Index: firmware/App/Services/SystemCommMessages.c
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diff -u -r986147effa2865d32f37c8c4c2b8b396eda847e0 -r425de1be48f86645589caea4ac832c58655f75b2
--- firmware/App/Services/SystemCommMessages.c	(.../SystemCommMessages.c)	(revision 986147effa2865d32f37c8c4c2b8b396eda847e0)
+++ firmware/App/Services/SystemCommMessages.c	(.../SystemCommMessages.c)	(revision 425de1be48f86645589caea4ac832c58655f75b2)
@@ -363,32 +363,19 @@
  * refer to setFPGAValveStates function in FPGA.c for details
  * @return TRUE if msg successfully queued for transmit, FALSE if not
  *************************************************************************/
-BOOL broadcastValvesStates( F32 valvesStates )
+BOOL broadcastValvesStates( U16 valvesStates )
 {
     BOOL result;
     MESSAGE_T msg;
     U08 *payloadPtr = msg.payload;
-    VALVE_STATES_T payload;
 
     // create a message record
     blankMessage( &msg );
     msg.hdr.msgID = MSG_ID_DG_VALVES_STATES;
-    msg.hdr.payloadLen = sizeof( VALVE_STATES_T );
+    msg.hdr.payloadLen = sizeof( U16 );
 
-    payload.VRF = valvesStates;
-    payload.VRI = valvesStates;
-    payload.VRD = valvesStates;
-    payload.VRO = valvesStates;
-    payload.VPO = valvesStates;
-    payload.VBF = valvesStates;
-    payload.VRC = valvesStates;
-    payload.VDR = valvesStates;
-    payload.VPI = valvesStates;
-    payload.VSP = valvesStates;
-    payload.VPD = valvesStates;
+    memcpy( payloadPtr, &valvesStates, sizeof( U16 ) );
 
-    memcpy( payloadPtr, &payload, sizeof( VALVE_STATES_T ) );
-
     // serialize the message (w/ sync, CRC, and appropriate CAN padding) and add serialized message data to appropriate comm buffer
     result = serializeMessage( msg, COMM_BUFFER_OUT_CAN_DG_BROADCAST, ACK_NOT_REQUIRED );