Index: firmware/App/Drivers/Battery.c
===================================================================
diff -u -r3ae72582ccbacf2533cc09c2404d05f280c64bd4 -rac636de6bf42cc4145cbd14886b616da78b3aaf8
--- firmware/App/Drivers/Battery.c	(.../Battery.c)	(revision 3ae72582ccbacf2533cc09c2404d05f280c64bd4)
+++ firmware/App/Drivers/Battery.c	(.../Battery.c)	(revision ac636de6bf42cc4145cbd14886b616da78b3aaf8)
@@ -69,14 +69,17 @@
 {
     if ( TRUE == didTimeout( lastBatteryMonitorTime, BATTERY_MONITOR_INTERVAL_MS ) )
     {
+        isBatteryStatusReceived = FALSE;
         lastBatteryMonitorTime = getMSTimerCount();
 
+#ifndef DISABLE_BATT_COMM
         getBatteryStatus();
 
         if ( ( TRUE == isBatteryStatusReceived ) && ( ( batteryStatus & BATTERY_STATUS_AC_PRESENT_MASK ) == 0 ) )
         {
             SET_ALARM_WITH_1_U32_DATA( ALARM_ID_HD_AC_POWER_LOST, (U32)batteryStatus );
         }
+#endif
     }
 }
 
Index: firmware/App/HDCommon.h
===================================================================
diff -u -rfa82b212735a123b0fcc4c74ddfd8734e9ac968a -rac636de6bf42cc4145cbd14886b616da78b3aaf8
--- firmware/App/HDCommon.h	(.../HDCommon.h)	(revision fa82b212735a123b0fcc4c74ddfd8734e9ac968a)
+++ firmware/App/HDCommon.h	(.../HDCommon.h)	(revision ac636de6bf42cc4145cbd14886b616da78b3aaf8)
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@
     #define SKIP_CALIBRATION_TESTS          1           // Skip pre-treatment self-tests involving calibration
     #define SKIP_DRY_SELF_TESTS             1           // Skip pre-treatment dry self-tests
     #define SKIP_UI_INTERACTION             1           // Skip UI interaction.
+//    #define DISABLE_BATT_COMM               1           // Disable battery communication.
 
     #include <stdio.h>
     #include <strings.h>