+        if int(self._novaCMDVer) >= 1:
+            totalIn = in_end - in_start
+            totalOut = out_end - out_start
+            totalBytes = totalIn
+            if totalOut > totalIn:
+                totalBytes = totalOut
+            chunks, rest = divmod(totalBytes, self.WHR_PAYLOAD_MAX_LENGTH)
+            if rest > 0:
+                chunks += 1
+
+            for i in range(chunks):
+                # calculate the number of bytes to be written and read
+                numInBytes = self.WHR_PAYLOAD_MAX_LENGTH
+                if totalIn < self.WHR_PAYLOAD_MAX_LENGTH:
+                    numInBytes = totalIn
+                numOutBytes = self.WHR_PAYLOAD_MAX_LENGTH
+                if totalOut < self.WHR_PAYLOAD_MAX_LENGTH:
+                    numOutBytes = totalOut
+
+                # setup the buffer out chunk offset
+                buffer = "0"
+                if numOutBytes > 0:
+                    chunk_start = out_start + i * self.WHR_PAYLOAD_MAX_LENGTH
+                    chunk_end = chunk_start + numOutBytes
+                    buffer = buffer_out[chunk_start:chunk_end]
+
+                result = self._nova.writeToReadFromI2C(
+                    0, address << 1, stop, numInBytes, numOutBytes, buffer
+                )
+                totalIn -= numInBytes
+                totalOut -= numOutBytes
+
+                if result != "-NG":
+                    if numInBytes:
+                        resp = result.split(" ")
+                        resp = resp[2]
+
+                        for j in range(numInBytes):
+                            buffer_in[
+                                in_start + i * self.WHR_PAYLOAD_MAX_LENGTH + j
+                            ] = int(resp[j * 2] + resp[j * 2 + 1], 16)
+                else:
+                    raise RuntimeError(
+                        "Received error response from Binho Nova, result = " + result
+                    )
+        else:
+            self._nova.startI2C(0, address << 1)