Index: sources/model/malarmstatus.cpp
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diff -u -rb798668f16ad0967ab97e96f5f9a2cdd821e899f -rfa741b52e6d141179314a9d385dcde0e7680b542
--- sources/model/malarmstatus.cpp	(.../malarmstatus.cpp)	(revision b798668f16ad0967ab97e96f5f9a2cdd821e899f)
+++ sources/model/malarmstatus.cpp	(.../malarmstatus.cpp)	(revision fa741b52e6d141179314a9d385dcde0e7680b542)
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
  */
 #include "malarmstatus.h"
 
-
 using namespace Model;
 
 MAlarmStatus::MAlarmStatus() { }
@@ -55,3 +54,79 @@
     data.mFlags       = _data.mFlags             ;
     return data;
 }
+
+/**
+ * @brief MAlarmStatus::toText
+ *  Looks up the alarm description using the alarm enum
+ * @param val - the alarm enum (int)
+ * @return The alarm description (QString)
+ */
+QString MAlarmStatus::toText(GuiAlarmID id) {
+
+    QString result;
+    switch (id) {
+    case GuiAlarmID::ALARM_ID_NO_ALARM:                                { result = QObject::tr(""); break; }
+    case GuiAlarmID::ALARM_ID_SOFTWARE_FAULT:                          { result = QObject::tr("Software Error."); break; }
+    case GuiAlarmID::ALARM_ID_STUCK_BUTTON_TEST_FAILED:                { result = QObject::tr("Indication for when no alarms is a possible situation."); break; }
+    case GuiAlarmID::ALARM_ID_FPGA_POST_TEST_FAILED:                   { result = QObject::tr("FPGA POST failure."); break; }
+    case GuiAlarmID::ALARM_ID_WATCHDOG_POST_TEST_FAILED:               { result = QObject::tr("Watchdog POST failure."); break; }
+    case GuiAlarmID::ALARM_ID_UI_COMM_POST_FAILED:                     { result = QObject::tr("UI communication POST failure."); break; }
+    case GuiAlarmID::ALARM_ID_BLOOD_PUMP_MC_CURRENT_CHECK:             { result = QObject::tr("Blood pump failed motor controller current check."); break; }
+    case GuiAlarmID::ALARM_ID_BLOOD_PUMP_OFF_CHECK:                    { result = QObject::tr("Blood pump failed motor off check. \nMeasured speed while commanded off."); break; }
+    case GuiAlarmID::ALARM_ID_BLOOD_PUMP_MC_DIRECTION_CHECK:           { result = QObject::tr("Blood pump failed motor controller direction check."); break; }
+    case GuiAlarmID::ALARM_ID_BLOOD_PUMP_ROTOR_SPEED_CHECK:            { result = QObject::tr("Blood pump failed rotor speed check."); break; }
+    case GuiAlarmID::ALARM_ID_DIAL_IN_PUMP_MC_CURRENT_CHECK:           { result = QObject::tr("Dialysis inlet pump failed motor controller current check."); break; }
+    case GuiAlarmID::ALARM_ID_DIAL_IN_PUMP_OFF_CHECK:                  { result = QObject::tr("Dialysis inlet pump failed motor off check. \nMeasured speed while commanded off."); break; }
+    case GuiAlarmID::ALARM_ID_DIAL_IN_PUMP_MC_DIRECTION_CHECK:         { result = QObject::tr("Dialysis inlet pump failed motor controller direction check."); break; }
+    case GuiAlarmID::ALARM_ID_DIAL_IN_PUMP_ROTOR_SPEED_CHECK:          { result = QObject::tr("Dialysis inlet pump failed rotor speed check."); break; }
+    case GuiAlarmID::ALARM_ID_DIAL_OUT_PUMP_MC_CURRENT_CHECK:          { result = QObject::tr("Dialysis outlet pump failed motor controller current check."); break; }
+    case GuiAlarmID::ALARM_ID_DIAL_OUT_PUMP_OFF_CHECK:                 { result = QObject::tr("Dialysis outlet pump failed motor off check. \nMeasured speed while commanded off."); break; }
+    case GuiAlarmID::ALARM_ID_DIAL_OUT_PUMP_MC_DIRECTION_CHECK:        { result = QObject::tr("Dialysis outlet pump failed motor controller direction check."); break; }
+    case GuiAlarmID::ALARM_ID_DIAL_OUT_PUMP_ROTOR_SPEED_CHECK:         { result = QObject::tr("Dialysis outlet pump failed rotor speed check."); break; }
+    case GuiAlarmID::ALARM_ID_WATCHDOG_EXPIRED:                        { result = QObject::tr("Watchdog expired error."); break; }
+    case GuiAlarmID::ALARM_ID_RTC_COMM_ERROR:                          { result = QObject::tr("Real-time clock communication error."); break; }
+    case GuiAlarmID::ALARM_ID_RTC_CONFIG_ERROR:                        { result = QObject::tr("Real-time clock configuration error."); break; }
+    case GuiAlarmID::ALARM_ID_DG_COMM_TIMEOUT:                         { result = QObject::tr("Dialysate generator communication timeout."); break; }
+    case GuiAlarmID::ALARM_ID_UI_COMM_TIMEOUT:                         { result = QObject::tr("User interface communication timeout."); break; }
+    case GuiAlarmID::ALARM_ID_COMM_TOO_MANY_BAD_CRCS:                  { result = QObject::tr("Too many bad CRCs detected on received system messages."); break; }
+    case GuiAlarmID::ALARM_ID_TREATMENT_STOPPED_BY_USER:               { result = QObject::tr("Treatment stopped by user action - pressed stop button."); break; }
+    case GuiAlarmID::ALARM_ID_BLOOD_SITTING_WARNING:                   { result = QObject::tr("Blood sitting too long warning (>4 min)."); break; }
+    case GuiAlarmID::ALARM_ID_BLOOD_SITTING_TOO_LONG_NO_RESUME:        { result = QObject::tr("Blood sitting too long alarm (>5 min)."); break; }
+    case GuiAlarmID::ALARM_ID_BLOOD_SITTING_TOO_LONG_NO_RINSEBACK:     { result = QObject::tr("Blood sitting too long alarm (>10 min)."); break; }
+    case GuiAlarmID::ALARM_ID_CAN_MESSAGE_NOT_ACKED:                   { result = QObject::tr("System message needing acknowledgment was not acknowledged."); break; }
+    case GuiAlarmID::ALARM_ID_OCCLUSION_BLOOD_PUMP:                    { result = QObject::tr("Blood pump occlusion detected."); break; }
+    case GuiAlarmID::ALARM_ID_OCCLUSION_DIAL_IN_PUMP:                  { result = QObject::tr("Dialysate inlet pump occlusion detected."); break; }
+    case GuiAlarmID::ALARM_ID_OCCLUSION_DIAL_OUT_PUMP:                 { result = QObject::tr("Dialysate outlet pump occlusion detected."); break; }
+    case GuiAlarmID::ALARM_ID_ARTERIAL_PRESSURE_LOW:                   { result = QObject::tr("Arterial pressure too low during treatment."); break; }
+    case GuiAlarmID::ALARM_ID_ARTERIAL_PRESSURE_HIGH:                  { result = QObject::tr("Arterial pressure too high during treatment."); break; }
+    case GuiAlarmID::ALARM_ID_VENOUS_PRESSURE_LOW:                     { result = QObject::tr("Venous pressure too low during treatment."); break; }
+    case GuiAlarmID::ALARM_ID_VENOUS_PRESSURE_HIGH:                    { result = QObject::tr("Venous pressure too high during treatment."); break; }
+    case GuiAlarmID::ALARM_ID_UF_RATE_TOO_HIGH_ERROR:                  { result = QObject::tr("Ultrafiltration rate is too high error during treatment."); break; }
+    case GuiAlarmID::ALARM_ID_UF_VOLUME_ACCURACY_ERROR:                { result = QObject::tr("Ultrafiltration volume accuracy error during treatment."); break; }
+    case GuiAlarmID::ALARM_ID_RTC_BATTERY_LOW:                         { result = QObject::tr("RTC battery low."); break; }
+    case GuiAlarmID::ALARM_ID_RTC_OR_TIMER_ACCURACY_FAILURE:           { result = QObject::tr("RTC or MCU timer inaccurate."); break; }
+    case GuiAlarmID::ALARM_ID_RTC_RAM_OPS_ERROR:                       { result = QObject::tr("RTC or RAM operations failure (read or write)."); break; }
+    case GuiAlarmID::ALARM_ID_NVDATA_EEPROM_OPS_FAILURE:               { result = QObject::tr("EEPRON operations (read, write,  erase) failure."); break; }
+    case GuiAlarmID::ALARM_ID_NVDATA_MFG_RECORD_CRC_ERROR:             { result = QObject::tr("Manufacturing record CRC failure."); break; }
+    case GuiAlarmID::ALARM_ID_NVDATA_SRVC_RECORD_CRC_ERROR:            { result = QObject::tr("Service record CRC failure."); break; }
+    case GuiAlarmID::ALARM_ID_NVDATA_CAL_RECORD_CRC_ERROR:             { result = QObject::tr("Calibration record CRC failure."); break; }
+    case GuiAlarmID::ALARM_ID_NVDATA_HW_USAGE_DATA_CRC_ERROR:          { result = QObject::tr("HW usage data failure."); break; }
+    case GuiAlarmID::AlARM_ID_NVDATA_DISINFECTION_DATE_CRC_ERROR:      { result = QObject::tr("Last disinfection date CRC error."); break; }
+    case GuiAlarmID::ALARM_ID_RO_PUMP_OUT_PRESSURE_OUT_OF_RANGE:       { result = QObject::tr("Pressure at outlet of RO pump is out of range."); break; }
+    case GuiAlarmID::ALARM_ID_TEMPERATURE_SENSORS_OUT_OF_RANGE:        { result = QObject::tr("DG temperature sensors ADC read out of range."); break; }
+    case GuiAlarmID::ALARM_ID_TEMPERATURE_SENSORS_INCONSISTENT:        { result = QObject::tr("DG temperature sensors values are inconsistent."); break; }
+    case GuiAlarmID::ALARM_ID_HD_COMM_TIMEOUT:                         { result = QObject::tr("HD communication timeout."); break; }
+    case GuiAlarmID::ALARM_ID_VALVE_CONTROL_FAILURE:                   { result = QObject::tr("FPGA not accepting commanded valve states."); break; }
+    case GuiAlarmID::ALARM_ID_BLOOD_PUMP_FLOW_VS_MOTOR_SPEED_CHECK:    { result = QObject::tr("Blood pump failed flow vs. motor speed check. \nMismatch with flow rate and rate implied by motor speed."); break; }
+    case GuiAlarmID::ALARM_ID_DIAL_IN_PUMP_FLOW_VS_MOTOR_SPEED_CHECK:  { result = QObject::tr("Dialysate inlet pump failed flow vs. motor speed check. \nMismatch with flow rate and rate implied by motor speed."); break; }
+    case GuiAlarmID::ALARM_ID_DIAL_OUT_PUMP_FLOW_VS_MOTOR_SPEED_CHECK: { result = QObject::tr("Dialysate outlet pump failed flow vs. motor speed check. \nMismatch with flow rate and rate implied by motor speed."); break; }
+    case GuiAlarmID::ALARM_ID_BLOOD_PUMP_MOTOR_SPEED_CHECK:            { result = QObject::tr("Blood pump failed motor speed check.  Measured vs. commanded."); break; }
+    case GuiAlarmID::ALARM_ID_DIAL_IN_PUMP_MOTOR_SPEED_CHECK:          { result = QObject::tr("Dialysate inlet pump failed motor speed check.  Measured vs. commanded."); break; }
+    case GuiAlarmID::ALARM_ID_DIAL_OUT_PUMP_MOTOR_SPEED_CHECK:         { result = QObject::tr("Dialysate outlet pump failed motor speed check.  Measured vs. commanded."); break; }
+    case GuiAlarmID::ALARM_ID_BLOOD_PUMP_ROTOR_SPEED_TOO_HIGH:         { result = QObject::tr("Blood pump rotor speed too high."); break; }
+    case GuiAlarmID::ALARM_ID_INLET_WATER_TEMPERATURE_OUT_OF_RANGE:    { result = QObject::tr("Intel water temperature out of range."); break; }
+    default:                                                           { result = QObject::tr("Alarm Not Recognized."); break; }
+    }
+    return result;
+
+}