diff --git a/src/TOTP.cpp b/src/TOTP.cpp
index 4dc902f..d766ef0 100644
--- a/src/TOTP.cpp
+++ b/src/TOTP.cpp
@@ -25,13 +25,17 @@ TOTP::TOTP(uint8_t* hmacKey, int keyLength) {
 
 // Generate a code, using the timestamp provided
 char* TOTP::getCode(long timeStamp) {
-	
 	long steps = timeStamp / _timeStep;
 	return getCodeFromSteps(steps);
 }
 
-// Generate a code, using the number of steps provided
-char* TOTP::getCodeFromSteps(long steps) {
+unsigned long TOTP::getIntCode(long timeStamp) {
+	long steps = timeStamp / _timeStep;
+	return getIntCodeFromSteps(steps);
+}
+
+// Generate a code (integer), using the number of steps provided
+unsigned long TOTP::getIntCodeFromSteps(long steps) {
 	
 	// STEP 0, map the number of steps in a 8-bytes array (counter value)
 	_byteArray[0] = 0x00;
@@ -60,6 +64,12 @@ char* TOTP::getCodeFromSteps(long steps) {
 	_truncatedHash &= 0x7FFFFFFF;
 	_truncatedHash %= 1000000;
 	
+	return _truncatedHash;
+}
+
+// Generate a code, using the number of steps provided
+char* TOTP::getCodeFromSteps(long steps) {
+	getCodeFromSteps(steps);
 	// convert the value in string, with leading zeroes
 	sprintf(_code, "%06ld", _truncatedHash);
 	return _code;
diff --git a/src/TOTP.h b/src/TOTP.h
index a69e3df..db077ad 100644
--- a/src/TOTP.h
+++ b/src/TOTP.h
@@ -16,7 +16,9 @@ class TOTP {
 		TOTP(uint8_t* hmacKey, int keyLength);
 		TOTP(uint8_t* hmacKey, int keyLength, int timeStep);
 		char* getCode(long timeStamp);
+		unsigned long getIntCode(long timeStamp);
 		char* getCodeFromSteps(long steps);
+		unsigned long getIntCodeFromSteps(long steps);
 	
 	private:
 
@@ -26,7 +28,7 @@ class TOTP {
 		uint8_t _byteArray[8];
 		uint8_t* _hash;
 		int _offset;
-		long _truncatedHash;
+		unsigned long _truncatedHash;
 		char _code[7];
 };