Index: firmware/App/Services/FPGA.c
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diff -u -r6f2991204047ccbceeb5461f7c35af6d8f5dfd0b -r9ad9ebf6570975707b9abfdd7c3445594137e958
--- firmware/App/Services/FPGA.c	(.../FPGA.c)	(revision 6f2991204047ccbceeb5461f7c35af6d8f5dfd0b)
+++ firmware/App/Services/FPGA.c	(.../FPGA.c)	(revision 9ad9ebf6570975707b9abfdd7c3445594137e958)
@@ -2149,18 +2149,22 @@
     return fpgaSensorReadings.fpgaADCVPVN;
 }
 
+#ifndef _RELEASE_
 /*********************************************************************//**
  * @brief
- * The getFPGAHWConfiguration function gets the FPGA hardware configuration
- * such as BETA or DVT.
- * @details Inputs: fpgaSensorReadings
+ * The getHardwareConfigStatus function returns the status of the hardware
+ * configuration.
+ * @details Inputs: none
  * @details Outputs: none
- * @return hardware configuration
+ * @return  status of the hardware configuration
  *************************************************************************/
-U08 getFPGAHWConfiguration( void )
+HARDWARE_CONFIG_T getHardwareConfigStatus( void )
 {
-    return fpgaSensorReadings.fpgaHWConfigReg;
+    HARDWARE_CONFIG_T configValue = (HARDWARE_CONFIG_T)fpgaSensorReadings.fpgaHWConfigReg;
+
+    return configValue;
 }
+#endif
 
 /*********************************************************************//**
  * @brief