Index: firmware/App/Services/SystemCommMessages.c
===================================================================
diff -u -r47a7da55aea88cd7a2b06870226122d0cc8be540 -ra60ec05d359c0d3f014015e9080b6dbcef0fea28
--- firmware/App/Services/SystemCommMessages.c	(.../SystemCommMessages.c)	(revision 47a7da55aea88cd7a2b06870226122d0cc8be540)
+++ firmware/App/Services/SystemCommMessages.c	(.../SystemCommMessages.c)	(revision a60ec05d359c0d3f014015e9080b6dbcef0fea28)
@@ -26,10 +26,11 @@
 #include "Dialysis.h"
 #include "ModeTreatment.h"
 #include "PresOccl.h"
-#include "WatchdogMgmt.h"
+#include "SafetyShutdown.h"
+#include "SystemComm.h"
 #include "SystemCommMessages.h"
 #include "Utilities.h"
-#include "SystemComm.h"
+#include "WatchdogMgmt.h"
 #include "RTC.h"
 
 // ********** private definitions **********
@@ -1159,6 +1160,27 @@
     return result;
 }
 
+#ifdef EMC_TEST_BUILD
+BOOL broadcastCANErrorCount( U32 count )
+{
+    BOOL result;
+    MESSAGE_T msg;
+    U08 *payloadPtr = msg.payload;
+
+    // create a message record
+    blankMessage( &msg );
+    msg.hdr.msgID = MSG_ID_CAN_ERROR_COUNT;
+    msg.hdr.payloadLen = sizeof( U32 );
+
+    memcpy( payloadPtr, &count, sizeof( U32 ) );
+
+    // 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_HD_BROADCAST, ACK_NOT_REQUIRED );
+
+    return result;
+}
+#endif
+
 // ***********************************************************************
 // **************** Message Handling Helper Functions ********************
 // ***********************************************************************