diff --git a/.gitattributes b/.gitattributes
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..eba1110
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitattributes
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+# Auto detect text files and perform LF normalization
+* text=auto
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..737bcf8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+# VSCode directories
+.vscode
+
diff --git a/docs/ar_ibus.md b/docs/ar_ibus.md
index 91a3933..85b972d 100644
--- a/docs/ar_ibus.md
+++ b/docs/ar_ibus.md
@@ -202,6 +202,9 @@ The following is an example of an I2C class in Arduino based on the previous pla
 > [!NOTE]
 > This class implements a ```isConnected()``` method that calls the ```ping()``` method of the I2C bus class being used, and if this passes, then calls the ```checkDeviceID()``` method of the superclass.
 
+> [!NOTE]
+> If your device supports repeated starts, make sure to include ```_theI2CBus.setStop(false)``` in your begin function. Otherwise this can cause issues with your device.
+
 ```c++
 
 class myArduinoDriverI2C : public myDriverClass
@@ -214,6 +217,10 @@ class myArduinoDriverI2C : public myDriverClass
     {
         if (_theI2CBus.init(MY_DEVICE_ADDRESS) != kSTkErrOk)
             return false;
+
+        // OPTIONAL: If your device supports repeat starts.
+        _theI2CBus.setStop(false);
+
         setCommunicationBus(&_theI2CBus);
 
         return myDriverClass::begin();
diff --git a/library.properties b/library.properties
index 45a0a30..9ffc27b 100644
--- a/library.properties
+++ b/library.properties
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name=SparkFun Toolkit
-version=0.8.0
+version=0.9.0
 author=SparkFun Electronics
 maintainer=SparkFun Electronics
 sentence=A utility library that other SparkFun libraries can take advantage of.
@@ -7,3 +7,4 @@ paragraph=The SparkFun Toolkit provides a common set of core functionality for u
 category=Other
 url=https://github.com/sparkfun/SparkFun_Toolkit
 architectures=*
+includes=SparkFun_Toolkit.h
diff --git a/src/sfeTk/sfeTkIBus.h b/src/sfeTk/sfeTkIBus.h
index 5499f37..858f023 100644
--- a/src/sfeTk/sfeTkIBus.h
+++ b/src/sfeTk/sfeTkIBus.h
@@ -117,11 +117,13 @@ class sfeTkIBus
         @param devAddr The device's I2C address.
         @param devReg The device's register's address.
         @param data Data to write.
+        @param numBytes - length of data
+        @param[out] readBytes - number of bytes read
 
         @retval int returns kSTkErrOk on success, or kSTkErrFail code
 
     */
-    virtual sfeTkError_t readRegisterRegion(uint8_t reg, uint8_t *data, size_t numBytes) = 0;
+    virtual sfeTkError_t readRegisterRegion(uint8_t reg, uint8_t *data, size_t numBytes, size_t &readBytes) = 0;
 };
 
 //};
diff --git a/src/sfeTk/sfeTkII2C.h b/src/sfeTk/sfeTkII2C.h
index e35d7d0..676866c 100644
--- a/src/sfeTk/sfeTkII2C.h
+++ b/src/sfeTk/sfeTkII2C.h
@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@ CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
 class sfeTkII2C : public sfeTkIBus
 {
   public:
-    // set the address to No address and stop bit to the default value of 1
-    sfeTkII2C() : _address{kNoAddress}, _stop{kDefaultStopBit}
+    // set the address to No address and stop flag to true
+    sfeTkII2C() : _address{kNoAddress}, _stop{true}
     {
     }
     sfeTkII2C(uint8_t addr) : _address{addr}
@@ -70,31 +70,30 @@ class sfeTkII2C : public sfeTkIBus
     }
 
     /*--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-        @brief setter for I2C stops (vs restarts)
+        @brief setter for I2C stop message (vs restarts)
 
     */
-    virtual void setStop(uint8_t stop)
+    virtual void setStop(bool stop)
     {
         _stop = stop;
     }
 
     /*--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-        @brief getter for I2C stops (vs restarts)
+        @brief getter for I2C stops message (vs restarts)
 
-        @retval uint8_t returns the value of "send stop"
+        @retval bool returns the value of "send stop"
 
     */
-    virtual uint8_t getStop(void)
+    virtual bool stop(void)
     {
         return _stop;
     }
 
     static constexpr uint8_t kNoAddress = 0;
-    static constexpr uint8_t kDefaultStopBit = 1;
 
   private:
     uint8_t _address;
-    uint8_t _stop;
+    bool _stop;
 };
 
 //};
diff --git a/src/sfeTkArdI2C.cpp b/src/sfeTkArdI2C.cpp
index dc553e1..0f994be 100644
--- a/src/sfeTkArdI2C.cpp
+++ b/src/sfeTkArdI2C.cpp
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ sfeTkError_t sfeTkArdI2C::readRegisterByte(uint8_t devReg, uint8_t &dataToRead)
 
     _i2cPort->beginTransmission(address());
     _i2cPort->write(devReg);
-    _i2cPort->endTransmission((int)getStop());
+    _i2cPort->endTransmission(stop());
     _i2cPort->requestFrom(address(), (uint8_t)1);
 
     while (_i2cPort->available()) // slave may send less than requested
@@ -183,10 +183,10 @@ sfeTkError_t sfeTkArdI2C::readRegisterByte(uint8_t devReg, uint8_t &dataToRead)
         nData++;
     }
 
-    if (nData == 1) // Only update outputPointer if a single byte was returned
+    if (nData == sizeof(uint8_t)) // Only update outputPointer if a single byte was returned
         dataToRead = result;
 
-    return (nData == 1 ? kSTkErrOk : kSTkErrFail);
+    return (nData == sizeof(uint8_t) ? kSTkErrOk : kSTkErrFail);
 }
 //---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // readRegisterWord()
@@ -200,9 +200,10 @@ sfeTkError_t sfeTkArdI2C::readRegisterWord(uint8_t devReg, uint16_t &dataToRead)
     if (!_i2cPort)
         return kSTkErrBusNotInit;
 
-    uint32_t nRead = readRegisterRegion(devReg, (uint8_t *)&dataToRead, sizeof(uint16_t));
+    size_t nRead;
+    sfeTkError_t retval = readRegisterRegion(devReg, (uint8_t *)&dataToRead, sizeof(uint16_t), nRead);
 
-    return (nRead == 2 ? kSTkErrOk : kSTkErrFail);
+    return (retval == kSTkErrOk && nRead == sizeof(uint16_t) ? kSTkErrOk : retval);
 }
 
 //---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -212,12 +213,19 @@ sfeTkError_t sfeTkArdI2C::readRegisterWord(uint8_t devReg, uint16_t &dataToRead)
 //
 // Returns the number of bytes read, < 0 is an error
 //
-int32_t sfeTkArdI2C::readRegisterRegion(uint8_t devReg, uint8_t *data, size_t numBytes)
+sfeTkError_t sfeTkArdI2C::readRegisterRegion(uint8_t devReg, uint8_t *data, size_t numBytes, size_t &readBytes)
 {
+
     // got port
     if (!_i2cPort)
         return kSTkErrBusNotInit;
 
+    // Buffer valid?
+    if (!data)
+        return kSTkErrBusNullBuffer;
+  
+    readBytes = 0;
+
     uint16_t nOrig = numBytes; // original number of bytes.
     uint8_t nChunk;
     uint16_t nReturned;
@@ -232,7 +240,7 @@ int32_t sfeTkArdI2C::readRegisterRegion(uint8_t devReg, uint8_t *data, size_t nu
 
             _i2cPort->write(devReg);
 
-            if (_i2cPort->endTransmission(getStop()) != 0)
+            if (_i2cPort->endTransmission(stop()) != 0)
                 return kSTkErrFail; // error with the end transmission
 
             bFirstInter = false;
@@ -242,11 +250,11 @@ int32_t sfeTkArdI2C::readRegisterRegion(uint8_t devReg, uint8_t *data, size_t nu
         nChunk = numBytes > _bufferChunkSize ? _bufferChunkSize : numBytes;
 
         // Request the bytes. If this is the last chunk, always send a stop
-        nReturned = _i2cPort->requestFrom((int)address(), (int)nChunk, (int)(nChunk == numBytes ? true : getStop()));
+        nReturned = _i2cPort->requestFrom((int)address(), (int)nChunk, (int)(nChunk == numBytes ? true : stop()));
 
         // No data returned, no dice
         if (nReturned == 0)
-            return -1; // error
+            return kSTkErrBusUnderRead; // error
 
         // Copy the retrieved data chunk to the current index in the data segment
         for (i = 0; i < nReturned; i++)
@@ -257,5 +265,7 @@ int32_t sfeTkArdI2C::readRegisterRegion(uint8_t devReg, uint8_t *data, size_t nu
 
     } // end while
 
-    return nOrig - numBytes; // Success
+    readBytes = nOrig - numBytes; // Bytes read.
+
+    return (readBytes == nOrig) ? kSTkErrOk : kSTkErrBusUnderRead; // Success
 }
diff --git a/src/sfeTkArdI2C.h b/src/sfeTkArdI2C.h
index 34f3327..69e488d 100644
--- a/src/sfeTkArdI2C.h
+++ b/src/sfeTkArdI2C.h
@@ -168,11 +168,14 @@ class sfeTkArdI2C : public sfeTkII2C
         @note This method is virtual to allow it to be overridden to support a device that requires a unique impl
 
         @param devReg The device's register's address.
-        @param data Data to write.
+        @param data Data being read.
+        @param numBytes Number of bytes to read.
+        @param[out] readBytes - Number of bytes read
 
-        @retval kStkErrOk on success
+
+        @retval kSTkErrOk on success
     */
-    sfeTkError_t readRegisterRegion(uint8_t devReg, uint8_t *data, size_t numBytes);
+    sfeTkError_t readRegisterRegion(uint8_t devReg, uint8_t *data, size_t numBytes, size_t &readBytes);
 
     // Buffer size chunk getter/setter
     /*--------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/src/sfeTkArdSPI.cpp b/src/sfeTkArdSPI.cpp
index c933ed3..62f91c8 100644
--- a/src/sfeTkArdSPI.cpp
+++ b/src/sfeTkArdSPI.cpp
@@ -178,12 +178,18 @@ sfeTkError_t sfeTkArdSPI::writeRegisterRegion(uint8_t devReg, const uint8_t *dat
 
 sfeTkError_t sfeTkArdSPI::readRegisterByte(uint8_t devReg, uint8_t &data)
 {
-    return readRegisterRegion(devReg, &data, sizeof(data)) == 1;
+    size_t nRead;
+    sfeTkError_t retval = readRegisterRegion(devReg, (uint8_t *)&data, sizeof(uint8_t), nRead);
+
+    return (retval == kSTkErrOk && nRead == sizeof(uint8_t) ? kSTkErrOk : retval);
 }
 
 sfeTkError_t sfeTkArdSPI::readRegisterWord(uint8_t devReg, uint16_t &data)
 {
-    return readRegisterRegion(devReg, (uint8_t *)&data, sizeof(data)) == 2;
+    size_t nRead;
+    sfeTkError_t retval = readRegisterRegion(devReg, (uint8_t *)&data, sizeof(uint16_t), nRead);
+
+    return (retval == kSTkErrOk && nRead == sizeof(uint16_t) ? kSTkErrOk : retval);
 }
 //---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // readRegisterRegion()
@@ -192,7 +198,7 @@ sfeTkError_t sfeTkArdSPI::readRegisterWord(uint8_t devReg, uint16_t &data)
 //
 // Returns kSTkErrOk on success
 //
-sfeTkError_t sfeTkArdSPI::readRegisterRegion(uint8_t devReg, uint8_t *data, size_t numBytes)
+sfeTkError_t sfeTkArdSPI::readRegisterRegion(uint8_t devReg, uint8_t *data, size_t numBytes, size_t &readBytes)
 {
     if (!_spiPort)
         return kSTkErrBusNotInit;
@@ -213,5 +219,7 @@ sfeTkError_t sfeTkArdSPI::readRegisterRegion(uint8_t devReg, uint8_t *data, size
     digitalWrite(cs(), HIGH);
     _spiPort->endTransaction();
 
+    readBytes = numBytes;
+
     return kSTkErrOk;
 }
diff --git a/src/sfeTkArdSPI.h b/src/sfeTkArdSPI.h
index d8ff00b..f386cc2 100644
--- a/src/sfeTkArdSPI.h
+++ b/src/sfeTkArdSPI.h
@@ -148,10 +148,12 @@ class sfeTkArdSPI : public sfeTkISPI
 
         @param devReg The device's register's address.
         @param data Data to write.
+        @param numBytes - length of data
+        @param[out] readBytes - Number of bytes read
 
         @retval sfeTkError_t - true on success
     */
-    virtual sfeTkError_t readRegisterRegion(uint8_t reg, uint8_t *data, size_t numBytes);
+    virtual sfeTkError_t readRegisterRegion(uint8_t reg, uint8_t *data, size_t numBytes, size_t &readBytes);
 
   protected:
     // note: The instance data is protected, allowing access if a sub-class is