Index: firmware/App/Controllers/BloodFlow.c
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diff -u -r5e2d30dcbd02f5eb737aee7ec45c63d868daf252 -r99031535f5bc95d882f982b8f4cc5b74b825cf6a
--- firmware/App/Controllers/BloodFlow.c	(.../BloodFlow.c)	(revision 5e2d30dcbd02f5eb737aee7ec45c63d868daf252)
+++ firmware/App/Controllers/BloodFlow.c	(.../BloodFlow.c)	(revision 99031535f5bc95d882f982b8f4cc5b74b825cf6a)
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@
     bpMotorSpeedCalcIdx = 0;
     for ( i = 0; i < BP_SPEED_CALC_BUFFER_LEN; i++ )
     {
-        bpLastMotorHallSensorCounts[ i ] = 0;
+        bpLastMotorHallSensorCounts[ i ] = getFPGABloodPumpHallSensorCount();
     }
     resetBloodPumpRotorCount();
 
@@ -1086,7 +1086,9 @@
              ( getSoftwareConfigStatus( SW_CONFIG_DISABLE_PUMP_DIRECTION_CHECKS ) != SW_CONFIG_ENABLE_VALUE ) )
         {
             lastBloodPumpDirectionCount = dirErrorCnt;
+#ifndef DISABLE_PUMP_DIRECTION_CHECKS
             SET_ALARM_WITH_1_U32_DATA( ALARM_ID_HD_PUMP_DIRECTION_STATUS_ERROR, (U32)HD_PUMP_BLOOD_PUMP )
+#endif
         }
         bpMCDir = ( getMeasuredBloodPumpMCSpeed() >= 0.0 ? MOTOR_DIR_FORWARD : MOTOR_DIR_REVERSE );
         bpDir = ( getMeasuredBloodPumpSpeed() >= 0.0 ? MOTOR_DIR_FORWARD : MOTOR_DIR_REVERSE );