Index: firmware/App/Services/SystemCommMessages.c
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diff -u -rdd3356035996866e5db7678d352f933fc22ad789 -r17c1faab385513df4ed46829c476f409a6abb864
--- firmware/App/Services/SystemCommMessages.c	(.../SystemCommMessages.c)	(revision dd3356035996866e5db7678d352f933fc22ad789)
+++ firmware/App/Services/SystemCommMessages.c	(.../SystemCommMessages.c)	(revision 17c1faab385513df4ed46829c476f409a6abb864)
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 #include "SystemComm.h"
 #include "RTC.h"
 #include "LoadCell.h"
+#include "Valves.h"
 
 // ********** private definitions **********
 
@@ -352,7 +353,35 @@
     return result;
 }
 
+/*************************************************************************
+ * @brief
+ * The broadcastValvesStates function sends out DG valves states.
+ * @details
+ * Inputs : none
+ * Outputs : Valves states msg constructed and queued
+ * @param valvesStates : valves states
+ * refer to setFPGAValveStates function in FPGA.c for details
+ * @return TRUE if msg successfully queued for transmit, FALSE if not
+ *************************************************************************/
+BOOL broadcastValvesStates( U16 valvesStates )
+{
+    BOOL result;
+    MESSAGE_T msg;
+    U08 *payloadPtr = msg.payload;
 
+    // create a message record
+    blankMessage( &msg );
+    msg.hdr.msgID = MSG_ID_DG_VALVES_STATES;
+    msg.hdr.payloadLen = sizeof( U16 );
+
+    memcpy( payloadPtr, &valvesStates, sizeof( U16 ) );
+
+    // 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 );
+
+    return result;
+}
+
 /*************************************************************************
  *                       TEST SUPPORT FUNCTIONS
  *************************************************************************/
@@ -541,3 +570,27 @@
     // respond to request
     sendTestAckResponseMsg( (MSG_ID_T)message->hdr.msgID, result );
 }
+
+/*************************************************************************
+ * @brief
+ * The handleTestValveStateOverrideRequest function handles a request to \n
+ * override the state value read from the given valve.
+ * @details
+ * Inputs : none
+ * Outputs : message handled
+ * @param message : a pointer to the message to handle
+ * @return none
+ *************************************************************************/
+DATA_ARRAY_OVERRIDE_HANDLER_FUNC_U32( BOOL, handleTestValveStateOverrideRequest, testSetValveStateOverride, testResetValveStateOverride )
+
+/*************************************************************************
+ * @brief
+ * The handleTestValvesStatesPublishIntervalOverrideRequest function handles \n
+ * a request to override the publish interval of valves states from the given valve.
+ * @details
+ * Inputs : none
+ * Outputs : message handled
+ * @param message : a pointer to the message to handle
+ * @return none
+ *************************************************************************/
+DATA_OVERRIDE_HANDLER_FUNC_U32( BOOL, handleTestValvesStatesPublishIntervalOverrideRequest, testSetValvesStatesPublishIntervalOverride, testResetValvesStatesPublishIntervalOverride )