diff --git a/src/HomeSpan.cpp b/src/HomeSpan.cpp
index c9463a2..a05214e 100644
--- a/src/HomeSpan.cpp
+++ b/src/HomeSpan.cpp
@@ -1771,6 +1771,11 @@ void SpanCharacteristic::setVal(int val){
         newValue.UINT64=(uint64_t)val;
       break;
 
+      case FLOAT:
+        value.FLOAT=(double)val;
+        newValue.FLOAT=(double)val;
+      break;
+
       default:
       break;
     }
@@ -1787,6 +1792,38 @@ void SpanCharacteristic::setVal(int val){
 
 ///////////////////////////////
 
+void SpanCharacteristic::setVal(uint32_t val){
+  
+    value.UINT32=(uint32_t)val;  
+    newValue.UINT32=(uint32_t)val;  
+    updateTime=homeSpan.snapTime;
+
+    SpanBuf sb;                             // create SpanBuf object
+    sb.characteristic=this;                 // set characteristic          
+    sb.status=StatusCode::OK;               // set status
+    char dummy[]="";
+    sb.val=dummy;                           // set dummy "val" so that sprintfNotify knows to consider this "update"
+    homeSpan.Notifications.push_back(sb);   // store SpanBuf in Notifications vector
+}
+
+///////////////////////////////
+
+void SpanCharacteristic::setVal(uint64_t val){
+  
+    value.UINT64=(uint64_t)val;  
+    newValue.UINT64=(uint64_t)val;  
+    updateTime=homeSpan.snapTime;
+
+    SpanBuf sb;                             // create SpanBuf object
+    sb.characteristic=this;                 // set characteristic          
+    sb.status=StatusCode::OK;               // set status
+    char dummy[]="";
+    sb.val=dummy;                           // set dummy "val" so that sprintfNotify knows to consider this "update"
+    homeSpan.Notifications.push_back(sb);   // store SpanBuf in Notifications vector
+}
+
+///////////////////////////////
+
 void SpanCharacteristic::setVal(double val){
   
     value.FLOAT=(double)val;  
diff --git a/src/HomeSpan.h b/src/HomeSpan.h
index 1b9953c..f28e1ff 100644
--- a/src/HomeSpan.h
+++ b/src/HomeSpan.h
@@ -273,8 +273,10 @@ struct SpanCharacteristic{
   template <class T=int> T getNewVal(){return(getValue<T>(newValue));}              // returns UVal newValue
   template <class T> T getValue(UVal v);                                            // returns UVal v
 
-  void setVal(int value);                                                           // sets value of UVal value for all integer-based Characterstic types
-  void setVal(double value);                                                        // sets value of UVal value for FLOAT Characteristic type
+  void setVal(uint64_t value);                                                      // sets value of UVal value for UINT64 Characteristic when parameter type is uint64_t
+  void setVal(uint32_t value);                                                      // sets value of UVal value for UINT32 Characteristic when parameter type is uint32_t
+  void setVal(double value);                                                        // sets value of UVal value for FLOAT Characteristic when parameter type is float or double
+  void setVal(int value);                                                           // sets value of UVal value for ANY Characteristic (except char *) when parameter type does not exactly match uint64_t, uint32_t, double, or float
 
   boolean updated(){return(isUpdated);}                                             // returns isUpdated
   unsigned long  timeVal();                                                         // returns time elapsed (in millis) since value was last updated