-        port = self._i2c.get_port(address)
-        result = port.exchange(buffer_out[out_start:out_end],
-                               in_end-in_start,
-                               relax=True).tobytes()
-        for i, b in enumerate(result):
-            buffer_in[in_start+i] = b
+
+        self._nova.startI2C(0, address << 1)
+
+        for i in range(out_start, out_end):
+            self._nova.writeByteI2C(0, buffer_out[i])
+
+        self._nova.endI2C(0, True)
+
+        result = self._nova.readBytesI2C(
+            0, address << 1, len(buffer_in[in_start:in_end])
+        )
+
+        if result != "-NG":
+            resp = result.split(" ")
+
+            for i in range(len(buffer_in[in_start:in_end])):
+                buffer_in[in_start + i] = int(resp[2 + i])
+        else:
+            raise RuntimeError(
+                "Received error response from Binho Nova, result = " + result
+            )
+
+
+# pylint: enable=unused-argument