diff --git a/ina260.c b/ina260.c
index 82fd554..b05ca31 100644
--- a/ina260.c
+++ b/ina260.c
@@ -233,6 +233,23 @@ static int ina260_set_register_3bits(struct client_data *cdata, unsigned char re
     return -EINVAL;
 }
 
+static int ina260_set_register_1bit(struct client_data *cdata, unsigned char reg, unsigned char n, int bit){
+    int mask, value;
+    if(bit==0 || bit == 1){
+        if(ina260_read_register(cdata,reg,&value)){
+            return 1;
+        }
+        mask=~(1<< n);
+        value &= mask; // clear bits
+        value |= bit << n;
+        if(ina260_write_register(cdata,reg,value)){
+            return 1;
+        }
+        return 0;
+    } 
+    return -EINVAL;
+}
+
 static ssize_t attr_field_store(struct kobject *_kobj, 
                        struct kobj_attribute *attr,
                const char *buf, size_t count)