Index: firmware/App/Services/SystemCommMessages.c
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diff -u -rdd3356035996866e5db7678d352f933fc22ad789 -r986147effa2865d32f37c8c4c2b8b396eda847e0
--- firmware/App/Services/SystemCommMessages.c	(.../SystemCommMessages.c)	(revision dd3356035996866e5db7678d352f933fc22ad789)
+++ firmware/App/Services/SystemCommMessages.c	(.../SystemCommMessages.c)	(revision 986147effa2865d32f37c8c4c2b8b396eda847e0)
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 #include "SystemComm.h"
 #include "RTC.h"
 #include "LoadCell.h"
+#include "Valves.h"
 
 // ********** private definitions **********
 
@@ -352,7 +353,48 @@
     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( F32 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 );
+
+    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, &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 );
+
+    return result;
+}
+
 /*************************************************************************
  *                       TEST SUPPORT FUNCTIONS
  *************************************************************************/