From 0e096f0cc51ce060056c621faea4560f0ac230e3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Thorsten von Eicken <tve@rightscale.com>
Date: Sun, 20 Sep 2015 10:22:51 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] skip initial chars on uC reset

---
 serial/serbridge.c | 6 ++++++
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)

diff --git a/serial/serbridge.c b/serial/serbridge.c
index e713693..ed2e23c 100644
--- a/serial/serbridge.c
+++ b/serial/serbridge.c
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@
 #include "slip.h"
 #include "cmd.h"
 
+#define SKIP_AT_RESET
+
 static struct espconn serbridgeConn1; // plain bridging port
 static struct espconn serbridgeConn2; // programming port
 static esp_tcp serbridgeTcp1, serbridgeTcp2;
@@ -220,6 +222,10 @@ serbridgeRecvCb(void *arg, char *data, unsigned short len)
     os_delay_us(1000L); // wait a millisecond before writing to the UART below
     conn->conn_mode = cmPGM;
     slip_disabled++; // disable SLIP so it doesn't interfere with flashing
+#ifdef SKIP_AT_RESET
+    serledFlash(50); // short blink on serial LED
+    return;
+#endif
   }