diff --git a/src/devices/common.rs b/src/devices/common.rs
index f1509d3..3ff59d9 100644
--- a/src/devices/common.rs
+++ b/src/devices/common.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ use crate::{devices::OperatingMode, interface, Ads1x1x, BitFlags, Config, Error,
 
 impl<DI, IC, CONV, MODE, E> Ads1x1x<DI, IC, CONV, MODE>
 where
-    DI: interface::WriteData<Error = E> + interface::ReadData<Error = E>,
+    DI: interface::ReadWriteRegister<Error = E>,
 {
     pub(super) fn set_operating_mode(&mut self, mode: OperatingMode) -> Result<(), Error<E>> {
         let config = match mode {
diff --git a/src/devices/features/tier1.rs b/src/devices/features/tier1.rs
index 0c940ee..f67162f 100644
--- a/src/devices/features/tier1.rs
+++ b/src/devices/features/tier1.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ use crate::{
 
 impl<DI, IC, MODE, E> Ads1x1x<DI, IC, ic::Resolution12Bit, MODE>
 where
-    DI: interface::WriteData<Error = E>,
+    DI: interface::ReadWriteRegister<Error = E>,
 {
     /// Set data rate
     pub fn set_data_rate(&mut self, rate: DataRate12Bit) -> Result<(), Error<E>> {
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ where
 
 impl<DI, IC, MODE, E> Ads1x1x<DI, IC, ic::Resolution16Bit, MODE>
 where
-    DI: interface::WriteData<Error = E>,
+    DI: interface::ReadWriteRegister<Error = E>,
 {
     /// Set data rate
     pub fn set_data_rate(&mut self, rate: DataRate16Bit) -> Result<(), Error<E>> {
diff --git a/src/devices/features/tier2.rs b/src/devices/features/tier2.rs
index 96330a0..dbd2883 100644
--- a/src/devices/features/tier2.rs
+++ b/src/devices/features/tier2.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ use crate::{
 
 impl<DI, IC, CONV, MODE, E> Ads1x1x<DI, IC, CONV, MODE>
 where
-    DI: interface::WriteData<Error = E>,
+    DI: interface::ReadWriteRegister<Error = E>,
     IC: ic::Tier2Features,
     CONV: conversion::ConvertThreshold<E>,
 {
diff --git a/src/devices/mode/continuous.rs b/src/devices/mode/continuous.rs
index df58775..1dca71e 100644
--- a/src/devices/mode/continuous.rs
+++ b/src/devices/mode/continuous.rs
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ use core::marker::PhantomData;
 
 impl<DI, IC, CONV, E> Ads1x1x<DI, IC, CONV, mode::Continuous>
 where
-    DI: interface::ReadData<Error = E> + interface::WriteData<Error = E>,
+    DI: interface::ReadWriteRegister<Error = E>,
     CONV: conversion::ConvertMeasurement,
 {
     /// Change operating mode to OneShot
diff --git a/src/devices/mode/oneshot.rs b/src/devices/mode/oneshot.rs
index 15c24fa..8679fe1 100644
--- a/src/devices/mode/oneshot.rs
+++ b/src/devices/mode/oneshot.rs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ use core::marker::PhantomData;
 
 impl<DI, IC, CONV, E> Ads1x1x<DI, IC, CONV, mode::OneShot>
 where
-    DI: interface::WriteData<Error = E> + interface::ReadData<Error = E>,
+    DI: interface::ReadWriteRegister<Error = E>,
     CONV: conversion::ConvertMeasurement,
 {
     /// Change operating mode to Continuous
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ where
 
 impl<DI, IC, CONV, E> Ads1x1x<DI, IC, CONV, mode::OneShot>
 where
-    DI: interface::ReadData<Error = E> + interface::WriteData<Error = E>,
+    DI: interface::ReadWriteRegister<Error = E>,
     CONV: conversion::ConvertMeasurement,
 {
     /// Request that the ADC begin a conversion on the specified channel.
diff --git a/src/interface.rs b/src/interface.rs
index 0e665a3..dbb621d 100644
--- a/src/interface.rs
+++ b/src/interface.rs
@@ -9,45 +9,35 @@ pub struct I2cInterface<I2C> {
     pub(crate) address: u8,
 }
 
-/// Write data
-pub trait WriteData: private::Sealed {
-    /// Error type
+/// Read/write data from/to register.
+pub trait ReadWriteRegister: private::Sealed {
+    /// Error type.
     type Error;
 
-    /// Write to an u16 register
+    /// Reads a `u16` register.
+    fn read_register(&mut self, register: u8) -> Result<u16, Error<Self::Error>>;
+
+    /// Writes to a `u16` register.
     fn write_register(&mut self, register: u8, data: u16) -> Result<(), Error<Self::Error>>;
 }
 
-impl<I2C, E> WriteData for I2cInterface<I2C>
+impl<I2C, E> ReadWriteRegister for I2cInterface<I2C>
 where
     I2C: embedded_hal::i2c::I2c<Error = E>,
 {
     type Error = E;
+
     fn write_register(&mut self, register: u8, data: u16) -> Result<(), Error<E>> {
-        let payload: [u8; 3] = [register, (data >> 8) as u8, data as u8];
+        let data = data.to_be_bytes();
+        let payload: [u8; 3] = [register, data[0], data[1]];
         self.i2c.write(self.address, &payload).map_err(Error::I2C)
     }
-}
 
-/// Read data
-pub trait ReadData: private::Sealed {
-    /// Error type
-    type Error;
-
-    /// Read an u16 register
-    fn read_register(&mut self, register: u8) -> Result<u16, Error<Self::Error>>;
-}
-
-impl<I2C, E> ReadData for I2cInterface<I2C>
-where
-    I2C: embedded_hal::i2c::I2c<Error = E>,
-{
-    type Error = E;
     fn read_register(&mut self, register: u8) -> Result<u16, Error<E>> {
         let mut data = [0, 0];
         self.i2c
             .write_read(self.address, &[register], &mut data)
             .map_err(Error::I2C)
-            .and(Ok((u16::from(data[0]) << 8) | u16::from(data[1])))
+            .and(Ok(u16::from_be_bytes(data)))
     }
 }