Index: firmware/App/Services/SystemCommMessages.c
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diff -u -r239f565516c73aae797288effcfdf1fca0a361a0 -rec4a8156ebdaf7396a0242addacfa01439d8a38e
--- firmware/App/Services/SystemCommMessages.c	(.../SystemCommMessages.c)	(revision 239f565516c73aae797288effcfdf1fca0a361a0)
+++ firmware/App/Services/SystemCommMessages.c	(.../SystemCommMessages.c)	(revision ec4a8156ebdaf7396a0242addacfa01439d8a38e)
@@ -3373,4 +3373,35 @@
     sendTestAckResponseMsg( (MSG_ID_T)message->hdr.msgID, status );
 }
 
+/*********************************************************************//**
+ * @brief
+ * The handleTestHDCommunicationStatusOverrideRequest function handles a request 
+ * request to override the HD Communication Status.
+ * @details Inputs: none
+ * @details Outputs: message handled
+ * @param message a pointer to the message to handle
+ * @return none
+ *************************************************************************/
+void handleTestHDCommunicationStatusOverrideRequest(MESSAGE_T *message)
+{
+    TEST_OVERRIDE_PAYLOAD_T payload;
+    BOOL result = FALSE;
+
+    // verify payload length
+    if ( sizeof( TEST_OVERRIDE_PAYLOAD_T ) == message->hdr.payloadLen )
+    {
+        memcpy( &payload, message->payload, sizeof( TEST_OVERRIDE_PAYLOAD_T ) );
+        if ( FALSE == payload.reset )
+        {
+            result = testSetHDCommunicationStatus();
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            result = testResetHDCommuncationStatus();
+        }
+    }
+
+    // respond to request
+    sendTestAckResponseMsg( (MSG_ID_T)message->hdr.msgID, result );
+}
 /**@}*/