Index: firmware/App/Services/SystemComm.c
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diff -u -rb90c3887b95a6eee7f8014ff478f204ed8a5211c -rad186fef9ecae0cee9c7656576b0b1c3e2077d2d
--- firmware/App/Services/SystemComm.c	(.../SystemComm.c)	(revision b90c3887b95a6eee7f8014ff478f204ed8a5211c)
+++ firmware/App/Services/SystemComm.c	(.../SystemComm.c)	(revision ad186fef9ecae0cee9c7656576b0b1c3e2077d2d)
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@
 static U32 canXmitRetryCtr = 0;                                             ///< counter for CAN transmit retries.
 static OVERRIDE_U32_T hdCommunicationStatus = {0, 0, 0, 0};                 ///< has HD sent a message since last check
 static volatile U32 timeOfLastHDCheckIn = 0;                                ///< last time we received an HD broadcast
+static OVERRIDE_U32_T pendingACKOverride = { 0, 0, 0, 0 };                  ///< Pending ACK override data structure.
 
 // ********** private function prototypes **********
 
@@ -780,7 +781,7 @@
     {
         for ( i = 0; i < PENDING_ACK_LIST_SIZE; i++ )
         {   // pending ACK expired?
-            if ( ( TRUE == pendingAckList[ i ].used ) && ( TRUE == didTimeout( pendingAckList[ i ].timeStamp, MSG_NOT_ACKED_TIMEOUT_MS ) ) )
+            if ( ( TRUE == pendingAckList[ i ].used ) && ( ( TRUE == didTimeout( pendingAckList[ i ].timeStamp, MSG_NOT_ACKED_TIMEOUT_MS ) ) ||  ( getU32OverrideValue( &pendingACKOverride ) > 0 ) ) )
             {   // if retries left, reset and resend pending message. Do not retry when in POST since the UI might not still be responsive
                 if ( pendingAckList[ i ].retries > 0 )
                 {
@@ -1368,6 +1369,10 @@
                 handleTestDGRAMStatusOverrideRequest( message );
                 break;
 
+            case MSG_ID_DG_CAN_RECEIVE_ACK_MESSAGE_OVERRIDE:
+                handleTestDGPendingACKOverrideRequest( message );
+                break;
+
             default:
                 // TODO - unrecognized message ID received - ignore
                 break;
@@ -1425,4 +1430,48 @@
     return result;
 }
 
+/*********************************************************************//**
+ * @brief
+ * The testSetPendingACKOverride function overrides the
+ * pendingACKOverride variable.
+ * @details Inputs: none
+ * @details Outputs: pendingACKOverride
+ * @param value override for pendingACKOverride
+ * @return TRUE if override successful, FALSE if not
+ *************************************************************************/
+BOOL testSetPendingACKOverride( U32 value )
+{
+    BOOL result = FALSE;
+
+    if ( TRUE == isTestingActivated() )
+    {
+        result = TRUE;
+        pendingACKOverride.ovData = value;
+        pendingACKOverride.override = OVERRIDE_KEY;
+    }
+
+    return result;
+}
+
+/*********************************************************************//**
+ * @brief
+ * The testResetPendingACKOverride function resets the override
+ * of the pendingACKOverride variable.
+ * @details Inputs: none
+ * @details Outputs: pendingACKOverride
+ * @return TRUE if override reset successful, FALSE if not
+ *************************************************************************/
+BOOL testResetPendingACKOverride( void )
+{
+    BOOL result = FALSE;
+
+    if ( TRUE == isTestingActivated() )
+    {
+        result = TRUE;
+        pendingACKOverride.override = OVERRIDE_RESET;
+        pendingACKOverride.ovData = pendingACKOverride.ovInitData;
+    }
+
+    return result;
+}
 /**@}*/