diff --git a/src/HAP.cpp b/src/HAP.cpp
index f788d6a..b2bd08e 100644
--- a/src/HAP.cpp
+++ b/src/HAP.cpp
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ void HAPClient::init(){
     nvs_set_blob(srpNVS,"VERIFYDATA",&verifyData,sizeof(verifyData));                           // update data
     nvs_commit(srpNVS);                                                                         // commit to NVS
     Serial.print("Optional QR Code: ");
-    Serial.print(homeSpan.getQRCode(homeSpan.defaultSetupCode));
+    Serial.print(homeSpan.qrCode.get(atoi(homeSpan.defaultSetupCode),homeSpan.qrID,atoi(homeSpan.category)));
     Serial.print("\n\n");          
   }
   
diff --git a/src/HapQR.h b/src/HapQR.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9b47938
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/HapQR.h
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+/*********************************************************************************
+ *  MIT License
+ *  
+ *  Copyright (c) 2020-2021 Gregg E. Berman
+ *  
+ *  https://github.com/HomeSpan/HomeSpan
+ *  
+ *  Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+ *  of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+ *  in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+ *  to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+ *  copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+ *  furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+ *  
+ *  The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+ *  copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ *  
+ *  THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ *  IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+ *  FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+ *  AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+ *  LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+ *  OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+ *  SOFTWARE.
+ *  
+ ********************************************************************************/
+
+class HapQR {
+  private:
+   char qrCode[21];
+
+  public:
+    enum {
+      NFC=1,
+      IP=2,
+      BLTE=4
+    };
+    
+    char *get(uint32_t setupCode, const char *setupID, uint8_t category, uint8_t protocols=IP, uint8_t qVersion=0, uint8_t qReserved=0){
+     
+      setupCode&=0x07FFFFFF;     // valid values: 0-99999999
+      qVersion&=0x7;             // valid values: 0-7
+      qReserved&=0xF;            // valid values: 0-15
+      protocols&=0x7;            // valid values: 0-7
+      
+      uint64_t n=((uint64_t) qVersion<<43) | ((uint64_t) qReserved<<39) | ((uint64_t) category<<31) | (protocols<<27) | setupCode;
+      sprintf(qrCode,"X-HM://");
+  
+      for(int i=15;i>=7;i--){
+        qrCode[i]=n%36+48;
+        if(qrCode[i]>57)
+          qrCode[i]+=7;
+        n/=36;
+      }
+
+      sprintf(qrCode+16,"%-4.4s",setupID);
+      return(qrCode);
+    } // create
+};
diff --git a/src/HomeSpan.cpp b/src/HomeSpan.cpp
index caab137..f983eb7 100644
--- a/src/HomeSpan.cpp
+++ b/src/HomeSpan.cpp
@@ -541,7 +541,7 @@ void Span::processSerialCommand(const char *c){
         Serial.print("New Code Saved!\n");
 
         Serial.print("Optional QR Code: ");
-        Serial.print(getQRCode(setupCode));
+        Serial.print(qrCode.get(atoi(setupCode),qrID,atoi(category)));
         Serial.print("\n\n");        
       }            
     }
@@ -753,32 +753,6 @@ void Span::processSerialCommand(const char *c){
 
 ///////////////////////////////
 
-const char *Span::getQRCode(const char *setupCode){
-  
-  uint64_t n;
-  uint64_t iSetupCode;
-  uint64_t iCategory;
-  
-  sscanf(category,"%llu",&iCategory);
-  sscanf(setupCode,"%llu",&iSetupCode);
-  
-  n=(iCategory << 31) | (0xA << 27) | iSetupCode;
-  
-  qrCode="";
-  
-  while(n>0){
-    char c=n%36+48;
-    if(c>57)
-      c+=7;
-    qrCode=c+qrCode;
-    n/=36;
-  }
-  qrCode="X-HM://00" + qrCode + qrID;  
-  return(qrCode.c_str());
-}
-
-///////////////////////////////
-
 int Span::sprintfAttributes(char *cBuf){
 
   int nBytes=0;
diff --git a/src/HomeSpan.h b/src/HomeSpan.h
index 3ead256..281ee36 100644
--- a/src/HomeSpan.h
+++ b/src/HomeSpan.h
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
 #include "Utils.h"
 #include "Network.h"
 #include "HAPConstants.h"
+#include "HapQR.h"
 
 using std::vector;
 using std::unordered_map;
@@ -85,7 +86,7 @@ struct Span{
   int nFatalErrors=0;                           // number of fatal errors in user-defined configuration
   String configLog;                             // log of configuration process, including any errors
   boolean isBridge=true;                        // flag indicating whether device is configured as a bridge (i.e. first Accessory contains nothing but AccessoryInformation and HAPProtocolInformation)
-  String qrCode;                                // optional QR Code to use for pairing
+  HapQR qrCode;                                 // optional QR Code to use for pairing
 
   boolean connected=false;                      // WiFi connection status
   unsigned long waitTime=60000;                 // time to wait (in milliseconds) between WiFi connection attempts
@@ -149,7 +150,6 @@ struct Span{
   void setHostNameSuffix(const char *suffix){hostNameSuffix=suffix;}      // sets the hostName suffix to be used instead of the 6-byte AccessoryID
   void setPortNum(uint16_t port){tcpPortNum=port;}                        // sets the TCP port number to use for communications between HomeKit and HomeSpan
   void setQRID(const char *id);                                           // sets the Setup ID for optional pairing with a QR Code
-  const char *getQRCode(const char *setupCode);                           // gets an optional QR code from setupCode
 };
 
 ///////////////////////////////