Index: firmware/App/Modes/OperationModes.c
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diff -u -r138efd92a8645e0d2fe422409ef5a33dd2929a25 -r5ff39fd6948ae3656b4035c85325bd8fca0a37f3
--- firmware/App/Modes/OperationModes.c	(.../OperationModes.c)	(revision 138efd92a8645e0d2fe422409ef5a33dd2929a25)
+++ firmware/App/Modes/OperationModes.c	(.../OperationModes.c)	(revision 5ff39fd6948ae3656b4035c85325bd8fca0a37f3)
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 
 #include "gio.h"
 
+#include "TaskGeneral.h"
 #include "OperationModes.h"
 #include "ModeChemicalDisinfect.h"
 #include "ModeDisinfect.h"
@@ -34,6 +35,10 @@
  *  @{
  */
 
+// ********** private definitions **********
+
+#define DG_OP_MODE_BROADCAST_INTERVAL       ( MS_PER_SECOND / TASK_GENERAL_INTERVAL )  ///< interval (ms/task time) at which the op mode is published on the CAN bus.
+
 // ********** private data **********
 
 static volatile BOOL modeRequest[NUM_OF_MODES - 1];         ///< Array of mode request flags.
@@ -56,6 +61,8 @@
         /* CHEM     */{ MODE_FAUL, MODE_NLEG, MODE_NLEG, MODE_STAN, MODE_NLEG, MODE_NLEG, MODE_NLEG, MODE_NLEG, MODE_NLEG, MODE_NLEG, MODE_CHEM }
 };
 
+static U32 dgOpModePublicationTimerCounter = 0;
+
 // ********** private function prototypes **********
 
 static OP_MODE arbitrateModeRequest( void );
@@ -96,6 +103,9 @@
     initFlushMode();
     initDisinfectMode();
     initChemicalDisinfectMode();
+
+    // initialize broadcast timer counter
+    dgOpModePublicationTimerCounter = 0;
 }
 
 /*********************************************************************//**
@@ -182,6 +192,13 @@
             // TODO - trigger s/w fault
             break;
     }   // end switch
+
+    // publish op mode on interval
+    if ( ++dgOpModePublicationTimerCounter >= DG_OP_MODE_BROADCAST_INTERVAL )
+    {
+        broadcastDGOpMode( (U32)currentMode );
+        dgOpModePublicationTimerCounter = 0;
+    }
 }
 
 /*********************************************************************//****