Index: dialin/hd/alarms.py
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diff -u -r4b8f0afb5aafc2409327ec47aad264ab500e69f7 -rb1332a9a27e5d7c47d378fef58afaf272cfeb7af
--- dialin/hd/alarms.py	(.../alarms.py)	(revision 4b8f0afb5aafc2409327ec47aad264ab500e69f7)
+++ dialin/hd/alarms.py	(.../alarms.py)	(revision b1332a9a27e5d7c47d378fef58afaf272cfeb7af)
@@ -313,6 +313,15 @@
         """
         return (self.alarms_flags & 16384) > 0
 
+    def clear_dialin_alarms(self):
+        """
+        Clears the alarms states in Dialin.
+
+        @return: none
+        """
+        for x in range(500):
+            self.alarm_states[x] = False
+
     @publish(["alarms_state", "alarm_top", "alarms_silence_expires_in", "alarms_escalates_in", "alarms_flags"])
     def _handler_alarms_status_sync(self, message):
         """
@@ -339,12 +348,6 @@
             message['message'][self.START_POS_ALARMS_FLAGS:self.END_POS_ALARMS_FLAGS]),
             byteorder=DenaliMessage.BYTE_ORDER)
 
-        # if no active alarms from HD, set all alarms (on Dialin side) to False in case we got out of sync
-        #if self.alarm_top == 0: # TODO check this
-        if self.alarms_state == 0:
-            for x in range(500):
-                self.alarm_states[x] = False
-
     @publish(["alarm_states", "alarm_conditions"])
     def _handler_alarm_activate(self, message):
         """
Index: tests/dg_tests.py
===================================================================
diff -u -r4b8f0afb5aafc2409327ec47aad264ab500e69f7 -rb1332a9a27e5d7c47d378fef58afaf272cfeb7af
--- tests/dg_tests.py	(.../dg_tests.py)	(revision 4b8f0afb5aafc2409327ec47aad264ab500e69f7)
+++ tests/dg_tests.py	(.../dg_tests.py)	(revision b1332a9a27e5d7c47d378fef58afaf272cfeb7af)
@@ -455,7 +455,7 @@
 
         hd.cmd_hd_software_reset_request()
         sleep(1)
-        hd.alarms.cmd_clear_all_alarms()
+        hd.alarms.clear_dialin_alarms()
 
         while True:
             if hd.hd_operation_mode == HDOpModes.MODE_STAN.value: