diff --git a/lib/obp60task/OBPSensorTask.cpp b/lib/obp60task/OBPSensorTask.cpp
index 1424907..5d355aa 100644
--- a/lib/obp60task/OBPSensorTask.cpp
+++ b/lib/obp60task/OBPSensorTask.cpp
@@ -66,8 +66,8 @@ void sensorTask(void *param){
     const int avgsize = 300;
     constexpr int arrayBatV{avgsize};
     constexpr int arrayBatC{avgsize};
-    movingAvg batV(arrayBatV);
-    movingAvg batC(arrayBatC);
+    movingAvg<int> batV(arrayBatV);
+    movingAvg<int> batC(arrayBatC);
     batV.begin();
     batC.begin();
 
diff --git a/lib/obp60task/movingAvg.cpp b/lib/obp60task/movingAvg.cpp
deleted file mode 100644
index b9a46ab..0000000
--- a/lib/obp60task/movingAvg.cpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,67 +0,0 @@
-// Arduino Moving Average Library
-// https://github.com/JChristensen/movingAvg
-// Copyright (C) 2018 by Jack Christensen and licensed under
-// GNU GPL v3.0, https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html
-
-#include <movingAvg.h>
-
-// initialize - allocate the interval array
-void movingAvg::begin()
-{
-    m_readings = new int[m_interval];
-}
-
-// add a new reading and return the new moving average
-int movingAvg::reading(int newReading)
-{
-    // add each new data point to the sum until the m_readings array is filled
-    if (m_nbrReadings < m_interval) {
-        ++m_nbrReadings;
-        m_sum += newReading;
-    }
-    // once the array is filled, subtract the oldest data point and add the new one
-    else {
-        m_sum = m_sum - m_readings[m_next] + newReading;
-    }
-
-    m_readings[m_next] = newReading;
-    if (++m_next >= m_interval) m_next = 0;
-    return (m_sum + m_nbrReadings / 2) / m_nbrReadings;
-}
-
-// just return the current moving average
-int movingAvg::getAvg()
-{
-    return (m_sum + m_nbrReadings / 2) / m_nbrReadings;
-}
-
-// return the average for a subset of the data, the most recent nPoints readings.
-// for invalid values of nPoints, return zero.
-int movingAvg::getAvg(int nPoints)
-{
-    if (nPoints < 1 || nPoints > m_interval || nPoints > m_nbrReadings) {
-        return 0;
-    }
-    else {
-        long sum{0};
-        int i = m_next;
-        for (int n=0; n<nPoints; ++n) {
-            if (i == 0) {
-                i = m_interval - 1;
-            }
-            else {
-                --i;
-            }
-            sum += m_readings[i];
-        }
-        return (sum + nPoints / 2) / nPoints;
-    }
-}
-
-// start the moving average over again
-void movingAvg::reset()
-{
-    m_nbrReadings = 0;
-    m_sum = 0;
-    m_next = 0;
-}
diff --git a/lib/obp60task/movingAvg.h b/lib/obp60task/movingAvg.h
index dadd2c3..1d905d4 100644
--- a/lib/obp60task/movingAvg.h
+++ b/lib/obp60task/movingAvg.h
@@ -3,27 +3,37 @@
 // Copyright (C) 2018 by Jack Christensen and licensed under
 // GNU GPL v3.0, https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html
 
+// Extended to template class for handling of multiple data types
+
 #ifndef MOVINGAVG_H_INCLUDED
 #define MOVINGAVG_H_INCLUDED
 
+template <typename T>
 class movingAvg
 {
     public:
         movingAvg(int interval)
-            : m_interval{interval}, m_nbrReadings{0}, m_sum{0}, m_next{0} {}
+            : m_interval{interval}, m_nbrReadings{0}, m_sum{0}, m_next{0}, m_readings{nullptr} {}
+        ~movingAvg() { delete[] m_readings; }
         void begin();
-        int reading(int newReading);
-        int getAvg();
-        int getAvg(int nPoints);
-        int getCount() {return m_nbrReadings;}
+        T reading(T newReading);
+        T getAvg();
+        T getAvg(int nPoints);
+        int getCount() { return m_nbrReadings; }
         void reset();
-        int* getReadings() {return m_readings;}
+        T* getReadings() { return m_readings; }
 
     private:
         int m_interval;     // number of data points for the moving average
         int m_nbrReadings;  // number of readings
-        long m_sum;         // sum of the m_readings array
+        // Sum type adapts to T: long for integers, T for floating point
+        using SumType = typename std::conditional<std::is_floating_point<T>::value, T, long>::type;
+        SumType m_sum;
         int m_next;         // index to the next reading
-        int* m_readings;    // pointer to the dynamically allocated interval array
+        T* m_readings;      // pointer to the dynamically allocated interval array
 };
+
+// Include the implementation to satisfy template instantiation requirements
+#include "movingAvg.tpp"
+
 #endif
diff --git a/lib/obp60task/movingAvg.tpp b/lib/obp60task/movingAvg.tpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4468ee0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/obp60task/movingAvg.tpp
@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+// Arduino Moving Average Library
+// https://github.com/JChristensen/movingAvg
+// Copyright (C) 2018 by Jack Christensen and licensed under
+// GNU GPL v3.0, https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html
+
+// Extended to template class for handling of multiple data types
+
+//template <typename T>
+//movingAvg<T>::movingAvg(int interval)
+//    : m_interval{interval}, m_nbrReadings{0}, m_sum{0}, m_next{0}, m_readings{nullptr}
+//{}
+
+// initialize - allocate the interval array
+template <typename T>
+void movingAvg<T>::begin()
+{
+    m_readings = new T[m_interval];
+}
+
+// add a new reading and return the new moving average
+template <typename T>
+T movingAvg<T>::reading(T newReading)
+{
+    // add each new data point to the sum until the m_readings array is filled
+    if (m_nbrReadings < m_interval) {
+        ++m_nbrReadings;
+        m_sum += newReading;
+    }
+    // once the array is filled, subtract the oldest data point and add the new one
+    else {
+        m_sum = m_sum - m_readings[m_next] + newReading;
+    }
+
+    m_readings[m_next] = newReading;
+    if (++m_next >= m_interval) m_next = 0;
+    return getAvg();
+}
+
+// just return the current moving average
+template <typename T>
+T movingAvg<T>::getAvg()
+{
+    if (m_nbrReadings == 0) return 0;
+
+    // Apply rounding for integers only
+    if (std::is_floating_point<T>::value) {
+        return m_sum / m_nbrReadings;
+    } else {
+        return (m_sum + (SumType)m_nbrReadings / 2) / m_nbrReadings;
+    }
+}
+
+// return the average for a subset of the data, the most recent nPoints readings.
+// for invalid values of nPoints, return zero.
+template <typename T>
+T movingAvg<T>::getAvg(int nPoints)
+{
+    if (nPoints < 1 || nPoints > m_interval || nPoints > m_nbrReadings) {
+        return 0;
+    }
+
+    SumType sum{0};
+    int i = m_next;
+    for (int n=0; n<nPoints; ++n) {
+        if (i == 0) {
+            i = m_interval - 1;
+        }
+        else {
+            --i;
+        }
+        sum += m_readings[i];
+    }
+
+    if (std::is_floating_point<T>::value) {
+        return sum / nPoints;
+    } else {
+        return (sum + (SumType)nPoints / 2) / nPoints; //
+    }
+}
+
+// start the moving average over again
+template <typename T>
+void movingAvg<T>::reset()
+{
+    m_nbrReadings = 0;
+    m_sum = 0;
+    m_next = 0;
+}
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