 		{
 		display.display_line_write ("FRU init failed", ILI9341_RED);
 		Serial.printf ("fru ini fail: 0x%.2X\n", ret_val);
-		fail_led();
-		while (1);
+//		fail_led();
+//		while (1);
 		}
 
 	fru.sensor_reset (true);							// assert reset to the mfg test hardware

	fru.update_manual();

	display.display_line_write ("FRU init OK", ILI9341_GREEN);


//============================================================================================================
// setup port7 devices

	delay(50);

	//                0123456789ABCDEF0123456789ABCDEF
	Serial1.printf ("dMUX P7 sensor rd\r");				// in case this code ever ends up in a habitat
	Serial2.printf ("dMUX P7 sensor rd\r");

	pinMode(PERIPH_RST, OUTPUT);						// NOTE: SALT 2.0 resetting the FETs 9557 (U5) allows the gates of the FETs to float; U5 should be immediately initialized following reset
	pinMode (ETHER_RST, OUTPUT);
