transitionToNewOperationMode( DG_MODE_INIT );
 
     // call initializers for the individual modes
@@ -367,7 +370,7 @@
  *************************************************************************/
 static void broadcastOperationMode( void )
 {
-    if ( ++broadcastModeIntervalCtr >= getDGOpModePublishInterval() )
+    if ( ++dataPublishCounter >= getDGOpModePublishInterval() )
     {
         OP_MODES_DATA_T data;
 
@@ -376,7 +379,7 @@
 
         broadcastData( MSG_ID_DG_OP_MODE, COMM_BUFFER_OUT_CAN_DG_BROADCAST, (U08*)&data, sizeof( OP_MODES_DATA_T ) );
 
-        broadcastModeIntervalCtr = 0;
+        dataPublishCounter = DATA_PUBLISH_COUNTER_START_COUNT;
     }
 }