diff --git a/ptxdist/local_src/common/hw/tle82353sa.cpp b/ptxdist/local_src/common/hw/tle82353sa.cpp
index 08d2537..e3c5dc0 100644
--- a/ptxdist/local_src/common/hw/tle82353sa.cpp
+++ b/ptxdist/local_src/common/hw/tle82353sa.cpp
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 #include <sys/ioctl.h>
 #include <linux/spi/spidev.h>
 #include <string.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include "pca9505.h"
 #include "tle82353sa.h"
@@ -82,8 +83,8 @@ bool TLE82353SA::writeRegister(int hdl, unsigned char adr, unsigned long value)
                bRet = false;
             }
             else{
-               /* on error the chip responses with TLE82353SA_ICVID_CONTENT */
-               if( value == TLE82353SA_ICVID_CONTENT ){
+               /* on error the chip responses with its "Reset Value" */
+               if(TLE82353SA_RESET_VALUE_OK(value)){
                   bRet = false;
                }
                else{
@@ -127,7 +128,7 @@ bool TLE82353SA::readRegister(int hdl, unsigned char adr, unsigned long &value)
              * and Manufacturer ID register (ICVID).
              */
             if( adr == REGISTER_ICVID ){
-               if( value == TLE82353SA_ICVID_CONTENT ){
+               if(TLE82353SA_RESET_VALUE_OK(value)){
                   bRet = true;
                }
                else{
@@ -136,8 +137,8 @@ bool TLE82353SA::readRegister(int hdl, unsigned char adr, unsigned long &value)
                }
             }
             else{
-               /* on error the chip responses with TLE82353SA_ICVID_CONTENT */
-               if( value == TLE82353SA_ICVID_CONTENT ){
+               /* on error the chip responses with its "Reset Value" */
+               if(TLE82353SA_RESET_VALUE_OK(value)){
                   bRet = false;
                }
                else{
@@ -153,29 +154,42 @@ bool TLE82353SA::readRegister(int hdl, unsigned char adr, unsigned long &value)
 
 bool TLE82353SA::initTLE( int hdl, unsigned long clkDividervalue, bool includeClkDivider, bool resetDiagRegister )
 {
-   
-   bool bRet(false);
-   unsigned long registerValue(0);
+
+   bool bRet;
+   unsigned long registerValue;
    
    /* try to read a register from the chip
     * Use the ICVID register here
     */
+   registerValue = 0UL;
    bRet = TLE82353SA::readRegister( hdl, REGISTER_ICVID, registerValue );
-   if( !bRet || registerValue !=  TLE82353SA_ICVID_CONTENT ){
+(void)fprintf(stderr, "TLE82353SA::initTLE() try1, bRet=%d, registerValue=%lx\n",
+       (int)bRet, (unsigned long)registerValue);
+   if( !bRet || TLE82353SA_RESET_VALUE_OK(registerValue) ){
       
       //I2CFeature
       /* the chip did not respond, maybe its in reset state.
        * release the reset pin */
       PCA9505::getInst().setOutput(PCA9505::RESET_HS_PWM, true, true);
+
       /* wait 3ms */
       //TODO: minimal granularity of system timers, CONFIG_HZ=200Hz => 5ms
-      usleep( 3000) ;
+      (void)usleep(3000) ;
+
       /* try again reading register */
+      registerValue = 0UL;
       bRet = TLE82353SA::readRegister( hdl, REGISTER_ICVID, registerValue );
-      if( bRet && registerValue == TLE82353SA_ICVID_CONTENT ){
+(void)fprintf(stderr, "TLE82353SA::initTLE() try2, bRet=%d, registerValue=%lx\n",
+       (int)bRet, (unsigned long)registerValue);
+
+      if( bRet && TLE82353SA_RESET_VALUE_OK(registerValue) ){
             /* chip alive and responding! */
             bRet = true;
       }
+      else
+      {
+            bRet = false;
+      }
    }
    
    if( resetDiagRegister ){
diff --git a/ptxdist/local_src/common/hw/tle82353sa.h b/ptxdist/local_src/common/hw/tle82353sa.h
index db1e950..1c09f78 100644
--- a/ptxdist/local_src/common/hw/tle82353sa.h
+++ b/ptxdist/local_src/common/hw/tle82353sa.h
@@ -49,7 +49,19 @@ TLE82353SA
 #define CHANNEL_LOAD1 0x01
 #define CHANNEL_LOAD2 0x02
 
-#define TLE82353SA_ICVID_CONTENT 0x00C10400
+/*
+ * TLE82453 Data Sheet (Rev 1.0, 2015-03-27) defines a "Reset Value" on
+ * page 53 as hex 00C1xx00) where "xx" is the version field.
+ * If you read the chip register use |TLE82353SA_IC_VERSION_MASK| to remove
+ * the IC version bit (15:8) contents from the value and then compare this
+ * to |TLE82353SA_MASKED_RESET_VALUE| to see whether the chip reset has been
+ * successful.
+ */
+#define TLE82353SA_MASKED_RESET_VALUE  0x00C10000
+#define TLE82353SA_IC_VERSION_MASK     0x0000FF00
+#define TLE82353SA_RESET_VALUE_OK(regval) \
+       (((regval) & ~TLE82353SA_IC_VERSION_MASK) == TLE82353SA_MASKED_RESET_VALUE)
+
 
 /* global registers */
 #define REGISTER_ICVID         0x00