diff --git a/DS2482_HAL.c b/DS2482_HAL.c
index 10710e5..8089c8c 100644
--- a/DS2482_HAL.c
+++ b/DS2482_HAL.c
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ HAL_StatusTypeDef ds2482_set_read_ptr(uint8_t read_ptr) {
     return HAL_I2C_Master_Transmit(hi2c, DS2482_I2C_ADDR, data, sizeof(data), DS2482_TIMEOUT_I2C);
 }
 
-HAL_StatusTypeDef ds2482_1w_reset() {
+HAL_StatusTypeDef ds2482_1w_reset(bool* presence) {
     uint8_t data[1] = {DS2482_CMD_1W_RESET};
     HAL_StatusTypeDef status = HAL_I2C_Master_Transmit(hi2c, DS2482_I2C_ADDR, data, sizeof(data), DS2482_TIMEOUT_I2C);
     if (status != HAL_OK) {
@@ -65,6 +65,8 @@ HAL_StatusTypeDef ds2482_1w_reset() {
         return HAL_ERROR;
     }
 
+    *presence = status_reg.PPD;
+
     return HAL_OK;
 }
 
@@ -222,10 +224,9 @@ static void OWFamilySkipSetup() {
 //        false : no device present
 //
 static bool OWReset() {
-    ds2482_1w_reset();
-    DS2482_Status status_reg = {};
-    HAL_I2C_Master_Receive(hi2c, DS2482_I2C_ADDR, (uint8_t*)&status_reg, 1, DS2482_TIMEOUT_I2C);
-    return status_reg.PPD;
+    bool presence;
+    ds2482_1w_reset(&presence);
+    return presence;
 }
 
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/DS2482_HAL.h b/DS2482_HAL.h
index 13410c8..735ec26 100644
--- a/DS2482_HAL.h
+++ b/DS2482_HAL.h
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ HAL_StatusTypeDef ds2482_init(I2C_HandleTypeDef* handle);
 HAL_StatusTypeDef ds2482_reset();
 HAL_StatusTypeDef ds2482_write_config(uint8_t config);
 HAL_StatusTypeDef ds2482_set_read_ptr(uint8_t read_ptr);
-HAL_StatusTypeDef ds2482_1w_reset();
+HAL_StatusTypeDef ds2482_1w_reset(bool* presence);
 HAL_StatusTypeDef ds2482_1w_write_byte(uint8_t byte);
 HAL_StatusTypeDef ds2482_1w_read_byte(uint8_t* byte);
 HAL_StatusTypeDef ds2482_1w_triplet(uint8_t dir);