Index: firmware/App/Tasks/TaskPriority.c
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diff -u -rd9cc76524777a12ba77b58ce95416dddfb032997 -r941afbaab7fc86f40fa49f9d110d481f65b44b68
--- firmware/App/Tasks/TaskPriority.c	(.../TaskPriority.c)	(revision d9cc76524777a12ba77b58ce95416dddfb032997)
+++ firmware/App/Tasks/TaskPriority.c	(.../TaskPriority.c)	(revision 941afbaab7fc86f40fa49f9d110d481f65b44b68)
@@ -24,8 +24,6 @@
 #include "WatchdogMgmt.h"
 #include "TaskPriority.h"
 
-static BOOL uiHasCheckedIn = FALSE;
-
 /*************************************************************************
  * @brief taskPriority
  * The taskPriority function handles the scheduled Priority Task interrupt.
@@ -37,7 +35,7 @@
 void taskPriority( void )
 {
     // prevent most processing until UI has started communicating
-    if ( TRUE == uiHasCheckedIn )
+    if ( TRUE == uiCommunicated() )
     {
         // 1st pass for FPGA
         execFPGAIn();
@@ -55,10 +53,6 @@
         execFPGAOut();
 
     }
-    else
-    {
-        uiHasCheckedIn = uiCommunicated();
-    }
 
     // check in with watchdog manager
     checkInWithWatchdogMgmt( TASK_PRIORITY );