Index: dialin/hd/blood_leak.py
===================================================================
diff -u -r3f02ec4d8a155a1da7000cdc264d45f3f700492b -r4ba661babfe27c5396ffaf4342199faa8e10dd69
--- dialin/hd/blood_leak.py	(.../blood_leak.py)	(revision 3f02ec4d8a155a1da7000cdc264d45f3f700492b)
+++ dialin/hd/blood_leak.py	(.../blood_leak.py)	(revision 4ba661babfe27c5396ffaf4342199faa8e10dd69)
@@ -106,8 +106,9 @@
     def get_blood_leak_state(self):
         """
         Gets the current blood leak state
+        (0: wait for POST, 1: check set point, 2: init, 3: zero and self test, 4: normal )
 
-        @return: integer - blood leak state (0: init, 1: zeroing, 2: self-test, 3: normal)
+        @return: integer - blood leak state
         """
         return self.blood_leak_state
 
Index: dialin/hd/ui_proxy.py
===================================================================
diff -u -r881c190c1e90f09fa5584231a3e93a09bfb955c8 -r4ba661babfe27c5396ffaf4342199faa8e10dd69
--- dialin/hd/ui_proxy.py	(.../ui_proxy.py)	(revision 881c190c1e90f09fa5584231a3e93a09bfb955c8)
+++ dialin/hd/ui_proxy.py	(.../ui_proxy.py)	(revision 4ba661babfe27c5396ffaf4342199faa8e10dd69)
@@ -1890,4 +1890,40 @@
             return received_message['message'][DenaliMessage.PAYLOAD_START_INDEX]
         else:
             self.logger.debug("Timeout!!!!")
+            return False
+
+    def cmd_ui_send_alarm_triggered_message(self, alarm_id: int, data_field1: int = 0, data_field2: int = 0) -> int:
+        """
+        Constructs and sends an alarm triggered message to the HD. Used for UI POST failures.
+        Data fields are restricted to unsigned integer type. Defaulted to 0.
+
+        @param alarm_id: (int) the alarm id from the ui to trigger
+        @param data_field1: (int) data value for data field 1
+        @param data_field2: (int) data value for data field 2
+        @return: 1 if successful, zero otherwise
+        """
+
+        field_type_unit = 1
+
+        alarm = integer_to_bytearray(alarm_id)
+        data_type1 = integer_to_bytearray(field_type_unit)
+        dat1 = integer_to_bytearray(data_field1)
+        data_type2 = integer_to_bytearray(field_type_unit)
+        dat2 = integer_to_bytearray(data_field2)
+
+        payload = alarm + data_type1 + dat1 + data_type2 + dat2
+        message = DenaliMessage.build_message(channel_id=DenaliChannels.ui_to_hd_ch_id,
+                                              message_id=MsgIds.MSG_ID_ALARM_TRIGGERED.value,
+                                              payload=payload)
+
+        self.logger.debug("Sending UI alarm triggered message")
+
+        received_message = self.can_interface.send(message)
+
+        # If there is content...
+        if received_message is not None:
+            # response payload is OK or not OK
+            return received_message['message'][DenaliMessage.PAYLOAD_START_INDEX]
+        else:
+            self.logger.debug("Timeout!!!!")
             return False
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