b = AT91C_BASE_SSC->SSC_RHR; (void) b;
// wait for the FPGA to signal fdt_indicator == 1 (the FPGA is ready to queue new data in its delay line)
- for (uint16_t j = 0; j < 5; j++) { // allow timeout - better late than never
+ for (uint8_t j = 0; j < 5; j++) { // allow timeout - better late than never
while(!(AT91C_BASE_SSC->SSC_SR & AT91C_SSC_RXRDY));
if (AT91C_BASE_SSC->SSC_RHR) break;
}