/// <summary>
/// Asynchronously reads the value of a 16-bit signed integer register with
/// the specified address.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="address">The address of the register to read.</param>
/// <returns>
/// A task that represents the asynchronous read operation. The value of the <see cref="Task{TResult}.Result"/>
/// parameter contains the value of the register.
/// </returns>
public async Task <short> ReadInt16Async(int address)
{
var reply = await CommandAsync(HarpCommand.ReadInt16(address));
return(reply.GetPayloadInt16());
}