diff --git a/src/Script_ABC_Blanton/1_Blanton_Script_A.ttl b/src/Script_ABC_Blanton/1_Blanton_Script_A.ttl
index 16ac2d1..53701f2 100644
--- a/src/Script_ABC_Blanton/1_Blanton_Script_A.ttl
+++ b/src/Script_ABC_Blanton/1_Blanton_Script_A.ttl
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ; =============================================================================
 ; Script A for Blanton
-; Version : V1.0.3
+; Version : V1.0.4
 ; Date    : 2026-08-21
 ; Author  : ETWen
 ; =============================================================================
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
 ;                       ScriptB/C                                       Add Traffic Test
 ;   V1.0.3  2026-08-21  utils/wait_init.ttl                             Created
 ;                       ScriptA                                         Add Wait DUT Ready
+;   V1.0.4  2026-08-21  utils/wait_init.ttl                             Wait on bcmcmd port-up
+;                                                                       count (both units > 216)
 ; =============================================================================
 include "config.ttl"
 
diff --git a/src/Script_ABC_Blanton/utils/wait_init.ttl b/src/Script_ABC_Blanton/utils/wait_init.ttl
index 207e2da..df53470 100644
--- a/src/Script_ABC_Blanton/utils/wait_init.ttl
+++ b/src/Script_ABC_Blanton/utils/wait_init.ttl
@@ -1,30 +1,68 @@
-; =============================================================================
-; File    : utils/wait_init.ttl
-; Version : V1.0.0
-; Date    : 2026-08-21
-; Author  : ETWen
-; =============================================================================
-; Wait until "show platform temperature" is not "Thermal Not detected".
-; Enter : prompt of the previous command is NOT consumed.
-; Exit  : "show platform temperature" is sent, prompt NOT consumed.
-;
-; Version History:
-;   V1.0.0  2026-08-21  Initial Version
-; =============================================================================
-wt_interval = 10
-timeout = 30
-wait prompt_sonic_root
-
-:WAIT_THERMAL
-sendln "show platform temperature"
-wait "Thermal Not detected" prompt_sonic_root
-if result = 2 then
-    goto THERMAL_OK
-endif
-wait prompt_sonic_root
-pause wt_interval
-goto WAIT_THERMAL
-
-:THERMAL_OK
-timeout = 0
-sendln "show platform temperature"
+; =============================================================================
+; File    : utils/wait_init.ttl
+; Version : V2.0.0
+; Date    : 2026-08-21
+; Author  : ETWen
+; =============================================================================
+; Wait until BOTH switch units report more than WT_MIN ports up:
+;     bcmcmd -n 0 -c ps | grep -w up | wc -l
+;     bcmcmd -n 1 -c ps | grep -w up | wc -l
+;
+; Enter : prompt of the previous command is NOT consumed.
+; Exit  : a command has been sent, prompt NOT consumed (caller does the wait).
+;
+; Why the "PORTS0=" marker instead of reading the number straight off the
+; screen: TTL can only test for a string, so counting requires capturing the
+; output. Wrapping the count in an echo gives waitregex a unique anchor, and
+; the ECHO of the command itself cannot false-match -- it reads
+; "PORTS0=$(bcmcmd ..." and the regex demands a digit right after the "=".
+;
+; Version History:
+;   V1.0.0  2026-08-21  Initial Version (waited on "show platform temperature"
+;                       until it stopped reporting "Thermal Not detected")
+;   V2.0.0  2026-08-21  Wait on the bcmcmd port-up count of BOTH switch units
+;                       instead of the thermal sensors; proceed only when both
+;                       are greater than WT_MIN (216).
+; =============================================================================
+WT_MIN      = 216   ; both units must report MORE than this many ports up
+WT_INTERVAL = 10    ; seconds between polls
+
+timeout = 60        ; per-wait cap; bcmcmd ps is not instant
+wait prompt_sonic_root
+
+:WAIT_PORTS
+; --- unit 0 -----------------------------------------------------------------
+wt_up0 = 0
+sendln "echo PORTS0=$(bcmcmd -n 0 -c ps | grep -w up | wc -l)"
+waitregex "PORTS0=[ ]*([0-9]+)"
+if result = 1 then
+    str2int wt_up0 groupmatchstr1
+endif
+wait prompt_sonic_root
+
+; --- unit 1 -----------------------------------------------------------------
+wt_up1 = 0
+sendln "echo PORTS1=$(bcmcmd -n 1 -c ps | grep -w up | wc -l)"
+waitregex "PORTS1=[ ]*([0-9]+)"
+if result = 1 then
+    str2int wt_up1 groupmatchstr1
+endif
+wait prompt_sonic_root
+
+; --- both above the threshold? ----------------------------------------------
+; Nested ifs rather than "and": in TTL "and" is bitwise, so keeping the two
+; comparisons separate leaves no room for precedence surprises.
+if wt_up0 > WT_MIN then
+    if wt_up1 > WT_MIN then
+        goto PORTS_OK
+    endif
+endif
+
+pause WT_INTERVAL
+goto WAIT_PORTS
+
+:PORTS_OK
+timeout = 0
+; Exit contract: send something without waiting, so the caller's next
+; "wait prompt_sonic_root" has a prompt to match.
+sendln ""