Index: firmware/App/Controllers/DialOutFlow.c
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diff -u -r6eb873c4bc96fb22e85ac23aeee1c37e5366d731 -r1ffe793b3a3557a408b0f5d30539e8f0f499e559
--- firmware/App/Controllers/DialOutFlow.c	(.../DialOutFlow.c)	(revision 6eb873c4bc96fb22e85ac23aeee1c37e5366d731)
+++ firmware/App/Controllers/DialOutFlow.c	(.../DialOutFlow.c)	(revision 1ffe793b3a3557a408b0f5d30539e8f0f499e559)
@@ -147,7 +147,6 @@
 static U32 dopHomeStartTime = 0;                                                            ///< when did dialysate outlet pump home command begin? (in ms)
 
 static U16 dopLastMotorHallSensorCount = 0;                                                 ///< last hall sensor count for the dialysate outlet pump motor
-static MOTOR_DIR_T dopMotorDirectionFromHallSensors = MOTOR_DIR_FORWARD;                    ///< pump direction according to hall sensor count
 static U32 dopMotorSpeedCalcTimerCtr = 0;                                                   ///< counter determines interval for calculating dialysate outlet pump motor speed from hall sensor count.
 
 static U32 errorDialOutMotorOffPersistTimerCtr = 0;                                         ///< persistence timer counter for motor off check error condition.
@@ -757,7 +756,7 @@
  * a 1 second interval.
  * @details
  * Inputs : dopLastMotorHallSensorCount, dopMotorSpeedCalcTimerCtr, current count from FPGA
- * Outputs : dopMotorDirectionFromHallSensors, dialOutPumpSpeedRPM
+ * Outputs : dialOutPumpSpeedRPM
  * @return none
  *************************************************************************/
 static void updateDialOutPumpSpeedAndDirectionFromHallSensors( void )
@@ -772,13 +771,11 @@
         // determine dialysate outlet pump speed/direction from delta hall sensor count since last interval
         if ( incDelta < decDelta )
         {
-            dopMotorDirectionFromHallSensors = MOTOR_DIR_FORWARD;
             delta = incDelta;
             dialOutPumpSpeedRPM.data = ( (F32)delta / (F32)DOP_HALL_EDGE_COUNTS_PER_REV ) * (F32)SEC_PER_MIN;
         }
         else
         {
-            dopMotorDirectionFromHallSensors = MOTOR_DIR_REVERSE;
             delta = decDelta;
             dialOutPumpSpeedRPM.data = ( (F32)delta / (F32)DOP_HALL_EDGE_COUNTS_PER_REV ) * (F32)SEC_PER_MIN * -1.0;
         }
@@ -827,17 +824,18 @@
  *************************************************************************/
 static void checkDialOutPumpDirection( void )
 {
-    MOTOR_DIR_T dopMCDir;
-
     if ( DIAL_OUT_PUMP_CONTROL_TO_TARGET_STATE == dialOutPumpState )
     {
+        MOTOR_DIR_T dopMCDir, dopDir;
+
         dopMCDir = ( getMeasuredDialOutPumpMCSpeed() >= 0.0 ? MOTOR_DIR_FORWARD : MOTOR_DIR_REVERSE );
+        dopDir = ( getMeasuredDialOutPumpSpeed() >= 0.0 ? MOTOR_DIR_FORWARD : MOTOR_DIR_REVERSE );
 
         // check set direction vs. direction from hall sensors
-        if ( dialOutPumpDirectionSet != dopMotorDirectionFromHallSensors )
+        if ( dialOutPumpDirectionSet != dopDir )
         {
 #ifndef DISABLE_PUMP_DIRECTION_CHECKS
-            SET_ALARM_WITH_2_U32_DATA( ALARM_ID_DIAL_OUT_PUMP_MC_DIRECTION_CHECK, (U32)dialOutPumpDirectionSet, (U32)dopMotorDirectionFromHallSensors )
+            SET_ALARM_WITH_2_U32_DATA( ALARM_ID_DIAL_OUT_PUMP_MC_DIRECTION_CHECK, (U32)dialOutPumpDirectionSet, (U32)dopDir )
 #endif
         }
         // check set direction vs. direction from sign of motor controller speed