Index: firmware/App/Tasks/TaskGeneral.c
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diff -u -ra7bf3ca23ea37a61000379facae628a31b3ecc59 -r439894cb0508e69af3ece09ae57a62feac09e3f2
--- firmware/App/Tasks/TaskGeneral.c	(.../TaskGeneral.c)	(revision a7bf3ca23ea37a61000379facae628a31b3ecc59)
+++ firmware/App/Tasks/TaskGeneral.c	(.../TaskGeneral.c)	(revision 439894cb0508e69af3ece09ae57a62feac09e3f2)
@@ -27,6 +27,13 @@
 #include "SystemCommMessages.h"
 #include "WatchdogMgmt.h"
 #include "TaskGeneral.h"
+
+#ifdef TASK_TIMING_OUTPUT_ENABLED
+    #include "mibspi.h"
+    #define TASK_TIMING_TEST_PIN_SPI1_PORT_MASK   0x00000020  // (CS5 - re-purposed as output GPIO)
+    #define SET_TASK_ON()                         { mibspiREG3->PC3 |= TASK_TIMING_TEST_PIN_SPI1_PORT_MASK; }
+    #define SET_TASK_OFF()                        { mibspiREG3->PC3 &= ~TASK_TIMING_TEST_PIN_SPI1_PORT_MASK; }
+#endif
 
 /*************************************************************************
  * @brief taskGeneral
@@ -41,6 +48,10 @@
  *************************************************************************/
 void taskGeneral( void )
 {
+#ifdef TASK_TIMING_OUTPUT_ENABLED
+//    SET_TASK_ON();
+#endif
+
     // check in with watchdog manager
     checkInWithWatchdogMgmt( TASK_GENERAL );  // do this first to keep timing consistent with watchdog management
 
@@ -90,7 +101,8 @@
     // manage data to be transmitted to other sub-systems
     execSystemCommTx();
 
-    // toggle GPIO to indicate general task has executed
-//    gioToggleBit( gioPORTB, 1 );
+#ifdef TASK_TIMING_OUTPUT_ENABLED
+//    SET_TASK_OFF();
+#endif
 }