Index: firmware/App/Controllers/SyringePump.c
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diff -u -r03efe69734fc9539f4198ddba6f93614ea08ea7c -r83464d0f103745e998abdb187c9f52532b783647
--- firmware/App/Controllers/SyringePump.c	(.../SyringePump.c)	(revision 03efe69734fc9539f4198ddba6f93614ea08ea7c)
+++ firmware/App/Controllers/SyringePump.c	(.../SyringePump.c)	(revision 83464d0f103745e998abdb187c9f52532b783647)
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
 #define SYRINGE_PUMP_PRIME_RATE                       635.0F                                ///< Prime rate is 0.5 mm ^ 2 x PI x 450 mm = 0.353 mL / 2s = 635 mL/hr.
 #define SYRINGE_PUMP_MAX_RATE                         11000.0F                              ///< Maximum rate of the syringe pump (in mL/hr).
 
-#define SYRINGE_PUMP_RATE_ALARM_PERSISTENCE           3000                                  ///< Alarm persistence period (in ms) for syringe pump speed check alarms.
+#define SYRINGE_PUMP_RATE_ALARM_PERSISTENCE           6000                                  ///< Alarm persistence period (in ms) for syringe pump speed check alarms.
 #define SYRINGE_PUMP_DIR_ALARM_PERSISTENCE            3000                                  ///< Alarm persistence period (in ms) for syringe pump direction check alarms.
 #define SYRINGE_PUMP_OFF_ALARM_PERSISTENCE            1000                                  ///< Alarm persistence period (in ms) for syringe pump off check alarms.
 #define SYRINGE_PUMP_OFF_ERROR_MAX_CNT                5                                     ///< Maximum number of syringe pump not stopped errors within time window before alarm triggered. Do not exceed MAX_TIME_WINDOWED_COUNT.
@@ -166,10 +166,12 @@
 #define SYRINGE_PUMP_STALL_SPEED_THRESHOLD            0.05F                                 ///< Minimum syringe pump speed to be considered not stalled.
 
 #define SYRINGE_PUMP_ADC_FPGA_ERROR_TIMEOUT_MS        ( 2 * MS_PER_SECOND )                 ///< Syringe pump ADC FPGA error timeout in milliseconds.
+
 #define SYRINGE_PUMP_DAC_MAX_RETRIES                  5                                     ///< Syringe pump DAC retries to write.
 #define SYRINGE_PUMP_DAC_TIMER                        ( 200 / TASK_PRIORITY_INTERVAL )      ///< Syringe pump DAC timer between retries.
 #define SYRINGE_PUMP_OCCLUSION_PERSISTENCE            50                                    ///< Syringe pump occlusion persistence timer in milliseconds.
 #define SYRINGE_PUMP_EMPTY_FORCE_COUNT                5                                     ///< Syringe pump empty force voltage count persistence.
+
 /// Defined states for the syringe pump control state machine.
 typedef enum SyringePump_States
 {
@@ -349,6 +351,7 @@
     initPersistentAlarm( ALARM_ID_HD_SYRINGE_PUMP_CONTROLLER_DIRECTION_ERROR, 0, SYRINGE_PUMP_DIR_ALARM_PERSISTENCE );
     initPersistentAlarm( ALARM_ID_HD_SYRINGE_PUMP_RUNNING_WHILE_BP_OFF_ERROR, 0, SYRINGE_PUMP_OFF_ALARM_PERSISTENCE );
     initPersistentAlarm( ALARM_ID_HD_SYRINGE_PUMP_SPEED_ERROR, 0, SYRINGE_PUMP_RATE_ALARM_PERSISTENCE );
+    initPersistentAlarm( ALARM_ID_HD_SYRINGE_PUMP_OCCLUSION, 0, SYRINGE_PUMP_OCCLUSION_PERSISTENCE);
     initTimeWindowedCount( TIME_WINDOWED_COUNT_SYRINGE_PUMP_OFF_ERROR, SYRINGE_PUMP_OFF_ERROR_MAX_CNT, SYRINGE_PUMP_OFF_ERROR_TIME_WIN_MS );
 
     initFPGAPersistentAlarm( FPGA_PERS_ERROR_SYRINGE_PUMP_ADC, ALARM_ID_HD_SYRINGE_PUMP_FPGA_ADC_FAULT,