diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.driver_name}}/python-driver/utilities.py b/{{cookiecutter.driver_name}}/python-driver/utilities.py
index 4e2ec20..cf917cb 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.driver_name}}/python-driver/utilities.py
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.driver_name}}/python-driver/utilities.py
@@ -9,3 +9,24 @@ def get_public_ip_address():
     ip = s.getsockname()[0]
     s.close()
     return ip
+
+def int_to_float16(int_to_convert):
+    """Convert integer into float16 representation."""
+    bin_rep = ('0' * 16 + '{0:b}'.format(int_to_convert))[-16:]
+
+    sign = -1 ** int(bin_rep[0])
+    exponent = int(bin_rep[1:6], 2)
+    fraction = int(bin_rep[7:17], 2)
+
+    return sign * 2 ** (exponent - 15) * float("1.{}".format(fraction))
+
+
+
+def degf_to_degc(temp_f):
+    """Convert deg F to deg C."""
+    return (temp_f - 32.0) * (5.0/9.0)
+
+
+def degc_to_degf(temp_c):
+    """Convert deg C to deg F."""
+    return temp_c * 1.8 + 32.0