Index: Utilities.c
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diff -u -r7574a250df6c0a773344ccafb62431c22930f6a3 -r9113cdc88dd46633aaac47652e93e12396c843bf
--- Utilities.c	(.../Utilities.c)	(revision 7574a250df6c0a773344ccafb62431c22930f6a3)
+++ Utilities.c	(.../Utilities.c)	(revision 9113cdc88dd46633aaac47652e93e12396c843bf)
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@
 *
 ***************************************************************************/
 
-#include "Common.h"
+#include "Common.h"
+#include "FPGA.h"
 #include "Timers.h"
 #include "Utilities.h"
 
@@ -764,5 +765,26 @@
 {
     return ( TRUE == sempahoreStatus[ s ].isSemaphoreTaken ? FALSE : TRUE );
 }
+
+#ifndef _RELEASE_
+/*********************************************************************//**
+ * @brief
+ * The getHardwareConfigStatus function returns the status of the hardware
+ * configuration.
+ * @details Inputs: none
+ * @details Outputs: none
+ * @return  status of the hardware configuration
+ *************************************************************************/
+HARDWARE_CONFIG_T getHardwareConfigStatus( void )
+{
+    HARDWARE_CONFIG_T configValue;
+
+#ifdef _DG_
+    configValue = (HARDWARE_CONFIG_T)getFPGAHWConfiguration();
+#endif
+
+    return configValue;
+}
+#endif
 
 /**@}*/