Index: firmware/App/Services/SystemCommMessages.c
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diff -u -r47205a5002f27add91d8548f31c8a6fa18993fea -r52d1378ccddcede0445ddb8a08fc1f70b9007b50
--- firmware/App/Services/SystemCommMessages.c	(.../SystemCommMessages.c)	(revision 47205a5002f27add91d8548f31c8a6fa18993fea)
+++ firmware/App/Services/SystemCommMessages.c	(.../SystemCommMessages.c)	(revision 52d1378ccddcede0445ddb8a08fc1f70b9007b50)
@@ -216,6 +216,36 @@
 
 /*********************************************************************//**
  * @brief
+ * The broadcastData function broadcasts data.
+ * @details Inputs: none
+ * @details Outputs: load cell data msg constructed and queued
+ * @param msgID message ID of the data is broadcast
+ * @param buffer comm buffer ID
+ * @param dataPtr pointer to the start of the buffer
+ * @param length length of the data buffer
+ * @return TRUE if msg successfully queued for transmit, FALSE if not
+ *************************************************************************/
+BOOL broadcastData( MSG_ID_T msgID, COMM_BUFFER_T buffer, U08* dataPtr, U32 length )
+{
+    BOOL result;
+    MESSAGE_T msg;
+    U08 *payloadPtr = msg.payload;
+
+    // create a message record
+    blankMessage( &msg );
+    msg.hdr.msgID = msgID;
+    msg.hdr.payloadLen = length;
+
+    memcpy( payloadPtr, dataPtr, length );
+
+    // serialize the message (w/ sync, CRC, and appropriate CAN padding) and add serialized message data to appropriate comm buffer
+    result = serializeMessage( msg, buffer, ACK_NOT_REQUIRED );
+
+    return result;
+}
+
+/*********************************************************************//**
+ * @brief
  * The broadcastAlarmTriggered function constructs an alarm triggered msg to
  * be broadcast and queues the msg for transmit on the appropriate CAN channel.
  * @details Inputs: none