diff --git a/inc/hoymiles.h b/inc/hoymiles.h
index 6fd10df..bf7d1d4 100644
--- a/inc/hoymiles.h
+++ b/inc/hoymiles.h
@@ -10,24 +10,45 @@ struct _modbus;
 typedef _modbus modbus_t;
 
 class PortParameter {
-      protected:
+	  protected:
 	uint16_t addressOffset;
-
 	int registerSize;
 
-	void setValue(uint16_t *readArray, int registerCount);
+	virtual void setValue(uint16_t *readArray, int registerCount);
 
-      public:
+	  public:
 	PortParameter(std::string name, uint16_t addressOffset, int registerSize);
 
 	std::string name;
+
 	int age;
-	int value;
 
 	virtual void updateValue(modbus_t *modbus_context, uint16_t portStartAddress);
 };
 
-class PortParameterSerialNumber : public PortParameter {
+
+
+template<typename Type>
+class PortParameterTemplate : virtual public PortParameter {
+	  public:
+	PortParameterTemplate(std::string name, uint16_t addressOffset, int registerSize);
+
+	Type value;
+
+	Type getValue();
+};
+
+class PortParameterInt : public PortParameterTemplate<int> {
+	  private:
+	void setValue(uint16_t *readArray, int registerCount);
+
+      public:
+	PortParameterInt();
+};
+
+
+
+class PortParameterSerialNumber : public PortParameterTemplate<std::string> {
       private:
     void setValue(uint16_t *readArray, int registerCount);
 
@@ -35,7 +56,9 @@ class PortParameterSerialNumber : public PortParameter {
 	PortParameterSerialNumber();
 };
 
-class PortParameterFloat : public PortParameter {
+
+
+class PortParameterFloat : public PortParameterTemplate<float> {
       private:
 	int decimalPlaces;
 
@@ -47,6 +70,8 @@ class PortParameterFloat : public PortParameter {
 	float value;
 };
 
+
+
 class Port {
       private:
 	modbus_t *modbus_context;
@@ -60,8 +85,14 @@ class Port {
     Port(modbus_t *modbus_context, uint16_t portStartAddress);
 
     void updateParameters();
+
+	std::shared_ptr<PortParameter> getParameterById(int i);
+
+	std::shared_ptr<PortParameter> getParameterByName(std::string name);
 };
 
+
+
 class Microinverter {
       private:
 	modbus_t *modbus_context;
@@ -80,6 +111,8 @@ class Microinverter {
 	Port getPort(int i);
 };
 
+
+
 class Dtu {
       private:
 	modbus_t *modbus_context;
diff --git a/src/hoymiles.cpp b/src/hoymiles.cpp
index 56bf5b9..c544790 100644
--- a/src/hoymiles.cpp
+++ b/src/hoymiles.cpp
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 #include <cmath>
 #include <iostream>
+#include <typeinfo>
 
 Dtu::Dtu(const char *ip_address, int port) {
 	this->modbus_context = modbus_new_tcp(ip_address, port);
@@ -34,33 +35,7 @@ void Dtu::updateMicroinverters() {
 	}
 }
 
-void PortParameter::setValue(uint16_t *readArray, int registerCount) {
-	this->value = readArray[0];
-}
 
-PortParameter::PortParameter(std::string name, uint16_t addressOffset, int registerSize) {
-	this->name = name;
-
-	this->addressOffset = addressOffset;
-	this->registerSize = registerSize;
-
-	this->value = 0;
-}
-
-void PortParameter::updateValue(modbus_t *modbus_context, uint16_t microinverterAddress) {
-	uint16_t readArray[this->registerSize];
-	int registerCount;
-	registerCount = modbus_read_registers(modbus_context, microinverterAddress + this->addressOffset, this->registerSize, readArray);
-	registerCount = 2;
-	readArray[0] = 2309;
-	readArray[1] = 4354;
-	if (registerCount == -1) {
-		this->age++;
-	} else {
-		this->setValue(readArray, registerCount);
-		this->age = 0;
-	}
-}
 
 void Microinverter::populatePorts() {
 	Port port{this->modbus_context, 0x1000};
@@ -80,10 +55,21 @@ Microinverter::Microinverter(modbus_t *modbus_context) {
 	this->populatePorts();
 }
 
-void Port::populateParameters() {
-	PortParameterFloat portParameter{"gridVoltage", 0x0034, 2, 1};
 
-	this->parameters.push_back(std::make_shared<PortParameterFloat>(portParameter));
+
+Port::Port(modbus_t *modbus_context, uint16_t portStartAddress) {
+	this->modbus_context = modbus_context;
+	this->portStartAddress = portStartAddress;
+
+	this->populateParameters();
+}
+
+void Port::populateParameters() {
+	PortParameterFloat portParameterFloat{"gridVoltage", 0x0034, 2, 1};
+	this->parameters.push_back(std::make_shared<PortParameterFloat>(portParameterFloat));
+
+	PortParameterSerialNumber portParameterSerialNumber{};
+	this->parameters.push_back(std::make_shared<PortParameterSerialNumber>(portParameterSerialNumber));
 }
 
 void Port::updateParameters() {
@@ -94,14 +80,44 @@ void Port::updateParameters() {
 	}
 }
 
-Port::Port(modbus_t *modbus_context, uint16_t portStartAddress) {
-	this->modbus_context = modbus_context;
-	this->portStartAddress = portStartAddress;
-
-	this->populateParameters();
+std::shared_ptr<PortParameter> Port::getParameterById(int i) {
+	return this->parameters.at(i);
 }
 
-PortParameterFloat::PortParameterFloat(std::string name, uint16_t addressOffset, int registerSize, int decimalPlaces) : PortParameter(name, addressOffset, registerSize) {
+
+
+PortParameter::PortParameter(std::string name, uint16_t addressOffset, int registerSize) {
+	this->name = name;
+
+	this->addressOffset = addressOffset;
+	this->registerSize = registerSize;
+}
+
+void PortParameter::updateValue(modbus_t *modbus_context, uint16_t microinverterAddress) {
+	uint16_t readArray[this->registerSize];
+	int registerCount;
+	registerCount = modbus_read_registers(modbus_context, microinverterAddress + this->addressOffset, this->registerSize, readArray);
+	registerCount = 2;
+	readArray[0] = 2309;
+	readArray[1] = 4354;
+	if (registerCount == -1) {
+		this->age++;
+	} else {
+		this->setValue(readArray, registerCount);
+		this->age = 0;
+	}
+}
+
+void PortParameter::setValue(uint16_t *readArray, int registerCount) {}
+
+
+
+template<typename Type>
+PortParameterTemplate<Type>::PortParameterTemplate(std::string name, uint16_t addressOffset, int registerSize) : PortParameter(name, addressOffset, registerSize) {}
+
+
+
+PortParameterFloat::PortParameterFloat(std::string name, uint16_t addressOffset, int registerSize, int decimalPlaces) : PortParameterTemplate<float>(name, addressOffset, registerSize), PortParameter(name, addressOffset, registerSize) {
 	this->decimalPlaces = decimalPlaces;
 	this->value = 0;
 }
@@ -112,7 +128,14 @@ void PortParameterFloat::setValue(uint16_t *readArray, int registerCount) {
 	this->value = readValue / std::pow(10, this->decimalPlaces);
 }
 
-PortParameterSerialNumber::PortParameterSerialNumber() : PortParameter("serialNumber", 0x0001, 6){};
+template<typename Type>
+Type PortParameterTemplate<Type>::getValue() {
+	return this->value;
+}
+
+
+
+PortParameterSerialNumber::PortParameterSerialNumber() : PortParameterTemplate<std::string>("serialNumber", 0x0001, 6), PortParameter("serialNumber", 0x0001, 6) {};
 
 void PortParameterSerialNumber::setValue(uint16_t *readArray, int registerCount) {
 	uint16_t readValue;
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index d112b9b..77d7c10 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -21,5 +21,7 @@ int main(){
 
     hoymilesPort.updateParameters();
 
+    std::shared_ptr<PortParameter> temp{hoymilesPort.getParameterById(0)};
+    float temp2 = temp.get()->getValue();
     return 0;
 }
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