Device starts even the underlying device proxy is down

src/SY2527Channel.cpp

@@ -518,7 +518,13 @@ Tango::DevState SY2527Channel::dev_state()
   s << "Slot Number : " + this->slotNumber << endl;
   s << "Channel Number : " + this->channelNumber << endl;
 
-  Tango::DevUShort  status_byte;
+  Tango::DevUShort  status_byte = 0;
+
+  if(!m_crate_proxy)
+  {
+    set_status("Init failed: no proxy created.");
+    return Tango::FAULT;
+  }
   
   // try to get channel status byte
   try