Index: firmware/App/Services/SystemCommMessages.c
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diff -u -rda7e8c1b71db9273f83e9d0ba7d20e74e758a8ad -rfacca88de0d4c72d943b59bad9264a9b0a031ae5
--- firmware/App/Services/SystemCommMessages.c	(.../SystemCommMessages.c)	(revision da7e8c1b71db9273f83e9d0ba7d20e74e758a8ad)
+++ firmware/App/Services/SystemCommMessages.c	(.../SystemCommMessages.c)	(revision facca88de0d4c72d943b59bad9264a9b0a031ae5)
@@ -3117,6 +3117,30 @@
 
 /*********************************************************************//**
  * @brief
+ * The sendFWVersionRequest function constructs a firmware version request
+ * message and queues the msg for transmit on the appropriate CAN channel.
+ * @details Inputs: none
+ * @details Outputs: Firmware version request msg constructed and queued.
+ * @return TRUE if msg successfully queued for transmit, FALSE if not
+ *************************************************************************/
+BOOL sendFWVersionRequest( void )
+{
+    BOOL result;
+    MESSAGE_T msg;
+
+    // Create a message record
+    blankMessage( &msg );
+    msg.hdr.msgID = MSG_ID_REQUEST_FW_VERSIONS;
+    msg.hdr.payloadLen = sizeof( UI_VERSIONS_T );  // usually UI sends this request w/ UI version info - we will leave that blank
+
+    // 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_2_DG, ACK_REQUIRED );
+
+    return result;
+}
+
+/*********************************************************************//**
+ * @brief
  * The handleUIVersionResponse function handles a response to request for
  * UI version information.
  * @details Inputs: none