Index: firmware/App/Controllers/BloodFlow.c
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diff -u -r794f0aea88a5a860448e54e99db6e2e881b22900 -r3533955f242cec0505e8826e0e2d96f7b79ad499
--- firmware/App/Controllers/BloodFlow.c	(.../BloodFlow.c)	(revision 794f0aea88a5a860448e54e99db6e2e881b22900)
+++ firmware/App/Controllers/BloodFlow.c	(.../BloodFlow.c)	(revision 3533955f242cec0505e8826e0e2d96f7b79ad499)
@@ -457,6 +457,7 @@
     U08 stpReadCtr = getFPGABloodFlowStatusPacketReadCounter();
     U08 flowErrorCtr = getFPGABloodFlowErrorCounter();
 
+#ifndef DISABLE_FPGA_COUNTER_CHECKS
     // Check for stale flow reading
     if ( TRUE == isPersistentAlarmTriggered( ALARM_ID_HD_BP_FLOW_READ_TIMEOUT_ERROR, ( fpReadCtr == lastBloodFlowFastPacketReadCtr ) ) )
     {
@@ -470,6 +471,7 @@
     {
         SET_ALARM_WITH_1_U32_DATA( ALARM_ID_HD_BP_FLOW_READ_TIMEOUT_ERROR, (U32)BLOOD_FLOW_READ_CTR_STATUS_PACKET )
     }
+#endif
 
     // Record flow read counters for next time around
     lastBloodFlowFastPacketReadCtr = fpReadCtr;