diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 482be36..811c537 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ name = "dac8568"
 version = "0.0.6"
 authors = ["Oliver Stenning <code@ostenning.com>"]
 edition = "2018"
-description = "A simple platform agnostic library for the Texas Instruments DAC8568"
-keywords = ["embedded-hal", "driver", "dac", "8568", "DAC8568"]
+description = "A simple platform agnostic library for the Texas Instruments DAC8568, DAC8168 and DAC7568"
+keywords = ["embedded-hal", "driver", "DAC7568", "DAC8168", "DAC8568"]
 categories = ["embedded", "hardware-support", "no-std"]
 license = "MIT"
 readme = "README.md"
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7556bc6..0102446 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ let spi: Spi<SPI1, Enabled> = interface.spi(
     (sck, NoMiso, mosi),
     spi::MODE_1, // polarity: Polarity::IdleLow,
                  // phase: Phase::CaptureOnSecondTransition,
-    20.mhz(),
+    10.mhz(),
     prec,
     clocks,
 );
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@ let spi: Spi<SPI1, Enabled> = interface.spi(
 let sync = sync.into_push_pull_output();
 // Initialize the dac instance
 let mut dac = dac8568::Dac::new(spi, sync);
+// Perform a software reset of DAC8568 to clear all registers
+dac.reset();
 // Configure the DAC to use the internal 2.5v reference
 dac.use_internal_reference().unwrap();
 // Optionally, invert the output signal
@@ -52,7 +54,7 @@ dac.set_inverted_output(true);
 dac.set_voltage(dac8568::Channel::A, voltage).unwrap();
 
 // Alternatively, you can maintain ownership of the SPI and SYNC if you need to use
-// asynchronous communication such as Interrupts and/or DMA
+// asynchronous communication such as Interrupts and/or DMA.
 let (spi, sync) = dac.release();
 // And then access the desired message directly
 let message = dac8568::Message::get_voltage_message(dac8568::Channel::A, voltage, false);
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 4c2b681..b41ce5f 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -111,15 +111,35 @@ impl Message {
         }
     }
 
-    /// Get the message payload
-    pub fn get_payload(&self) -> [u8; 4] {
+    /// Get software reset message
+    /// 8.2.10 Software Reset Function
+    /// The DAC7568, DAC8168, and DAC8568 contain a software reset feature.
+    /// If the software reset feature is executed, all registers inside the device are reset to default settings; that is,
+    /// all DAC channels are reset to the power-on reset code (power on reset to zero scale for grades A and C; power on reset to midscale for grades B and D).
+    pub fn get_software_reset_message() -> Message {
+        Message {
+            prefix: 0b0001,
+            control: 0b1100,
+            address: 0x00,
+            data: 0x00,
+            feature: 0x00,
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Get the message payload word
+    pub fn get_payload_word(&self) -> u32 {
         let mut payload: u32 = 0x00;
-        payload = payload | ((self.prefix as u32) << 28);
-        payload = payload | ((self.control as u32) << 24);
-        payload = payload | ((self.address as u32) << 20);
-        payload = payload | ((self.data as u32) << 4);
-        payload = payload | ((self.feature as u32) << 0);
-        payload.to_be_bytes()
+        payload |= (self.prefix as u32) << 28;
+        payload |= (self.control as u32) << 24;
+        payload |= (self.address as u32) << 20;
+        payload |= (self.data as u32) << 4;
+        payload |= self.feature as u32;
+        payload
+    }
+
+    /// Get the message payload
+    pub fn get_payload_bytes(&self) -> [u8; 4] {
+        self.get_payload_word().to_be_bytes()
     }
 }
 
@@ -187,9 +207,19 @@ where
         self.write(message)
     }
 
+    /// Perform a software reset, clearing out all registers
+    /// 8.2.10 Software Reset Function
+    /// The DAC7568, DAC8168, and DAC8568 contain a software reset feature.
+    /// If the software reset feature is executed, all registers inside the device are reset to default settings; that is,
+    /// all DAC channels are reset to the power-on reset code (power on reset to zero scale for grades A and C; power on reset to midscale for grades B and D).
+    pub fn reset(&mut self) -> Result<(), DacError> {
+        let message = Message::get_software_reset_message();
+        self.write(message)
+    }
+
     /// Write to the DAC via a blocking call on the specified SPI interface
     fn write(&mut self, message: Message) -> Result<(), DacError> {
-        let command: [u8; 4] = message.get_payload();
+        let command: [u8; 4] = message.get_payload_bytes();
 
         self.sync.set_low().unwrap_or_default();
         let result = self.spi.write(&command);